Pilania

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Gyan Prakash Pilania

Pilania (पिलाणिया) Pilaniya (पिलाणिया) Pilaniya (पिलानियाँ) Pilania (पीलानियाँ) Pilamiya (पिलामियाँ) Palania (पलानियाँ) is a gotra of Jats. This gotra originated from place named Pilawaniya (पिलावनियाँ). Utpal Jats had founded village Pilaniya near Badi Khatu in Bikaner area. ^[1]

Pilania Jats live in Rajasthan and Haryana in India. They are in in Hanumangarh, Sikar, Churu and Jodhpur districts in Rajasthan. The Pilani town was founded in the memory of a brave Pilania Jat.

History

Thakur Nawal Singh founded the city of Nawalgarh in Jhunjhunu district of Rajasthan on magha shukla 2 samvat 1794 (1737 AD) at place called Rohili. Thukur Nawal Singh’s fourth son was Dalel Singh who was given the right of 12 villages after constructing a fort at present Pilani town. The fort was named Dalelgarh after Dalel Singh. When Dalel Singh was expanding his strength Rao Raja Laxman Singh of Sikar attacked him. At that time Dalel Singh’s brother and ruler of Nawalgarh came to his rescue. In the war a brave Pilania Jat fighting with bravery could save the fort of Dalelgarh. After this the name Dalelgarh was changed to Pilani in the memory of Pilania Jat. In those days Pilani was divided in two hamlets situated on sand dunes. One was ‘Nehra bas’ occupied by Brahmans and other was ‘Pilania bas’ occupied by Jats and other castes. Initially Pilani was a village of about 1500 people. Out of these 100 families were of Vaishyas, mainly of Agarwals. There were about 15 families of Maheshwaris out of which there was only one family of Birlas. ^[2]

Locations in Jaipur city

Ambabari, Jhotwara, Mahavir Nagar I, Mansarowar Colony, Queens Road, Sodala,

Villages in Sikar district

Ajitpura, Goria Bada, Ghirania Bara, Jakhala, Jerthi, Jajod, Kirdoli Chhoti, Lalana, Lalana (Sutot), Nagwa, Nani, Nashanwa, Sanwloda (Purohitan), Sikar, Sutot

Villages in Churu district

Biramsar,

Villages in Hanumangarh district

Paniwali, Ratanpura

Famous persons of Pilania clan

• Gyan Prakash Pilania
• Rajesh K Pilania
• Amit Kumar Pilania - Eklavya award winner from Mhow in Madhya Pradesh.
• Veer Pal Singh Pilania - Indian Air Force
• Sultan Pilania - RAS Rajasthan
• Harfool Singh Pilania - RJS Rajasthan

Reference

1. ↑ Dr Mahendra Singh Arya, Dharmpal Singh Dudee, Kishan Singh Faujdar & Vijendra Singh Narwar: Ādhunik Jat Itihasa (The modern history of Jats), Agra 1998, p. 263
2. ↑ Dr DK Taknet: Marwari Samaj aur Brijmohan Birla, Indian Institute of Marwari Entrepreneurship, Jaipur, 1993, ISBN 81-85878-00-5

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