Sandhu
Sandhu (also spelled as Sindhu) is largest muslim and sikh Jat clan in the Punjab Region of India[1] and Pakistan.[2]
According to 1911 Census the Sandhu was the principal Muslim Jat clan in districts:
- Lahore - Sandhu (9,965)
- Sialkot - Sandhu (5,054)
- Faisalabad - Sandhu (3,659)
- Gujrat - Sandhu (3,442)
- Gujranwala - Sandhu (3,192)
- Amritsar - Sandhu (2,054)
- Gurdaspur - Sandhu (783)
- Sargodha - Sandhu (504)[3]
Notable people affiliated to Sandhu clan include:
- Bhai Bala - Companion of Guru Nanak
- Bhagat Singh - Companion of Guru Nanak
- Charat Singh - Founder of Sukerchakia Misl
- Jai Singh Kanheya - Founder of Kanhaiya Misl
- Baba Deep Singh - Founder of Shaheedan Misl
- Heera Singh Sandhu - Founder of Nakai Misl
- Maha Singh - Son of Charat Singh and leader of Sukerchakia Misl
- Ranjit Singh - Maharajah of Punjab
- Charan Singh - Former Prime Minister of India
- Sardar Muhammad Arif Nakai - Former Chief Minister of Punjab
- Sardar Muhammad Asif Nakai - Former Pakistani State Minister for Housing & Works
- Muhammad Afzal Sindhu - Former Pakistani State Minister for Law & Justice, MNA from Bahawalnagar
- Aaqib Javed Sandhu - Former Pakistani Test Cricketer
- Emanuel Sandhu (born 1980), Canadian figure skater and dancer of Indian origin
- Garry Sandhu, Indian Punjabi Bhangra singer
- Gurinder Sandhu (born 1993), Australian professional cricketer
- Gurjit Sandhu (born 1992), English cricketer
- Harinder Pal Sandhu, (born 1989), Indian squash player
- Harpreet Sandhu (actor) (born 1979), Indian actor, director, writer, music director, editor, cinematographer and poet
- Jasbir Sandhu (born 1966), Canadian politician and Member of Parliament
- Kamaljeet Sandhu, Indian athlete
- Nandish Sandhu, Indian model and television actor
- Manavjit Singh Sandhu (born 1976), Indian sport shooter and three-time Olympian
- Nick Sandhu (born 1962), Indian field hockey player
- Peter Sandhu, Canadian politician and Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
- Sahil Sandhu (born 1991), Canadian football (soccer) player
- Surinder Sandhu, Indian sarangi player and composer
- Tommy Sandhu (born 1976), British DJ, remixer, producer and television presenter
- Vattan Sandhu, Indian Punjabi singer and actor
See also
- Mohra Sandhu, village in the Gujar Khan Tehsil of Rawalpindi District, of Punjab, Pakistan
References
- ↑ Singh, Khushwant (2009). Why I Supported the Emergency: Essays and Profiles. Penguin UK. p. 193. ISBN 978-8-18475-241-0.
Now that caste has raised its ugly head, many have reattached caste names like Randhawa, Brar, Gill, Sandhu, Sidhu (all Jat agriculturist tribes) ...
- ↑ Biographical Encyclopedia of Pakistan: Millennium 2000. Research Institute of Historiography, Biography and Philosophy (Lahore). 2001. p. 454. OCLC 50495187.
- ↑ http://www.jatland.com/home/Sindhu
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