No, we are not. Avinash Haldia -------------------------------------------------- From: "Epicure" <shyamofindia@hotmail.com> Sent: Saturday, May 17, 2008 1:42 PM To: <india-royalty@rootsweb.com> Subject: [INDIA-ROYALTY] Surname Haldia > Dear Mr. Haldia, > Quite a few Raja's & Jamindars of Bengal were Khatri Punjabi's. Is your > family one out of them? > Best wishes! > SHYAM > > > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "Avinash Haldia" <avinashhaldia@gmail.com> > Sent: Saturday, May 17, 2008 10:37 AM > To: <india-royalty@rootsweb.com> > Subject: Re: [INDIA-ROYALTY] Royal houses in Delhi > >> Hi >> >> My surname is Haldia. There is a place called Haldia in West Bengal. >> Recently, I have come to know that one of my fore fathers were Raja of >> that >> place known as Haldia. In those days it was not in Bengal but orrissa. >> Because my fore fathers were Raja of that place, hence, it came to be >> called >> as Haldia, may be Haldia in those days. Although my family was >> associated >> with the ruling families of Alwar and Jaipur states. One of my fore >> fathers >> were given title of Raja Khushali Ram. >> >> I am not aware that somebody from my family went to the place Haldia in >> the >> east also. Can any of you enlighten me on this subject? >> >> Avinash Haldia > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > INDIA-ROYALTY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message