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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.
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 ...
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.
Many Sikhs append the name of their sub-caste (known as a got in Punjabi and gotra in Hindi) as their surname. [19]: 40–41 [8]: 144 A got is an exogamous grouping within a particular caste (known as a zat in Punjabi and jati in Hindi). [19]: 343 [8]: 144 A zat is an endogamous caste grouping, which contains gots under it.
Gurdial Singh (1933–2016), Indian Punjabi writer; Gurdial Singh Phul (1911–1989), Indian Punjabi dramatist; Gurjeet Singh (born 1994), English actor; Gurkeerat Singh (born 1990), Indian cricketer; Gurmail Singh (disambiguation) Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh (born 1967), head of the Indian religious group Dera Sacha Sauda
Dale states that most of the 10,000 (as estimated by Jean Chardin) Indian merchants and money-lenders in Isfahan (Iran) in 1670, belonged to the Khatri caste of Punjab and north-west India. In Iran's Bazaar s, Khatris sold cloth and various items and also practised money-lending.
Generally, the gotra forms an exogamous unit, with marriage within the same gotra being regarded as incest and prohibited by custom. [1] The name of the gotra can be used as a surname, but it is different from a surname and is strictly maintained because of its importance in marriages among Hindus, especially among castes.
However, Joginder Singh says that they still lack influence in the Punjab, which is a region heavily dependent on agriculture and dominated by some influential peasant farmers, mostly Jat but also some from communities such as the Labanas and Sainis. Those people, says Singh, have "captured the control of Sikh socio-religious institutions and ...