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Kunwar (also spelt Kanwar or Kaur or Kuar) is an Indian title denoting a prince. It is derived from the Sanskrit term Kumar. It was traditionally associated with the feudal Rajputs such as the son of a

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Thakur Thakur may refer to: * Thakur (title), a feudal title and surname used by erstwhile nobility of India * Thakar (tribe), an Adivasi tribe of Maharashtra, India * Thakur village, a residential locality in Mumbai, India * Thakur Anoop Singh (born 198 ...

The following are notable uses of the name Kunwar.

In India

* Babu Kunwar Singh (1777-1858; also known as Babu Kunwar Singh and Kuer Singh), leader during the Indian Rebellion of 1857 *

Kunwar Amar Kunwar Amarjeet Singh is an Indian contemporary dancer and television actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Reyansh Singhania in the popular dance-based youth show ''Dil Dosti Dance''. Career Kunwar Amar began his career as a contestan ...

, Indian dancer and actor * Kunwar Narayan (1927-2017), Indian poet * Kunwar Natwar Singh (born 1931), Indian politician *

Kunwar Vikram Singh Kunwar Vikram Singh alias Nati Raja belongs to Chhatarpur royal family. He is a member of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly, elected from the newly formed constituency of Rajnagar, in Madhya Pradesh, India in 2008. He fought election fro ...

(born 1970), Indian royal * Kunwar Sone Singh Ponwar (died 1816), Indian raja *

Kunwar Manvendra Singh Kunwar Manvendra Singh is a Bharatiya Janata Party politician with three-term Member of Legislative Council and one term Member of Legislative Assembly from Uttar Pradesh. Former designated Chairman of Laghu Jal Vidyut Nigam government of Ut ...

(born 1950), Indian politician *

Kunwar Digvijay Singh Kunwar Digvijay Singh (2 February 1922 – 27 March 1978), popularly known as "Babu", was an Indian field hockey player. He was born in Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh. He is widely known for his mesmerising passing ability and is considered by ...

(1922-1978), popularly known as "Babu", Indian field hockey player * Kunwar Sarvraj Singh (born 1952), Indian politician * Kunwar Sarvesh Kumar Singh (born 1952), Indian businessman and politician * Lal Kunwar, Empress of Mughal Empire *

Kunwar Pranav Singh Pranav Singh (born 6 April 1966). He is a Member of the Legislative assembly of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly in India. He is elected for the fourth consecutive time and is one of the senior Members of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assemb ...

(born 1966), Indian politician * Kunwar Rewati Raman Singh (born 1943), Indian politician *

Kunwar Singh (cricketer) Raja Sir Maharaj Singh (17 May 1878, Kapurthala, Punjab (British India), Punjab – 6 June 1959, Lucknow) was the first Indian List of Governors of Bombay, Governor of Bombay. He was also the Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir during Maharaja ...

(1878-1959), first Indian Governor of Bombay, Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir (during Maharaja Hari Singh’s rule) and also Dewan of Jodhpur *

Kunwar Jitin Prasad Jitin Prasada (born 29 November 1973) is an Indian politician from Uttar Pradesh. He was appointed Cabinet Minister by the Government of Uttar Pradesh on 26 September 2021. Earlier, he has been the former Minister of State for Human Resource De ...

(born 1973), Indian politician * Anita Kunwar, Indian actor * Khan Shein Kunwar (born 1955), Indian writer * Kunwar Bhim Singh (born 1941), Indian politician, activist, lawyer and author * Kunwar Nau Nihal Singh (1821-1840), ruler of the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent

In Nepal

* Kunwar family of Gorkha, a political Chhetri family of Nepal * Ram Krishna Kunwar (died 1771), Nepalese warlord during rule of King Prithvi Narayan Shah * Ranajit Kunwar (1753-c.1815), Nepalese military commander and governor * Chandrabir Kunwar (died 1814), Nepalese governor and military commander * Bal Narsingh Kunwar (1783-1841), Nepalese military officer and courtier * Balbhadra Kunwar (1789-1823), Nepalese military commander, One of the National heroes of Nepal * Jung Bahadur Kunwar Rana (1817-1877), Eighth Prime Minister of Nepal and Founder of Rana dynasty in Nepal * Bam Bahadur Kunwar (1818-1857), Ninth Prime Minister of Nepal * Ranodip Singh Kunwar (1825-1885), Tenth Prime Minister of Nepal and Fifth Brother of Jung Bahadur * Dhir Shamsher Kunwar Rana (1828-1884), Commander-in-chief of the Nepalese Army, youngest brother of Jung Bahadur * Kunwar Inderjit Singh (1906-1982), 20th Prime Minister of Nepal. Royalty of Doti Region. Born as Indradhwoj Shahi later adopted title of Kunwar * Uttam Kunwar (1938–1982), Nepalese journalist and writer * Ramjee Kunwar (born 1956), Trade Union Activist and politician * Baburam Kunwar (born 1960), first governor of Gandaki Province * Kabita Kunwar (born 2003), Nepalese cricketer

In Pakistan

Kunwar Khalid Yunus Kunwar Khalid Younus is a Pakistani politician, and member of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement political party. Yunus was born in the town of Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh, India on 30 September 1944 (his brother being the actor Tariq Yunus). Kunwar Khalid ...

(born 1964), Pakistani politician *

Kunwar Ali Roshan ''Zibahkhana'' (English: ''Slaughterhouse'' (literal meaning), ''Hell's Ground'' (English title)) is a 2007 Pakistani Urdu-English slasher film directed by Omar Khan. It premiered at the NatFilm Festival in Denmark and has been screened at festi ...

, Pakistani filmmaker

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In India

In Nepal

In Pakistan

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