Sarhali
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Sarhali is a city and a municipal council
in Tarn Taran district
in the India
n state
of Punjab
.
is more than 400 year old. It was created by a man named Dadehar who originated from Malwa (Punjab)
in search of new land, along with his nephew Sarhali. Both families traveled towards Majha
from Malwa (Punjab)
across the Setlej River. While it was about sunset Dadehar took rest and chose his place he desired to live on a small hill along with his family (in Punjabi pronoun Thea). They agreed that the nephew, Sarhali, and his family would walk further north till it was dark, and eventually that would be the nephew's home.
But to divide the land they also agreed that next morning from the first ray of sun both uncle and nephew would walk towards each other and where they would meet, to draw a line to divide the land. There is a myth that the nephew Sarhali walked slightly early, and for that reason, the divide of the land isn't exactly in the middle; it is more occupied towards Dadehar than Sarhali.
Municipal council
A municipal council is the local government of a municipality. Specifically the term can refer to the institutions of various countries that can be translated by this term...
in Tarn Taran district
Tarn Taran district
Tarn Taran district is one of the districts in the state of Punjab in North-West Republic of India. Some of its main cities are Tarn Taran Sahib which is located near Amritsar and Patti, City of Taran Taran is a holy place for Sikhs of India and abroad.Tarn Taran district was formed in 2006 from...
in the India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n state
States and territories of India
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of Punjab
Punjab (India)
Punjab ) is a state in the northwest of the Republic of India, forming part of the larger Punjab region. The state is bordered by the Indian states of Himachal Pradesh to the east, Haryana to the south and southeast and Rajasthan to the southwest as well as the Pakistani province of Punjab to the...
.
Origins
Nearby village DadeharDadehar
Dadehar Sahib is a village in the Indian state of Punjab, district of Amritsar. It is located 30 km away from the Sikh holy city Amritsar and 18 km from Tarn Taran city.- History :...
is more than 400 year old. It was created by a man named Dadehar who originated from Malwa (Punjab)
Malwa (Punjab)
Malwa is a region of Punjab and parts of Haryana between the Sutlej and Yamuna rivers. This Malwa should not be confused with the Malwa Plateau region of Madhya Pradesh, Central India...
in search of new land, along with his nephew Sarhali. Both families traveled towards Majha
Majha
Majha is a region of the Punjab comprising the modern districts of Amritsar, Gurdaspur and Tarn Taran in the Indian State of Punjab and the districts of Narowal, Lahore and Kasur in the Pakistani Province of Punjab. The term previously applied to Panjabis living north of the Sutlej...
from Malwa (Punjab)
Malwa (Punjab)
Malwa is a region of Punjab and parts of Haryana between the Sutlej and Yamuna rivers. This Malwa should not be confused with the Malwa Plateau region of Madhya Pradesh, Central India...
across the Setlej River. While it was about sunset Dadehar took rest and chose his place he desired to live on a small hill along with his family (in Punjabi pronoun Thea). They agreed that the nephew, Sarhali, and his family would walk further north till it was dark, and eventually that would be the nephew's home.
But to divide the land they also agreed that next morning from the first ray of sun both uncle and nephew would walk towards each other and where they would meet, to draw a line to divide the land. There is a myth that the nephew Sarhali walked slightly early, and for that reason, the divide of the land isn't exactly in the middle; it is more occupied towards Dadehar than Sarhali.
Prominent Figures from Sarhali
- Baba Gurdit SinghBaba Gurdit SinghBaba Gurdit Singh was born in 1860 at Sarhali, in Amritsar District Of British Punjab province . He chartered a Japanese ship, the Komagata Maru, in 1914 to go to Canada, reaching Vancouver on May 23, 1914. The government did not allow the ship to anchor. The ship was attacked by the police at night...
- SandhuSandhuSandhu or Sindhu is a Jatt of Jat ethnicity found in Iraq, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir in India and also in Pakistan...
Clan - The Sandhus are found in twenty-two http://www.pbplanning.gov.in/districts/Chohla%20Sahib.pdf villages are originated from DadeharDadeharDadehar Sahib is a village in the Indian state of Punjab, district of Amritsar. It is located 30 km away from the Sikh holy city Amritsar and 18 km from Tarn Taran city.- History :...
in the area of Block Chohla Sahib. They have seventeen villages in the area of Bhakna are originated from village Sarhali. - Baba Kala Mehar - a Sandhu, he was a resident of the village Marhana, near Sarhali.