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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Taragarh Talawa
| native_name =
| native_name_lang = pa
| other_name = Talawa
| nickname = Taragarh
| settlement_type = Village
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Punjab, India
| coordinates = {{coord|31|33|02|N|75|3|42|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
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| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Amritsar district|Amritsar]]
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 143115
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| blank1_name_sec1 = Nearest city
| blank1_info_sec1 = Amritsar
| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
| blank2_info_sec1 = [[Khadoor Sahib]]
| blank3_name_sec1 = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency
| blank3_info_sec1 = Jandiala Guru
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'''Taragarh Talawa<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.bhagatsinghthind.com/popup_familyindia24.html | title=Present day Thind family of India | publisher=Bhagat Singh Thind | accessdate=6 April 2018}}</ref>''' is a village which now officially called Taragarh<ref>http://pbplanning.gov.in/districts/Jandiala.pdf</ref> located at two kilometers from [[Jandiala Guru]], [[Amritsar]] district, [[Punjab, India]] on the [[Grand Trunk Road]], located at 31° 33' 41N 75° 1'36E at an altitude of 229 m (754 ft).

The origin of the village's name is shrouded in myth. One claims that [[Ranjit Singh|Maharaja Ranjit Singh]] gave the village to a servant named Tara. Another traces the name to the ''[[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]'' word "talawa", the act of tying thread to a kite, since the road to the village is reminiscent of a "talawa".

Taragarh is a village in Jandiala-4 Tehsil in Amritsar District of Punjab State, India. It is located 23 km towards East from District headquarters Amritsar. 12 km from Jand. 219 km from State capital Chandigarh. Taragarh Pin code is 143115 and postal head office is Jandiala Guru.

Janian (3 km), Timmowal (3 km), Nangal Guru (4 km), Gehri (4 km), Dhirekot (5 km) are the nearby Villages to Taragarh. Taragarh is surrounded by Tarsikka-7 Tehsil towards North, Khadur-Sahib-10 Tehsil towards South, Tarn Taran-12 Tehsil towards west, Verka-5 Tehsil towards North.

Tarn Taran, Amritsar, Batala, Patti are the nearby Cities to TARAGARH.

==Transport==

===Air===
[[File:Amritsar Airport Entrance.jpg|thumb|right|[[Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport]] in Amritsar]]Amritsar's international airport, [[Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport]], has more than 160 domestic and international flights during the week with daily connections to [[Delhi]], [[Mumbai]], [[Kolkata]], [[Chennai]], [[Bangalore]], and [[Srinagar]] etc. in India and international flights to [[London]]([[Heathrow]]), [[Birmingham]], [[Melbourne]] and [[Sydney]] via [[Delhi]]. Also it has direct flights to [[Doha]], [[Ashgabat]], [[Tashkent]] and [[Dubai]]. Taragarh is 23 km by road towards East from District headquarters Amritsar.

===Rail===

Jandiala Rail Way Station, Tangra Rail Way Station are the very nearby railway stations to Taragarh. However Amritsar Jn Rail Way Station is major railway station 22 km near to Taragarh.

===Road===
Taragarh is located 3 km away from the historic [[Grand Trunk Road]] (G.T Road), also known as [[National Highway 1 (India)|National Highway 1]], and therefore very well connected to the road network. Daily bus services run to and from the Amritsar-[[Jalandhar]] stretch of G.T. Road to four lanes. From Jandiala guru stop to Taragarh is only 5 km away and auto rickshaw, rickshaw or bus service for Khadoor Sahib road is main transport available.

==Geography and climate==
Taragarh Talawa village is in Amritsar which is located at {{Coord|31.63|N|74.87|E|}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/23/Amritsar.html |title=Falling Rain Genomics, Inc – Amritsar |publisher=Fallingrain.com |date= |accessdate=17 July 2012}}</ref> with an average elevation of 234 metres (768 ft).

