- See detailed article Khukhrain
is a well-known Khatri
surname originating from Punjab
in north-western India
Members of the Kohli name are synonymous with wealth, prosperity, and social status that is very respectable in Indian society.
are an ancient group of eight specific clans of the Khatri
sub-caste. The names of the eight clans are: Anand, Bhasin, Chadha, Kohli, Sabharwal, Sahni, Sethi and Suri,
The Kohli clan originated in the Gujrat
region of Punjab Pakistan
as a warrior group. One majority of the Kohli clan migrated to the towns of Nurmahal
and Jamsher in the doaba region (Distt Jalandhar), about 700 years ago. The town of Nurmahal
till date, has a 'Kohlian da Mohala' (the Kohli boulevard). Nurmahal
and Kohli's are also famous for their hospitality, a common phrase referenced to is “ye ghar hai ya nurmahal di sarai” (is this an individual’s home or the Sarai Nurmahal).
Other Kohli's hail from what is currently called the Salt Range
in erstwhile Pakistan
As part of the Khatri Khukhrain
ancestry, with the advent of the Sikh (see Sikhism)
warrior movement in Punjab
, Kohli's too traditionally brought up one son as a Keshdhari Sikh. Today, this manifests with the Kohli surname also surfacing amongst those who follow Sikhism today. Predominately, the Kohli clan continues to follows dual religious traditions of both Hindu Arya Samaj
and Sikh mores. As far as is known, the Kohli clan migrated from Pakistan
and then to Uttar......