Vaid ( Punjabi: ਵੈਦ,

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: वैद) is a surname (family name) and a clan that belongs to the

Mohyal Brahmin Mohyal Brahmins (or Potohari Brahmins) are an Indian sub-caste of Saraswat Brahmins from the Punjab region, who are sometimes referred to as 'Warrior Brahmins'. Mohyal Brahmins were the ancient and one of the first Hindu rulers of Punjab and Afg ...

community. Mohyal Brahmins are

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of Punjabi descent, who originally belonged to the Ghandhara region of

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, although it is now a region in eastern-

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and

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. The Vaid clan traces their heritage to the

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figure Dhanvantri.

Mohyal Mohyal Brahmins (or Potohari Brahmins) are an Indian sub-caste of Saraswat Brahmins from the Punjab region, who are sometimes referred to as 'Warrior Brahmins'. Mohyal Brahmins were the ancient and one of the first Hindu rulers of Punjab and Afg ...

'Warrior' Brahmins are distinct from usual Brahmins as they kept themselves away from priestly activities, practices like untouchability and didn't believe in other similar taboos. Like many Hindu Punjabis, the Moyhal clan fought to create the Sikh ethos and have been patrons of that community. Notable Mohyal warriors include

Bhai Mati Das Bhai Mati Das ( Punjabi: ਭਾਈ ਮਤੀ ਦਾਸ; died 1675) along with his younger brother Bhai Sati Das were martyrs of early Sikh history. Bhai Mati Das, Bhai Dayala, and Bhai Sati Das were executed at a ''kotwali'' (police-station) in ...

and

Bhai Sati Das Bhai Sati Das ( Punjabi: ਭਾਈ ਸਤੀ ਦਾਸ; died 1675) along with his elder brother Bhai Mati Das were martyrs of early Sikh history. Bhai Sati Das, Bhai Mati Das and Bhai Dyal Das were all executed at ''kotwali'' (police-station) ...

were close friends and disciples of

Guru Tegh Bahadur Guru Tegh Bahadur (Punjabi: ਗੁਰੂ ਤੇਗ਼ ਬਹਾਦਰ (Gurmukhi); ; 1 April 1621 – 11 November 1675) was the ninth of ten Gurus who founded the Sikh religion and the leader of Sikhs from 1665 until his beheading in 1675. ...

, who then died alongside him at the hands of an Islamic ruler. The Gurus were very close to the Mohyals, resulting in Bhai Chaupa Chhiber becoming the care-taker and tutor of Guru Gobind Singh. Vaid or Ved is a

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word used for practitioner of

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medicine.

Notable people

Notable people with the surname include: *

Sahil Vaid Sahil Satish Vaid is an Indian dubbing artist and actor who is known for his roles in '' Bittoo Boss'' (2012), '' Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania'' (2014), Bank Chor'' (2017), ''Badrinath Ki Dulhania'' (2017), ''Dil Bechara'' (2020) and '' Coolie No ...

(born 1986), Indian actor *

Aryan Vaid Aryan Vaid (born 4 July 1976) is an Indian model, who won the Graviera Mister India World modelling pageant in the year 2000. He also went on to win the Mr. International, Mister International Award in 2000. He was a contestant in the realit ...

(born 1971), Indian model * Bakshi Tirath Ram Vaid (1857–1924), British Indian Army officer * Dawood Vaid, Indian educator *

Jyotsna Vaid Jyotsna Vaid is a Professor of Cognition and Cognitive Neuroscience and Women's and Gender Studies at Texas A&M University. Vaid's research examines the impact of multiple language experience by considering properties of specific languages and ...

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psychologist * Krishna Baldev Vaid, Hindi writer * Madan Lal Vaid, British Indian Army officer *

Marcel Vaid Marcel Vaid (born 1967) is a Swiss-German musician (guitar) and composer of music for film and theatre. Life and career Born in Erlangen, Germany, Marcel Vaid's father is of Punjabi origin from India. Besides his work as a composer and music p ...

, Indo-Swiss film composer *

Nakul Vaid Nakul Vaid is an Indian actor who has appeared in the film ''The Lunchbox'' (2013), ''Ab Tak Chhappan'' (2004) and '' Chak De! India'' (2007). He also played the lead roles in films like ''Samvedna'' (2002), '' With Love Tumhara'' (2006) and '' ...

, Indian film actor *

Shesh Paul Vaid Shesh Paul Vaid also known as S. P. Vaid, is an Indian police officer and former Director General of Police (DGP) of Jammu & Kashmir from 31 December 2016 till 6 September 2018. Early life Vaid was born and raised in the Mahanpur town of Ka ...

(born 1959), Indian police officer *

Urvashi Vaid Urvashi ( sa, उर्वशी, Urvaśī}) is the most prominent apsara (celestial nymph) in Hindu mythology, considered to be the most beautiful of all the apsaras, and an expert dancer. She is mentioned in both ''Vedic'' and ''Puranic'' scr ...

(1958-2022),

activist and writer * Bakshi Anand Prakash Vaid (1930-2002), Indian poet and lyricist

References

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