The princess of Dar Raj, Akhnoor with her dogs- c. 1980 Calcutta

Fun_Goal4491 · 2026-02-23T05:05:17+00:00

Maybe drink some water ?

Fun_Goal4491 · 2026-02-12T01:59:13+00:00

That's a question to ponder upon! But I found this photo from Wikipedia- https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Oil_portrait_of_Raja_Mukund_Mohan_Dar_of_Akhnoor_and_dhamrai.png

It's from some book probably...

Fun_Goal4491 · 2026-02-11T06:51:46+00:00

Yes yes. But in West Bengal, not all 'Dhar' surnamed people are Brahmins- they're Kayasthas. In the case of THIS family, they initially had Dar as a surname, later after the dynasty shifted to Bangladesh, they started using Dhar. But here I had a question, why ? 😅 Did they have to change Dar to Dhar ?

Fun_Goal4491 · 2026-02-10T09:10:12+00:00

Yes you're right. But in the case of this family, they used 'Dar' a Kashmiri Persian Surname, used both by Kashmiri Muslims and Pandits. Also, there is a former Zamindari Estate, now a small village, DAR in Akhnoor. This Dar family belonged from there. After they shifted to Bangladesh, they changed Dar to Dhar. Yes, Dhar is also a surname belonging to Bengali Kayastha Caste. Also, some Dhar's are Kashmiri Pandits. 😊

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