Randhawa
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The Randhawas are jatt clans.
Randhawa (Punjabi
:??????), is one of the many last names of Jat/Jatt warrior clans that played an important historical role in South Asian history.
Hence Randhawa may be known as a warrior who attacks in a war with a great courage and valor. Randhawa is associated with being a royal blooded clan and also considered at the peak of the Jatt pyramid.
In Punjab
, Randhawas are settled in large numbers in Kapurthala
, Gurdaspur
, Chandigarh
, Amritsar
, Jalandhar
, Hoshiarpur
, Fatehgarh
, Patiala, Sangrur
, Nabha
, Ludhiana, Malerkotla
, Moga
, Ferozepur, Bathinda, Sirsa, Ambala
and Ropar areas in Malwa, Majha
and Doaba
and Dhapai
. In Pakistan (Punjab) Randhawas are settled in Faisalabad, Sheikhupura, Gujranwala, Lahore and Multan.
Across the World
, a Randhawas are settled in UK, Canada
, United States
, Malaysia, Australia
and other countries.
the majority of people of this clan are Sikhs living in Punjab
& Delhi
. In Pakistan People of this clan are muslims.
The founding father of this clan was Randhawa, a Jadu/Jadaun/Jadon Rajput warrior who was famous for his martial prowess.According to Sir Lepel Griffin, Randhawa tribe is of Rajput origin and its founder was resident in Bikaner seven hundred years ago.
From him descended seven families i.e. Dharmkot, Ghanianki, Chamiari, Doda, Dorangah or Talwandi, Kathu-Nangal and Khunda. It is known that Kajal, the fifth descendant of Randhawa emigrated to Punjab and settled in Batala.Further Kajal Randhawa's descendants founded the village of Pakhoke i.e. Pakho-Ke-Randhawa. Dera Baba Nanak has villages of Randhawas around it.
Randhawa (Punjabi
Punjabi language
Punjabi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by inhabitants of the historical Punjab region . For Sikhs, the Punjabi language stands as the official language in which all ceremonies take place. In Pakistan, Punjabi is the most widely spoken language...
:??????), is one of the many last names of Jat/Jatt warrior clans that played an important historical role in South Asian history.
History
The word "Randhawa" is derived from two terms, "Rann" which means war and "dhawa" which means to attack. A person who attacks in battlefield with great courage.Hence Randhawa may be known as a warrior who attacks in a war with a great courage and valor. Randhawa is associated with being a royal blooded clan and also considered at the peak of the Jatt pyramid.
Present day
Most of the Randhawas are settled in unjab (India) and (Pakistan)]In Punjab
Punjab (India)
Punjab ) is a state in the northwest of the Republic of India, forming part of the larger Punjab region. The state is bordered by the Indian states of Himachal Pradesh to the east, Haryana to the south and southeast and Rajasthan to the southwest as well as the Pakistani province of Punjab to the...
, Randhawas are settled in large numbers in Kapurthala
Kapurthala
Kapurthala is a city in Punjab state of India. It is the administrative headquarters of Kapurthala District. It was the capital of the Kapurthala State, a princely state in British India. The secular and aesthetic mix of the city with its prominent buildings based on French and Indo-Saracenic...
, Gurdaspur
Gurdaspur
Gurdaspur is a city in the state of Punjab, situated in the northwest part of the Republic of India. It is located in the center of and is the administrative head of Gurdaspur District. It was the location of a fort which was famous for the siege it sustained in 1712 from the Mughals...
, Chandigarh
Chandigarh
Chandigarh is a union territory of India that serves as the capital of two states, Haryana and Punjab. The name Chandigarh translates as "The Fort of Chandi". The name is from an ancient temple called Chandi Mandir, devoted to the Hindu goddess Chandi, in the city...
, Amritsar
Amritsar
Amritsar is a city in the northern part of India and is the administrative headquarters of Amritsar district in the state of Punjab, India. The 2001 Indian census reported the population of the city to be over 1,500,000, with that of the entire district numbering 3,695,077...
, Jalandhar
Jalandhar
Jalandhar is a city in Jalandhar District in the state of Punjab, India. It is located 144 km northwest of the state capital, Chandigarh...
