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Dhai Ghar

Tribal group in India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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The Dhai Ghar (also written as Dhaighar) Khatris[1] originally consisted of three family groups of North IndiaKapoor (or Kapur), Khanna and Malhotra (or its alternatives, Mehra and Mehrotra).

To quote Sudhir Kakar[2]

The Khatris were divided into sub-castes. The highest was the Dhai ghar (i.e Two and a half houses – the number three being considered unlucky) grouping, comprising families carrying the surnames of Malhotra, Khanna and Kapur/Kapoor.

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