Jawanda
Jawanda (जवंडा) or Javanda (जवंदा) is Gotra of Jats in Punjab. It is branch of Pachchhande Jats. [1]
Origin
The Jawanda clan derives its name from their ancestor named Jawanda in the lineage of Bhati King Dusal.
Early History Jawanda clan
They are from the lineage of Dusal, Dusal, a yaduvanshi Bhati Jatt .King Dusaj (1043 AD) appointed Jaisal's younger brother Vijayraj Lanjha as his successor. After Vijayraj took the throne, Jaisal was driven out of the kingdom and formed an army. Vijayraj Lanjha died on the battlefield in the resulting war. Following this war, other Bhati Rajputs accepted Jaisal as their new king and stopped fighting among themselves; however, the city of Lodhruva was completely destroyed. With the waning of Buddhist influence and the re-emergence of Hinduism, some of the Bhati jatt split into Rajput and Kayamkhanis.
In the 12th century, the Jawandas settled in Bathinda, Mansa and Sangrur. In the 17th century, when ninth Sikh Guru Teg Bahadur, visited Malwa to popularise Sikhism, there were 22 villages of Jawandas. (Guru visited Malwa during his three successive trips to Kiratpur.)
A Harika Jatt named Durgu was also living there who was son-in-law of Jawandas. He served the Guru to his best. Guru told him that this area is going to be ruined and advised him to go back to his previous village in Doaba. Taloka, their chieftain, ignored the Guru.
Some time later the Jawandas were ruined by Muslim Sheikhs. Uprooted, some of the Jawandas went towards Saharanpur while others went to Bathinda (founded by Rao Bhatti), Mansa, Muktsar, Faridkot and Ludhiana. Presently they are settled mostly in the areas of Sunam, Barnala and Malerkotla.
Bhai Dharam Singh Ji, the second of Guru Gobind Singhji's Panj Piare (five beloved followers) was a Jawanda belonging to Hastinapur (Delhi). Before being baptized his name was Dharam Chand Jawanda.
Sucha Singh Soorma, who lived in the village of Sumau (near Sangrur in the Malwa Punjab) is a Jawanda. Sucha Singh is considered a folk legend (one of the famous Punjabi Kisse). He is widely admired in Punjabi culture for upholding the honour of his family by killing his sister-in-law Balbiro and her extramarital lover Ghukkar, who at one time was his own best friend.
Many Jawandas now live in Canada, United States and England. For example Rashpal Singh, Amrik Singh (former kabaddi player of Gravesend), Jaspreet Singh, Teja Singh, Daljit Singh, Gurpreet Singh and many more all live in England. Also, Chand Singh Jawanda of pind Kokri Butraan now resides in Surrey, BC, Canada.
Hardeep ("Harry") Jawanda (born in Wolverhampton, West Midlands) is an English international[1] hockey player who plays as a Midfielder/forward.[2] He belongs to Jawanda surname. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardeep_Jawanda
He joined Wolverhampton Hockey club, where he scored over 600 goals in his 5 seasons there.[citation needed] He then left Wolverhampton to join Cannock Hockey Club. With Cannock he won 5 National Titles and 2 European titles.[citation needed]
He then moved to Reading Hockey Club in the 2009/2010 transfer window due to work commitments.[2]
Gurdit Singh Jawanda
One of the first of the Jawandas to come North America was Gurdit Singh Jawanda, who arrived in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada in 1906, the same year the Khalsa Diwan Society was formed in Vancouver with its first temple on 1866 West 2nd Avenue.
Gurdit was from the village of Haripur Khalsa, in Punjab (India). More precisely, this village is in Jalandhar District (this part of Punjab is also known as Doaba). The village is just west of the town of Phillaur, slightly north of the Sutlej River, which also serves as the border with Ludhiana District, which is also in Punjab (India).
