- Bhatnagar
Bhatnagar ( भटनागर) is a common surname used in mostly northern India among the
Kayastha caste of Hindus. They came from the Second son of the first wife of LordChitragupta the recordkeeper of theYama the God for death. Chitragupta [http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/gpu/gpu16.htm] [http://www.kerala.com/wiki-Chitragupta] . Shree Chitraksh (Bhatnagar):Disciple of sage Bhat. Wife was Bhadrakalini. 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 settled then there and his progeny came to be known as Bhatnagar.Position of Bhatnagars in Lord Sri
Chitragupta familyThey are divided or classified into 101 ALs depending upon the family tree they belong to.
Bhatnagar's main
AL sNotable Bhatnagars
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Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar , scientist
*Sanjay Bhatnagar , Former CEO, Enron India
*Deepti Bhatnagar , former runner-up,Miss India
*Prabhu Lal Bhatnagar -Padma Bhushan scientist, Indian mathematician
*Shivani Bhatnagar , journalist
*S K Bhatnagar , former defence secretary of India
*Gopal Bhatnagar ,Cardiac Surgeon
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