Piracha

Piracha
Origin
Region of origin	Indian subcontinent
Other names
Variant form(s)	Paracha, Peracha, Pracha, Paracha, Peratcha

Paracha (Urdu: پراچہ, Hindi: पराचा) or Piracha (Urdu: پِراچہ, Hindi: पिराचा), also known as Peracha, Piracha ,Pracha, and Paracha, is a family name in India and Pakistan, most common in the Punjab region.[1]

History

The Paracha caste is native to the Gandhara region of the Indian subcontinent, with the caste name being of Hindi origin.[2]

The Rawalpindi Gazetteer recorded the principal settlements of the Paracha as being Makhad and Attock, stating that the Paracha were of Hindu origin, as with the Khoja; many Piracha later converted to Islam.[3]

The Gazetteer of the Shahpur District mentioned that the Piracha caste engaged in trade and preferred to record their transactions in Hindi, as with the Khoja.[4]

Today, the Pirachas are scattered all over the world.

Poem authored by Abdul Malik Paracha, read at All India Paracha Conference at Lahore in 1929. - Part1

Poem authored by Abdul Malik Paracha, read at All India Paracha Conference at Lahore in 1929. - Part2

Fictional characters

Kaneez Paracha, a character from Ackley Bridge
Nasreen Paracha, a character from Ackley Bridge

References

Paracha, Nadeem F. (22 January 2017). "Dubious ancestors". Dawn. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
Journal of Asian Civilisations, Volume 28. Taxila Institute of Asian Civilisations. 2005. p. 72. Reminiscent of the millennium before Christ, Paracha, a Hindi word, has been in common use as a tribal designation in Gandhara and surrounding provinces, for centuries.
Gazetteer of the Rawalpindi District, Revised Edition (1893-94). Civil and Military Gazette Press. 1896. p. 104. The principal settlements of Parachas are at Makhad and Attock, both on the Indus. They are a race of traders who transactions extend to Turkistan and the Khanates. They are converted Hindus, and seem to be much the same as Khojas.
Wilson, J. (1897). Gazetteer of the Shahpur District. Civil and Military Gazette Press. p. 91. The Musalman Khoja and Piracha traders however mostly keep their accounts in Hindi.

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Dubious ancestors

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[Paracha2017-1] Paracha, Nadeem F. (22 January 2017). "Dubious ancestors". Dawn. Retrieved 26 March 2019.

[2] Journal of Asian Civilisations, Volume 28. Taxila Institute of Asian Civilisations. 2005. p. 72. Reminiscent of the millennium before Christ, Paracha, a Hindi word, has been in common use as a tribal designation in Gandhara and surrounding provinces, for centuries.

[3] Gazetteer of the Rawalpindi District, Revised Edition (1893-94). Civil and Military Gazette Press. 1896. p. 104. The principal settlements of Parachas are at Makhad and Attock, both on the Indus. They are a race of traders who transactions extend to Turkistan and the Khanates. They are converted Hindus, and seem to be much the same as Khojas.

[Wilson1897-4] Wilson, J. (1897). Gazetteer of the Shahpur District. Civil and Military Gazette Press. p. 91. The Musalman Khoja and Piracha traders however mostly keep their accounts in Hindi.