Thakkar
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Thakkar is an Indian family name. Alternative spellings of the name include Thakker, Thaker, Thakar, Thakrar and Thacker. The surname is a title of the Lohana caste,[1] who originate in Sindh,[1] but have settled in the Indian states of Gujarat, Punjab and Rajasthan for centuries.
Notable people
[edit]- Ashish Thakkar (born 1981), British businessman
- Bhavin Thakkar (born 1982), Indian cricketer
- C. K. Thakker (born 1943), Indian judge
- Fagun Thakrar (born 1991), British actress
- Jayaben Thakkar (born 1952), Indian politician
- Natwar Thakkar (1932-2018), Indian social worker
- Pankit Thakker (born 1981), Indian actor
- Praful Thakkar (born 1940), Indian collector and writer
- Rajesh Thakker (born 1954), British doctor
- Rakhee Thakrar (born 1984]), British actress
- Samay Raj Thakkar (born 1966), Indian actor
- Shital Thakkar (born 1962), Indian television actress
- Tanvi Thakkar (born 1985), Indian actress
- Vaishali Thakkar (born 1964), Indian actress
- Vinita Joshi Thakkar (born 1989), Indian actress
References
[edit]- ^ a b Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: Gujarát population. Government Central Press. 1899. p. 39.
The title Khwajah meaning Lord which they received on their conversion to Islam from their Pir Sadr-ud-din seems a translation of the title Thakkar or Thakur by which Lohanas are addressed.
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