Arora Rora surname is an Indian last name. Arora Rora surname also indicates the caste of person. Arora Rora surname definition is An important trading and mercantile caste of the Punjab of which a few persons were returned from the Nimar District in 1901. Sir D. Ibbetson was of opinion that the Aroras were the Khatris of Aror the ancient capital of Scinde represented by the modern Rori. He described the Arora as follows:6 Like the Khatri and unlike the Bania he is no mere trader; but his social position is far inferior to theirs partly no doubt because he is looked down upon simply as being a Hindu in the portions of the Province which are his special habitat. He is commonly known as a Kirar a word almost synonymous with coward and even more contemptuous than is the name Bania in the east of the province. The Arora is active and enterprising industrious and thrifty…. When an Arora girds up his loins he makes it only two miles from Jhang to Lahore. He will turn his hand to any work he makes a most admirable cultivator and a large proportion of the Aroras of the lower Chenab are purely agricultural in their avocations. He is found throughout Afghanistan and even Turkistan and is the Hindu trader of those countries; while in the western Punjab he will sew clothes weave matting and baskets make vessels of brass and copper and do goldsmiths work. But he is a terrible coward and is so branded in the proverbs of the countryside: The thieves were four and we eighty-four; the thieves came on and we ran away; and again: To meet a Rathi armed with a hoe makes a company of nine Kirars (Aroras) feel alone. Yet the peasant has a wholesome dread of the Kirar when in his proper place: Vex not the Jat in his jungle nor the Kirar at his shop nor the boatman at his ferry; for if you do they will break your head. Again: Trust not a crow a dog or a Kirar even when asleep. So again: You cant make a friend of a Kirar any more than a sati of a prostitute.. People with Arora Rora surname can also be found in other south asian countries like Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka. Arora Rora surname definition is from a survey conducted during British rule in India. Many surnames in India indicate the type of work done by the person or by someone in family from whom the family inherited the surname. Surnames help spread casteism in India. One of the intellectuals suggested to drop surnames in India so that people can overcome caste differences easily.