Amritsar has a [[semiarid climate]], typical of Northwestern India and experiences four seasons primarily: winter season (December to March) with temperature ranges from {{convert|0|C|F}} to about {{convert|15|C|F|0}}, summer season (April to June) where temperatures can reach {{convert|42|C|F|0}}, monsoon season (July to September) and post-monsoon season (October to November). Annual rainfall is about {{convert|681|mm|in|1}}.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.imd.gov.in/section/climate/amritsar2.htm |title=Amritsar |publisher=Imd.gov.in |accessdate=17 July 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120630124022/http://www.imd.gov.in/section/climate/amritsar2.htm |archivedate=30 June 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> The lowest recorded temperature is {{convert|-7.6|C|F}}, was recorded on 9 December 1996 and the highest temperature, {{convert|48.1|C|F|1}}, was recorded on 22 May 2013.<ref name="indpune">{{cite web|url=http://www.imdpune.gov.in/Temp_Extremes/histext2010.pdf |title=Extremes of India |publisher=www.imdpune.gov.in |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6GmnoaB0m?url=http://www.imdpune.gov.in/Temp_Extremes/histext2010.pdf |archivedate=2013-05-21 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ogimet.com/cgi-bin/gsynres?ind=42071&ano=2013&mes=5&day=23&hora=15&min=0&ndays=30|title=Resumen synop|publisher=}}</ref>

{{Weather box
|location = Amritsar
|metric first = Yes
|single line = Yes
|Jan record high C = 29.0
|Feb record high C = 31.1
|Mar record high C = 35.7
|Apr record high C = 41.9
|May record high C = 48.1
|Jun record high C = 46.2
|Jul record high C = 42.0
|Aug record high C = 37.2
|Sep record high C = 36.5
|Oct record high C = 34.6
|Nov record high C = 29.3
|Dec record high C = 23.2
|year record high C = 48.1
|Jan high C = 19.4
|Feb high C = 21.6
|Mar high C = 26.5
|Apr high C = 33.8
|May high C = 38.7
|Jun high C = 39.4
|Jul high C = 35.0
|Aug high C = 34.2
|Sep high C = 34.5
|Oct high C = 32.3
|Nov high C = 27.1
|Dec high C = 21.3
|year high C = 30.3
|Jan mean C=11.6
|Feb mean C=13.9
|Mar mean C=18.7
|Apr mean C=25.1
|May mean C=29.9
|Jun mean C=32.1
|Jul mean C=30.2
|Aug mean C=29.7
|Sep mean C=28.3
|Oct mean C=23.8
|Nov mean C=17.9
|Dec mean C=12.9
|year mean C=22.8
|Jan low C = 3.7
|Feb low C = 6.0
|Mar low C = 10.9
|Apr low C = 16.3
|May low C = 21.1
|Jun low C = 24.6
|Jul low C = 25.3
|Aug low C = 25.1
|Sep low C = 22.2
|Oct low C = 15.1
|Nov low C = 8.7
|Dec low C = 4.4
|year low C =15.3
|Jan record low C = -3.5
|Feb record low C = −1.6
|Mar record low C = 2.6
|Apr record low C = 5.7
|May record low C = 7.7
|Jun record low C = 13.8
|Jul record low C = 14.0
|Aug record low C = 15.0
|Sep record low C = 10.5
|Oct record low C = 4.6
|Nov record low C = 1.7
|Dec record low C = −2.7
|year record low C = −3.5
|rain colour = green
|Jan rain mm = 24
|Feb rain mm = 33
|Mar rain mm = 48
|Apr rain mm = 29
|May rain mm = 25
|Jun rain mm = 62
|Jul rain mm = 231
|Aug rain mm = 187
|Sep rain mm = 79
|Oct rain mm = 18
|Nov rain mm = 6
|Dec rain mm = 18
|year rain mm =
|Jan rain days = 2.8
|Feb rain days = 3.7
|Mar rain days = 5.0
|Apr rain days = 3.5
|May rain days = 2.8
|Jun rain days = 4.6
|Jul rain days = 11.4
|Aug rain days = 9.1
|Sep rain days = 4.3
|Oct rain days = 1.4
|Nov rain days = 1.2
|Dec rain days = 2.0
|unit rain days = 1.0 mm
|Jan sun = 181.7
|Feb sun = 192.7
|Mar sun = 219.4
|Apr sun = 265.0
|May sun = 294.7
|Jun sun = 269.0
|Jul sun = 215.5
|Aug sun = 227.7
|Sep sun = 240.8
|Oct sun = 253.2
|Nov sun = 220.1
|Dec sun = 182.2
|Jan humidity = 74
|Feb humidity = 70
|Mar humidity = 64
|Apr humidity = 47
|May humidity = 38
|Jun humidity = 48
|Jul humidity = 72
|Aug humidity = 77
|Sep humidity = 69
|Oct humidity = 67
|Nov humidity = 73
|Dec humidity = 76
|year sun =
|source 1 = <ref name="indpune" /><ref>{{cite web
| title = Amritsar Climate Normals 1971–1990
| url = ftp://ftp.atdd.noaa.gov/pub/GCOS/WMO-Normals/RA-II/IN/42071.TXT
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| accessdate = 11 January 2014
}}</ref>
}}

