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Khera's(Punjabi: ਖਹਿਰਾ/ਖਹਿਰੇ) are an Indo-Aryan community in India and Pakistan concentrated on both sides of the border within the Punjab region.They are part of the kshatriyas caste.They are part of the Arora gotra although some consider themselves Jats.Prior to independence and partition of India, Khera's were mainly concentrated in West Punjab (now Pakistan) (along the banks of river Indus and its tributaries) and Malwa region in Indian Punjab apart from North-West Frontier Province, Rajasthan and Gujarat. In post-independence and post-partition India, Khera's mainly reside in Punjab (India), Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Delhi, Jammu, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Gujarat and other parts of the country. After partition, from these parts of Pakistan, where they mainly lived i.e. Punjab, NWFP and Sindh they migrated to different parts of divided India from Jammu in North to Madras Presidency down south. They have also spread to all parts of the world, owing to desire to make life better and better, and have prospered in a short duration after losing almost all their belongings while bearing the brunt of partition.

Orgins

The Khera's are Indo-Aryans of the khatri, arora caste historically found in Punjab, Sindh, NWFP and even parts of Afganistan and are still living there too this day.

Ancient Period

The position of the Kuru kingdom, which Kheras joined the ranks of, in Iron Age Vedic India.

In Iron Age Vedic India (c. 1000 BCE), they were inhabitants of the Kuru Kingdom. The dynasty was later ruled by Yudhishtira, who led the Kurukshetra War against the Kauravas which is detailed in the Hindu epic, the Mahabharata. In this war, the Kshatriyas assumed the role of warriors for either side of the battle.