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Dhai Ghar

Dhai Ghar

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The Dhai Ghar (also written as Dhaighar) Khatris[1] originally consisted of four family groups of North India – Kapoor (or Kapur), Khanna and Malhotra (or its alternatives, Mehra, Mehrotra and Mahara).

To quote Sudhir Kakar[2]

The Khatris were divided into sub-castes. The highest was the Dhai ghar (i.e Two and a half houses – the number three being considered unlucky) grouping, comprising families carrying the surnames of Malhotra, Khanna and Kapur/Kapoor.

References

  1. [1]
    Baij Nath Puri (1988). The Khatris, a socio-cultural study. M.N. Publishers and Distributors
  2. [2]
    Sudhir Kakar (30 October 2014). A Book of Memory: Confessions and Reflections (2014 ed.). Penguin UK. ISBN 9789351188858.


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