Karan Thapar's paternal grandfather was Diwan Bahadur Kunj Behari Thapar, from Lahore. He belonged to a group of the Punjabi elite who became wealthy by working as British commission agents.
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Kunj Behari Thapar was one of 4 people, along with Umar Hayat Khan, Chaudhary Gajjan Singh, and Rai Bahadur Lal Chand, who donated Rs 1.75 lakh to fund of Punjab governor Sir Michael O'Dwyer, who supported Brigadier-Gen Reginald Dyer's actions during #JallianwalaBaghMassacre.
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In 1920, Kunj Behari Thapar received the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire in recognition of his loyalty.
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