, Hoshiarpur
Hoshiarpur
Hoshiarpur is a city and a municipal council in Hoshiarpur district in the Indian state of Punjab. It was founded, according to tradition, during the early part of the fourth century. In 1809 it was occupied by the forces of Maharaja Karanvir Singh and was united into the greater state of Punjab....
, Fatehgarh
Fatehgarh
Fatehgarh is a cantonment town in Farrukhabad district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is located on the right bank of the Ganges River. It is the administrative headquarters of Farrukhabad District. Fatehgarh derives its name from an old fort. It is a small city with no significant...
, Patiala, Sangrur
Sangrur
Sangrur is a city in the Indian state of Punjab, India. It is the headquarters of the Sangrur district. It is located at the intersection of the roads connecting Delhi with Ludhiana and Patiala with Bathinda, at a distance of 80 km from Ludhiana and 48 km from Patiala. The...
, Nabha
Nabha
Nabha is a city and municipal council in the Patiala district to the south-west of the Indian state of Punjab. In 1998, the annual income of Nabha state was Rs 1,50,000/-.- Princely State of Nabha :...
, Ludhiana, Malerkotla
Malerkotla
Malerkotla is a city and a municipal council in Sangrur district in the Indian state of Punjab. It was the seat of the eponymous princely state during the British Raj...
, Moga
Moga, Punjab
Moga is a city and a municipality in Moga district in the Indian state of Punjab.It became part and headquarter of 17th District in the state, Moga district of Punjab State on 24th day of November 1995, by then Chief Minister Harcharan Singh Brar. Before this, Moga was a part of Faridkot District...
, Ferozepur, Bathinda, Sirsa, Ambala
Ambala
Ambala is a city and a municipal corporation in Ambala district in the state of Haryana, India, located on the border of the states of Haryana and Punjab in India. Politically; Ambala has two sub-areas: Ambala Cantt and Ambala City, approximately 3 kilometers apart from each other...
and Ropar areas in Malwa, Majha
Majha
Majha is a region of the Punjab comprising the modern districts of Amritsar, Gurdaspur and Tarn Taran in the Indian State of Punjab and the districts of Narowal, Lahore and Kasur in the Pakistani Province of Punjab. The term previously applied to Panjabis living north of the Sutlej...
and Doaba
Doaba
Doaba is the region of Indian Punjab surrounded by the rivers Beas and Sutlej. The name "Doaba" literally translates to "land of two rivers" . It is one of the most fertile regions of the world, and was the centre of the Green Revolution in India.Scheduled castes form more than 35% of the...
and Dhapai
Dhapai
Dhaipai is a village of Mandi Bahauddin District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is located at 32°42'0N 73°33'0E at an altitude of 213 metres ....
. In Pakistan (Punjab) Randhawas are settled in Faisalabad, Sheikhupura, Gujranwala, Lahore and Multan.
Across the World
World
World is a common name for the whole of human civilization, specifically human experience, history, or the human condition in general, worldwide, i.e. anywhere on Earth....
, a Randhawas are settled in UK, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, Malaysia, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
and other countries.
Religion
In IndiaIndia
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...
the majority of people of this clan are Sikhs living in Punjab
Punjab (India)
Punjab ) is a state in the northwest of the Republic of India, forming part of the larger Punjab region. The state is bordered by the Indian states of Himachal Pradesh to the east, Haryana to the south and southeast and Rajasthan to the southwest as well as the Pakistani province of Punjab to the...
& Delhi
Delhi
Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...
. In Pakistan People of this clan are muslims.
The founding father of this clan was Randhawa, a Jadu/Jadaun/Jadon Rajput warrior who was famous for his martial prowess.According to Sir Lepel Griffin, Randhawa tribe is of Rajput origin and its founder was resident in Bikaner seven hundred years ago.
From him descended seven families i.e. Dharmkot, Ghanianki, Chamiari, Doda, Dorangah or Talwandi, Kathu-Nangal and Khunda. It is known that Kajal, the fifth descendant of Randhawa emigrated to Punjab and settled in Batala.Further Kajal Randhawa's descendants founded the village of Pakhoke i.e. Pakho-Ke-Randhawa. Dera Baba Nanak has villages of Randhawas around it.
Notable members
(Note : This list is restricted to only those prominent people belonging to Randhawa clan who have earned national or international level accomplishments.)- Baba Budha JiBaba Budha JiBaba Buddha Ji is recognized as one of the great Sikhs of the Guru period. He had the privilege of being blessed by the first six Gurus. He led an ideal Sikh life for more than a hundred years. He was one of closest companions of the guru Nanak and is one of the most revered and sacred saints...
