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Jassa Singh Ahluwalia
Sultan ul Quam Nawab Jassa Singh Ahluwalia was a prominent Sikh leader during the period of the Sikh Confederacy. He was also Misldar of the Ahluwalia Misl. This period was an interlude, lasting roughly from the time of the death of Banda Bahadur in 1716 to the founding of the Sikh Empire in 1801...
was originally kalal many from the community began using it as their surname thus starting the Ahluwalia caste. The Ahluwalia last name today has been adopted by Hindu's, but most are Punjabis of the kalal caste.
History and traditions
The term Ahluwalia came into use after the rise of a resident of the Ahlu village (located 11 miles S.E. of LahoreLahore
Lahore is the capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab and the second largest city in the country. With a rich and fabulous history dating back to over a thousand years ago, Lahore is no doubt Pakistan's cultural capital. One of the most densely populated cities in the world, Lahore remains a...
), Jassa Singh Ahluwalia
Jassa Singh Ahluwalia
Sultan ul Quam Nawab Jassa Singh Ahluwalia was a prominent Sikh leader during the period of the Sikh Confederacy. He was also Misldar of the Ahluwalia Misl. This period was an interlude, lasting roughly from the time of the death of Banda Bahadur in 1716 to the founding of the Sikh Empire in 1801...
, who was born into a kalal familiy. A misldar (commander of the Misl
Misl
Misl generally refers to the twelve sovereign states in the Sikh Confederacy. The states formed a commonwealth that was described by Antoine Polier as an "aristocratic republic"...
) of the Sikh Empire of Punjab he was the first Ahluwalia or Walia. Hence his descendants and followers came to be known by Ahluwalia or Walia in urban areas. Later, descendants of other non-Sikh residents of the village also started using Ahluwalia, now a sizable community among Punjabis. They belong to kalal community.
Ahluwalia Chiefs
KapurthalaKapurthala
Kapurthala is a city in Punjab state of India. It is the administrative headquarters of Kapurthala District. It was the capital of the Kapurthala State, a princely state in British India. The secular and aesthetic mix of the city with its prominent buildings based on French and Indo-Saracenic...
1777 Kapurthala state founded
Rulers (title Sardar)
Ahluwalia dynasty
- 1777 – 20 Oct 1783 Jassa Singh (1718–1783)
- 20 Oct 1783–1801 Bagh Singh (1747–1801)
Rajas
Rajas
Rajas ) is, in the Samkhya school of Hindu philosophy, one of the three gunas. Of these, rajas, is responsible for motion, energy and preservation...
Ahluwalia dynasty
- 1801 – 20 Oct 1837 Fateh Singh (1784–1837)
- 20 Oct 1837 – 13 Sep 1852 Nihal Singh (1817–1852)
- 13 Sep 1852 – 12 Mar 1861 Randhir Singh (1831–1870)
Rulers (title Raja-i Rajgan)
Ahluwalia dynasty
- 12 Mar 1861 – 2 Apr 1870 Randhir Singh (s.a.)
- 2 Apr 1870 – 3 Sep 1877 Kharrak Singh (1850–1877)
- 3 Sep 1877 – 12 Dec 1911 Jagatjit Singh BahadurJagatjit Singh BahadurJagatjit Singh Bahadur was the ruling Maharaja of the princely state of Kapurthala in the British Empire of India from 1877 until his death...
(1872–1949)
Maharaja
Maharaja
Mahārāja is a Sanskrit title for a "great king" or "high king". The female equivalent title Maharani denotes either the wife of a Maharaja or, in states where that was customary, a woman ruling in her own right. The widow of a Maharaja is known as a Rajamata...
Ahluwalia dynasty
- 12 Dec 1911 – 15 Aug 1947 Jagatjit Singh BahadurJagatjit Singh BahadurJagatjit Singh Bahadur was the ruling Maharaja of the princely state of Kapurthala in the British Empire of India from 1877 until his death...
(s.a.)
Gotras under Ahluwalias
- Ashkal
- Aakre
- Bajagade
- Banar
- Beond
- Bhambral
- Bhagar
- Bhar
- Bhawrishi
- Bhagat
- Bhule
- Bhuriyan
- Bimat
- Bontra
- Caprahaan
- Chandvaan
- Channi
- Dhaul
- Dhappe
- Harshyaan
- Hattar or Hathar
- Hoon
- Jaardi
- Jaiswal(kalal)
- Janvathiya
- Jaspal
- Josh
- Judge or Jaaj
- Kandel
- Khehar or kher
- Kent
- Kapoor
- Luhan
- Kpathyaan
- Liberhan
- Ludhatia
- Madhvathi
- Malhi
- Mali
- Malihan
- Malik
- Marhati
- Mumick or Mamik
- Neel
- Pravathia
- Pabra
- Paintal
- Paul or Pal
- Rana
- Raikhy
- Roshayan
- Ratra
- Sadd
- Sambhi
- Sigat
- Sikand
- Sinhpalan
- Shrikant
- Sulhyan
- Tisi-tapp
- Tulsi
- Yashpal
Sulhyan
Sikand,
Joshan
Ahluwalia Ikons
- Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar, judge Supreme Court of India will be the first Sikh Chief Justice of India
- S. S. AhluwaliaS. S. AhluwaliaS. S. Ahluwalia is an Indian politician of the Bharatiya Janata Party and is presently a member of the Parliament of India representing Jharkhand in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament....
– Member of Parliament, (1986 – Present) - Montek Singh AhluwaliaMontek Singh AhluwaliaMontek Singh Ahluwalia is an Indian economist and civil servant. He is currently the Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission of the Republic of India. He was previously the first Director of the Independent Evaluation Office at the International Monetary Fund.-Early life and education:Montek...
