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Kumar ( _ta. , (Sanskrit: . In Hinduism (meaning child, (child of) Skanda) the God of War. Is a title, given name or family name. As a name it can also be used as: Kumara, Kumari, Kumaru and Kumaran. Kumar is a caste that is more common with Sri Lankan. It also refers to Skanda the God of War.
However, Kumar is commonly used today. In Sanskrit (Sanskrit:कुमार) "Kumar" could mean "Prince" and "Kumari" meaning "Princess", and can be put in heir apparent and enters in Rajput / Princley State titles. The following are just examples from India.
Cooch
The sons of the ruling Maharaja: Maharaj Kumar Shri (personal name) Narayan. (Narayan being the name of the dynasty) The grandsons of the ruling prince, in the male line: Raj Kumar Shri (personal name) Narayan.
Jammu and Kashmir
The Heir Apparent of the ruling Maharaja: Maharaj Kumar Shri Yuvaraj (personal name)The younger sons of the ruling prince: Maharaj Kumar Shri Mannan (personal name).
Rajasthan
Kumar is the name of a clan (all,titled) Chetris who claim descent from the Rānās of Mewar ancestral predecessors of the Maharānās of Udaipur, Rajasthan.
avantwadi
The Heir Apparent of the Sir Desai (ruler) of Savantwadi was styled Rajanathan Kumar, Shrimant (personal name).
Travancore
The Heir apparent (surviving brother or nephew, under the Marumakkathayam law of matrilineal inheritance, according to male primogeniture) of the ruling Maharaja of Travancore was styled: Maharaj Kumar (personal name) Varma, Ilaya Raja of Travancore; the sons of the ruler: Sri (personal name) Tampi.
Nepal
*Kumar itself (meaning prince in Nepali), is the usual title. In which never uses it for 'mere' commoner descendants) bestowed on the son-in-law of a Sovereign (the King is styled Maharajadhiraja).
*Adhirajkumar 'son of the ruler of rulers', or Prince, is the usual title borne by the sons of a sovereign, his brothers, and paternal uncles.
*Maharaj Adhirajkumar is the usual prefix for the son of a King holding the rank and title of Sri Chautaria.
*Rajkumar 'royal son' is the title borne by the sons of a Raja (Hindu ruler of lower rank) and by the sons of a Nepalese King by a lesser wife or concubine.
*Yuvarajkumar 'Young Prince', is the usual title for the younger sons of the Crown Prince.
*In Lambjang and Kaski the "a" class sons of the 'ruling' Maharaja: Sri Sri Sri Maharaj Kumar (given name) Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana, in the male line: Kunwar (given name) Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana.Notable people with the name Kumar
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Madhav Kumar Nepal - Politician inNepal .
*Manoj Kumar - Bollywood Actor.
*Nitish Kumar - Chief Minister of Bihar.
*Meena Kumari - was a prominent Indian movie actress.
*Akshay Kumar is a Bollywood actor, real name isRajiv Hari Om Bhatia
*Ajith Kumar - is an film actor who has appeared in Tamil,Telugu andHindi movies.
*Santosh Kumar - Pakistani actor
*Kishore Kumar - also known as Abhas Kumar Ganguli, was a very famous classicalIndia nsinger .
*Sabitha Kumari - Female Militant that isMaoist andNaxal leader.
*Kumar Sangakkara - Sri Lankan cricketer.
*Praveen Kumar - Indian Cricketer
*Ashok Kumar - Famous bollywood actor
*S Kumar - CEO,Aaum Research & Analytics.flagicon|India / flagicon|Sri Lanka "This article may contain actual related context from Sri Lanka and India"
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