Kachru
Kashmiri Pandit surname
Kachru or Kachroo (Kashmiri: कचरू, کچرو) is a Kashmiri Pandit surname and clan. Kachrus originate from the Kashmir Valley of Jammu and Kashmir, India. Plenty of Kachrus retained their Hindu last name after they converted to Islam.[1]
Notable people with the surname include:
- Braj Kachru (1923–2016), Indian linguist
- Shamit Kachru (born 1970), American theoretical physicist, son of Braj and Yamuna
- Yamuna Kachru (1933–2013), Indian linguist, wife of Braj
References
- ^ Explore Kashmiri Pandits. Dharma Publications. p. 100. ISBN 9780963479860. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
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Kashmiri Tribes
Surname list
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