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'''Randhawa([[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]:ਰੰਧਾਵਾ )''', (pronounced: ''rann-dhaa-waa'' and anglicised to ''"ran-dhwa"'') is one of the many last names of [[Jat]]/Jatt clans. It is one of the many last names of early Rajput and Jat/Jatt warrior clans that played an important historical role in Indian history.
'''Randhawa([[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]:ਰੰਧਾਵਾ )''', (pronounced: ''rann-dhaa-waa'' and anglicised to ''"ran-dhwa"'') is one of the many last names of [[Jat]]/Jatt clans. It is one of the many last names of early Jat/Jatt warrior clans that played an important historical role in Indian history.


==History==
==History==


The word "Randhawa" is derived from two terms, "Rann" which means war and "dhawa" which means to attack (According to Sir Lepel Griffin). Hence Randhawa may be known as a warrior who attacks in a war with a great courage and valor.
The word "Randhawa" is derived from two terms, "Rann" which means war and "dhawa" which means to attack. Randhawa were known as a warrior who attacks in a war with a great courage. Randhawa is also a name associated with being at the peak of the jatt pyramid.


Randhawa is associated with being a royal clan and considered at the peak of the Jatt pyramid. Randhawa clan was earlier a part of the great Rajputs, the well known warriors of the Indian soil, which had ruled from the reign of Ashoka The Great to the reign of the Mughals.

After the founding of the Sikhism, the royal clan of Hindu Randhawa converges into Sikhs as warriors. However there still exist many Hindu Randhawas. In pakistan, Randhawas are Muslim.


==Origin==
==Origin==
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==Religion==
==Religion==
In [[India]] the majority of people of this clan are [[Sikhs]] living in [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]], [[Delhi]], mostly are [[Hindus]] living in [[Himachal Pradesh]], [[Haryana]] & across other [[States and territories of India]];
In [[India]] the majority of people of this clan are [[Sikhs]] living in [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]] & [[Delhi]], [[Hindus]] living in [[Himachal Pradesh]]& [[Haryana]] and [[Sikhs]] & [[Hindus]] living across other [[States and territories of India]].


In [[Pakistan]] the majority of people of this clan are [[Muslims]].
In [[Pakistan]] the majority of people of this clan are [[Muslims]].


Globally Randhawa are [[Hindus]],[[Sikhs]] and [[Muslims]].
Globally Randhawa are [[Sikhs]] , [[Muslims]] & [[Hindus]].


==Notable members==
==Notable members==
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* [[Arfa Karim Randhawa]](Urdu: ارفع کریم رندهاوا)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.
* [[Arfa Karim Randhawa]](Urdu: ارفع کریم رندهاوا)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 Randhawa]] famous bollywood actress.
* [[Kuljeet Randhawa]] famous bollywood actress.
* Parjesh Singh Randhawa, first fistif champion from Vancouver, British Columbia.
* Parjesh Singh Randhawa, first FISTIF champion from Vancouver, British Columbia.
* [[Saadhika Randhawa]], film actress.
* [[Saadhika Randhawa]], film actress.
* [[Jesse Randhawa]] famous Indian model and actress.
* [[Jesse Randhawa]] famous Indian model and actress.

Revision as of 15:18, 23 December 2010

Jat Clan: Randhawa
Distribution Punjab (India) and Punjab (Pakistan)
Religion Sikhism , Islam & Hinduism
Languages Punjabi

Randhawa(Punjabi:ਰੰਧਾਵਾ ), (pronounced: rann-dhaa-waa and anglicised to "ran-dhwa") is one of the many last names of Jat/Jatt clans. It is one of the many last names of early Jat/Jatt warrior clans that played an important historical role in Indian history.

History

The word "Randhawa" is derived from two terms, "Rann" which means war and "dhawa" which means to attack. Randhawa were known as a warrior who attacks in a war with a great courage. Randhawa is also a name associated with being at the peak of the jatt pyramid.


Origin

Origin of Randhawa can be traced back to Undivided Punjab, now the Punjab, India & Punjab, Pakistan.

Present day

Most of the Randhawas are settled in Punjab, Himachal Pradesh & Haryana and in small numbers across different states of India.

