Nitharwal
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Jat Clan: Nitharwal | |
Distribution | Rajasthan Rajasthan Rājasthān the land of Rajasthanis, , is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It is located in the northwest of India. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with... , and Haryana Haryana Haryana is a state in India. Historically, it has been a part of the Kuru region in North India. The name Haryana is found mentioned in the 12th century AD by the apabhramsha writer Vibudh Shridhar . It is bordered by Punjab and Himachal Pradesh to the north, and by Rajasthan to the west and south... |
Descended from: | Kshatriya Kshatriya *For the Bollywood film of the same name see Kshatriya Kshatriya or Kashtriya, meaning warrior, is one of the four varnas in Hinduism... |
Branches: | None |
Religion | Hinduism Hinduism Hinduism is the predominant and indigenous religious tradition of the Indian Subcontinent. Hinduism is known to its followers as , amongst many other expressions... |
Languages | Rajasthani Rajasthani language Rajasthani Rajasthani Rajasthani (Devanagari: , Perso-Arabic: is a language of the Indo-Aryan languages family. It is spoken by 50 million people in Rajasthan and other states of India and in some areas of Pakistan. The number of speakers may be up to 80 million worldwide... |
Surnames: | Nitharwal |
Nitharwal is a Punjabi
Punjabi people
The Punjabi people , ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ), also Panjabi people, are an Indo-Aryan group from South Asia. They are the second largest of the many ethnic groups in South Asia. They originate in the Punjab region, which has been been the location of some of the oldest civilizations in the world including, the...
tribe of Jats
Jat people
The Jat people are a community of traditionally non-elite tillers and herders in Northern India and Pakistan. Originally pastoralists in the lower Indus river-valley of Sindh, Jats migrated north into the Punjab region in late medieval times, and subsequently into the Delhi Territory,...
found in Punjab
Punjab (Pakistan)
Punjab is the most populous province of Pakistan, with approximately 45% of the country's total population. Forming most of the Punjab region, the province is bordered by Kashmir to the north-east, the Indian states of Punjab and Rajasthan to the east, the Pakistani province of Sindh to the...
, Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
and Rajasthan
Rajasthan
Rājasthān the land of Rajasthanis, , is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It is located in the northwest of India. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. Ramesh Chandra Gunarthi in his book “Rajasthani Jatiyon ki khoj” (1977) has mentioned about the origin of this gotra
Gotra
In the Hindu society, the term Gotra broadly refers to people who are descendants in an unbroken male line from a common male ancestor. Panini defines gotra for grammatical purposes as apatyam pautraprabhrti gotram , which means "the word gotra denotes the progeny beginning with the son's son"...
. One of the sons of Amber
Amber
Amber is fossilized tree resin , which has been appreciated for its color and natural beauty since Neolithic times. Amber is used as an ingredient in perfumes, as a healing agent in folk medicine, and as jewelry. There are five classes of amber, defined on the basis of their chemical constituents...
ruler Kachwaha
Kachwaha
Kachwaha are a Suryavanshi Kshatriya clan who ruled a number of kingdoms and princely states in India such as Alwar, Maihar, Talcher, while the largest kingdom was Jaipur which was founded by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II in 1727...
was Narsi who joined Jats. The descendants of Narsi are known as Nitharwal.
According to Mansukh Ranwa
Ranwa
Ranwa , also Rinwa, is a gotra of Jats found in Sri ganganagar, Churu, Sikar and Jhunjhunu districts in Rajasthan, India. Due to being the horrible warriors they were called Ranwa....
there is a village Nithara near Viratnagar in Jaipur
Jaipur
Jaipur , also popularly known as the Pink City, is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Rajasthan. Founded on 18 November 1727 by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II, the ruler of Amber, the city today has a population of more than 3.1 million....
district. The Jats of this village were called Nitharwal. They have descended from Kachwaha vans. They migrated from village Nithara and founded village Hanspur. Later on they founded villages Bharni, Ringas and Sitarampur.
Nitharwal gotra Jats are found in Shekhawati
Shekhawati
Shekhawati is a semi-arid historical region located in the northeast part of Rajasthan, India got its name from Shekhawat Rajputs....
area of Rajasthan.
Notable persons from this gotra
- Lothoo NitharwalLothoo NitharwalLothoo Nitharwal was a revolutionary freedom fighter of Rajasthan, India. He struggled all his life with the objective to oust British rule from India and get the people freed from exploitation by jagirdars and establish democracy...
- a freedom fighter - Dr. B. C. Jat (Nitharwal) - Prithvi Vigyan awardee
- Mohan Singh (Nitharwal) - IPS Rajasthan, Date of Birth :1952, V.P.O- Bharni, Tah- Srimadhopur,disst.- Sikar, Present Address : 8, Hari Marg, Civil Lines, Jaipur, Phone Number : 0141-2224748, Mob: 9414064748
- Rameshwar Lal Nitharwal - Rajasthan Tehsildar Service [2]
- Arjun Lal Choudhary (Nitharwal) - Deputy Dir.(Retd.) Social Justice & Impowerment , Date of Birth: 5-May-1948,Vill.- Mandap, PO.- Chandma Kalan, Teh. - Phagi, Distt.- Jaipur, Present Address :112/27, Thadi Market, Mansarowar, Jaipur, Phone: 0141-2395976, Mob: 9928141690
- Subedar Ram Bax Ram Nitharwal(Retd.)- Indian Army Soldier (Fought Battle of 1962, 1975 and 1971, Address: V.P.O - Bharni, Teh - Srimadhopur, Dist - Sikar
- Capt.M. S. Nitharwal(Retd.)- Indian Army Intelligence, Reputed and dedicated services for Army Intelligence. Had been in U.S. Mission for 1 year to help in resolving Sudan dispute. Address: V.P.O - Bharni, Teh - Srimadhopur, Dist - Sikar.
- C.I. Umesh Kumar Nitharwal - Anti Corruption Department,Rajasthan Police. Address - Address: V.P.O - Bharni, Teh - Srimadhopur, Dist - Sikar
- Surender Nitharwal - Sr. Business Analyst, 3i Infotech. IT Services and e-Governance, Presales
Nitharwal jat gotra people also found in village KUKROD teh MAKRANA distt. NAGAUR (RAJASTHAN)