vikramlal
April 13th, 2006, 06:02 AM
I got this from a sardar site (I am deswali)
waheguru Ji ka Khalsa
Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh
Preetmohan Singh,
Jats of Haryana and Jats of Punjab
There are some differences between the Jats ( Sikhs ) of Punjab and the Jats ( Hindus )of Haryana.
The Jats are divided into four great divisions. The Jats of western Punjab who are a mixture of different tribes and hindu castes. Basically any former hindu whose occupation is farming and who is not a Pathan or Biloch is called a Jat in this part of Punjab. In the Central Punjab there are the Sikh Jats and in the former Eastern Punjab ( ie Haryana ) Rajasthan and UP there are the Hindu Jats or as they pronounce it 'Jaats. '. Amongst the Jats of Haryana are also the Sikh Jat who settled there during the time of the missals and also after partition. There are probably 5 Million Hindu Jaats and about 600,000 Sikh Jats. The Jaats of Haryana are divided into three subdivisions. There are the Bagri Jats who are settlers from Rajasthan , the Deswal or the original Jaats of Haryana and the Dhes who are immigrants from Punjab of about 500 years ago. All these subdivisons are Hindus. The Bagri and Deswal are Hindus to the core whereas the Dhes display a Sikh influence. The Dhes being from the Punjab have the same
surnames as the Sikh Jats of Punjab. These surnames are Bains, Bal, Chahal, Dhariwal, Dhillon, Dhindsa, Sidhu, Gill, Her, etc. The Bagri and deswal Jaats have surnames which are not found amongst Sikh Jats, Surnames such as Dalal, Ghanghas, Ghatwal, Jaglan, Malik, Rathi etc. It is only in the last century that the Bagri and the Deswal started to intermarry with the Dhes Jats. Unfortunately the Sikh Jats never took any opportunity to bring these Jats ( Dhes ) who are virtually their brothers into the Sikh fold. There is a great deal of enmity between the Hindu Jaats and Sikh Jats. The Dhes Jats probably form about 20 % of the total Hindu Jat population in Haryana. The further one moves from Punjab into Haryana the fewer the Dhes Jats become until near Delhi there are no Dhes Jats.
These divisions also show up in UP and Rajasthan. In UP the Punjabi Jats ( non-sikhs ) moved into the areas around Moradabad district during the eighteenth century. They are referred to as Pachhada ( of western jats ) whereas the original jats are referred to as Deswal. The Pachhada show an even greater Sikh influence since, although they have cut hair, they use the Guru Granth Sahib for marriages, funerals etc. The Deswal Jats are probably 3,500,000 in number, the Pachhada are probably 500,000 and the Sikh Jats who settled in UP after partition are about 350,000.
In Rajasthan the Punjabi Jats are called Dhes and the original hindu jats are called Heles. The punjabi jats were the ones that came to power in Bharatpur, the only Jat state outside Punjab. The Rajas of Bharatpur were Dhariwal jats. The Sikh Jats who settled in Rajasthan are in the Gaganagar District.
waheguru Ji ka Khalsa
Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh
Preetmohan Singh,
Jats of Haryana and Jats of Punjab
There are some differences between the Jats ( Sikhs ) of Punjab and the Jats ( Hindus )of Haryana.
The Jats are divided into four great divisions. The Jats of western Punjab who are a mixture of different tribes and hindu castes. Basically any former hindu whose occupation is farming and who is not a Pathan or Biloch is called a Jat in this part of Punjab. In the Central Punjab there are the Sikh Jats and in the former Eastern Punjab ( ie Haryana ) Rajasthan and UP there are the Hindu Jats or as they pronounce it 'Jaats. '. Amongst the Jats of Haryana are also the Sikh Jat who settled there during the time of the missals and also after partition. There are probably 5 Million Hindu Jaats and about 600,000 Sikh Jats. The Jaats of Haryana are divided into three subdivisions. There are the Bagri Jats who are settlers from Rajasthan , the Deswal or the original Jaats of Haryana and the Dhes who are immigrants from Punjab of about 500 years ago. All these subdivisons are Hindus. The Bagri and Deswal are Hindus to the core whereas the Dhes display a Sikh influence. The Dhes being from the Punjab have the same
surnames as the Sikh Jats of Punjab. These surnames are Bains, Bal, Chahal, Dhariwal, Dhillon, Dhindsa, Sidhu, Gill, Her, etc. The Bagri and deswal Jaats have surnames which are not found amongst Sikh Jats, Surnames such as Dalal, Ghanghas, Ghatwal, Jaglan, Malik, Rathi etc. It is only in the last century that the Bagri and the Deswal started to intermarry with the Dhes Jats. Unfortunately the Sikh Jats never took any opportunity to bring these Jats ( Dhes ) who are virtually their brothers into the Sikh fold. There is a great deal of enmity between the Hindu Jaats and Sikh Jats. The Dhes Jats probably form about 20 % of the total Hindu Jat population in Haryana. The further one moves from Punjab into Haryana the fewer the Dhes Jats become until near Delhi there are no Dhes Jats.
These divisions also show up in UP and Rajasthan. In UP the Punjabi Jats ( non-sikhs ) moved into the areas around Moradabad district during the eighteenth century. They are referred to as Pachhada ( of western jats ) whereas the original jats are referred to as Deswal. The Pachhada show an even greater Sikh influence since, although they have cut hair, they use the Guru Granth Sahib for marriages, funerals etc. The Deswal Jats are probably 3,500,000 in number, the Pachhada are probably 500,000 and the Sikh Jats who settled in UP after partition are about 350,000.
In Rajasthan the Punjabi Jats are called Dhes and the original hindu jats are called Heles. The punjabi jats were the ones that came to power in Bharatpur, the only Jat state outside Punjab. The Rajas of Bharatpur were Dhariwal jats. The Sikh Jats who settled in Rajasthan are in the Gaganagar District.