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Arora (surname)
Notable people with the surname Arora include: * Akanksha Arora (born 1986), Indo-Canadian auditor * Amrita Arora (born 1981), Indian actress * Anjali Arora (born 1999), Social Media Fame * Apoorva Arora, Indian actress and model * Arun Arora (born 1971), British Anglican priest * Bobby Arora (born 1972), British billionaire businessman * Chandan Arora, Indian film editor and director * Damodar Das Arora, Punjabi poet * David Arora (born 1953), American mycologist, naturalist, and writer * Garima Arora (born 1986), Indian chef * Harjit Singh Arora (born 1961), the second-highest-ranking officer of the Indian Air Force * Jagjit Singh Arora (1916–2005), commander of the Indian army on the Eastern front in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 * Jas Arora, model and actor * Kush Arora, American music producer * Malaika Arora, Indian model and actress * Manish Arora, Indian fashion designer * Monish Arora (born 1971), Indian-born Singaporean cricketer * Nikesh Arora, chief busin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arora Akanksha
Arora is a community of Punjab, comprising both Hindus and Sikhs. The name is derived from their native place Aror. Historically, the Arora section of the Khatri community had been principally found in West Punjab, in the districts to the south and west of Lahore. Scott Cameron Levi, believes that they are a "sub-caste of the Khatris". Their traditional occupations were shopkeeping and moneylending in late pre-colonial and colonial times and even as of 2009 many were prominent shopkeepers in Punjab. After Partition of India, Punjabis who migrated from erstwhile West Punjab were mostly Khatris and Aroras. Studies reveal that "Arora Khatri, Bedi, Ahluwalia etc. are some of the important castes among the Punjabis". Mughal decline and Afghan Revival On 13 April 1752, Lahore and Multan of Punjab were ceded to Ahmad Shah Durrani after the fall of Kaura Mal in the battlefield and retreat of Adina Beg. Afghanistan was the conduit for the trade between Central Asia and India ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