==History==
It is noted as the birthplace of three influential Punjabis.

==Bhagat Singh Thind==
[[File:Bhagat Singh Thind at Camp Lewis.jpg|thumb|[[Bhagat Singh Thind]] with his battalion at Camp Lewis, Washington on 18 November 1918.]]
[[Bhagat Singh Thind]], PhD, (3 October 1892 – 15 September 1967) was an Indian-American Sikh writer and lecturer on spirituality who initiated an important legal battle over the rights of Indians to obtain U.S. citizenship: [[United States v. Bhagat Singh Thind]].

'''''[[United States v. Bhagat Singh Thind]]''''', [[Case citation|261 U.S. 204]] (1923), was a case in which the [[Supreme Court of the United States|United States Supreme Court]] unanimously decided that [[Bhagat Singh Thind]], an [[India]]n [[Sikh]] man, was ineligible for naturalization. In 1923, Thind filed for United States citizenship under the [[Naturalization Act of 1906]] which allowed white persons and persons of African descent to naturalize. He did not challenge the constitutionality of the racial restrictions. Instead, he attempted to have Indians classified as "white."{{fact|date=July 2020}}

Thind argued that as a high-caste Indian he was "[[Aryan]]" and therefore "Caucasian". The Court found that "the Aryan theory, as a racial basis, seems to be discredited by most, if not all, modern writers on the subject of [[ethnology]]," and noted that "the Caucasic division of the human family is 'in point of fact the most debatable field in the whole range of [[anthropology|anthropological studies]].'"{{fact|date=July 2020}}

Dr. Thind was also the first Sikh to serve in the U.S. Army (a few months before the end of World War I), and successfully fought for the right to wear the turban while in uniform.{{fact|date=July 2020}}

==Jagat Singh Thind==

'''Jagat Singh Thind''',<ref>http://www.bhagatsinghthind.com/Komagata_maru.php</ref> younger brother of [[Bhagat Singh Thind]], was among the 376 passengers (340 Sikhs, 24 Muslims, and 12 Hindus, all British subjects) of the ship ''[[Komagata Maru]]''. Arriving in Burrard Inlet, Vancouver, on 23 May 1914, they hoped to immigrate to a better life and educational system. However, due to the racist immigration policy of [[Canada]] at that time, they were denied entry and the ship was forced to leave on 23 July 1914. Returning to India, a number of passengers were killed in an incident with police. (See [[Komagata Maru incident]].)
On 23 May 1914, Dr. Bhagat Singh Thind's youngest brother, Jagat Singh Thind, was amongst the 376 passengers (340 Sikhs, 24 Muslims, and 12 Hindus) who arrived in Burrard Inlet, Vancouver from the Indian sub-continent in hopes for a better life and better educational system. However, due to the racist immigration policy of the Dominion of Canada, the ship was forced to leave on 23 July 1914.{{fact|date=July 2020}}

On the voyage back to India many on board endured hardships by the hands of the British. Thus inciting a riot, which resulted in many Indians being abused, jailed, or killed. This riot incident is known as "Budge Budge Riot". Fortunately Jagat eventually made his way back to his village Taragarh Talawa.{{fact|date=July 2020}}