– Former World BankWorld BankThe World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans to developing countries for capital programmes.The World Bank's official goal is the reduction of poverty...
economist and Deputy-Chairman of Planning Commission of IndiaPlanning commission of IndiaThe Planning Commission is an institution in the Government of India, which formulates India's Five-Year Plans, among other functions.-History:...
. - H. P. S. AhluwaliaH. P. S. AhluwaliaHe was awarded the Padma Bhushan award in 2002.Major Ahluwalia is also the chairman of the Rehabilitation Council of India and is a recipient of several awards like Padma Sri, Arjuna award, the National Award for the best work done in the field of Disability, the Order of the Khalsa .He has written...
– Mountaineer. He climbed Mt. Everest on 29 May 1965. In Indo-Pakistani War of 1965Indo-Pakistani War of 1965The Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 was a culmination of skirmishes that took place between April 1965 and September 1965 between Pakistan and India. This conflict became known as the Second Kashmir War fought by India and Pakistan over the disputed region of Kashmir, the first having been fought in 1947...
he was injured and confined to the wheel chair. He set up Indian Spinal Injury Society in 1993. He was awarded Padma BhushanPadma BhushanThe Padma Bhushan is the third highest civilian award in the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna and the Padma Vibhushan, but comes before the Padma Shri. It is awarded by the Government of India.-History:...
award in 2002. Major Ahluwalia is also the chairman of Rehabilitation Council of India and is a recipient of several awards like Padamshree, Arjuna award, National Award for the best work done in the field of Disability, order of the Khalsa (Nissan A Khalsa). He has written several books like ‘Higher than Everest’, ‘Beyond the Himalayas’, ‘Everest is within you’. - Kiranjit AhluwaliaKiranjit AhluwaliaKiranjit Ahluwalia is an Indian woman who came to international attention after burning her husband to death in 1989 in response to ten years of physical, psychological, and sexual abuse...
– Famous female figure portrayed by Ashwariya Rai in the film ProvokedProvoked (film)Provoked is a 2007 UK based English language film, directed by Jag Mundhra. It stars Aishwarya Rai, Naveen Andrews, Miranda Richardson, Robbie Coltrane, Nandita Das and Steve McFadden. The film is loosely based on the true story of Kiranjit Ahluwalia who killed her abusive husband.Cinematography...
. - Vijay Kumar AhluwaliaVijay Kumar AhluwaliaLet Gen Vijay Kumar Ahluwalia AVSM, VSM, YSM, is serving in the Indian Army and is presently the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Central Command.- Early Life and education:...
– General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Central Command, Indian Army - Pran Sikand – prominent film actor
- Vijay Karan Singh Ahluwalia-prominent model justice kanwaljit singh ahluwalia judge punjab and haryana high court
Dr.Alok Singh, Hon'ble Judge, Punjab & Haryana High Court, Chandigarh
Sh.Harbhagwan Singh, Ex.AG,Hon'ble Judge, Punjab & Haryana High Court, Chandigarh
Sh.Arun Walia, A.A.G. Punjab & Haryana High Court, Chandigarh
Dr.Ashok Walia, Health Minister, Government of DElhi
Mrs.Kiran Walia, Cabinet Minister, Delhi
See also
- KapurthalaKapurthalaKapurthala is a city in Punjab state of India. It is the administrative headquarters of Kapurthala District. It was the capital of the Kapurthala State, a princely state in British India. The secular and aesthetic mix of the city with its prominent buildings based on French and Indo-Saracenic...
- Rajkumari Amrit KaurRajkumari Amrit KaurDame Rajkumari Amrit Kaur DStJ was the health minister in the Indian Cabinet for ten years after India's independence from the British Raj in 1947. She was an eminent Gandhian, a freedom fighter, and a social activist....
, the first female Indian Cabinet Minister. - MislMislMisl generally refers to the twelve sovereign states in the Sikh Confederacy. The states formed a commonwealth that was described by Antoine Polier as an "aristocratic republic"...
- Sikh ConfederacySikh ConfederacyThe Sikh Empire was an imperial power from the Indian Subcontinent. The empire, based around the Punjab region, existed from 1799 to 1849. It was forged, on the foundations of the Khalsa, under the leadership of Maharaja Ranjit Singh from a collection of autonomous Punjabi Misls...
- Harnam Singh
- The Kapurthala Royal Collateral FamiliesThe Kapurthala Royal Collateral FamiliesThe Royal Family of Kapurthala State is unique for having a number of significant collateral branches. All of these branches emerged as separate powerful entities in their own right due to different historical circumstances....
- Billy Arjan SinghBilly Arjan SinghKunwar "Billy" Arjan Singh was an Indian hunter turned conservationist and author. He was the first who tried to reintroduce tigers and leopards from captivity into the wild....
- Bikrama SinghBikrama SinghKanwar Sri Bikrama Singh Bahadur was a 19th-century Sikh leader.-Early life and Political Contribution:Born in Kapurthala as the second son of Raja Nihal Singh of Kapurthala , he was one of the main progenitors of the 19th Century Sikh Renaissance, being one of the founders of the Singh Sabha...
- Vishvjit SinghVishvjit SinghVishvjit Prithvijit Singh is an Indian politician with the Indian National Congress party. He is a great grandson of Col the Honourable Kanwar Sir Pratap Singh Bahadur of Kapurthala.-Biography:...
- Pratap Singh of KapurthalaPratap Singh of KapurthalaColonel the Honourable Kanwar Sir Pratap Singh Bahadur of Kapurthala was a Punjabi politician and scholar.-Biography:The son of Kanwar Bikrama Singh of Kapurthala, Pratap Singh was an honorary magistrate and civil judge in Punjab. He served as a member of the Punjab Legislative Council from 1906...