.svg)
Raj Kaul
Raj Kaul | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Died | India |
| Relatives | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| Family | Nehru–Gandhi family |
Pt. Raj Kaul (said to be son of Ganga Ram Kaul known popularly as Gangu Brahman a Kashmiri Pandit who came at age of 25 with Kashmiri Pandit's group seeking help during era of Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji came again after five years and served Guru Gobind Singh Ji as cook for 13 years but at end in greed of gold became mughal informer and told whereabouts of Mata Gujri Ji and Chotte Sahibzade. Their descendent got jagir from Farukkh siyar mentioned by Nehru himself in his autobiography) is the earliest recorded ancestor of Jawaharlal Nehru.Jawahar lal nehru is the son of Motilal Nehru,son of Gangadhar Nehru,son of laxminarayan Nehru,son of Mansa Ram Nehru, son of Vishwanath kaul,son of Raj Kaul.[1] He is believed to have migrated from Kashmir to Delhi in 1716. Like some Kashmiri surnames, he was given a nickname which related to his environment and in his case because the family lived (or once lived) on the banks of a canal (naher in Kashmiri), their family got the name Kaul (Nehru) and eventually like most surnames in Kashmir, the Kaul dropped off and Nehru stayed.[2]
According to an excerpt from Jawaharlal Nehru: An Autobiography:[3]
We were Kashmiris. Over two hundred years ago, early in the eighteenth century, our ancestor came down from that mountain valley to seek fame and fortune in the rich plains below. Those were the days of the decline of the Mughal Empire after the death of Aurungzeb, and Farrukhsiyar was the Mughal Emperor. Raj Kaul was the name of that ancestor of ours and he had gained eminence as a Sanskrit and Persian scholar in Kashmir. He attracted the notice of Farrukhsiyar during the latter's visit to Kashmir, and, probably at the Emperor's instance, the family migrated to Delhi, the imperial capital, about the year 1716. A jagir with a house situated on the banks of a canal had been granted to Raj Kaul, and, from the fact of this residence, 'Nehru' (from Nahar, a canal) came to be attached to his name. Kaul had been the family name; this changed to Kaul-Nehru; and, in later years, Kaul dropped out and we became simply Nehrus.
References[edit]
- ↑ "Truth about Nehru: Why conspiracy theorists are wrong about him". Hindustan Times. 8 July 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
- ↑ Davar, Praveen (26 December 2019). "100 years ago, Motilal Nehru became Congress president". The Asian Age. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
- ↑ Moraes, Frank (1959), Jawaharlal Nehru A Biography, Jaico Publishing House, ISBN 978-81-7992-695-6
External links[edit]
  |