Brar
| Brar, Baryar | |
|---|---|
| Jat clan | |
| Parent tribe | Sidhu[1] |
| Language | Punjabi |
| Religion | Sikhism, Hinduism, Islam |
Brar is a surname, and a Jat clan from the Punjab region.[2][3][4][5]
People with the surname
Notable people with the surname, who may or may not be affiliated with the tribe, include:
- Adesh Kanwarjit Singh Brar (1939–2012), Congress MLA from Punjab
- Harpal Brar (born 1939), Indian communist politician, writer and businessman, based in Britain
- Harcharan Singh Brar (1919–2009), Indian politician, Chief Minister of Punjab, Governor of Orissa, and Governor of Haryana
- Jagmeet Singh Brar (born 1958), Indian politician, lawyer, writer, and poet
- Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale (1947–1984; born Jarnail Singh Brar), Sikh preacher and leader of Damdami Taksal
- Goldy Brar, gangster, the mastermind behind the murder of Punjabi singer Sidhu Moose Wala
- Jagbir Singh Brar Indian politician (MLA), lawyer and PWRMDC chairman (2019–present)
- Karan Brar (born 1999), American actor
- Kuldip Singh Brar, Indian Army General
- Mink Brar (born 1980), German-Indian model, actress, and producer
- Manpreet Brar (born 1973), Indian actress and model, Femina Miss India
- Preet Brar, Punjabi musician
- Raj Brar (1972–2016), Punjabi singer, actor, lyricist, and music director
- Ranveer Brar, Indian chef and TV presenter
- Air marshal Trilochan Singh Brar (1925–2014), head of the Indian Air Force
References
- ^ Punjab District Gazetteer: Moga - Chapter II: History. Department of Revenue, Government of Punjab. 2000. p. 18. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
In the end of the sixteenth century the Sidhus, who are of the same Bhati stock as the Manj tribes, came up from Rajputana. One branch, the Sidhu Brars, rapidly gained a footing in the south of the Gil country and drove its former inhabitants northwards, taking possession of their principal places.
- ^ Singh, Khushwant (2009). Why I Supported the Emergency: Essays and Profiles. Penguin UK. p. 193. ISBN 978-8-18475-241-0.
Now that caste has raised its ugly head, many have reattached caste names like Brar, Randhawa, Gill, Sandhu, Sidhu (all Jatt agriculturist tribes) ...
- ^ Biographical Encyclopedia of Pakistan: Millennium 2000. Research Institute of Historiography, Biography and Philosophy (Lahore). 2001. p. 454. OCLC 50495187.
- ^ Brard, Gurnam S. S. (2007). East of Indus : my memories of old Punjab. New Delhi: Hemkunt Publishers. p. 264. ISBN 81-7010-360-6. OCLC 174134280.
- ^ Singh, Kumar Suresh (1996). "Appendix B". Communities, Segments, Synonyms, Surnames and Titles. People of India: National series. Vol. 8 (Illustrated ed.). Delhi: Anthropological Survey of India. pp. 1355–1357. ISBN 0-19-563357-1. OCLC 35662663.