(Punjabi: ???? ????? ??), one of the most sacred and revered saints in SikhismSikhismSikhism is a monotheistic religion founded during the 15th century in the Punjab region, by Guru Nanak Dev and continued to progress with ten successive Sikh Gurus . It is the fifth-largest organized religion in the world and one of the fastest-growing...
. - Santokh Singh Randhawa, Ex President of the Pradesh Congress, former minister Punjab, 3 time MLA, senior most Congress Member from Punjab
- Dara SinghDara SinghDara Singh Randhawa is a wrestler and Indian film actor. He was born in a Jat Sikh family of Punjabi background.He was a wrestler before he started acting in Hindi films in 1962....
(Punjabi: ???? ???? ?????? ), Indian wrestler and actor as well as the current president of All India Jat Mahasabha. - Nimrata Nikki Randhawa Haley (Punjabi: ?????? "?????" ?????? ????) is an elected official and businesswoman from South Carolina, where she is currently the Governor-elect. Haley represented Lexington County in the South Carolina House of Representatives from 2005 to 2010.
- Dr MS Randhawa (Punjabi: ??. ??????? ???? ?????? ), played major roles in the Green Revolution in India.
- Dr. Harbans Singh Randhawa (Punjabi: ????? ???? ?????? ), medical mycologist, pioneered studies on the epidemiology of fungal infections in India. Ex-Director of Patel Chest Institute (Delhi University).
- Gurbachan Singh RandhawaGurbachan Singh RandhawaGurbachan Singh Randhawa is a former Indian athlete who won gold medal at 1962 Asian Games in decathlon. He participated in 1960 and 1964 Olympics in 110 hurdles, high jump and decathlon. He finished fifth in 110 hurdles at 1964 Tokyo Olympics with timing of 14.07 seconds...
(Punjabi: ?????? ???? ??????) , is an outstanding Indian Athlete who finished 5th at the Tokyo Olympics in 110mh and is a Padma Shree Awardee in India. - Afzal Ahsan RandhawaAfzal Ahsan RandhawaAfzal Ahsan Randhawa is a Pakistani writer. He has written several novels in the Punjabi language including Sooraj Grehan and Doaba. In 1986, he was awarded the Prof. Piara Singh Gill & Karam Singh Sandhu Memorial Antar-Rashtari Shiromani Sahitkaar/Kalakaar Award at the International Association of...
(Urdu: ????? ???? ???????) member of Pakistan Constituent Assembly who participated in framing the first democratic constitution of Pakistan. - Jyoti RandhawaJyoti RandhawaJyoti Singh Randhawa is an Indian professional golfer who was ranked in the top 100 of the world and is the third-highest Indian in the world rankings.-Career:...
(Punjabi: ?????? ??????), Golf Pro, was Asian number one. - Lieutenant GeneralLieutenant GeneralLieutenant General is a military rank used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages where the title of Lieutenant General was held by the second in command on the battlefield, who was normally subordinate to a Captain General....
(retired) Kirpal Singh Randhawa (Punjabi: ?????? ???? ??????), commissioned into the 7th Light Cavalry7th Light CavalryThe 7th Light Cavalry, was a regular army cavalry regiment in the British Indian Army which first came into British service with the East India Company and went on to serve on the North West Frontier and in World War I and World War II.-Formation:...
in 1952, headed a team of Indian ArmyIndian ArmyThe Indian Army is the land based branch and the largest component of the Indian Armed Forces. With about 1,100,000 soldiers in active service and about 1,150,000 reserve troops, the Indian Army is the world's largest standing volunteer army...
officers that trained Iraqi officers in the 1970s. The training was part of a bilateral military agreement. Among those he trained was Iraq's Saddam Regime Defence Minister General Sultan Hashim Ahmad. - Arfa Karim Randhawa (Urdu: ???? ???? ???????)is from Ram Diwali, Faisalabad in Pakistan, who in 2006 at the age of 9 years and 7 months, became one of the youngest Microsoft Certified Professionals (MCPs) in the world.
