Handoo

Kashmiri Pandit surname

Handoo, also spelled as Handu, is a Kashmiri surname native to the Kashmir Valley in Jammu and Kashmir, India.[1] It is found among Kashmiri Pandits and Kashmiri Muslims.[2][3]

## Notable people

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* Kuldeep Handoo, Indian wushu player
* Piyare Lal Handoo, Indian politician
* Tej Handu, Indian cricket umpire

## References

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1. ^ Singh, K. S.; Pandita, K. N.; Charak, Sukh Dev Singh; Rizvi, Baqr Raza; India, Anthropological Survey of (2003). Jammu & Kashmir. Anthropological Survey of India. p. xxxiv. ISBN 978-81-7304-118-1.
2. ^ Dhar, Nazir Ahmad (2002). "Social Distribution of Linguistic Variants in Kashmiri Speech". Bulletin of the Deccan College Research Institute. 62/63: 46. ISSN 0045-9801. JSTOR 42930603. "The surnames like Bhat, Pandit, Munshi, Dhar, Dar, Handoo, Kakroo, etc. characterize aboriginal affinity"
3. ^ Clements, William M.; Green, Thomas A. (2006). The Greenwood Encyclopedia of World Folklore and Folklife: Southeast Asia and India, Central and East Asia, Middle East. Greenwood Press. p. 60\. ISBN 978-0-313-32849-7. "A variety of Hindu surnames such as Dar, Bhatt, Handoo, Kachru, Kichlu, Matoo and Pandit persist in Muslim families."

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Kashmiri tribes

* Bhan
* Bhat
* Chakbast
* Dhar
* Haksar
* Handoo
* Jalali
* Kachru
* Kak
* Kaw
* Koul
* Khar
* Kichlu
* Lone
* Madan
* Malik
* Mattoo
* Mir
* Munshi
* Pandit
* Raina
* Razdan
* Sapru
* Sheikh
* Wali
* Wani
* Zutshi

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