Mahara or Mahra ( Devanagari: महरा) is a Chhetri surname from Nepal and Kshatriya (Rajput) surname in Uttarakhand. In Kali Kumaon, the Mahra(Mahara) and Phartyals were the most famous 'dharras'/(धड़ा) in the recorded history of Kumaon. Have no relation with Mahar community of other states of India.
Notable people with the surname include:
- Kalu Singh Mahara, Indian Kumaoni freedom fighter
- Karan Mahara (born 1972), Indian politician
- Krishna Bahadur Mahara (born 1958), Nepalese politician and minister
- Mahendra Singh Mahra, Indian politician and MP of Rajya Sabha for Uttarakhand.
- Ummed Singh Mahra (21 January 1942 – 6 July 1971), Indian Kumaoni posthumous recipient of the Ashoka Chakra.
This page lists people with the
surname Mahara.
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Mahara or Mahra ( Devanagari: महरा) is a Chhetri surname from Nepal and Kshatriya (Rajput) surname in Uttarakhand. In Kali Kumaon, the Mahra(Mahara) and Phartyals were the most famous 'dharras'/(धड़ा) in the recorded history of Kumaon. Have no relation with Mahar community of other states of India.
Notable people with the surname include:
- Kalu Singh Mahara, Indian Kumaoni freedom fighter
- Karan Mahara (born 1972), Indian politician
- Krishna Bahadur Mahara (born 1958), Nepalese politician and minister
- Mahendra Singh Mahra, Indian politician and MP of Rajya Sabha for Uttarakhand.
- Ummed Singh Mahra (21 January 1942 – 6 July 1971), Indian Kumaoni posthumous recipient of the Ashoka Chakra.
This page lists people with the
surname Mahara.
If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name(s) to the link.
If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name(s) to the link.