Soon after arriving in Vancouver, Gurdit was arrested by the Canadian authorities for not entering the country lawfully. In the early days of Canadian immigration policy, there were strict quotas and rules against Asian immigration. Although, Gurdit did not arrive on the infamous Komagata Maru, which docked in Vancouver eight years later, the attitude towards immigrants of that time was much the same. (A forthcoming movie about the Komagata Maru incident, called Exclusion, is being developed by internationally acclaimed director, Deepa Mehta and to star Bollywood legend, Amitabh Bachchan.)
Gurdit eventually escaped from the internment camp with a handful of other Punjabis. Gurdit, known for his work hard and play hard lifestyle, was able to somehow find employment in Vancouver. Years later he brought to the lower mainland area, his two sons. They settled in Port Alberni, British Columbia, a town on Vancouver Island that was a hub of the British Columbia forest industry at the time, and to a somewhat lesser degree today.
Not a very hospitable place for Indo-Canadian families at the time, the Jawandas did not begin bringing their wives to Canada until the grandchildren of Gurdit started to arrive in the early to mid 1960s. This Jawanda generation was the first to have their children born in Canada and raised as westerners. Until this time, Gurdit and his two sons would work to send money back to India to enhance the family farm holdings and treasury back in Haripur Khalsa.
A prominent gate built by Gurdit's sons with money earned from working in the saw mills of Port Alberni, still stands today at the entry point to the sprawling Jawanda farm. This 'triumphal arch' serves as a reminder to the family of the struggle and sacrifice of Gurdit Jawanda after adventurously entering Canada.
The progeny of Gurdit Jawanda to this day live mostly in the Greater Vancouver area and Vancouver Island. Some still work in the forestry and other blue collar industries, while many have also diverisified, making their livings as entrepreneurs, business and sales executives, middle managers, real estate developers, etc.
Haripur Khalsa Roots
This coded generational tree below can be used to determine the male line of Haripur Khalsa Jawandas. Haripur Khalsa is a village just west of Phillaur, a town in Jalandhar District in the state of Punjab, India. It is believed these Jawandas originally come from Ludhiana District.
Suppose we want to know Rashpal Singh's line, you'll need to check his number (1111141). Now cut one digit from the right side (1111141) which leaves you with (111114). Match this number with male from previous step (in this case Rashpal's father, Surinder Singh. Repeat this step to find (11111) Chanan Singh, and so on. In the end, you are left with Rashpal Singh's entire male line:
Rashpal Singh ---> Surinder Singh ---> Chanan Singh ---> Pal Singh ---> Ghanaia ---> Vadhava Singh ---> Khin
Generational tree of the Jawanda male line of Haripur Khalsa:
(1) Khin, (2) Danna, (3) Hari Singh, (4) Bannu Smadhwalla
Next Step
(11) Vadhava Singh, (12) Gulab Singh
(21) Butta, (22) Atroo
(31) Bhupa Singh(32)sroopa Singh
Next Step
(111) Ghanaia Singh
(121) Gurdit Singh, (122) Malla Singh, (123) Kartar Singh, (124) Hazara Singh
(211) Isher Singh, (212) Bholla Singh, (213) Sunder Singh, (214) Kaka Singh
(221) Bariam Singh, (222) Basant Singh, (223) Joginder Singh, (224) Kehar Singh
(311)Prem Singh
Next Step
(1111) Pal Singh, (1112) Harnam Singh
(1211) Gurbachan Singh, (1212) Rattan Singh
