Bakshi may refer to:
Bakshi is a historical title used in India, deriving fromPersian word for "paymaster", and originating as the title of an official responsible for distributing wages in Muslim armies.[ 1]
Bakshi is a surname used byKashmiri Pandits native to theKashmir Valley ofJammu and Kashmir , India.[ 2] [ 3]
InOdisha Bakshi (Odia :ବକ୍ସି ) surname mainly used byZamindar Karanas .[ 4]
Derived from the historical title, "Bakshi" came to be used as a surname amongPunjabi Hindus andSikhs , used by theBrahmin andJatt castes respectively, in the Punjab region in India.[ 1]
Amit Singh Bakshi (1925–2024), Indian hockey playerAnand Bakshi , Indian songwriterChandrakant Bakshi , Indian authorG. D. Bakshi , Major General of Indian ArmyKanwaljit Singh Bakshi , New Zealand member of parliamentPadumlal Punnalal Bakshi , Indian Hindi-language writerPraveen Bakshi , Lieutenant general of Indian armyRamprasad Bakshi (1894–1989), Gujarati writerRohit Bakshi (actor) , Indian actorRohit Bakshi (neurologist) , American academicSachindra Bakshi , Indian freedom fighter participated in kakori train robberyTirath Singh Bakshi Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG Police) during the British RajZorawar Chand Bakshi (1921–2018) Indian generalBakshi is also a Jewish surname, from the Turkish word for garden.[citation needed
Fictional characters [ edit ] Bakhshi Bakshy (sometime spelled bakshi) a shamanic music by Turkish people from Northern Iran and Turkish countries^a b Patrick Hanks; Richard Coates; Peter McClure, eds. (2016).The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland ISBN 978-0-19-252747-9 ^ Agrawal, Premendra (August 20, 2014).Accursed & Jihadi Neighbour ISBN 9788193051207 . RetrievedApril 5, 2023 .Meaning of surnames found on the Kashmiri Pandit tree: Bakaya, Sapru,Bakshi , Munshi, Wazir, Chalkbast, Bhan, Langar or Langroo, Wattal, Bazaz, Taimini, Mattu, Chak, Zalpuri, Khar, Hazari, Zutshi, Razdan, Tikhu, Kathju, sopori, Thussoo, Haksar, Raina, Waloo or Wali, Wantu/Wanchu, Gamkhwar, Kakh, Mushran, Sharga, Handoo, Gurtu, Kitchlu, and Ganjoo. ^ Pandit, Bansi .Explore Kashmiri Pandits ISBN 9780963479860 . Retrieved2010-12-02 .^ Orissa (India) (1966).Orissa District Gazetteers: Sundargarh Surname list
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