Mahar is a surname of Kumaoni[1] -Khastriya Rajputs[2] found in Uttarakhand[3] and West Nepal.[4] [5] Mahars were given the title of chief 'Thogdar'/'Thokdar' and large part of Saur valley was referred as 'Mahar Patti'.[6][1] The majority of the population is found in Pithoragarh city.[6][7] 'Hilljatra' and 'Chaitol' are the key festivals of Mahar community.[8] Laxman Singh Mahar, Indian Freedom Fighter,[6][7] and Mayukh Mahar, Indian Politician[9] are few notable personalities of the community.
Notable people
- Ali Gohar Khan Mahar (born 1968), Pakistani politician
- Ali Mohammad Mahar (1967–2019), Pakistani politician
- Ali Nawaz Khan Mahar (born 1972), Pakistani politician
- Ghanshyam Mahar (born 1962), Indian politician
- Ghos Bakhsh Khan Mahar (born 1945), Pakistani politician
- Ghulam Muhammad Khan Mahar (died 1995), Pakistani politician and philanthropist
- Mayukh Mahar, Indian politician
- Mushtaq Ahmad Mahar, Pakistani civil servant and police officer
- Razzaq Mahar (1954–2002), Pakistani writer and columnist
- Sardar Muhammad Bakhsh Khan Mahar, Pakistani politician
See also
- Mahar (Irish surname), an unrelated surname of Irish origin
- Mahaar, a tribe of Jat origin found in Punjab
References
- 1 2 ATKINSON, EDWIN T. (1884). THE HIMALAYAN GAZETTEER, VOL. 2, PART. 2. COSMO, NEW DELHI.
- ↑ Bisht, Lakshman (2017). Mahar Thakuro ka Gaon (in Hindi). Haldwani ,Uttarakhand: Samaya Sakshya's. ISBN 978-93-8645239-9.
- ↑ "pithoragarh by election". Jagran News (in Hindi).
- ↑ "NSU President Nain Singh Mahar arrested". The Himalyan Times. February 5, 2019.
- ↑ "Ram Singh, Pichhli sadi ka Kumaon, Pahar, Vol no. 9, page 54" (PDF).
- 1 2 3 Atkinson, Edwin Thomas (1998). The Himalayan Gazetteer. Bhavana Books & Prints.
- 1 2 "Laxman Singh Mahar (L.S.M) Govt. Post Graduate College Pithoragarh (Uttarakhand)".
- ↑ "Four brave Mahar brothers and tales of the Hilljatra, Based on book of Prof. D. D. Sharma: उत्तराखंड ज्ञानकोष के आधार पर. Kafaltree". 28 August 2019.
- ↑ "Mayukh Mahar Indian National Congress".
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