Kakda
- For village see Kakra Bikaner
Kakda (ककड़ा)[1][2] Kakra (काकडा) Kakar (काकड़) Kakada (काकड़ा)[3] Kakara is a Gotra of Jats found in Rajasthan[4] and Punjab. This surname is also in Brahmans originated from Dadhichi.
Origin
There was a republic called Karaka (करक) during Mahabharata period, who were known as Kakra !!!! People on the banks of Karkuda river were also called so. [5]
Jat Gotras Nameske
Mention by Panini
Kakadanti (काकादन्ति), a warlike tribe, is mentioned by Panini in Ashtadhyayi. [6]
History
V. S. Agrawala[7] mentions Sanghas known to Panini which includes - Kakadanti (काकदन्ति), under Damanyadi (दामन्यादि) (V.3.116).
Distribution
Distribution in Rajasthan
This gotra people live in Nagaur and Tonk district in Rajasthan.
Villages in Bikaner district
Kakra named village is in Bikaner district in Rajasthan. Its PIN is Kakra - 334802
Villages in Nagaur district
Villages in Tonk district
Bhurali (1),
Distribution in Punjab
Villages in Patiala district
Villages in Sangrur district
Distribution in Uttar Pradesh
Villages in Muzaffarnagar district
Notable persons
- गोपाल डेलू काकडा[8]
- Sh. Premchand Kakda - Post- Nokha Jodha, Tehsil- Jayal, District - Nagore (Rajasthan) 341023 [9]
- Dr.Sarita Kakda.....RAS Topper 2015...from Nagaur
External links
References
- ↑ Jat History Dalip Singh Ahlawat/Parishisht-I, s.n.क-4
- ↑ Dr Ompal Singh Tugania: Jat Samuday ke Pramukh Adhar Bindu, p.29,sn-179.
- ↑ Dr Pema Ram:Rajasthan Ke Jaton Ka Itihas, p.298
- ↑ Jat History Thakur Deshraj/Chapter IX,p.695
- ↑ Mahendra Singh Arya et al.: Ādhunik Jat Itihas, p. 228
- ↑ V. S. Agrawala: India as Known to Panini, 1953, p.446
- ↑ V. S. Agrawala: India as Known to Panini, 1953, p.500
- ↑ खबर एक्सप्रेस बीकानेर, 12.1.2011
- ↑ दधिमती मासिक पत्रिका
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