Kunwar

Kunwar (also spelt Kanwar , Kaur , Kuar for Rajput is an Indian Royal title denoting a prince.^[1] It is derived from the Sanskrit word Rajkumar.^[2] It was traditionally associated with the feudal Rajputs such as the son of a Rana, Babu and Thakur^[3][4]

Sardar Ram Krishna Kunwar, prominent male ancestor of Ranas of Nepal

The following are notable uses of the name Kunwar (also spelled as Konwar in Assam).

In India

• Babu Kunwar Singh (1777-1858; also known as Babu Konwar Singh and Kuer Singh), leader during the Indian Rebellion of 1857
• Gomdhar Konwar, a prince of the Ahom royal family of Assam, known for having led one of the first revolts against the British in India. Konwar was declared the last King of Assam.
• Devanand Konwar (1934-2020), Senior congressman from Assam, former Governor of the Indian states of Tripura, Bihar and West Bengal
• Kushal Konwar (1905-1943), Indian freedom fighter from Assam descended from Ahom Royal Family. He was hanged in 1942 during the Quit India Movement.
• 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^[5]
• 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

See also

• Veer Kunwar Singh University, a university in India
• Kunwar family, Nepalese dynasty of nobles of Gorkha Kingdom