Bhogal
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Bhogal is a famous and ancient Surname / tribe of (Ramgarhia
Ramgarhia
The Ramgarhia community is an Indo Aryan ethnic tribe of the Punjab region in South Asia. They are named after Sardar Jassa Singh Ramgarhia who was the leader of the Ramgarhia Misl...

) khatri
Khatri
Khatri is a caste from the northern Indian subcontinent. Khatris in India are mostly from Punjab, region but later they migrated to regions like Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Jammu, Uttarkhand, Himachal Pradesh, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Balochistan, Sindh and Khyber...

/rajput
Rajput
A Rajput is a member of one of the patrilineal clans of western, central, northern India and in some parts of Pakistan. Rajputs are descendants of one of the major ruling warrior classes in the Indian subcontinent, particularly North India...

  clan originating from Punjab in northern India.

Bhogal is a well-known prestigious surname amongst Sikh
Sikh
A Sikh is a follower of Sikhism. It primarily originated in the 15th century in the Punjab region of South Asia. The term "Sikh" has its origin in Sanskrit term शिष्य , meaning "disciple, student" or शिक्ष , meaning "instruction"...

  Ramgarhia tribe. A very proud and fiercely independent people, they are amongst the wealthiest and most educated clans of the Punjab region.
Bhogal's are evenly distributed in the state of Punjab with large concentration in Patiala, Amritsar
Amritsar
Amritsar is a city in the northern part of India and is the administrative headquarters of Amritsar district in the state of Punjab, India. The 2001 Indian census reported the population of the city to be over 1,500,000, with that of the entire district numbering 3,695,077...

, Mohali
Mohali
Mohali is a city adjacent to Chandigarh, 18th District in Punjab, India. It is officially named after the eldest son of Guru Gobind Singh, Sahibzada Ajit Singh . It, along with Chandigarh and Panchkula, form a part of the Chandigarh Tricity...

, Hoshiapur, Gurdaspur
Gurdaspur
Gurdaspur is a city in the state of Punjab, situated in the northwest part of the Republic of India. It is located in the center of and is the administrative head of Gurdaspur District. It was the location of a fort which was famous for the siege it sustained in 1712 from the Mughals...

, Gunachaur, Chandigarh
Chandigarh
Chandigarh is a union territory of India that serves as the capital of two states, Haryana and Punjab. The name Chandigarh translates as "The Fort of Chandi". The name is from an ancient temple called Chandi Mandir, devoted to the Hindu goddess Chandi, in the city...

, Jallandhar and ludhiana.

Origins

The Bhogal name seems to have derived from an area called Bhogal, (Warriors Colony) in what is now Bhogal
Bhogal
Bhogal is a famous and ancient Surname / tribe of khatri/rajput clan originating from Punjab in northern India.Bhogal is a well-known prestigious surname amongst Sikh Ramgarhia tribe...

, Bhogal Colony. Bhogal surname is also of Indo-Scythian origin.
Bhogal geographical location: Sialkot, Punjab,http://www.maplandia.com/pakistan/punjab/sialkot/bhogal/
Bhogal Jathere (ਭੋਗਲ ਜਠੇਰੇ) (Gunachaur)

Famous Bhogals

Kirpal Singh Bhogal, Syntel - Great Leader and Innovator.

S. Karam Singh Bhogal - Indian Freedom Fighter and Participant in the Jaito Ji Morcha, pioneer of the bicycle industry in India and Ludhiana.

Jathedar Kuldip Singh Bhogal - Akali Dal leader.

S. Mohinder Singh Bhogal, son of Karam Singh, industrialist of the twentieth century

Mandeep Singh Bhogal - AKA Iron Singh American Bodybuilder.

Major General (Dr.) Sukhdev Singh Bhogal (served in the Indian Army for 36 years)

Satnam Bhogal - Actor - Holby City.

Vicky Bhogal - UK TV Chef & Author.

Ravinder Bhogal - UK TV Chef and presenter.

Kirpal Bhogal - Project Manager in IT Company

Palveer Bhogal - UK TV Chef & Doctor.

Dr. Ramneek Singh Bhogal - Professor / Integrative Health Care

Dhanwant Singh Bhogal - champion long distance walker: 50 km and 20 km, pioneer industrialist, son of Karam Singh Bhogal.

Rajnish Bhogal - a Well-known motor cycle rider and guitarist.

Rohan Singh Bhogal - a tabla child prodigy born and raised in Canada.

Jeet Bhogal - well known music producer.

Jag Bhogal - Tech-House DJ and Producer (Birmingham, UK)

Salinder singh pardesi (Bhogal) - bhangra artist.

Avtar Bhogal - film producer, made films such as zakami aurat starring
Dimple Kapadia, Raj Babbar.

Dr. Balbinder Singh Bhogal - appointed the Sardarni Kuljit Kaur Bindra Chair in Sikh Studies.

Mr. Vivek Bhogal - an IIM alumnus working with a leading MNC in Mumbai

Manjit Singh Bhogal Apparel Designer based in New york(AssAR New York)

Pritpal Bhogal (Information Security Senior Executive US)

Anil Bhogal .Video Journalist in CNN-IBN.(NEW DELHI)

Sohan Singh Bhogal - Former Sarpanch (Village Head) of the Dhindsa village

Ranjit Singh Bhogal - French Scholar

Bhupinder Bhogal - Dhol Player for Xtreme Soundz Entertainments and Google Qualified Professional.
Prithpal Singh Bhogal - Born in Uganda and Presently London based Lawyer (Solicitor) Specialist in Family Law,Divorce, Ancillary,Children Law, Civil Litigation, Mediation and General Advocasy.

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