Randhawa

Randhawa (रंधावा)/(रणधावा) is a Gotra of Jats found in Punjab, Haryana, Maharashtra, Jammu and Kashmir and Pakistan.

Origin

• They used to attack (धावा) with great courage in the war (रण).

• Randhir Singh Saran founded the village of Jhandiala in 1580 in the Punjab and his descendants are called Randhawa.

History

Ram Swarup Joon writes about Saran, Randhawa, Kajla, Rasen: The Saran gotra is a branch of Yadu vanshi jats. Their capital was in Bikaner State, which was later occupied by the Rathors. The Sarans live in this area even today.

In the history of this gotra there have been two famous men named Kajal Singh and his son Randhir Singh. Kajal Singh is the forefather of the Kajala gotra of the Jats who mostly live in Bikaner and Haryana. Rasen is gotra of jats which is a sub clan of Randhawa jats while taking a part of sikh gorkha war when some randhawa captured the mandi by sen kings with sikh emperor maharaja Ranjit Singh when some randhawa calling Rasen after defeating the sen king of mandi.

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Randhir Singh founded the village of Jhandiala in 1580 in the Punjab and his descendants are called Randhawa. His grandson Targha adopted the Sikh religion and while serving as Jathedar in Patiala misl ruled over Targha Pargana.

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Randhawa, Saran, Kajla ,Rasenare gotras of Jats related with each other.

Thakur Deshraj writes

रणधावा जाट गोत्र है जो कि यदुवंशी भट्टी सारन गोत्र की शाखा है। सर लिप्ल ग्रीफन ने भी इनको यदुवंशी लिखा है और इनका बीकानेर से पंजाब के गुरदासपुर क्षेत्र में आना लिखा है। सारन गोत्री जाटों का बीकानेर में बड़ा राज्य था जो कि राठौर बीका ने विजय कर लिया। (देखो सारन गोत्र प्रकरण, पिछले पृष्ठ पर)। इन सारन जाटों का दल काजल नामक नेता के नेतृत्व में बीकानेर क्षेत्र से गुरदासपुर क्षेत्र में पहुंचा और वहां धावा बोलकर उस क्षेत्र पर अधिकार कर लिया। शत्रु पर रण में धावा बोलने के कारण इन जाटों का नाम रणधावा पड़ गया। फिर यह एक गोत्र ही बन गया जो कि सारन की शाखा है।

काजल जाट वीर के वंशजों ने सम्पारी, खोंडा, धर्मकोट, डोडा, तलवंडी, कण्ठूनगर की रियासतें बना लीं थीं। खोंडा बटाला के निकट है। सन् 1773 में इनका नेता सिक्ख धर्म का अनुयायी बन गया था जो कि कन्हैया मिसल का सैनिक अधिकारी नियुक्त हो गया था। इन्होंने खोंडा, अजान, बुद्धीपुर, शाहपुर, माली, समराला, जफरवाल और नौशीरा पर अधिकार कर लिया था। बाद में महाराजा रणजीत सिंह ने ये सब खालसा राज्य में मिला लीं। चम्पारी रियासत का नेता सांवलसिंह रणधावा सन् 1750 में सिक्ख धर्मी बन गया और भंगी मिसल की सेना का सेनापति नियुक्त किया गया। कुछ दिन बाद वह एक युद्ध में मारा गया।

रणधीरचन्द रणधावा ने सन् 1540 में बटाला के पास झण्डा नामक गांव आबाद किया। उसके पोते तुरगा ने तलवंडी आबाद की और इसके वंशज यहीं पर रहते रहे। रणधावा जाटों ने महाराजा रणजीतसिंह की युद्धों में बड़ी सहायता की थी।

पंजाब के सभी जिलों में रणधावा जाटों की कुछ-न-कुछ संख्या पाई जाती है परन्तु इनकी जिला गुरदासपुर में बड़ी संख्या है। जिला अमृतसर में इनके कई गांव हैं। रणधावा जाट अधिकतर सिक्ख धर्मी हैं।

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The Randhawa Chiefs Of Talwandi

Ram Sarup Joon writes that ...In 1640 AD Chaudhary Randhir Chand founded the village Bhandahi on arrival from Rajastana and his grandson Targha founded Talwandi. In the fourth dynasty Pradhan Chand's son Santosh Singh adopted Sikhism. Working in the Jattha of Sardar Jai Singh he obtained Banga Talwandi as a Jagir.

Randhawa Chief of Khundha

Ram Sarup Joon writes that ... The ancestor of this dynasty, Randhawa, was very famous in Rajasthan. His son. Kajal Singh, became the leader of a Jattha in Patiala and worked with enthusiasm and occupied the Parganas of Nowshera, Jafarwal, Khurha and Shahpur.

