Puri (Family Name)
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Puri (Punjabi: ਪੁਰੀ, Hindi: पुरी or पुऋ (although the latter is much less common), Urdu: پــــُـــرى), is a Khatri (Kshatriya) clan originating from the Potwar region of the Punjab region in modern day Pakistan.
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[edit] Origin and Etymology
The surname itself is derived from the word Puru, the name of the ancient Indo-Aryan tribe of the Northern and Northwestern Punjab region who, siding with the Iranic tribes (e.g. Parsu), were defeated at the Battle of the Ten Kings mentioned in the Rig Veda. The word follows a compound of "Puru" and the possessive suffix "i" hence meaning "of the Puru".
It can be noted that Porus, the Indian king who fought Alexander the Great at the battle of the Hydaspes River was of the Puru tribe, and the modern community of Sabharwal Kukhran Khatris trace their ancestry to him and his family.
[edit] Religion
Puris are found among Hindu, Sikh and Muslim Punjabi families in India, Nepal and Pakistan.
[edit] Distinction
The Puri family name is strictly of the Punjab region and links no connection to the Southeastern Indian City of Puri in the state of Orissa.
[edit] Distinguished Puris
- Major General Mohinder Puri of the Indian Army who led the capture of Tiger Hill in the 1999 Kargil Indo-Pakistan War
- Aroon Purie, an Indian businessman and the founder & editor in chief of India Today
- Balraj Puri, a journalist, writer and human rights activist whose life is a part of the history of Jammu & Kashmir
- The Late Amrish Puri - Bollywood and Hollywood film actor
- The Late Madan Puri - Bollywood and film actor
- Om Puri - Bollywood and Hollywood film actor
- Tariq Iqbal Puri - Executive Minister of the Embassy of Pakistan in Belgium
- The Late Harbhajan Singh Yogi - Sikh Spiritual Leader and Advisor
- Koel Puri - A Film actress and niece of Om Puri and Amrish Puri.
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