Tiwana Explained
Tiwana or Tawana is a widespread Punjabi Jat[1] [2] clan.
Introduction
Some Tiwana claim to be descended from Jat King Jagadeva Panwar through his direct descendant Rai Shankar's son Teo. The lore further states that Teos descendants founded the village of Mataur in what is now Jind district and from there they spread through the rest of Punjab.
Tiwana's are popularly referred to as the landlords and are actively participating in the agricultural industry of Pakistan.
Tiwanas are densely populated in the areas of Sargodha and following the route towards Khushab (district in Punjab) then across Jauharabad to Mitha Tiwana which then followed by Bijar. [3]
Notable People
Notable people with this surname include:
- Gurcharan Singh Tohra (1924-2004) was a prominent figure in Sikh politics, serving as the head of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) for a record 27 years. Born in the village of Tohra in Patiala District, he garnered numerous sobriquets during his lifetime and posthumously. These included "Pope of the Sikhs," "Pearl of the Panth," "Kingmaker," "Messiah," "Reformist," "Conformist," "Forever-Dissenter," "Wily Fox," "Wily Politician," and "Machiavelli." Followers affectionately referred to him as "Pardhanji" or "Jathedar." His enduring influence and multifaceted persona left an indelible mark on Sikh politics.
- Malik Fateh Khan Tiwana (died 1848), Punjabi landowner and politician during the Sikh Empire
- Malik Khizar Hayat Tiwana (1900 – 1975), Pakistani military officer and politician[4] [5]
- Malik Khuda Buksh Tiwana, Member of National Assembly of Pakistan from Khushab District[6]
- Dalip Kaur Tiwana (born 1935), Indian writer
- Harpal Tiwana (born 1935), Indian playwright
See also
- Hassanpur Tiwana, the Union Council of the Khushab District of Punjab in Pakistan
- Mitha Tiwana, a municipal committee in the Khushab District of Punjab in Pakistan
Notes and References
- News: Sargodha's citrus claim to fame. Amjad Mahmood. 21 December 2020. Dawn (newspaper). 26 February 2023. With a population of around 4.9m in the district, Jatt is the major tribe whose sub-clans like Noons, Ranjhas, Pirachas, Cheemas, Gondals, Midhianas, Chatthas, Tiwanas and Luks are mostly engaged with farming..
- Web site: Lamba . Puneet Singh . BiographiesKhushwant Singh: "Japji Sahib is Based on the Upanishads" . The Sikh Times . 2003-02-15 . 2023-07-25.
- Book: Ian Talbot . Khizr Tiwana, the Punjab Unionist Party and the Partition of India . 2013 . Taylor & Francis . 978-1-136-79036-2 . 13–14 .
- Web site: Profile of Malik Khizr Hayat Khan Tiwana. dead. 30 October 2018. Story of Pakistan website. 26 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181030194101/http://storyofpakistan.com/malik-khizr-hayat-khan-tiwana.
- Book: Jinnah, M.A. . Wavell . A.P.W.E. . Garewal . S.M. . Jinnah-Wavell Correspondence, 1943-47 . Research Society of Pakistan, University of the Punjab . Publication (Research Society of Pakistan) . 1986 . 2023-07-25 . Khizr Hayat Khan, b. August 7, 1900; belonged to Tiwana (Jat) family of Sargodha.
- Web site: Politics of the region (read about Malik Khuda Buksh Tiwana under this title). dead. 8 January 2014. 27 February 2023. District Government Khushab website. https://web.archive.org/web/20140108172305/http://khushab.gop.pk/html/About_District.html#About_District.