Punjabi Surname
Bakshi's are Punjabi Brahmins and hailed from RAWALPINDI in the erestwhile Pakistan. Most of them migrated to Ambala in Baldev Nagar Camp during partition in 1947 and some of them migrated to Delhi and YamunaNagar, in Haryana, in village Adhoi, Kambassi and Alipur Ambala dist. Also many families in Utrakhand Subash garh, also many families in Jammu & Kasmir, many families in Jait sar (RAJASTHAN) also now they are all around India. They speak Potwari (Punjabi slang dialect which is still prevalent in present day Rawalpindi and Mirpur areas). The surname Bakshi is found among Sikh, Hindu Punjabis. It is derived from the Persian word for paymaster. Bakshis were traditionally members of the Khatri and Brahmin castes. They traditionally are from areas of Punjab. Khatris of Bakshi clan are mostly Lohars and Kamboj people, whereas in case of Brahmins, Bakshis a surname of Kashmiri Pandits. Khatri caste and Brahmin caste have no relation. Bakshi are also Kayastha found in UP, Bihar and Jharkhand. Rajput Bakshi were from Rajasthan migrated to Punjab. Bakshi People with the surname Bakshi.
- Sunil Dutt, actor and politician
- Amit S. Bakshi, Indian hockey player
- Anand Bakshi, Indian songwriter
- Chandrakant Bakshi, Indian author
- Kanwal Singh Bakshi, New Zealand member of parliament
- Tirath Singh Bakshi Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG Police) during the British Raj
- Zorawar Chand Bakhshi (b. 1919) Indian general
- Jatinder Singh Bakshi, a Renowned IT Consultant in Delhi, India.
- Harpreet Kaur Bakshi, a Class 1 Gazzetted Officer with Govt. Of India.
- Gurnoor Singh Bakshi, a student in Ahlcon Public School
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