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- Pandwala Kalan, officially the Pindwala Kalan (Pindwala Kalan) is a village in South West Delhi. It is the one of the largest villages by area, the tenth most popular village (with over 3,779 people) in the of South-West Delhi. It is bounded by the , villages on the south, the on the southwest, and the on the southeast. It shares land borders with and Khera Dabar to the west; Paprawat to the northeast; and to the east. EtymologyThe name Pandwala Kalan is derived from Paṇḍ (पण्ड्), which means "to collect, heap, pile up", and this root is used in the sense of knowledge.[5] The term is found in Vedic and post-Vedic texts, but without any sociological context. In the colonial era literature, the term generally refers to Brahmins specialized in Hindu law.[6] Aala (आला), which means the supreme leader of the organization. The latter term stems from the Kalan (Hindustani: कलाँ, Punjabi: ਕਲਾਂ) are administrative designations used in India and Pakistan to indicate the smaller (Khurd) and larger (Kalan) segments of a town, village or settlement. The geographical term Pandwala Kalan, which is recognized by the Constitution of India as an official name for the village is used by many in its variations. Scholars believe it to be named after the Vedic tribe in the second millennium B.C.E. It is also traditionally associated with the (Sanskrit: द्रोण, Droņa) or or , the royal preceptor to the Kauravas and Pandavas and incarnation of Brahma; an avatar of Brihaspati. He was the son of rishi Bharadwaja and a descendant of the sage Angirasa. He was a master of advanced military arts, including the divine weapons or Astras. (en)
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- Pandwala Kalan, officially the Pindwala Kalan (Pindwala Kalan) is a village in South West Delhi. It is the one of the largest villages by area, the tenth most popular village (with over 3,779 people) in the of South-West Delhi. It is bounded by the , villages on the south, the on the southwest, and the on the southeast. It shares land borders with and Khera Dabar to the west; Paprawat to the northeast; and to the east. (en)
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