Mahara or Mahra ( deva, महरा) is a
Chhetri
Chhetri (Kshetri, Kshettri, Kshetry or Chhettri), ( ne, क्षेत्री ; IAST: ''Kṣetrī'') historically called Kshettriya or Kshetriya or Khas are Nepali speakers of Khas community, some of whom trace their origin to migration fro ...
and Pahadi
Rajput
Rajput (from Sanskrit ''raja-putra'' 'son of a king') is a large multi-component cluster of castes, kin bodies, and local groups, sharing social status and ideology of genealogical descent originating from the Indian subcontinent. The term Ra ...
surname from
Nepal
Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne,
सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mai ...
and
Uttarakhand
Uttarakhand ( , or ; , ), also known as Uttaranchal ( ; the official name until 2007), is a state in the northern part of India. It is often referred to as the "Devbhumi" (literally 'Land of the Gods') due to its religious significance and ...
.
Notable people with the surname include:
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Kalu Singh Mahara
Kalu Singh Mahara was a Kumaoni(Kumauni) leader during the Indian Rebellion of 1857. He is known as a freedom fighter from the state of Uttarakhand, then in the United Province.
Kalu Singh began a campaign named as Krantiveer. It became was popu ...
, Indian Kumaoni freedom fighter
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Karan Mahara
Karan Mahara (born 12 July 1972) is an Indian politician from Uttarakhand and a former two term member of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly
The Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly, also known as the Uttarakhand Vidhan Sabha, is a unicameral ...
(born 1972), Indian politician
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Krishna Bahadur Mahara
Krishna Bahadur Mahara is a Nepalese politician, belonging to the Nepal Communist Party (NCP).He was a prominent Maoist leader during the civil war. After the maoists entered the peace process, he was elected to parliament/constituent-assembly ...
(born 1958), Nepalese politician and minister
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Mahendra Singh Mahra
Mahendra Singh Mahra (born Siltham, Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand) is an Indian politician and agriculturist who served as a Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha from Uttarakhand (April 2012 to April 2018), served as Minister Agriculture, Agric ...
, Indian politician and MP of Rajya Sabha for Uttarakhand.
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Ummed Singh Mahra
Captain Ummed Singh Mahra (21 January 1942–6 July 1971) was a posthumous recipient of the Ashoka Chakra.
Early life
Captain Ummed was born in a Kumaoni Rajput family in Almora, born in the Almora district of Uttarakhand. In 1967 he gradua ...
(21 January 1942 – 6 July 1971), Indian Kumaoni posthumous recipient of the Ashoka Chakra.
{{Chhetri communities
Ethnic groups in Nepal
Ethnic groups in India
Nepali-language surnames
Khas surnames