Posts by Deepak Kamboj

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  • For Malkiat & Josan, the die is cast
  • For Malkiat & Josan, the die is cast


    Hurt at being denied the party ticket in this primarily Rai Sikh-dominated area, Josan decided to enter the fray hoping to get the support of the Kamboj community, to which he belongs.The Kamboj votes number 25,000 here. "The party (Congress) made me a scapegoat by asking me to contest against Sukhbir Badal in the byelection...



  • Sage Kambu Swayambhuva
  • Sage Kambu Swayambhuva


    Kambu Swayambhuva was a sage prince of Kamboja lineage who finds mention along with sage Agastya, Kaundinya Swayambhuva, king Rajendra Chola, king Ashoka Maurya and king Pushyamitra Shunga in Shloka-22 in Ekamata Stotra. The legend holds that Kambu Swayambhuva was a learned prince who had initially been an Indian king...


  • Sage Kambhoja
  • Sage Kambhoja


    Sage Kambhoja or Kumbhoja (i.e. Kamboja) [1] finds reference in southern Indian recensions of Ramayana. He seems to have lived somewhere on the banks of river Godavari, in south-west India during Ramayana times. Ancient Sanskrit references indicate that ancient Kambojas were closely connected with Vasishthas ...




  • Etymology of Kamboh
  • Etymology of Kamboh


    The word Kamboh is a derived from the combination of two terms Kai & Amboh. Amboh means 'a following' 'a family', or 'large gathering'. Kai was a royal dynasty of Persian traditions. Thus Kai plus Amboh =Kaimboh=Kamboh means the royal family of Kai kings. Thus the Kambohs claim to have descended from the kings of line...


  • Etymology of Kamboja
  • Etymology of Kamboja


    Kamboja was the ancient name of a country, and the Indo-Iranian warrior tribe, the Kambojas, settled therein. The country is listed as one of the sixteen Mahajanapadas or great nations in ancient Buddhist texts and was located in the Uttarapatha in the extreme north-west of the Indian sub-continent, contiguous...