Bakshi may refer to:
Indian title
editBakshi is a historical title used in India, deriving from Persian word for "paymaster", and originating as the title of an official responsible for distributing wages in Muslim armies.[1]
- Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad, Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir from 1953 to 1964.
- Bakshi Tirath Ram Vaid, a soldier of British India.
Indian surname
editKashmir
editBakshi is a surname used by Kashmiri Pandits native to the Kashmir Valley of Jammu and Kashmir, India.[2][3]
Odisha
editIn Odisha "Bakshi" surname Mainly used by Zamindar Karanas.[4]
Punjab
editDerived from the historical title, "Bakshi" came to be used as a surname among Hindus and Sikhs (Jatt & Khatri) of the Punjab region in India.[1]
- Amit Singh Bakshi (1925–2024), Indian hockey player
- Anand Bakshi, Indian songwriter
- Chandrakant Bakshi, Indian author
- G. D. Bakshi, Major General of Indian Army
- Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi, New Zealand member of parliament
- Padumlal Punnalal Bakshi, Indian Hindi-language writer
- Praveen Bakshi, Lieutenant general of Indian army
- Ramprasad Bakshi (1894–1989), Gujarati writer
- Rohit Bakshi (actor), Indian actor
- Rohit Bakshi (neurologist), American academic
- Sachindra Bakshi, Indian freedom fighter participated in kakori train robbery
- Tirath Singh Bakshi Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG Police) during the British Raj
- Zorawar Chand Bakshi (1921–2018) Indian general
Jewish surname
editBakshi is also a Jewish surname, from the Turkish word for garden.[citation needed]
- Eliyahu Bakshi-Doron, a former Sephardi Chief Rabbi of Israel
- Ralph Bakshi, American animator and film director
Other surname
edit- Aleksandre Bakshi, Georgian tennis player
Fictional characters
edit- Byomkesh Bakshi, a fictional Indian-Bengali detective created by author Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay.
- Hrundi V. Bakshi, the main character in the 1968 film The Party.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Patrick Hanks; Richard Coates; Peter McClure, eds. (2016). The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. Oxford University Press. p. 123. ISBN 978-0-19-252747-9.
- ^ Agrawal, Premendra (August 20, 2014). Accursed & Jihadi Neighbour. Commercial Services. p. 86. ISBN 9788193051207. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
Meaning of surnames found on the Kashmiri Pandit tree: Bakaya, Sapru, Bakshi, Munshi, Wazir, Chalkbast, Bhan, Langar or Langroo, Wattal, Bazaz, Taimini, Mattu, Chak, Zalpuri, Khar, Hazari, Zutshi, Razdan, Tikhu, Kathju, sopori, Thussoo, Haksar, Raina, Waloo or Wali, Wantu/Wanchu, Gamkhwar, Kakh, Mushran, Sharga, Handoo, Gurtu, Kitchlu, and Ganjoo.
- ^ Pandit, Bansi. Explore Kashmiri Pandits. Dharma Publications. ISBN 9780963479860. Retrieved 2010-12-02.
- ^ Orissa (India) (1966). Orissa District Gazetteers: Sundargarh. Superintendent, Orissa Government Press.
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