Sandhu Explained
Sandhu or Sindhu (Punjabi: ਸੰਧੂ (Gurmukhi); سندھو (Shahmukhi)) is the second largest clan of Jats in the Punjab region of India and Pakistan.[2] [3] The Sandhus played an important role in the Sikh history.[4] During the period of the Sikh Confederacy, Sandhus ruled several sovereign states (misls) including the Nakai Misl, Shaheedan Misl and the Kanhaiya Misl.[5] [6] [7]
List of notable people
Notable people with the surname, who may or may not be affiliated to the clan, include:
- Aaqib Javed, Pakistani cricket player
- Baba Deep Singh (1682–1757), Sikh martyr
- Banita Sandhu, British-Indian actress
- Bhai Bala (1466–1544), a companion of Guru Nanak[8]
- Bhagat Singh (1907-1931), Indian revolutionary
- Captain Abhimanyu, former cabinet minister, Government of Haryana
- Garry Sandhu (born 1984), Indian singer, lyricist, actor and owner of label Fresh Media Records
- Gurbaksh Singh Sandhu, former national boxing coach, India
- Gurinder Sandhu (born 1993), Indian-Australian professional cricketer
- Gurpreet Singh Sandhu (born 1992), Indian international goalkeeper
- Harnaaz Sandhu, Miss India 2021 and Miss Universe 2021
- Harpreet Sandhu (born 1979), Indian actor, director, writer, music director, editor, cinematographer and poet
- Harrdy Sandhu (born 1986), Indian singer and actor
- Heera Singh Sandhu (1706-1767), founder of the Nakai Misl
- Jaswinder Singh Sandhu, military secretary, Indian army
- Jinny Sandhu, British-Indian professional wrestler
- Jordan Sandhu, Indian singer and actor
- Kamaljeet Sandhu, Indian athlete
- Khalil Tahir Sandhu, Pakistani politician
- Manavjit Singh Sandhu (born 1976), Indian sport shooter and three-time Olympian
- Mehtab Kaur (1782-1813), Queen of the Sikh Empire
- Nandish Sandhu, Indian model and television actor
- Nashra Sandhu, Pakistani cricketer
- Nick Sandhu (born 1962), Indian field hockey player
- Paige Sandhu, British-Indian actress
- Peter Sandhu, Indo-Canadian politician and Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
- Sahil Sandhu (born 1991), Indo-Canadian soccer player
- Taranjit Singh Sandhu, Indian ambassador to United States
- Tommy Sandhu (born 1976), British-Indian DJ, remixer, producer and television presenter
- Vattan Sandhu, Indian Punjabi singer and actor
- Yasir Zafar Sindhu, Pakistani politician
Notes and References
- Gill . Kamalpreet Singh . 3 July 2021 . The practice of jathera worship in Punjab: A case study of jathera Baba Kala Mehar Sandhu in Faridkot, Punjab . Sikh Formations . en . 17 . 3 . 311–333 . 10.1080/17448727.2020.1844459 . 1744-8727.
- Book: Hanks . Patrick . Coates . Richard . McClure . Peter . The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland . 17 November 2016 . Oxford University Press . 978-0-19-252747-9 . 2331 . Sandhu or Sindhu: The Sindhus are the second largest Jat tribe in the Panjab.
- Book: Singh, Khushwant . Why I Supported the Emergency: Essays and Profiles . Khushwant Singh . Penguin UK . 2009 . 978-8-18475-241-0 . 193 . Now that caste has raised its ugly head, many have reattached caste names like Randhawa, Brar, Gill, Sandhu, Sidhu (all sikh agriculturist tribes) ....
- Book: Pettigrew, Joyce J. M. . Robber Noblemen: A Study of the Political System of the Sikh Jats . 2023 . Routledge . 978-1-000-85849-5 . Chapter 4 Patterns of allegiance I . 1367232807 . https://books.google.com/books?id=eHCpEAAAQBAJ&pg=PT48 . The oldest clan in the Punjab south and east of the Sutlej is that of the Sidhus... Sidhus had played a prominent role in the Sikh history..
- Book: Griffin. History Of Punjab Chifes . 1889 . The * Kanheya misi was at one time the most, powerful of the. Sikh, confederacies, north of the Satlej. !:Its first leader, was J'ai Singh, the son? of a Sindhu Jat.
- Book: Gandhi, Surjit Singh. Struggle of the Sikhs for Sovereignty. Gur Das Kapur. 1980. 552. 26 July 2021.
- Book: Bhagata, Siṅgha. A History of the Sikh Misals. Publication Bureau, Punjabi University. 1993. 241. Deep Singh Shahid, a Sandhu Jat and resident of the village of Pohuwind of the pargana of Amritsar, was the founder of this Misal..
- Book: Singha, H.S. . The Encyclopedia of Sikhism . 2000 . 28 . Hemkunt Press . 9788170103011 . 19 August 2022.
