Pradhan (surname)

Pradhan is a Kshatriya Hindu surname in the Indian subcontinent.

This article is about the name. For the title, see Pradhan.

Background

The surname Pradhan originates from the ministerial title Pradhan, the head of a village.[1][2] The title derives from the Sanskrit pradhāna meaning "most important, prime, chief or major".[3]

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References
  1. Kumar Majumdar, Anis; Singh, Bhanwar (1996). Panchayat Politics and Community Development. Radha Publications. p. 22. ISBN 9788174870919.
  2. Uniyal, Vaibhav; Bahuguna, Rajesh (December 31, 2021). PANCHAYAT RAJ IN INDIA: REMEMBERING THE FORGOTTEN. Ashok Yakkaldevi. pp. 58–66, 80–83. ISBN 9781716149979.
  3. Williams, Monier (1899). "प्रधान". A Sanskrit–English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. p. 680.
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