==Dalbir Chetan==
[[File:Dalbir chetan.jpg|thumb|[[Dalbir Chetan]] Punjabi Short Story writer]]
Dalbir Singh Jhand known as Punjabi writer [[Dalbir Chetan]]<ref>http://www.tribuneindia.com/2005/20050106/aplus.htm#11</ref><ref name="ocw.mit.edu">{{cite web|url=http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/global-studies-and-languages/21f-041-topics-in-south-asian-literature-and-culture-fall-2004/readings/ |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2015-05-12 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518102424/http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/global-studies-and-languages/21f-041-topics-in-south-asian-literature-and-culture-fall-2004/readings/ |archivedate=2015-05-18 }}</ref> was a famous Punjabi short-story writer, the author of four books of short stories titled: '''''Rishteyian De Aar Paar''''', '''''Raat Baraate''''', '''''Khara Badal''''' and '''''Mehndi Bazaar<ref name="ocw.mit.edu"/>'''''.

''Mehndi Bazaar''<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://books.google.com/?id=7OJJNAAACAAJ |title = Mehndi bazaar|last1 = Chetan|first1 = Dalbir|year = 1998}}</ref> was translated into seven South-East Asian languages, and many of his stories were translated into [[Urdu]], [[English language|English]], [[Hindi]], [[Oriya language|Oriya]], [[Telugu language|Telugu]] and [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]]; some were also dramatized for television. His story Mehndi Bazaar is also part of MIT OpenCourseWare<ref name="ocw.mit.edu"/>(OCW) South Asian literature and culture coursework of top University [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]] of USA.

=== Books of Dalbir Chetan ===
Dalbir Chetan<ref name="BakshiSharma1998">{{cite book|author1=S. R. Bakshi|author2=Sita Ram Sharma|title=Parkash Singh Badal: Chief Minister of Punjab|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cyebnJdCFlEC&pg=PA214|date=1 January 1998|publisher=APH Publishing|isbn=978-81-7024-987-0|pages=214–}}</ref> was a famous Punjabi short-story writer, the author of four books of short stories titled:
* '''Rishteyian De Aar Paar'''<ref name="Chetan1981">{{cite book|first=Dalbir|last=Chetan|title=Rishtian de Ar Par|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rqrKmQEACAAJ|year=1981}}</ref>
* '''Raat Baraate'''
* '''Khara Badal'''<ref name="Chetan2003">{{cite book|first=Dalbir|last=Chetan|title=Khara baddal|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rQwAPwAACAAJ|year=2003|publisher=Kuknus Prakashan}}</ref>
* '''Mehndi Bazaar'''.<ref name="ocw.mit.edu"/>
* '''Chetan Katha'''<ref>https://www.amazon.in/Books-Dalbir-Chetan/s?ie=UTF8&page=1&rh=n%3A976389031%2Cp_27%3ADalbir%20Chetan</ref>
* '''Vida Hon To Pehlan'''<ref>https://www.amazon.in/Vida-Hon-Pehlan-Dalbir-Chetan/dp/8171428355/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1431430849&sr=1-2</ref>

He edited an anthology entitled '''''Asi Javaab Dinde Haan''''', which won him appreciation. His story ''Mehndi Bazaar'' was also part of MIT Open course as mentioned above.

==Gallery==

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Tourist places near Taragarh Talawa with in 50 km
<gallery>
Image:Golden_Temple_4000.jpg|Golden Temple Amritsar
Image:Maharaja_Ranjith_Singh_Garden_Amrithsar__2020.jpg|Maharaja Ranjit Singh's Ram Bagh Gardens Amritsar
Image:Harimandir.jpg|Golden Temple
Image:Bridge to the Durgiana Temple, Amritsar.jpg|Durgiana Temple bridge
Image:Golden Temple holy water in Day Light.JPG|Golden Temple holy water in Day
Image:Jallianwala Bagh in Day light.JPG|Jallianwala Bagh in Day light

Image:Jallianwala Bagh, Punjab.jpg
Image:Golden Temple in Day Light.JPG
Image:Golden Temple Close up view.JPG
Image:Harmandir Sahib, Punjab 2013.JPG
Image:Sikh Gurdwara, Punjab.JPG
Image:Amritsar Temple, Punjab.JPG

Image:Bhagatsinghthind.jpg|, Bhagat Singh Thind

Image:Dalbir chetan.jpg|, Dalbir Chetan
</gallery>

==References==
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{{Amritsar district}}

[[Category:Villages in Amritsar district]]

Taragarh Talawa - Revision history

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