Khatri (
: ਖੱਤਰੀ,
: खत्री) is the Punjabi language adaptation or pronunciation of
word
(Hindi: क्षत्रिय, Kşhatriya)
[1][2][3] In
the local
are known as
Khatri, in fact they are one and the same. Khatri is a
word for Kshatriya the warrior caste. The Kshatriya are the traditional members of the Hindu military order. As administrators and rulers, Kshatriya were assigned with protecting Dharma, and serving humanity and the world. In course of time, however, as a result of economic and political exigencies, the Khatri also expanded into other occupations.