Do you know about the origin of Kashmiri Pandit Surname “Kaul” or “Koul”? It comes from one of Lord Shiva’s names – Mahakaal or Mahakoul. Kaul/Koul signifies – followers of Mahakaal/Mahakoul.
Author Saligram Bhatt writes in his book ‘Kashmiri Scholars Contribution to Knowledge and World Peace’:
Similarly the origin of Dhar surname is explained in the same book as below:
While searching for these surnames on the internet, I came across this wonderful blog of Ashok Koul where he explains origins behind so many Kashmiri Pandit surnames:
What we would notice is that often multiple explanations are provided; mostly because all such explanations are results of research based on historical and empirical evidences and sometimes multiple facts come close to the explanation. So many times there is no finally concluding answers but often the available answers appear convincing enough.
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