(1231) Bawa Singh, (1232) Gurdial Singh, (1233) Karnail Singh, (1234) Jarnail Singh, (1235) Ajaib Singh
(1236) Teja Singh, (1237) Gurmej Singh
(2111) Mall Singh, (2121) Nathu Singh, (2122) Dalip Singh
(2131) Kartar Singh
(2141) Dara Singh, (2142) Kheru Singh
(2221) Chain Singh, (2222) Parkash Singh, (2223) Darashan Singh, (2224) Sucha Singh, (2225) Lachhman Singh
(3111) Sohan Singh(3112)Mohan singh (311)Onkar Singh
Next Step
(11111) Chanan Singh, (11112) Lehmber Singh
(11121) Gurmej Singh, (11122) Harbans Singh, (11123) Avtar Singh
(12111) Amrik Singh, (12112) Balvir Singh, (12113) Kuldeep Singh, (12114) Jasvir Singh
(12121) Jeet Singh, (12122) Nirmal Singh, (12123) Palvinder Singh, (12124) Paramjit Singh
(12311) Avtar Singh, (12312) Butta Singh, (1233) Jagjeet Singh
(12341) Balkar Singh, (12342) Baljinder Singh, (12343) Ravinder Singh
(12351) Atma Singh, (12352) Jaskaran Singh
(12361) Daljeet Singh, (12362) Gurpreet Singh
(12371) Surjit Singh
(21221) Ujagar Singh, (21222) Harjit Singh, (21223) Jorawar Singh, (21224) Pargan Singh, (21225) Charan Singh
(21311) Pritam Singh, (21312) Sohan Singh
(21421) Jhalman Singh, (21422) Sohan Singh
(22231) Joginder Singh (22232) Jaswinder Singh (22233) Sukhwinder Singh
(22241) Kashmir Singh (22242) Harnek Singh
(31111) Balbeer Singh (31112)Parmjit Singh
(31121) Mejar Singh(31122) Gurpal Singh
Next Step
(111111) Sohan Singh, (111112) Kewal Singh, (111113) Gian Singh, (111114) Surinder Singh, (111115) Mota Singh
(111121) Harminder Singh
(111211) Kuldip Singh, (111212) Surjit Singh
(111231) Gurbinder Singh
(121111) Narinder Singh, (121112) Harinder Singh, (121113) Gurinder Singh
(121221) Davinder Singh, (121222) Sukminder Singh, (121223) Jatinder Singh
(123411) Hardeep Singh (Harry Jawanda)
(212211) Mohinder Singh
(21222) Shingara singh (212222) Jeevan Singh (212223) Lakhveer Singh
(212231) Kulwant Singh
(212241) Kulwinder Singh
(212251) Maan Singh
(213111) Satnam Singh (213112) Sarbjit Singh (213113) Resham singh (213114) Makhan Singh (213115) Sukhdev Singh
(213121) Balihar Singh
(222311) Hardeep Singh
(222321) Harpreet Singh
(222331) Amandeep Singh
(222421) Gurwinder Singh (222422) Kushwinder Singh
(31111) Amarjeet Singh
(311211)Daljeet singh
Next Step
(1111131) Amrik Singh, (1111132) Balwinder Singh, (1111133) Makhan Singh
(1111141) Rashpal Singh, (1111142) Resham Singh, (1111143) Dharminder Singh
(1111151) Surjit Singh
(1111211) Ravinder Singh, (1111212) Gurpinder Singh
(1112111) Manpreet Singh, (1112112) Jatinder Singh
(1112121) Inderjit Singh
(1212211) Darian Singh
(1234111) Mason singh
(212221) Gurpreet Singh
(2122221) Harmanpreet singh
(2122411) Sukhdip Singh
(2122511) Amanpreet Singh
(2122710)balwant singh(2122711)mastan singh(2122712)gurwinder singh(2122713)jaswinder singh
Next Step
(11111311) Jaspreet Singh
(11111321) Gurpreet Singh
(11111411) Amarvir singh
(11111421) Gurshaan Singh
(11111511) Taranveer Singh
Distribution in Punjab
Villages in Jalandhar district
- Haripur Khalsa Village in Jalandhar District, Punjab.
Villages in Sangrur district
- Ramgarh Jawanda is village in Sunam tahsil of Sangrur district in Punjab.
Villages in Amritsar district
- Jawanda Kalan, Jawanda Khurd in tahsil Tarn Taran of Amritsar district in Punjab.
Villages in Fatehgarh Sahib district
- Jawanda village in Bassi Pathana tahsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district in Punjab.
Distribution in Uttar Pradesh
Villages in Saharanpur district
Notable persons
- Gurdit Singh Jawanda
References
1. H.S. Duleh ("History of the Jatt Clans")
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