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Singh (IPA: / ˈ s ɪ ŋ / SING) is a title, middle name, or surname that means "lion" in various South Asian and Southeast Asian communities. Traditionally used by the Hindu Kshatriya community, [1] it was later mandated in the late 17th century by Guru Gobind Singh (born Gobind Das) for all male Sikhs as well, in part as a rejection of caste-based prejudice [2] and to emulate Rajput naming ...
Sardar Agar Singh Khangura was a famous Sikh warrior during Sikh misl period from 1716 to 1799. He was a friend of the Sikh Emperor Sardar Chhajja Singh Dhillon (1716–1746) of Bhangi Sikh misl (1716–1810). Most recently two brothers who appeared on a channel 4 documentary "Hunted" produced by Shine TV (UK); Harinder Singh & Davinder Singh.
People belonging to a particular gotra may not be of the same caste (as there are many gotras which are part of different castes) in the Hindu social system. However, there is a notable exception among matrilineal Tulu speakers, for whom the lineages are the same across the castes. People of the same gotra are generally not allowed to marry.
In Rajasthan, the community name and sometimes the gotra or clan name are used as surnames. Usage of community name as surname include: Charan, Jat, Meena, Rajput, etc. Sometimes, the faith name (for example: Jain) can also be used as a surname. [12] India is a country with numerous distinct cultural and linguistic groups.
Tarlochan Singh (born 1933), Press Secretary to President of India (1983–1987), representative of the Indian state of Haryana in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Parlianment of India (2004–2010) Tarlok Singh (disambiguation) Tarsem Singh (field hockey) (1946–2005), Indian field hockey player; Tarsem Singh (born 1961), Indian film ...
Man Singh, the leader of Indian dacoits and a Robin Hood figure from Chambal region of India. [203] Between 1939 and 1955, he is credited with 1,112 robberies and 185 murders, including the killing of 32 police officers.
Sikh names often have the following format: First name – Religious name – Family name. [1] [2] Sikh first names serve as personal names and are selected through the Naam Karan ceremony, where a random page of the Guru Granth Sahib is opened by a granthi (Sikh priest) and the first letter of the first prayer on the opened page is used as the basis for the first name as an initial.
Mehtab Singh Grewal, royal Home minister in the court of Maharaja Hira Singh of Nabha State. Nina Grewal, a former 4-term Member of Parliament in Canada. Nina and Gurmant Grewal were the first married couple to concurrently serve in the Canadian Parliament; Raj Grewal, former Member of Parliament in Canada from 2015 to 2019