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* [[Ranjit Singh Khatana]] of Samthar fort was a notable [[Gurjar]] Raja of the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Samthar]] in the 17th century. <ref name="Lethbridge2005">{{cite book|author=Sir Roper Lethbridge|title=The Golden Book of India: A Genealogical and Biographical Dictionary of the Ruling Princes, Chiefs, Nobles, and Other Personages, Titled Or Decorated of the Indian Empire|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7iOsNUZ2MXgC&pg=PA475|year=2005|publisher=Aakar Books|isbn=978-81-87879-54-1|pages=475–}}</ref> |
* [[Ranjit Singh Khatana]] of Samthar fort was a notable [[Gurjar]] Raja of the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Samthar]] in the 17th century. <ref name="Lethbridge2005">{{cite book|author=Sir Roper Lethbridge|title=The Golden Book of India: A Genealogical and Biographical Dictionary of the Ruling Princes, Chiefs, Nobles, and Other Personages, Titled Or Decorated of the Indian Empire|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7iOsNUZ2MXgC&pg=PA475|year=2005|publisher=Aakar Books|isbn=978-81-87879-54-1|pages=475–}}</ref> |
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* [[Gujjar Singh Banghi]] was a Sikh warrior who ruled [[Lahore]] in 17th century and built the fortress naming it [[Qila Gujar Singh]]. <ref name="Dawn1">{{Cite web |url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1190931 |title=HARKING BACK: Amazing genius of Gujjar Singh and his Lahore 'qila' |last=Sheikh |first=Majid |date=2015-06-28 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en |access-date=2019-03-14}}</ref> |
* [[Gujjar Singh Banghi]] was a Sikh warrior who ruled [[Lahore]] in 17th century and built the fortress naming it [[Qila Gujar Singh]]. <ref name="Dawn1">{{Cite web |url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1190931 |title=HARKING BACK: Amazing genius of Gujjar Singh and his Lahore 'qila' |last=Sheikh |first=Majid |date=2015-06-28 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en |access-date=2019-03-14}}</ref> |
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* [[Dadda I]] was a Gurjara king who ruled [[Lata]] region of [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Gujarat]] in 589AD. <Ref name="History of Gujarat">{{cite book|author=James Macnabb Campbell|title= Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency|url= https://archive.org/details/1896GazetteerOfTheBombayPresidencyVol1Part1HistoryOfGujarat354D/page/n120/mode/1up?q=Gurjjaras|volume=I|year=1896|publisher=The Government Central Press, Bombay|page=85}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 16:46, 24 December 2022
Gurjar are an ethnic group in India, Afghanistan and Pakistan. Notable people from the community include:
India
Historical figures
- Prataprao Gujar, military leader of Shivaji Maharaj's Army.[1]
- Nain Singh Nagar of Parichhatgarh was a notable Gurjar king of Meerut district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh in the 18th century. [2]
- Ranjit Singh Khatana of Samthar fort was a notable Gurjar Raja of the Indian state of Samthar in the 17th century. [3]
- Gujjar Singh Banghi was a Sikh warrior who ruled Lahore in 17th century and built the fortress naming it Qila Gujar Singh. [4]
- Dadda I was a Gurjara king who ruled Lata region of Indian state of Gujarat in 589AD. [5]
Education and social reform
- Masud Choudhary, is the founding Vice Chancellor of Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University in Rajouri and Chief Patron of the Gurjar Desh Charitable Trust, Jammu.[6][7]
Gojri language and literature
- Javaid Rahi, is a Gurjar researcher of India. He has authored 12 books in Gujari/ Gojri Urdu and English and edited more than 300 books/ magazines highlighting the history, culture, and literature related to indigenous communities such as Gurjar and Bakarwals.[8][9]
- Sahir Ludhianvi, former Indian poet and film song lyricist[10]
