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Chandrakar, Chandraker, Chandra, Chandravanshi or Chandrawanshi (()) are surnames used by the Chandranahu community, living in the Central Indian state of Chhattisgarh. In Chhattisgarh, Kurmis are divided into 24 sub sects. Of these, Chandranahu are one of most widespread and comparatively developed communities, along with the Manwa Kurmis. All Chandranahu's are Hindus. Chandranahu is an old cultivator community, which arrives at Chhattisgarh in the 17th Century (probably during the time of the Mugal Emperor Badshah Aurangjeb). The live mainly in Durg, Rajnandgaon, Raipur, Mahasamund, Dhamtari, Kawardha, Bilaspur, Janjgir, Korba districts. The "Chandranahu" residing mainly in Raipur, Durg, Dhamtari and Mahasamund Districts ( before formation of new districts), use Chandrakar or Chandraker as suffix. The Chandranahu living in Bilaspur, Raigarh, Champa-Janjgir and some part of Raipur Districts( before formation of new districts) mainly use Chandra as a suffix with their name. The Chandranahu in district Kawardha and Rajnandgaon use Chandravanshi/Chandrawanshi as a suffix with their name. ==Prominent past and present figures in the Chandranahu community== *The late Chandu Lal Chandrakar, A famous Indian politician/journalist. Member of the Lok Sabha from the Durg Constituency and the only active imaginator of the Chhattisgarh State. He was the first to interview Richard Nixon following Nixon's election as President of mighty USA. *Sanchit Chandrakar,Owener Of Sanchit Estate live at Kurud... * Purushottam Lal Kaushik (Chandrakar), Ex MLA Mahasamund, Ex Member of Lok Sabha from the Raipur and Durg Constituencies, Ex Central Minister. * Late Ram Lal Chandrakar, Indian freedom fighter and ex-MLA/Minister in M.P. * Late Vasudev Chandrakar, Indian freedom fighter and ex-MLA/minister. *Late Dr. Khetram Chandrakar, Scientists and professor of physics now settled in the UK * Maksudan Lal Chandrakar, ex-MLA, Mahasamund * Agni Chandrakar, an ex MLA of Mahasamund. * Dr. Keshav Chandrakar, a notable educator, passed out on the way back from UK. He greatly influenced the thought of Narayanpur Residential School, run by the Ramkrishna Mission. * Ajay Chandrakar, Cabinet Minister, Panchayat and Rural Development,Health Minister of C.G. * Smt. Pratima Chandrakar, an MLA. * Dr. Saroj Chandrakar, Principal/Director, Central College of Engineering, Raipur. * Dr. B P Chandra, an internationally renowned Solid State Physics researcher and Ex Vice Chancellor of Pandit Ravishankar University, Raipur. * P. Chandra, M E (Struct.), a well known Civil Structural Design Engineer and IT Panel Valuer. * Rang Nath Chandrakar, High Court Judge, Bilaspur. * Ujiyala Prasad Chandrakar, Ex Chief Engineer, C.G. Irrigation, Raipur. * Dr. Awadh Ram Chandrakar, a well known Professor & Vice Chancellor of Pandit Sundarlal Sharma University, Bilaspur. * Dr. N. D. R. Chandra, a well known English Professor & Vice Chancellor of Bastar University]], Jagdalpur. * Keshav Chandra, Sitting MLA, Jaijaipur, . 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Chandrakar」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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