Pawar
Pawar (also spelled as Puar, Panwar, Powar) is an Indian surname. It is found among the Maratha clans that claim Rajput origin (Parmar).[1] It is also found among Punjabis.[2]
People with this surname include:
- Puar Maratha Rajputs
- Hemendra Singh Rao Pawar, (Present Maharaja of Dhar State)
- Tukoji Rao III Puar, (Maharaja of Dewas Senior)
- Vikramsinh Rao I Puar (Shahaji II Bhonsle), (The Maharaja of Dewas Senior who also became The Maharaja of Kolhapur, after being adopted as Chhatrapati to the Gadi of Kolhapur)
- Krishnaji Rao III Puar, (Maharaja of Dewas Senior and Indian Politician)
- Tukoji Rao IV Puar, (Maharaja of Dewas Senior and Indian politician from Madhya Pradesh, belonging to the Bharatiya Janata Party)
- Vikram Singh Rao II Puar (Present Maharaja of Dewas Senior)
- Lalita Pawar (1916-1998), Indian actress
- Narayan Rao Pawar (1925-2010), Indian independence activist and member of Arya Samaj who plotted to kill the last Nizam of Hyderabad
- Dagdu Maruti Pawar (1935-1966), Indian Marathi-language author and poet
- Sharad Pawar (born 1940), Indian politician
- Urmila Pawar (born 1945), Indian Marathi-language writer
- Ajit Pawar (born 1959), Indian politician; deputy chief minister of Maharashtra and nephew of Sharad Pawar
- Pradnya Daya Pawar (born 1966), Indian Marathi-language poet
- Rajesh Pawar (born 1979), Indian cricketer
- Ameya Pawar (born 1980), American politician and City of Chicago Alderman
- Kuldeep Pawar, Indian actor in the Marathi language film industry
- Rajendra S Pawar, Indian civil servant
- Anand Pawar, Indian badminton player
- Anjali Pawar, Indian social worker
- Rajendra Singh Pawar, Indian businessman, chairman of NIIT
References
- ↑ A. Aiyappan; L. K. Bala Ratnam (1956). Society in India. Social Sciences Association. p. 41. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
- ↑ K. S. Singh (1996). Communities, Segments, Synonyms, Surnames and Titles. Anthropological Survey of India. ISBN 978-0-19-563357-3.
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