Distribution in Maharashtra

Villages in Nasik district

Tokada (टोकड़ा)

Distribution in Uttar Pradesh

Villages in Saharanpur district

Khalidpur (खालिदपुर)

Villages in Rampur District

Mulla Khera (मूला खेड़ा)

Distribution in Haryana

Villages in Jind district

Pandu Pindara (पांडू पिंडारा)

Distribution in Punjab

Villages in Hoshiarpur district

Randhawa named village is in Dasua tahsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab

In Hoshiarpur district the Randhawa population is 1,125.

Randhawa is village in Dasua tahsil in Hoshiarpur district in Punjab

Villages in Amritsar district

Randhawa have a population of 42,480 in Amritsar district. This clan owns 116 villages and its main strength is in along the Batala border and around Mahta village in the area close to the Amritsar city.

Villages in Jalandhar district

• Randhawa is village in Phillaur tahsil in Jalandhar district in Punjab, India.

• Bhatija Randhawa is village in Jalandhar -II tahsil in Jalandhar district in Punjab, India.

According to B S Dhillon the population of Randhawa clan in Jalandhar district is 3,300.

Villages in Firozpur district

In Firozpur district the Randhawa population is 930.

Villages in Kapurthala district

• Randhawa is village in Kapurthala tahsil in Kapurthala district in Punjab, India.

Villages in Ludhiana district

• Bharthala Randhawa is village in Payal Tahsil in Ludhiana district, Punjab.

Villages in Muktsar district

• Randhawa is village in Muktsar tahsil in Muktsar district in Punjab.

Villages in Patiala district

• Randhawa is village in Patiala tahsil in Patiala district in Punjab.

Randhawa have a population of 6,960 in Patiala district. This clan holds two villages in the sub-district of Sahibgarh and the village of Mimsa in the Sub-district Amargarh.

Villages in Gurdaspur district

Hayat Nagar,

Distribution in Jammu and Kashmir

Villages in Jammu district

Rakh Flora, Sai, Gharana, Gharani, Baspur, Dhair, Nandpur, Nanga, Tupsari, Kaku De Khote, Samba

Distribution in Himachal Pradesh

Villages in Hamirpur district

Nadaun,

Distribution in Pakistan

Randhawa - The Randhawa claim Saran ancestry. The Randhawa are one of the larger Jat tribes, found in Sialkot, Narowal, Gujranwala, Sheikhupura, Lahore and Kasur districts. Prior to partition, Muslim Randhawa were also present in Amritsar, Firuzpur, Gurdaspur, Hoshiarpur, Jalandhar and Patiala districts.

Notable persons from this gotra

• Baba Buddha
• Baba Siddhasan (बाबा सिद्धासन) - Randhawa Gotra
• Dara Singh Wrestler & Actor
• Jyoti Randhawa Golfer
• Vindu Dara Singh Actor
• Kuldeep Randhawa Chairman Jind
• Gurbachan Singh Randhawa:Arjun Award - 1961, Athletics
• Karamjit Singh Randhawa - IFS, Gujarat
• Nimrata Nikki Randhawa Haley - The first female governor of South Carolina.
• Bhagwan Singh Chamiari, Randhawa -Jat, From Amritsar district was in the List of Punjab Chiefs.
• Khushhal Singh Randhawa of Kathu Nangal, Randhawa - Jat, From Amritsar district was in the List of Punjab Chiefs.
• Haril Singh Randhawa of Talwandi Lal Singh, Randhawa - Jat, From Gurdaspur district was in the List of Punjab Chiefs.
• Dr. Mohinder Singh Randhawa : Padma Bhushan - 1972 , Punjab, Science & Civil Service.
• Smt. Kanwal Sidhu Nee Randhawa: Padma Shri - 1983, Punjab, Art.
• Dr. Narinder Singh Randhawa: Padma Bhushan - 1989 , Delhi, Science & Social Service.

• Gurbachan Singh Randhawa: Padma Shri - 2005, Delhi, Sports.
• Dr. G.S. Randhawa: Padma Bhushan - 2009, Delhi, Science & Social Service

• Baljit Singh Randhawa (Major) (11.11.1934 - 17.05.1965) (Mahavir Chakra posthumous) became martyr on 17.05.1965 in Kargil sector before Indo-Pak War 1965. He was from Isapur village in tahsil Ajnala of Amritsar district in Punjab. Unit 4 Rajput Regiment.
• Sukhvinder Jeet Randhawa

See also

• Khanda was a small State of Randhawa clan Jats in Punjab.

Gallery of Randhawas

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  Baba Buddha

Further reading

• Ram Swarup Joon: History of the Jats, Rohtak, India (1938, 1967)

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