Pundir

Infobox caste
caste_name=Pundirs
classification=Rajput - Kshatriya
subdivisions= Hindustani, Punjabi, Himachali, Garhwali and Awadhi
populated_states=Punjab region, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh
languages=Hindi, Punjabi, Garhwali, Kumaoni and Awadhi
religions=Hinduism and Sikhism

The most powerful military vassals of the Chauhan Empire of Delhi, the Pundir are a Suryavanshi branch of Rajputs, one of the thirty six royal rajput clans. The Pundir Rajputs still hold riyasat in Garhwal, Nagaur and Saharanpur where their Kuldevi's are situated. Their Shakha is Koolwal and their Kuldevis are Shakumbhri Devi, Punyakshini Devi in Garhwal and [http://www.dadhich.com/dadhimati_temple.htm Dhadimati Mata] with a few of the Gotras shared by them being Bhardwaj(भरद्वाज), Parashara and Pulastya. Most of the Pundirs are today based mainly around the North Indian states of Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab and Haryana. Elliot writes that Uttar Pradesh (Hardwar region), where they are most prominent today, has over 1,440 villages claimed by Pundir Rajputs with high concentrations in the districts of Dehradun, Saharanpur, Muzaffarnagar, Aligarh and Etawah. According to the British census of 1891 the population of the Pundir Rajputs was recorded at approximately 29,000.

Royalty

* [http://books.google.com/books?id=MvAtxnxTWpwC&pg=PA179&ots=chtJfhc_6C&dq=bijaygarh+pundir&sig=PPVzZYusaxy1U7YmkQ9EycocdfA Raja Damar Singh Pundir] - Bijaygarh (Uttar Pradesh)
* [http://books.google.com/books?id=rJ0IAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA198&dq=rana+pundir#PPA198,M1 Raja Pitambar Singh] - Jusmore (Uttar Pradesh)
*Raja Amardeo Pundir - Mayapur Hat (Garhwal)
* [http://www.uq.net.au/~zzhsoszy/ips/j/jaswan.html Chaudhary Bijendra Singh Pundeer] - Kanwali Estate (Himachal Pradesh)
* [http://www.uq.net.au/~zzhsoszy/ips/k/kankarwa.html Kunwarani Dr. Khushboo Pundir] - Kankarwa (Mewar, Rajasthan)
* [http://books.google.com/books?id=g2WK8eswRgwC&pg=RA1-PA9&dq=thakur+pundir#PRA1-PA7,M1 Thakur Raja Ram Singh Pundir] - Bajera (Uttar Pradesh)
*Thakur Sardar Singh Pundir - Saharanpur (Uttar Pradesh)
*Thakur Lal Singh Pundir
*Thakur Mithun Singh Pundir - Barwala Estate (Uttarkhand)

Legal Field

*Arun kumar Pundir, Advocate, High Court of Allahabad. Resident of Village, Anwarpur Barauli in Saharanpur district

*Anil Kumar Pundir - Additional District Judge (ADJ), in Uttar Pradesh Judicial Services. He is a resident of Roorkee.
*Mahaveer Singh Rana- Advocate and was elected as a MLA from Deoband District Saharanpur.
*Jai Krit Singh Pundir, Senior Advocate (Civil). A resident of village Babail Bazurg in Saharanpur district, he joined the District & Session court, Saharanpur, in 1970. He was President of the Saharanpur Bar Association (SRE) in 1991-92 & 2001-02.
*Gyan Singh Pundir, Senior Advocate (Collectorate). A resident Of village Bhera Sandal Singh in Saharanpur district, he joined the Saharanpur collectorate in 1971. He was President of the Saharanpur Bar Association (SRE) in 1995-96, 1996-97, 1998-00 & 2006-07.
*Late Shri Rajkumar Singh Pundir (1931-1985): A renowned advocate as well as a social activist, Mr. Pundir was elected President of the Saharanpur Bar Council from where he fought elections for the Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh.
*Rana Robin Pundir - Advocate in Saharanpur District of Uttar Pradesh
*Ajay Singh Pundhir - Advocate in Sikandra Rao District Hathras
*Abhishek Singh Rana - Advocate in Chandigarh
*Anil Pratap Pundir - Income Tax Advocate in Dehradun and he is also the vice-president of the Uttaranchal Bar Council
*Mr.Anil Rana - DGC (CRIME) HARIDWAR. A resident of village Paniyala near Roorkee in Haridwar district.
*Mr.Virender Pundir - ADGC (CRIME) Roorkee. A resident of civil line Roorkee in Haridwar district.
*Mr.Sher Singh Pundir- ADJ(retd.) A resident of village Badgaon in Saharanpur district.
*Mr.Pawan Singh Pundir - Advocate in collectorate Saharanpur(UP)originally resident of village Kuan-Khera of Saharanpur.
* Ravindra Singh Pundhir-Law Officer,The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India,New Delhi, a resident of village Sundalheri, Distt. Saharanpur(U.P), contact me at [e-mail];[e-mail]