Constitutional head
- Govind Singh Gurjar, (9 March 1932 – 6 April 2009) was a Gujjar from Rajasthan who served as Lt. Governor of Puducherry in India.[11]
Padma awardee
- Mian Bashir Ahmed, (born November 1923) is a politician and a Caliph of Islamic Sufi order (Naqshbandi, Majadadi, Larvi). He is the first Gurjar from Jammu and Kashmir who was awarded the Padma Bhushan (the third highest civilian award), by the government of India on 26 January 2008 for his contribution to the society.[12]
Armed forces
- Kirori Singh Bainsla, a retired officer of the Indian Army and leader of a Gurjar reservation movement in Rajasthan[13]
- Kamal Ram, the second-youngest Indian to receive Victoria Cross, the highest military decoration in the British Empire[14]
- Kuldip Singh Chandpuri, retired officer of the Indian Army who was awarded the Maha Vir Chakra for his actions at the Battle of Longewala.[15]
Indian independence movement
- Ram Chandra Vikal, freedom fighter, Deputy Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.[16]
- Kadam Singh, Raja of Parikshitgarh and Mawana, led Gurjar fight against the British during the Indian Rebellion of 1857.[17]
- Dhan Singh Gurjar, Indian freedom fighter[18]
Politics
- Rajesh Pilot, politician of the Indian National Congress party who represented the Dausa in Lok Sabha[19]
- Pranav Singh, former MLA of Khanpur[20]
- Malook Nagar, MP of Bijnor[21]
- Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Prime minister of India[22]
Pakistan
Pakistan Independence Movement
- Chaudhry Rahmat Ali, was a Pakistani nationalist who is credited with creating the name "Pakistan" for a separate Muslim homeland in South Asia and is generally known as the originator of the Pakistan Movement.[23][24]
Government
- Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry, was a Pakistani politician and lawyer who served as the Speaker of National Assembly and President of Pakistan.[25]
- Zaka Ashraf, is a Pakistani executive, businessperson and former chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board.[26]
Sports
Cricket
- Shoaib Akhtar, is a former cricketer and commentator. Nicknamed the "Rawalpindi Express", he was the first bowler to be recorded bowling at 100 miles per hour, a feat he achieved twice in his career.[27]
- Mohammad Asif, is a Pakistani former cricketer who played for the Pakistani national cricket team between 2005 and 2010.[28]
Social and Welfare
- Prof. Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, is a Pakistani Islamist and founder of many religious and welfare organisations.[29][30]
Literature
- Mian Muhammad Bakhsh, was a renowned Punjabi poet and Sufi scholar for the people of Punjab and Kashmir.[31]
See also
References
- ^ Shrivastavya, Vidayanand Swami (1952). Are Rajput-Maratha Marriages Morganatic?. D.K. Shrivastavya.
- ^ Dirk H.A. Kolff (13 August 2010). Grass in their Mouths: The Upper Doab of India under the Company's Magna Charta, 1793-1830. BRILL. pp. 451–. ISBN 978-90-04-18802-0.
- ^ Sir Roper Lethbridge (2005). The Golden Book of India: A Genealogical and Biographical Dictionary of the Ruling Princes, Chiefs, Nobles, and Other Personages, Titled Or Decorated of the Indian Empire. Aakar Books. pp. 475–. ISBN 978-81-87879-54-1.
- ^ Sheikh, Majid (28 June 2015). "HARKING BACK: Amazing genius of Gujjar Singh and his Lahore 'qila'". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
- ^ James Macnabb Campbell (1896). Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency. Vol. I. The Government Central Press, Bombay. p. 85.
- ^ "Masud gets unprecedented reception on getting second term". Early Times. 19 February 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
- ^ "11 January 2011, Daily Excelsior". Dailyexcelsior.com. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- ^ "Gujjars campaign for national recognition of Gojri". Business Standard. Press Trust of India. 4 March 2018.
- ^ Rāhī, Jāvīd (2011). The Gujjar Tribe Of Jammu & Kashmir. ISBN 978-8183391030.
