Handa (clan)
- Handa (; ) is one of the prominent sub-castes of the Kamboj (Kambojas), abundantly found in Indian and Pakistani Punjab.
- Handa is also a prominent Khatri clan from the Punjab region of Northern India and Pakistan.
Many Handas are Hindus, with a significant number being Sikhs and Muslims as well. As the Kambojas are an extremely ancient and a prominent Kshatriya tribe of north-west India, attested in the Samaveda, Atharvaveda, Yajurveda, Mahabharata, Valmiki Ramayana, numerous Puranas, Manusmriti and a host other ancient Sanskrit and Pali texts, it is highly probable that all Handas can be traced back to the primeval Kambojas of the remote antiquity. This is very logical since though the branches of ethnic tree could be many, The Seed has to be same ...i.e the primeval Kambojas. We are informed by numerous ancient Sanskrit texts like Ashtadhyayi of Panini , Manusmriti , Mahabharata , Kautiliya’s Arthashastra , Harivamsa , Vayu Purana , Brahmanda Purana and several other authorites that the ancestors of the modern Kambojs, in ancient times, were prominent Kshatriyas and were established in the Kshatriya-Dharama as a warriors and a rulers. Their rulers have been styled Rajaniyas as well as Kshatriyas in these ancient texts.
Some of the Handa's come from Gujrawala of West Punjab .
Prominent Handas
Literature
Rohit Handa - War correspondent and writer 1
Business
Manish Handa - GlobalHead-CmdCeo of The KRS Group 2
Kewal Handa - Managing Director Pfizer India,
Sushil Handa - CMD of Claris Lifesciences
Arjun Handa - Managing Director and CEO of Claris Lifesciences Ltd., Ahmedabad, Gujarat. India.
Gary Handa - Assistant Vice President of EXLService Inc.
War Hero
Sqn Ldr Sudarshan Handa - awarded Vir Chakra for bravery in 1965 Indo-Pak War.3
Media
Vipin Handa - Noted television personality and film critic 4