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Jaitelys are originally from Pir Panjal region of Jammu and Kashmir but are now found in Amritsar, Lahore, Rawalpindi and other areas of erstwhile west Punjab, Jhang and some in Jammu region, but now are spread all over northern India. jaitleys are part of punjati saraswat brahmins of punjab region Mostly the gotra of Jaitly is Vatsa gotra from the sage Brahmarishi Bhrigu sections of gotra.[citation needed]
There are several other ways of spelling the name, including Jaiteley, Jaitli, Jetly and Jetli.
The early 20th century book by H. A. Rose, A Glossary of the Tribes and Castes of the Punjab and North-West Frontier Province, summarized the variety of families and tribes of Vedic origin at the time. The late 19th century book by Jogendra N. Bhattacharya, "Hindu Castes and Sects" also gives the historical details of this Brahmin family. Jaitly family history shows they have also remained as great astrologers . their family tree has traces of pandit Billu Mishr and Pandit Chittu Mishr of serving in the court room of Maharaja Ranjeet singh . This family of astrologers has a great continuing legacy till date and are based in Delhi .
Notable people
Jaitley
- Arun Jaitley, Indian politician
- pandit Arun Jaitly*indian Astrologer .(international man of the year 1999 - awardee as best prashna lagna by British organisation held in London )
- Manav Jaitly * Indian astrologer (has succeeded his father pandit Arun Jaitly)
- Rupika Jaitly Datta * astrologer ,(Daughter of pandit Arun Jaitly following his legacy )
Jaitly
- Celina Jaitly, Bollywood actress and model
- Jaya Jaitly, Indian politician
Jetley
- Ranjit Lal Jetley, Indian major-general and scientist
- Rajan Jetley, chief executive officer of Air India and India Tourism Development Corporation
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