List of Tarkhans (Sikh)
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The Ramgarhia / Tarkhan community is a tribe/caste of the Punjab region in India which started from the Ramgarhia Misl(army). The founder & the Baron of the Ramgarhia Misl was Baron Nand Singh Sanghania and its members were Sikhs from different tribes. But today, Ramgarhia is associated mainly with theTarkhantribe because of its later famous Baron, Maharaja Jassa Singh Ramgarhia ,who was a Tarkhan.
Religion
- Maharaja Jassa Singh Ramgarhia
- Bhai Laalo
- Jodh Singh Ramgarhia
- Arjan Singh Gargaj
- Satguru Ram Singh Jee
- Baba Nand Singh ji
- Bhai Sukha Singh Kalsi
- Bhai Roop Chand Ji Khokhar
- Bhai Dharam Singh
- Bhai Param Singh
- Bhai Dharma Singh
- Bhai Param Singh
- Bhai Karam Singh
- Bhai Mahanand Singh
- Bhai Sadanand Singh
- Bhai Surtia
- Bhai Sukhia ji
- Hardas Singh
- Bhagwan Singh
- Jai Singh
- Khushal Singh
- Mali Singh Ramgarhia
- Tara Singh Ramgarhia
Politics
- Giani Zail Singh - Chief Minister of Punjab and First Sikh President of India.
- Dalip Singh Saund - First Sikh United States Congresssman.
- Sardar Bahadur Karnail Singh - Chairman, Indian Railways and brother of Dalip Singh Saund.
- Sardar Ganda Singh - the man who played a decisive role in developing the railway network in the North-East in the 20s.
- Justice Mota Singh- First Sikh Law Lord in United Kingdom.
- Bhai Ranjit Singh Ghattora - Jathedar At Golden Temple and chastiser of the Nirankari Cult.
Freedom Fighters
- Sarmukh Singh Chamak
- Arjan Singh Gargaj
- Shaheed Sundar Singh
- Sardul Singh Caveeshar
- Karam Singh Bhogal
Sports
- Joginder Singh - Winner of the African Safari.
- Joginder Singh Gindi - Member, Indian Hockey Team in the 60s.
- Virender Singh - famous right-half of the Indian hockey team that won the 1975 World Cup.
- Harbhajan Singh Plaha - Indian Cricketer.
- Monty Panesar - England Cricketer.
- Gursharan Singh - played for the Indian test team.
- Bahadur Singh Saggu - Indian Strongman and Olympic Shotputter and Asian Games Gold Medalist.
- Jatinder Singh Mudarh - Indian Strongman and given the title "The Strongest Man in Panjab".
- Mandeep Singh Bhogal - AKA Iron Singh- American BodyBuilder.
Television & Media Personalities
- Ajay Devgan - Indian Film Actor
- Ameet Channa - British Film Actor.
- Kulvinder Ghir - Actor/Comedian Goodness Gracious Me.
- Satnam Bhogal - Actor - Holby City.
- Suzanne Virdee - News Presenter.
- Vicky Bhogal - UK TV Cheff & Author.
- Kanwaljeet Singh - Punjabi film star, acted in a number of serials and punjabi films with Harbhajan Maan.
Eminent Painters
- Sobha Singh - Artist and Famous Religious Painter.
- G.S. Thakur Singh - Landscape artist par excellence.
- S. Sohan Singh Saggu(Popular as G. S. Sohan Singh) - Famous Artist.
- Kirpal Singh Panessar - Artist who painted the bulk of the Sikh Museum at the Golden Temple, Amritsar.
- Bhai Gian Singh Saggu - Artist and Fresco Painter.
- Avtarjeet Dhanjal - famous artist based in London.
- Prem Singh - Eminent artist and teacher, retired as the Principal of the ArtCollege, Chandigarh.
- Gurcharan Singh - Amongst the most sought after India painters based in Mumbai.
- Phoolan Rani - Amongst the better known women painters of Punjab.
- Manjit Singh - Well known Evening wear Fashion Designer based in New York Owner of ASSAR NEW YORK Evening wear company.