Duggal
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Duggal is a prominent Khatri
clan from the Punjab region
of Northern India and Pakistan
. Coming from an ancient bloodline of Aryan
war lords the Duggals are adherents of Hinduism
and Sikhism
and have traditionally been an elite administrative and warrior class in India. The members of the clan are a proud and fiercely independent people known for their enterprise and spirit.
Khatri
Khatri is a caste from the northern Indian subcontinent. Khatris in India are mostly from Punjab, region but later they migrated to regions like Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Jammu, Uttarkhand, Himachal Pradesh, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Balochistan, Sindh and Khyber...
clan from the Punjab region
Punjab region
The Punjab , also spelled Panjab |water]]s"), is a geographical region straddling the border between Pakistan and India which includes Punjab province in Pakistan and the states of the Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Chandigarh and some northern parts of the National Capital Territory of Delhi...
of Northern India and Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
. Coming from an ancient bloodline of Aryan
Aryan
Aryan is an English language loanword derived from Sanskrit ārya and denoting variously*In scholarly usage:**Indo-Iranian languages *in dated usage:**the Indo-European languages more generally and their speakers...
war lords the Duggals are adherents of Hinduism
Hinduism
Hinduism is the predominant and indigenous religious tradition of the Indian Subcontinent. Hinduism is known to its followers as , amongst many other expressions...
and Sikhism
Sikhism
Sikhism is a monotheistic religion founded during the 15th century in the Punjab region, by Guru Nanak Dev and continued to progress with ten successive Sikh Gurus . It is the fifth-largest organized religion in the world and one of the fastest-growing...
and have traditionally been an elite administrative and warrior class in India. The members of the clan are a proud and fiercely independent people known for their enterprise and spirit.
Notable Indian people
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- Pavan DuggalPavan DuggalPavan Duggal is an advocate specialized in the field of Cyberlaw, E-Commerce law. He is also a member of NOMCOM Committee on Multilingual Internet Names Consortium...
, senior Advocate, Supreme CourtSupreme Court of IndiaThe Supreme Court of India is the highest judicial forum and final court of appeal as established by Part V, Chapter IV of the Constitution of India...
of IndiaIndiaIndia , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, New Delhi. - Kartar DuggalKartar DuggalKartar Singh Duggal is a noted Indian writer who writes with ease in Punjabi, Urdu, Hindi, and English. His works include short stories, novels, dramas and plays. His works have been translated into Indian and foreign languages. He has served as Director, All India Radio.He was awarded the Padma...
, prominent IndiaIndiaIndia , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n journalist, writer, intellectual and authority on SikhismSikhismSikhism is a monotheistic religion founded during the 15th century in the Punjab region, by Guru Nanak Dev and continued to progress with ten successive Sikh Gurus . It is the fifth-largest organized religion in the world and one of the fastest-growing... - Diamond DuggalDiamond DuggalDiamond Duggal aka DJ Swami is a music producer, songwriter, DJ and guitarist. He is also the leader of UK pop/ electronic/ bhangra band Swami. He is Ivor Novello and Mercury Prize nominated and produced and played alongside Mutt Lange on the Shania Twain double Grammy nominated 2004 album Up!. He...
, Music Producer - V K DuggalV K DuggalV K Duggal, formally India's Water Resources Secretary, was Indian Union Home Secretary from March 2005 until April 1, 2007 when Madhukar Gupta took over the post. Mr.Duggal was born on 26 November 1944. He belongs to U.T...
, Indian Politician - Vinod DuggalVinod DuggalVinod Kumar Duggal is an Indian civil servant. He served as Home Secretary. He belongs to the 1968 batch of IAS.-Career:Vinod Duggal also worked as a Secretary, Water Resources, in 2005....
, Civil servant - Rajneesh Duggal, International Model, Film Actor
- Bittu Duggal, Athlete, World KabaddiKabaddiKabaddi is a South Asian team sport...
Champion - Mac Duggal, Fashion Mogul New York
- Sunil Duggal, CEO Dabur
- Baldev Duggal, American Entrepreneur (Duggal Visual Solutions)
- Kamaljeet singh Duggal, Owner, DUGGAL OPTICALS , New Delhi.