Bhasin is a surname that is found among the Khatri community of India. They are a part of

Khukhrain The Khukhrain or Khokhrain is a clan composed of eight septs of the Khatri caste that originally hailed from the areas of the Salt Range. Battle of Bhera The Khukhrains spread over Khushab, Dhune Kheb, Chakwal, Pind Dadan Khan, Peshawar, Nowshe ...

sub-caste among the Khatris which also includes the clans of Anand,

Chadha Chadha (also spelled as Chattha, Chatha, Chaddha and Chadda) is a surname that is used by Punjabi Khatri caste. According to a traditional account, the forefathers of Chadha Khatris fought with Babur in a battle. However, all of them died exc ...

, Kohli,

Ghai Ghai is a surname that is found among the Khatri community of India. They are a part of Khukhrain sub-caste among the Khatris which also includes the clans of Anand, Bhasin, Chadha, Kohli, Ghai, Sahni (Sawhney), Sethi and Suri. Kamal Shankar ...

, Sahni (Sawhney),

Sethi Sethi is a surname that is found among the Punjabi Khatris of India. They are a part of Khukhrain sub-caste among the Khatris which also includes the clans of Anand, Bhasin Chadha, Kohli, Ghai, Sahni, Sethi, (Sawhney) and Suri. The surname i ...

and Suri. Kamal Shankar Srivastava writes that all Khukrains including Sabharwals were originally found near the banks of Indus and Jhelum river especially in the towns of

Pind Dadan Khan Pind Dadan Khan (P.D. Khan), a city in Jhelum District, Punjab, Pakistan, is the capital of Pind Dadan Khan Tehsil, which is an administrative subdivision of the district. Location It is located at 32°35'16N 73°2'44E on the bank of River Jhel ...

Peshawar Peshawar (; ps, پېښور ; hnd, ; ; ur, ) is the sixth most populous city in Pakistan, with a population of over 2.3 million. It is situated in the north-west of the country, close to the International border with Afghanistan. It is ...

and Nowshera. Bhasin translates to "sun". Before 1947, they were mostly concentrated in Rawalpindi district (1208 families) according to 1881 Census of India conducted by the British. A small number of Bhasin had also immigrated to

Lahore Lahore ( ; pnb, ; ur, ) is the second most populous city in Pakistan after Karachi and 26th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 13 million. It is the capital of the province of Punjab where it is the largest city ...

city.

Notable people

Anuradha Bhasin Anuradha Bhasin is an Indian journalist based in the city of Jammu, who is the executive editor of the newspaper ''Kashmir Times''. She was a fellow under the Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan for the year of 2016, and has published i ...

, Indian journalist, editor of ''Kashmir Times'', daughter of Ved Bhasin * Arjun Bhasin, Indian fashion designer, brother of Niharika Bhasin *

Ashish Bhasin Ashish Bhasin is a globally recognised media veteran. He has been part of the media, advertising & marketing community–representing India and the Asia Pacific market–for the past 34 years. One of the finest thought leaders from this industry, ...

, Indian advertising executive * Harish Bhasin, appellant in the Canadian contract case law Bhasin v Hrynew *

Jasmin Bhasin Jasmin Bhasin (born 28 June 1990) is an Indian actress and model who appears in Hindi television shows. She made her debut in 2011 with Tamil movie Vaanam as priya. Bhasin is best known for playing Twinkle Taneja in ''Tashan-e-Ishq'' (2015-16 ...

(born 1990), Indian actress and model *

Kamla Bhasin Kamla Bhasin (24 April 1946 – 25 September 2021) was an Indian developmental feminist activist, poet, author and social scientist. Bhasin's work, that began in 1970, focused on gender education, human development and the media. She lived i ...

(1946–2021), Indian women's rights activist, poet, author and social scientist * Krishna Bhasin, First female announcer for All India Radio Jammu station *

Manish Bhasin Manish Dev Bhasin (born 21 May 1976 in Leicester, England) is a sports journalist and presenter broadcasting for Premier League Productions as the face of the Premier League's global coverage to over 700 million viewers as well as the BBC in ...

(born 1976), British sports journalist and television presenter *

Neha Bhasin Neha Bhasin (born 18 November 1982) is an Indian singer and songwriter. She is known for her playback work in Bollywood, Tollywood, Kollywood and independent songs in the genre of Indian pop and punjabi folk music. Bhasin has received seven Fi ...

(born 1982), Indian singer-songwriter * Om Prakash Bhasin, founder of the Om Prakash Bhasin Award for Science and Technology * Niharika Bhasin (born 1969), Indian costume designer, sister of Arjun Bhasin * Nivedita Bhasin (born 1963), Indian airline pilot, the youngest woman to command a commercial jet aircraft *

Pramod Bhasin Pramod Bhasin stepped down as President and CEO of Genpact, India's largest business process outsourcing (BPO) company, becoming non-executive Vice Chairman in 2011. Career Pramod is a British Chartered Accountant from McLintock & Co, London, a ...

, Indian business executive, former CEO of Genpact * Sanjeev Bhasin, Vice Admiral (the 2nd highest rank) in the Indian Navy *

Tahir Raj Bhasin Tahir Raj Bhasin (born 21 April 1987) is an Indian actor who works in Hindi films. Born in Delhi, he holds a master's degree in media from the University of Melbourne. Bhasin made his screen debut with '' Kismat Love Paisa Dilli'' (2012) and mad ...

(born 1987), Indian actor *

Ved Bhasin Ved Bhasin (1 May 1929 – 5 November 2015) was a student leader, political activist and prominent journalist from Jammu. He served more than six decades in his profession of active journalism. He was the founder and editor of the Jammu and Kashmi ...

(1929–2015), Indian journalist, founder of ''Kashmir Times'', father of Anuradha Bhasin * Yagya Bhasin (born 2009), Indian child actor

References

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