Politicians

* Rampal Singh Pundir: Member of the BJP and a staunch anti-Muslim candidate.
*Late Thakur Jagatpal Singh Pundir: Belonging to the Congress Party, he was a member of the Rajya Sabha (1984-1989).
*Hem Singh Pundir: Member of the U.P. Legislative Council from the Meerut constituency, Mr. Pundir is a resident of village Sambalheri in Saharanpur district.
*Late Thakur Amar Singh Pundir: Belonging to the Congress Party, and a resident of village Babail Bazurg in Saharanpur district, he was a member of the U.P. Legislative Assembly in the period 1980-1985.
*Late Rana Mahavir Singh Pundir: Belonging to the Congress Party, and a resident of Bhera Sandal Singh in Saharanpur, he was a member of both houses of the U.P. legislature in the 1980s.
*Late Thakur Nakli Singh:Congress Party, only non-jat to have won as an independent a legislative seat from Baghra Constituency. He was a Legislative member from Thanabhawan in Muzaffarnagar (U.P.) from 1989-1994.
*Late Shri Thakur Ratan Singh Pundir: Congress Party, Chairmam of Saharanpur
*Rajendra Singh Rana belonging to the S.P,and a resident of village bhaila in saharanpur district he was a member of the U.P. Legislative Assembly and minister in the period 2001-2006.
* Krishan Kumar Pundir :- Block Pramukh ,Block Nanauta (2001-2006)& active leader in BJP
* Jagdish Rana belonging to the S.P,and a resident of village Jeewala in saharanpur district he was a member of the U.P. Legislative Assembly and minister in the period 2001-2006.
*Dr.M.K.Pundhir:general secretary ,Akhil Bhartiya Khatriya Mahasabha (UP) residant aligarh (up)

Bollywood

* [http://www.geocities.com/rajids/Diwakar/Diwakar02.jpgDiwakar Pundir] : Model turned bollywood actor who started his career by winning the Gladrags Manhunt contest.

* [http://www.solarispictures.com/images/pkkm/'rita.jpgPreeti Pundir] : Actress who is seen on television soap operas in India.

Information Technology

* [http://dharmendra.pundeer.googlepages.com/ Dharmendra Pundeer] - Project Manager, Perot Systems
*Manoj Singh Pundhir- Engineering Manager, GE Healthcare, Bangalore
*Sandeep Kumar Pundhir- Software Engineer, United States of America.
*Ravi Pratap Singh Pundir - New York, U.S.A
*Sanjay Singh Pundir - Tech Lead, Verizon data services, Florida (U.S.A.)
*Sanjiv Kumar Pundir - Computer Sciences Corporation (UK)
*Saurabh Singh Pundir - Senior consultant Microsoft Technology Objectwin technologies(U.S.A)
*Prabhakar Pundir - Manager, Product Management at Oracle, San Francisco Bay Area (U.S.A)
* Arun Singh Pundir - Quazar Technologies, Delhi, India
* Amit Pundir - Sr. Engineer, Goldman Sachs, Banglore
* Akshay Pundir -pursuing B.Tech. frm NIT Raipur in electronics & communication
* Abhishek Pundir -pursuing B.Tech. frm Dr.KNMIET Modinagar in electronics & communication
* Kiranpal Pundir - Software Engineer, Satyam Computer Services Ltd.
* Nagender Singh Pundir - Director IT Consulting - InfiCare Technologies* Atul Kumar Singh Pundir - Sr. Sorftware Engineer - Decos Software, Pune