- ^ "The Poem That Forced Sahir Ludhianvi to Leave Lahore Forever". The Wire. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
- ^ "Demise of His Excellency Govind Singh Gurjar : French Embassy condoles the passing away of Shri Govind Singh Gurjrar, Lt. Governor of Puducherry, April 6, 2009". France in India. 19 March 2010. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
- ^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ^ "Raje govt, Gujjar leaders agree to hold talks". The Times of India. Press Trust of India. 8 June 2008. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ "Kamal Ram 91st birth anniversary: Remembering brave Indian Sepoy and Victoria Cross recipient". India.com. 17 December 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ "Retelling The Tale Of Brigadier Kuldip Singh". Times of India. 16 December 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ "Former UP deputy CM Ram Chander Vikal dies". Ayurveda.zeenews.com. 27 June 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ Stokes, Eric (1980). The Peasant and the Raj: Studies in Agrarian Society and Peasant Rebellion in Colonial India. Cambridge University Press. p. 131. ISBN 978-0-52129-770-7.
- ^ "Kotwal Dhan Singh Gurjar". Retrieved 14 July 2022.
- ^ Nair, R. R. (14 February 1998). "BJP seeking to thwart Pilot on non-Gujjar votes". Rediff.com. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ Krishnan, Revathi (27 August 2020). "MLA Pranav Singh Champion — lover of guns, expensive liquor & perfume who's back in BJP". ThePrint. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
But I was not made a minister because I am a Gujjar from the OBC community," claimed Champion.
- ^ "Loksabha में Congress पर जमकर बरसे BSP सांसद Malook Nagar", ABP Ganga, retrieved 7 August 2022,
See 1:47 to 1:55
- ^ "The Indomitable Sardar".
- ^ "All but Forgotten: Choudhary Rahmat Ali, the Inventor and First Champion of Pakistan". The Wire. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
When Now or Never was published, Ali was 36 years old. Born in a Gujjar Muslim family in Balachaur in the Hoshiarpur district of Punjab in 1897.
- ^ "Chaudhry Rehmat Ali remembered on his 125th birth anniversary". The Nation. 16 November 2022. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
Chaudhry Rehmat Ali was born in a Muslim Gujjar family in Hoshiarpur District of Indian Punjab on November 16, in 1897.
- ^ "Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry | PrideOfPakistan.com". https://www.prideofpakistan.com/. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry was born in a Gujjar family in Marala village, near the city of Kharian, district Gujrat in Punjab province on January 1, 1904.
{{cite web}}: External link in|website= - ^ "Profiles of six nominees for caretaker PM". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
Zaka's family belong to Gujjar cast of the Punjab and presently is Chairman Ashraf Group of Industries and owns Ashraf Sugar Mills in Bahawalpur.
- ^ Shoaib Akhtar; Anshu Dogra, Controversially Yours: An Autobiography, HarperCollins (2011), pp. 6–7
- ^ bimalmirwani (26 May 2020). "Mohammad Asif: Pakistan's best fast bowlers have all been Gujjars". Batting with Bimal. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
- ^ said, Suresh on. "Addressing Hafiz Saeed". Indian Defence Review. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
Recently Hafiz Saeed spoke about his life to a Karachi newspaper. Excerpts were reproduced in the Indian media. He was born of Gujjar parents residing in what is now Haryana.
- ^ Haidar, Suhasini (28 November 2020). "Hafiz Saeed | The 'professor' who runs terrorist networks". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
Saeed traces his origins not to the Pukhtoon areas along the Durand line or from Kashmir along the Line of Control, but to a Gujjar family from Haryana which travelled to Pakistan's Punjab during Partition, on a journey where Saeed says 36 members of his family were killed in India.
- ^ "Mian Muhammad Bakhsh – A great Punjabi Sufi Poet". The Nation. 30 August 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
Mian Sahib's great grandfather belonged to a clan Paswal Gujjar. He came to Khari Sharif from village Chak-Behram of Gujrat, Punjab. Gujrat is an adjoining district to Mirpur, Kashmir.