Oberoi
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Oberoi is a Khatri
/ clan .
When Pakistan and India gained independence, most of the Oberois migrated to India from what became Pakistan. Today Oberois live in all regions of India, but are concentrated in Punjab, Haryana, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh.
caste. As administrators and rulers, Kshatriyas were assigned with protecting the Dharma and serving humanity. Oberoi is a highly honored surname in the Khatri
caste. They were warriors in times of war but now in modern age are known to be very enterprising and excel in whatever field they take on.
Muslims and Hindus.
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 .
History
Oberoi is a prominent Khatri surname found in India's Punjab state. They are a north Indian community that originated in the Potohar Plateau of Punjab. This region is historically connected with the composition of the Vedas and classics like the Mahabharata and Ashtadhyayi. Most Oberois live in Jalandhar and Hoshiarpur districts of Punjab. This region is known as the Doaba.When Pakistan and India gained independence, most of the Oberois migrated to India from what became Pakistan. Today Oberois live in all regions of India, but are concentrated in Punjab, Haryana, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh.
Etymology
"Oberoi" belongs to KhatriKhatri
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...
caste. As administrators and rulers, Kshatriyas were assigned with protecting the Dharma and serving humanity. Oberoi is a highly honored surname in the Khatri
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...
caste. They were warriors in times of war but now in modern age are known to be very enterprising and excel in whatever field they take on.
Religion
The Oberois played a great role in the formation of the Khalsa. Although most Oberois are Sikhs, a minority of Oberois are PunjabiPunjabi people
The Punjabi people , ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ), also Panjabi people, are an Indo-Aryan group from South Asia. They are the second largest of the many ethnic groups in South Asia. They originate in the Punjab region, which has been been the location of some of the oldest civilizations in the world including, the...
Muslims and Hindus.
Notable Oberois
- Mohan Singh OberoiMohan Singh OberoiRai Bahadur Mohan Singh Oberoi was a renowned Indian hotelier, widely regarded as the father of 20th century India's hotel business, was the founder Chairman of Oberoi Hotels & Resorts, India's second-largest hotel company, with 35 luxury hotels in India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Egypt, Australia and...
, Founder of Oberoi Hotel ChainOberoi Hotels & ResortsThe Oberoi Group, founded in 1934, owns and/or operates 29 hotels and 3 cruise liners in five countries.It remains one of the most decorated hotel chains in the world with many of its group hotels bagging various awards and accolades from Travel+Leisure, Condé Nast Traveler, Forbes and... - P.R.S Oberoi,Chairman and CEO, EIH Limited, Padma VibhushanPadma VibhushanThe Padma Vibhushan is the second highest civilian award in the Republic of India. It consists of a medal and a citation and is awarded by the President of India. It was established on 2 January 1954. It ranks behind the Bharat Ratna and comes before the Padma Bhushan...
(2008) - Sanvar Oberoi, Managing Director, Quantitas Consulting
- Harjot OberoiHarjot OberoiHarjot Singh Oberoi is a Professor of Asian Studies at the University of British Columbia. He formerly held the chair of Sikh studies there until he was forced to resign it and wrote The Construction of Religious Boundaries: Culture, Identity, and Diversity in the Sikh Tradition.His book is...
, Sikh Scholar - Ankush Devraj Sant Singh Oberai, Prominent Businessman
- Archana Oberai, Socialite
- Arpeeta Oberai, Socialite
- Akshay Oberai, Socialite
- Suresh OberoiSuresh OberoiSuresh Oberoi is an Indian actor who is also father of Bollywood actor Vivek Oberoi. He was born in Quetta, now Pakistan and is a recipient of 1987 National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor...
, Actor - Jagdeep Uberoi, Actor
- Vivek OberoiVivek OberoiVivek Oberoi is an Indian actor. He is the son of Bollywood actor Suresh Oberoi and Yashodhara Oberoi.- Early life :Vivek attended Mayo college in Ajmer. At an actors' workshop in London he was spotted by the director of New York University who took Vivek off to New York, where he completed his...
, Actor - Prof. (Dr.) Harvansh Lal Oberoi, 1925-1983 Eminent Indian Indologist and Historian
- Shikha UberoiShikha UberoiShikha Uberoi is a professional tennis player from India, though an American citizen . She has been ranked as high as 122nd in the world in singles ....
, Tennis Player - Neha UberoiNeha UberoiNeha Uberoi is a former professional tennis player. She is the sister of fellow tennis professional Shikha Uberoi....
, Tennis Player - Deepak ObhraiDeepak ObhraiDeepak Obhrai is a Canadian politician, representing the riding of Calgary East for the Conservative Party of Canada. He is currently serving as the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs....
, Member of Parliament (CanadaCanadaCanada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
) - Maj APS Oberoi, Army officer
- Karan OberoiKaran OberoiKaran Oberoi is an Indian television actor, anchor and singer, who acts in Hindi TV serials and TV commercials, most notably popular TV series Jassi Jaisi Koi Nahin . He was also part of the Indipop boy band, A Band of Boys, formed in 2001, along with Sudhanshu Pandey, Sherrin Varghese , Siddharth...
, TV actor - Akshay OberoiAkshay OberoiAkshay Oberoi Akshay Oberoi (Punjabi:ਅਕਸ਼ੇ ਓਬੇਰੋਈ)Akshay Oberoi (Punjabi:ਅਕਸ਼ੇ ਓਬੇਰੋਈ)(1 January 1985 is an Indian actor of Punjabi origin who made his Bollywood debut in the Rajshri Productions film Isi Life Mein in December 2010.-Early life and education:...
, Actor
See also
- List of Khatris
- List of Khatri surnames on WiktionaryWiktionaryWiktionary is a multilingual, web-based project to create a free content dictionary, available in 158 languages...