Sapru
Sapru is a clan of Kashmiri Pandits. The majority of the caste is now living in diaspora outside the Kashmir Valley. Most Saprus are Hindus while some are Muslims.
Notable people
- Tej Bahadur Sapru, lawyer, political and social leader[1]
- Muhammad Iqbal[2] a poet, philosopher and politician.
- D.K. Sapru (Daya Krishen Sapru) commonly referred as Sapru, noted character actor of Hindi film, in 1960s–1970s.[3]
- Tej Sapru, Hindi film and television actor, son of D.K. Sapru.[4]
- Jatin Sapru, Indian TV sports journalist, television host, broadcaster and cricket commentator.[5]
- Priti Sapru, Indian actress known for her works in Punjabi and Hindi cinema
References
- Mohan Kumar. Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru: a political biography. Vipul Prakashan. Archived from the original on 8 July 2014. Retrieved 25 March 2007.
Even now there are many distinguished scholars of Persian among the Kashmiri Brahmins in India. Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru and Raja Narendranath to mention two of them.
- Jai Narain Sharma. Encyclopædia of eminent thinkers, Volume 17. Concept Publishing Company. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 25 March 2007.
Mohammad Iqbal, the poet philosopher, was born on November 9, 1877 at Sialkot, and died at the peak of his glory and fame in the early hours of April 21, 1938 at Lahore. Sialkot is a border town on Pakistan side of the Punjab; only a few miles beyond the city on the Indian side begins the land man of Jammu and Kashmir. His grandfather, a Sapru Hindu, embraced Islam. He was the first cousin of Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru.
- D.K. Sapru at IMDb
- Tej Sapru at IMDb
- "Exclusive Interview with Jatin Sparu". Archived from the original on 28 December 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
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