Media

* Randeep Singh Pundir - [http://www.Asianage.com Asian Age]
* Dhirendra Pundir - [http://www.aajtak.com/ senior special Correspondent, Aaj Tak]
* Rajiv Pundir - [http://www.ddinews.gov.in/ Correspondent, ddinews]
* S.R. Pundir - [http://www.tribuneindia.com The Tribune]
* Anil Pundir - Associate Producer, Blue Mango Films
* Pradeep Singh Pundir - Technical Head , Badhedi Ghoghu Saharanpur

Others

* Janak Singh Pundir ( 1931 - 2007), Deputy Director, Consolidation in the UP Revenue Department. Resident of vilage Anwarpur Barauli in Saharanpur District
* K P Singh, Joint Director, Rajya Sabha Secretariat, Parliament of India.
* Rajiv Pundir - Asst. Regional Manager, Stanley Works. USA
* Uday Pundhir - Managing Director (Access Realty Solutions Private Limited)
* Hanumant Singh C&F(North India) (Quadra Labs Pvt. LTD.)
* Brijendra Singh Pundhir - Forest Range officer in MP
* Nagender Singh - Divisional Business Manager (Quadra Labs Pvt. Ltd.)
* Manoj Rana - Marketing Controller -North India (Quadra Labs Pvt. Ltd.)
* Shashank Pundir - General Manager of Galaxy Hotels
* S. Pundir - Educational and Industrial Council of Uttarakhand New Delhi
* Arvind Singh Pundir - National Brain Research Center [http://www.nbrc.ac.in]
* Sabbal Singh Pundir - President of the Garhwal Sabha (2006)
* Ashwani Pundir - Zonal Head of Delhi State BJP Committee (Durgapuri Shahdara, Delhi, India)
* Kuldeep Singh Pundir - Postdoctoral Scientist Louis Pasteur University Strasbourg
* Ajay Pundir - Manager, ICICI Bank Ltd, New Delhi,[e-mail]
* Thakur Er. S.C. Pundir Executive Engineer,Municipal Corporation Faridabad, Faridabad, Haryana
* Alok Singh Rana- Executive Stores, Moser Baer India Ltd.Greater Noida, [e-mail]
* Raj Singh Pundir, Scientific Officer, Nuclear Power Corporation, Rawatbhata (Kota), Rajasthan, India.
* Vineet Pundir, Sr. Engineer, Punj Lloyd Limited, Tripoli, Libya
* Suresh Pal Pundir- Sr. Engineer, Bhaila, District- Saharanpur.
* Rana Shekhar Pundir belongs to village Dhadera Distt Haridwar, Tehsil Roorkee, Pipeline Engineer L&T Gulf* Rampraksh Singh Pundir. Manager, Indian Bank.* Amit Pundir, Hindi Teacher. Rajkot"'"* Santosh Pundir, LIC Of India, Atrauli, Aligadh."

References

*Atkinson, Edward T. "Statistical, Descriptive and Historical Account of the North-Western Provinces of India" (p. 181)
*Elliot, Henry M. "Memoirs on the History, Folklore and Races of the Northwest Provinces of India" (pp.56-57)
*Evatt, John T. "Historical Record of the Royal Garhwal Rifles" (p.78; p.103)
*Crooke, W. "Tribes and Castes of North-Western Provinces and Oudh" (pp.179-180; p.442)
*Bingley, A.H. "Handbook on Rajputs." (pp.113-114)
*Roy, K. "The Construction of Regiments in the Indian Army: 1859-1913. War in History, 1 April 2001, vol. 8, no. 2" (pp. 127-148)
*Rose, H.A. "A Glossary of the Tribes and Castes of the Punjab and North-West Frontier Province" (p.291; p.473)
*Tod, James. "Annals and Antiquites of Rajasthan."
*Sir Denzil Ibbetson. "Punjab Castes: Races, Castes, and Tribes of Punjab"
*Bajpai, Shiv Chandra. "The Northern Frontier of India: Central and Western Sector" (p.23)
*Siddiqi, Jamal Muhammad. "A Historical Survey: Ancient Times to 1803 AD" (p.124; p.180)
* [http://indianarmy.nic.in/ Indian Army]
* [http://www.roll-of-honour.org.uk/Cemeteries Britain at War - Roll of Honour] Kshatriya Rana Shekhar Pundir belongs to village Dhadera Distt Haridwar, Tehsil Roorkee, Pipeline Engineer L&T Gulf