Bhatnagar

Bhatnagar ( भटनागर) is a common surname used mostly in northern India among the Kayastha caste of Hindus. They came from the second son of the first wife of Lord Chitragupta, the recordkeeper of the god of death, Yama. Chitragupta. Shree Chitraksh (Bhatnagar) was a disciple of sage Bhat. His wife was Bhadrakalini, and they worshipped Jayanti. Maharaj Chitraguptji sent Shree Chitraksh to establish a kingdom in the region of Bhat river at Bhattdesh and Malwa. They established Chittor and Chitrakoot. He then settled there and his progeny came to be known as Bhatnagar.