Khaira

Khaira

:"for the town in Nepal see Khaira, Nepal"

People

Khaira with surnames of Khara, Khehra, or Khera hail from the area around Khadoor Sahib town of Amritsar and Lahore districts of Punjab are Jatt Sikhs and Hindus, and Jatt Muslims.

Majority of people in Khaira village are Rajput by cast. Ancestors of Khaira Rajputs come from Dharnagar, Rajasthan in early 20th century.They are very gentle and known for their hospitality. They originally made their home near Bungla.

Baba Deep Singh was Khaira.He is also revered as a highly religious person in Sikhism, and remembered for his sacrifice and devotion to teachings of Sikh Gurus.

Etymology

There are different opinions about the origin of the word Khaira. It may be derived from the word Khairat mean wellness. Khaira is also an Arabic word that means choice. It is also said to be derived from the village name Kharat which is near Peshawar, Pakistan.

Language

Punjabi and Maithili are the primary languages of Khairas in India.

Famous Khairas

Submit reviewReportRate this listing1 voteIntroducingView gallery

Manny Khaira, Vocalist, Composer, Producer, Arranger and Choreographer,is now making his presence felt in the music industry...2008 is where it all begins. “Cool 2 Be Punjabi”.

Ms Japji Khaira from Glenmore Park of Sydney was crowned Miss Panjaban Australia-2006.

Gurmeet Khaira,Winner of first Canadian Sport Table Football Association Open Tournament on November 4th 2007.

Shiv Khera is the founder of Qualified Learning Systems USA. An educator, Business Consultant, and a much sought-after speaker.

Joginder Singh Khaira (Seetal), His father Late S. Mohain Singh Khaira started an Indian school in Tehran Iran for Indian community.He carried on his father's work and recently got retired, a great writer and orator belongs to Village Khaira, District Gurdaspur. Joginder Singh Khaira's daughter Raminder Kaur Maan is married to Jasjeet (Sunny) Maan s/o Prof Niranjan Singh Maan and has a grand son named Harnoor singh Maan..

References


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно сделать НИР?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Khaira Gali — is one of the tourist mountain resort towns of the Galyat area of Pakistan, it has an altitude of 2347m. Khaira Gali is located in Palak which is a Union Council of Abbottabad District in the North West Frontier Province of Pakistan. This… …   Wikipedia

  • Khaira Majha — is a village in Punjab, India. It is situated midway between the two cities of Karpurthala and Jallandhar. It has a population of approximately 3000 residents and was founded in the 1700 s.Khaira refers to the surname of most of the residents and …   Wikipedia

  • Khaira, Nepal — Infobox Settlement name = Khaira, Nepal other name = native name = nickname = settlement type =Village Development Committee motto = imagesize = image caption = flag size = image seal size = image shield = shield size = image blank emblem = blank …   Wikipedia

  • Khaïra — Provenance. Prénom d origine arabe. Signifie: bonne, excellente Histoire. Depuis maintenant quatorze siècles, la plupart des musulmans, de part de monde, qu ils soient asiatiques, africains, européens ou américains, ont à coeur de choisir pour… …   Dictionnaire des prénoms français, arabes et bretons

  • Al-ighatha al-khaira — is a non governmental organization, based in Saudi Arabia, that United States intelligence officials assert is a front for terrorism. [http://www.dod.mil/pubs/foi/detainees/csrt/Set 49 3298 3380 Revised.pdf#1 transcripts (.pdf)] from Rashid Abd… …   Wikipedia

  • Internal Security Act (Malaysia) — The Internal Security Act 1960 (ISA) (Malay: Akta Keselamatan Dalam Negeri) is a preventive detention law in force in Malaysia. The legislation was enacted after Malaysia gained independence from Britain in 1957. The ISA allows for detention… …   Wikipedia

  • Dharti (2011) — Dharti Directed by Navaniat Singh Produced by Darshan Singh Grewal J.S.Kataria Jimmy Shergill Starring Jimmy Shergill Surveen Chawla Rannvijay Singh …   Wikipedia

  • Nakodar —   city   …   Wikipedia

  • Chaudhari Kumbharam Arya — Born 10 May 1914(1914 05 10) Khaira Chhota, Patiala, India Died 26 October 1995(1995 10 26) (aged 81) Parents Jivani (Mother) Bhairaram (Father) Chaudha …   Wikipedia

  • Ayubia National Park — Ayubia is a National Park in NWFP, Pakistan. It is a small natural park located at 26 km from the Murree hill station. Ayubia was named after President Ayub Khan. It has been developed as a resort complex from a combination of four mini resorts… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”