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Naming
of Kashmiri Pandits
Gotras, Surnames and Nicknames
Study of Indic names is full
of fascination for a zealous investigator. The convention of bestowing
names in India has its roots in remote past. Its study is inextricably
confused by considerations of race and caste.
The institution of surnames, though a later addition to Indian names,
is a panorama of fascination as well as complications.
Nicknames in India in general, and in Kashmir in particular, have been
developed and nourished to their possible ends. Present Kashmiri surnames
are almost cent per cent specimen of Nicknames. Though, often they are
repulsive and obnoxious, yet their utility as individualising elements
and marks of identification cannot be ignored.
Excerpts from:
Sociology
of Names and Nicknames of India
With Special Reference to Kashmir
by Ram Krishen Kaul
Utpal Publications
Motiyar, Rainawari, Srinagar-3, Kashmir
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