Dhaliwal
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Dhaliwal (धालीवाल) is a caste in the Jat Sikh community in the Punjab region of India and Pakistan. The community got its name from the village named Dhaliwal. Most people from the village used to add Dhaliwal to the end of their names. Many relocated from Dhaliwal to various parts of the world and kept the Dhaliwal surname.
Distribution
The population of Dhaliwal in Patiala district is 54,000. It appears that this clan has settled in this area around 12th or 13th century A.D. from Jaisalmer (in the modern Indian state of Rajasthan) and claims Rajput origin [5]. Dhaliwals are mainly to be found in the sub-districts of Bhatinda and Bhikhi and their important septs are Mani, Rureka, Ramana, Udi, and Dina.[1]
Dhaliwal have a population 32,454 in Ludhiana district. This clan holds many villages around the towns of Pakhowal and Jagraon and claim their ancestor was a Rajput (son of king) from Jaisalmir, Rajasthan province to the south of modern Punjab.[2]
Notable persons from this clan
There are many well known people with this surname:
- Dhanna Bhagat
- Daljit Dhaliwal is a popular host of Talk show on BBC and started her career as a news reader.
- Darshan Singh Dhaliwal owns more than 500 gas stations in many states in United States.
- Herb Dhaliwal was the first Sikh-Canadian Member of the Canadian Parliament and the first Sikh-Canadian to become a federal minister in the Jean Chretien government in Canada.
- Gagandeep Dhaliwal, founder G. D. Technologies Pvt Ltd.
- Sukh Dhaliwal is a businessman and politician in British Columbia, Canada. He is the Liberal member of the Canadian Parliament for Newton — North Delta since the 2006 Canadian federal election.
- Surjeet Singh Rakhra (Dhaliwal), M.L.A. from Patiala, India.
References
- ↑ History and study of the Jats. By Professor B.S Dhillon. ISBN-10: 1895603021 or ISBN-13: 978-1895603026. p.126
- ↑ History and study of the Jats. By Professor B.S Dhillon. ISBN-10: 1895603021 or ISBN-13: 978-1895603026. p.123
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