Ahluwalia

Ahluwalia (Punjabi: ਆਹਲੂਵਾਲੀਆ (Gurmukhi) named after Jassa Singh Ahluwalia. He started the Ahluwalia caste.The powerful caste among sikhs.The use of Ahluwalia as a last name has been adopted by his followers.

History and traditions

Ahluwalia is a progressive and highly respected community of Punjab. They trace their origin to the royal family of Jaisalmer in Rajasthan. The term Ahluwalia came into use after the rise of a resident of the Ahlu or Ahluwal village (located 11 miles S.E. of Lahore. A misldar (commander of the Misl) of the Sikh Empire of Punjab he was the first Ahluwalia. Hence his descendants and followers came to be known as Ahluwalia in urban areas. This community contributed a lot for setting up of Khalsa raj in Punjab.

Gotras under Ahluwalias

• Ahluwalia
• Babber
• Bimba
• Bajagde
• Channi
• Dale
• Dhaul
• Harshyan
• Hattar or Hathar
• Jaiswal
• Judge/Jhajj
• Jaspal
• Kandal
• Khehar/Kher
• Malik
• Mumik
• Mali
• Paintal
• Pall or Paul
• Pabra
• Rosha
• Tulsi
• Tissi-Tup
• Sandh
• Sikand
• Tup
• Zaildar

Prominent Ahluwalias

• Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar, Judge Supreme Court of India will be the first Sikh Chief Justice of India
• Charanjit Singh Walia - Memebr of Parliament 1985 From Patiala

Ahluwalia Ikons

• Bhai Sahib Bhai Mohinder Singh Ahluwalia - Chairman and spiritual leader of Guru Nanak Nishkam Sewak Jatha
• S. S. Ahluwalia – Member of Parliament, (1986 – Present)
• Montek Singh Ahluwalia – Former World Bank economist and Deputy-Chairman of Planning Commission of India.^[1]
• H. P. S. Ahluwalia – Mountaineer. Third person to reach the peak of Mt. Everest on 29 May 1965. In Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 he was injured and confined to the wheel chair. He set up Indian Spinal Injury Society in 1993. He was awarded Padma Bhushan award in 2002. Major Ahluwalia is also the chairman of Rehabilitation Council of India and is a recipient of several awards like Padamshree, Arjuna award, National Award for the best work done in the field of Disability, order of the Khalsa (Nissan A Khalsa). He has written several books like ‘Higher than Everest’, ‘Beyond the Himalayas’, ‘Everest is within you’.^[2]
• Kiranjit Ahluwalia – Famous female figure portrayed by Ashwariya Rai in the film Provoked.^[3]
• Vijay Kumar Ahluwalia – General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Central Command, Indian Army
• Pran Sikand – prominent film actor
• Engr. Iqbal Singh Paul Chief Civil Engineer Bechtel Canada
• Justice Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia Hon'ble Judge Punjab and Haryana High Court
• Dr.Alok Singh, Hon'ble Judge, Punjab & Haryana High Court, Chandigarh
• Sh.Harbhagwan Singh, Ex.AG,Hon'ble Judge, Punjab & Haryana High Court, Chandigarh
• Sh.Arun Walia, A.A.G. Punjab & Haryana High Court, Chandigarh
• Dr.Ashok Walia, Health Minister, Government of Delhi
• Mrs.Kiran Walia, Cabinet Minister, Delhi
• Gurjit Singh Ahluwalia
• Harnam Singh Rawail (H.S. Rawail) Legendary Indian Film Director - Laila Majnu, Mehboob Ki Mehndi, Sunghursh, Mere Mehboob, and many more...
• Amrish Kumar Ahluwalia,Electrical Engineer (Rtd.)Bhakra Beas Management Board

See also

• Ramgarhia
• Kamboj
• Khatri/Rajput
• Sikh Rajput

References