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Amar Kanwar Amar Kanwar was born in New Delhi in 1964 where he continues to live and work as a filmmaker. Kanwar studied at the Department of History, Ramjas College, University of Delhi, Delhi University (1982-1985), and at the Mass Communication Research ...

(born 1964), Indian artist *

Anita Kanwar Anita Kanwar is an Indian film and television actor who is best known for her role as ''Lajjo ji'' in the 1980s Doordarshan mega soap opera ''Buniyaad''. An alumnus of the National School of Drama (1978 batch), Kanwar has also worked in films ...

, Indian actor *

Indira Kanwar Indira Kanwar ( 1696 – 1763) was the second wife of Emperor Farrukhsiyar. The marriage of Indira Kanwar to Farrukhsiyar made him the last Mughal sovereign to marry a Rajput princess. She left the imperial harem after her husband's death and r ...

(c. 1696 – 1793), Mughal empress *

Narendra Kanwar Narendra Kanwar, or ''Rajmata'', is a politician from the Indian state of Rajasthan. Born in Dhanla, Jodhpur, she started her political career in 1993 when she won the Sawai Madhopur seat as an independent. She supported veteran leader Bhairon ...

, Indian politician *

Raj Kanwar Raj Kanwar (28 June 1961 – 3 February 2012) was an Indian film director, writer and film producer of Hindi films based in Mumbai, India. Family and personal life He was educated in Col. Brown Cambridge School in Dehradun. He has two sons (wi ...

(c. 1961 – 2012), Indian film director *

Ranbir Singh Kanwar Dr. Ranbir Singh Kanwar (20 December 1930 – 20 December 2005) was an eminent plant breeder and agronomist who helped usher in the green revolution in India (http://www.sugarcaneindia.com/r_s_kanwar.html). He obtained his Ph.D. from Ohio State Un ...

(1930–2005), Indian agronomist *

Roop Kanwar Roop or ROOP may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * Roop - Mard Ka Naya Swaroop, Indian television show * The Roop, a Lithuanian pop rock band People With the first name * Roop Durgapal, Indian actress * Roop Kanwar (c. 1969–1987), Raj ...

(c. 1969 – 1987), Indian woman notable for committing sati *

Sarul Kanwar Sarul Kanwar (born 8 November 1987), is an Indian cricketer. An attacking opening batsman from Punjab, he has 2 first-class centuries for Punjab in the last two Ranji Trophy seasons. Career In 2001, he left his home town Saharanpur to Chandi ...

(born 1987), Indian cricketer

Given name

Kanwar Bahadur Singh Lieutenant-General Kanwar Bahadur Singh, MBE, (5 August 1910 – 8 May 2007) was a senior officer in the Indian Army. Early life and education Bahadur Singh was born in the Thikana of Palaitha in the princely state of Kotah on 5 August 1 ...

(1910–2007), a senior officer in the Indian Army

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Kanwar (tribe) Kanwar or Kawar (meaning "crown prince") is a surname of Rajputana, Nepalese and Indian individuals who are members of the Rajput and Jat caste. Kanwar also refers to a tribal community found in central India and Pakistan, mainly in the state of ...

, a community found in the Indian states of Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Odisha *

Kunwar family The Kunwar family ( ne, कुँवर परिवार) was a noble Khas-Chhetri family in the Gorkha Kingdom and the Kingdom of Nepal. Kunwars were linked to the Thapa dynasty and family of Amar Singh Thapa by marital lineages and, thus, t ...

(or Kanwar family), a noble Chhetri family in the Gorkha Kingdom and the Kingdom of Nepal *

Kanwar Sanctuary The Kanwar Sanctuary is located in Parbati valley of Kullu Kullu is a municipal council town that serves as the administrative headquarters of the Kullu district of the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. It is located on the banks of the Beas ...

, Kullu district, Himachal Pradesh, India {{disambiguation, surname