Kunwar



Kunwar (also spelt Kanwar or Kaur or Kuar) is an Indian title denoting a prince. It is derived from the Sanskrit word Kumar. It was traditionally associated with the feudal Rajputs such as the son of a Rana, Babu and Thakur

The following are notable uses of the name Kunwar.

In India

 * Babu Kunwar Singh (1777-1858; also known as Babu Kunwar Singh and Kuer Singh), leader during the Indian Rebellion of 1857
 * Kunwar Amar, Indian dancer and actor
 * Kunwar Narayan (1927-2017), Indian poet
 * Kunwar Natwar Singh (born 1931), Indian politician
 * Kunwar Vikram Singh (born 1970), Indian royal
 * Kunwar Sone Singh Ponwar (died 1816), Indian raja
 * Kunwar Manvendra Singh (born 1950), Indian politician
 * Kunwar Digvijay Singh (1922-1978), popularly known as "Babu", Indian field hockey player
 * Kunwar Sarvraj Singh (born 1952), Indian politician
 * Kunwar Sarvesh Kumar Singh (born 1952), Indian businessman and politician
 * Lal Kunwar, Empress of Mughal Empire
 * Kunwar Pranav Singh (born 1966), Indian politician
 * Kunwar Rewati Raman Singh (born 1943), Indian politician
 * Kunwar Singh (cricketer) (1878-1959), first Indian Governor of Bombay, Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir (during Maharaja Hari Singh's rule) and also Dewan of Jodhpur
 * Kunwar Jitin Prasad (born 1973), Indian politician
 * Anita Kunwar, Indian actor
 * Kunwar Bhim Singh (born 1941), Indian politician, activist, lawyer and author
 * Kunwar Nau Nihal Singh (1821-1840), ruler of the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent

In Nepal

 * Kunwar family of Gorkha, a political Chhetri family of Nepal
 * Ram Krishna Kunwar (died 1771), Nepalese warlord during rule of King Prithvi Narayan Shah
 * Ranajit Kunwar (1753-c.1815), Nepalese military commander and governor
 * Chandrabir Kunwar (died 1814), Nepalese governor and military commander
 * Bal Narsingh Kunwar (1783-1841), Nepalese military officer and courtier
 * Balbhadra Kunwar (1789-1823), Nepalese military commander, One of the National heroes of Nepal
 * Jung Bahadur Kunwar Rana (1817-1877), Eighth Prime Minister of Nepal and Founder of Rana dynasty in Nepal
 * Bam Bahadur Kunwar (1818-1857), Ninth Prime Minister of Nepal
 * Ranodip Singh Kunwar (1825-1885), Tenth Prime Minister of Nepal and Fifth Brother of Jung Bahadur
 * Dhir Shamsher Kunwar Rana (1828-1884), Commander-in-chief of the Nepalese Army, youngest brother of Jung Bahadur
 * Kunwar Inderjit Singh (1906-1982), 20th Prime Minister of Nepal. Royalty of Doti Region. Born as Indradhwoj Shahi later adopted title of Kunwar
 * Uttam Kunwar (1938–1982), Nepalese journalist and writer
 * Ramjee Kunwar (born 1956), Trade Union Activist and politician
 * Baburam Kunwar (born 1960), first governor of Gandaki Province
 * Kabita Kunwar (born 2003), Nepalese cricketer

In Pakistan

 * Kunwar Khalid Yunus (born 1964), Pakistani politician
 * Kunwar Ali Roshan, Pakistani filmmaker