Sandhu

Jat clan in the Indian subcontinent

Sandhu

Jat clan
Location| Punjab
Jathera| Kallu Mehar Sandhu [1]
Language| Punjabi
Religion|  Sikhism,  Hinduism,  Islam

Sandhu or Sindhu is the second largest Jat clan of Punjab region.[2][3][4]

## List of notable people[edit]

Notable people with the surname, who may or may not be affiliated to the clan, include:

* Harveer Sandhu, Subway sandwich artist
* Baba Deep Singh (1682–1757), Sikh martyr
* Banita Sandhu, British-Indian actress
* Bhai Bala (1466–1544), a companion of Guru Nanak[5][6]
* 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

## References[edit]

1. ^ 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. 17 (3): 311–333. doi:10.1080/17448727.2020.1844459. ISSN 1744-8727.
2. ^ Hanks, Patrick; Coates, Richard; McClure, Peter (17 November 2016). The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. Oxford University Press. p. 2331\. ISBN 978-0-19-252747-9.
3. ^ Singh, Khushwant (2009). Why I Supported the Emergency: Essays and Profiles. Penguin UK. p. 193\. ISBN 978-8-18475-241-0. "Now that caste has raised its ugly head, many have reattached caste names like Randhawa, Brar, Gill, Sandhu, Sidhu (all sikh agriculturist tribes) ..."
4. ^ Pettigrew, Joyce J. M. (2023). "Chapter 4 Patterns of allegiance I". ROBBER NOBLEMEN a study of the political system of the sikh jats. [S.l.]: ROUTLEDGE. ISBN 978-1-000-85849-5. OCLC 1367232807.
5. ^ Singha, H.S. (2000). The Encyclopedia of Sikhism. p. 28\. ISBN 9788170103011. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
6. ^ McLeod, W. H. (1980). Early Sikh tradition : a study of the janam-sākhīs. Oxford: Clarendon Press. p. 15\. ISBN 0-19-826532-8. OCLC 5100963.

Surname list

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