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 Punjab (India). Outside Punjab they are settled in Delhi, Udham Singh Nagar and Bareilly in Uttarakhand/Uttar Pradesh, Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh) and in small numbers in different states across India.

In Punjab (Pakistan), most of the Randhawas are settled in Sialkot, Pasrur, Narowal, Shakargarh, Daska, Gujranwala, Gujrat, Faisalabad, Sheikhupura etc. before and after the partition of India. Muslim members of this clan migrated to various places in the Punjab province of Pakistan after religious riots broke out in the bordering districts of Pakistan and India. Small concentrations of Randhawas are located in Faisalabad, Jehanian , Budhla Sant(Multan),Hasilpur,Bahawalpur, Burewala, Gojra, and Chak Kamala Gujrat District, Punjab, Pakistan. Also settelled in Mirpurkhas, Badin, Benazirabad and Sanghar in Sindh. Randhawa migrated from Gurdaspur Dharamkot Randhawa from 1892 to 1920, long before the partition of India.

Across the World, apart from India & Pakistan Randhawas are settled in UK, Canada, United States, Malaysia, Australia and other Countries.

Religion

In India the majority of people of this clan are Sikhs living in Punjab & Delhi, Hindus living in Himachal Pradesh& Haryana and Sikhs & Hindus living across other States and territories of India.

In Pakistan the majority of people of this clan are Muslims.

Globally Randhawa are Sikhs , Muslims & Hindus.

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 Ji, one of the most sacred and revered saints in Sikhism.
  • Santokh Singh Randhawa, former chief of the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee, ex minister of Punjab, currently member of All India Congress Committee.
  • Dara Singh, Indian wrestler and actor
  • Dr MS Randhawa, played major roles in the Green Revolution in India.
  • Didar Singh Randhawa, is the President of Gurdwara Sri Guru Singh Sabha Southall (SGSS) London notable as the largest Sikh temple outside India.[1]
  • Harbans Randhawa, medical mycologist, pioneered studies on the epidemiology of fungal infections in India.[2]
  • Gurbachan Singh Randhawa , is an outstanding Indian Athlete who finished 5th at the Tokyo Olympics in 110mh and is a Padma Shree Awardee in India.
  • Afzal Ahsan Randhawa, member of Pakistan Constituent Assembly who participated in framing the first democratic constitution of Pakistan.
  • Jyoti Randhawa, Golf Pro, was Asian number one.
  • Nimrata Nikki Randhawa Haley (Punjabi: ਨਿਮਰਤਾ "ਨਿੱਕੀ" ਰੰਧਾਵਾ ਹੇਲੀ) 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.
  • Arfa Karim Randhawa(Urdu: ارفع کریم رندهاوا)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 Randhawa famous bollywood actress.
  • Parjesh Singh Randhawa, first FISTIF champion from Vancouver, British Columbia.
  • Saadhika Randhawa, film actress.
  • Jesse Randhawa famous Indian model and actress.
  • Kulraj Randhawa famous Punjabi Actress, also acted in one popular Hindi serial "Kareena Kareena" and Superhit Punjabi Movie Tera Mera Ki Rishta[3]
  • Ravinder Randhawa, acclaimed author and founder of the Asian Women Writers Collective.[4]

References

  • The Panjab chiefs: historical and biographical notices of the principal families in the territories under the Panjab government by Lepel Henry Griffin, Sir.; Charles Francis Massy.
  • The Panjab chiefs: historical and biographical notices of the principal families in the Lahore and Rawalpindi divisions of the Panjab by Lepel Henry Griffin, Sir; Charles Francis Massy.
  • A glossary of the tribes and castes of the Punjab and North-West frontier province. Vol. 1 by H A Rose; Denzil Ibbetson, Sir; Edward Douglas Maclagan, Sir.
  • Origins and History of Jats and Other Allied Nomadic Tribes of India by B.S. Nijjar.
  1. ^ "Sikh dagger is 'part of the body'". BBC News. 2010-02-08. Retrieved 2010-05-22.
  2. ^ Oxford Journals
  3. ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kulraj_Randhawa
  4. ^ Contemporary Writers profile
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