- Kuljeet RandhawaKuljeet RandhawaKuljeet Randhawa was an Indian actress and model. The former Gladrags model was best known for her role in the Kohinoor-series. Randhawa was born on 1 January 1976 in Ranigangh in West Bengal...
(Punjabi: ?????? ??????), famous bollywood actress. - Saadhika Randhawa (Punjabi: ?????? ??????), film actress.
- Jesse RandhawaJesse RandhawaJesse Randhawa is an Indian model and actress.-Early life:Jasmeet Kaur Randhawa, a.k.a. Jesse Randhawa, was born on August 11, 1975 in jaipur to Mehar and narinder singh randhawa, and li. She belongs to a Jat Sikh family of the Randhawa Gotra...
(Punjabi: ???? ??????), famous Indian model and actress. - Kulraj RandhawaKulraj RandhawaKulraj Kaur Randhawa is an Indian actress who shot to fame after her role as the bubbly “Kareena” in the popular TV series Kareena Kareena.- Background :...
(Punjabi: ??????? ??????), famous Punjabi Actress, lead actress in upcoming movie Yamla Pagla Deewana, also acted in popular Hindi serial "Kareena Kareena" and Superhit Punjabi Movie Tera Mera Ki RishtaTera Mera Ki RishtaTera Mera Ki Rishta is a Punjabi film , starring Jimmy Shergill and Kulraj Randhawa in the main lead. Rest of the cast includes Anupam Kher, Raj Babbar, Archana Puran Singh, Gurpreet Ghuggi, Binnu Dhillon, Rana Ranbir, Balkaran Brar, Tee Jay Sidhu, Dolly Minhas and Akshita. The Movie was released... - Karishma RandhawaKarishma RandhawaKarishma Kaur Randhawa, who shot to fame after her role of a schoolgirl in the popular soap ‘Hello Dollie’ which was aired on Star Plus.Randhawa essayed the role of a bubbly schoolgirl in the popular soap Hello Dollie which was aired on Star Plus. Karishma is born in Chandigarh and has schooled all...
(Punjabi: ??????? ??????), This young actress was crowned ‘Miss Monte-Carlo’ in 2000, has also played the lead role in the internationally acclaimed movie called ‘Ants’. Seen in small screen serials like Mahi Ve on Sab TVSAB TVSAB TV is an Indian general entertainment television channel that is owned by Multi Screen Media Pvt. Ltd and based in Mumbai, Maharashtra. It was launched on April 23, 2000 by Sri Adhikari Brothers as a general entertainment channel. In 2003, it was repositioned as a comedy-centric channel...
, Hello Dollie on Star PlusSTAR PlusSTAR Plus is a Hindi language general entertainment television channel based in India. The channel is part of the STAR TV network's bouquet of channels...
, Kahani Ghar Ghar Ki, KkusumKkusumKkusum... Ek Aam Ladki Ki Kahani was a popular daily Indian television drama telecasted on Sony Entertainment Television and produced on Ekta Kapoor of Balaji Telefilms. It premiered in May 2001 and concluded in November 2005. The show was written by different writers at different times...
, Doli Saja KeDoli Saja KeDoli Saja Ke is a Hindi language Indian soap opera that airs on Sahara One channel worldwide, based on the concept of one's ill-fated and inauspicious fate. The series premiered on May 27, 2007 and airs every Monday to Friday at 10pm IST. It is ending on November 13th 2009- Cast/Characters...
, Lo Ho Gayi Pooja Iss Ghar KiLo Ho Gayi Pooja Iss Ghar KiLo Ho Gayi Pooja Iss Ghar Ki was aired on SAB TV June 30th 2008 and ended on March 12th 2009. The show is replaced by Gunwale Dulhania Le Jayenge from March 16th 2009.-Cast:* Sana Saeed...Pooja* Amit Dolawat...Aman* Rohini Hattangadi...Shanti Devi...
and India CallingIndia CallingIndia Calling was a Hindi television serial that airs on STAR One from Monday to Friday at 7:30 PM IST.- About The Show :In the story, Chandini is the ordinary middle class girl living in Jalandhar who dreams to go to Bombay. She's unaccustomed to the nonstop pace of city life...
. - Ravinder Randhawa (Punjabi: ?????? ??????), acclaimed author and founder of the Asian Women Writers Collective.
External links
- http://www.randhawas.info
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18610687?ordnialpos=1&tool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_DefaultR