Randhawa
Randhawa is a Jat clan in the Punjab Region of India and Pakistan.[1][2][3]
Notable people who bear the name and may or may not be associated with the clan are:
- Arfa Abdul Karim Randhawa (1995–2012), Pakistani child prodigy, youngest Microsoft Certified Professional
- Iftikhar Randhawa, Pakistani politician and writer
- Afzal Ahsan Randhawa, Pakistani writer, member of National Assembly of Pakistan
- Baba Buddha Ji Randhawa, prime historical figure in Sikhism
- Dara Singh Randhawa, Indian wrestler and actor
- Gurbachan Singh Randhawa, Indian athlete
- Guriq Randhawa, English cricketer
- Guru Randhawa, Indian singer and songwriter from Gurdaspur, Punjab, India
- Gurman Randhawa, English cricketer
- Jesse Randhawa, Indian actress and model
- Jyoti Randhawa, Indian golfer
- Karishma Randhawa, Indian actress
- Kuljeet Randhawa, Indian actress and model
- Kulraj Randhawa, Indian actress
- Mahabali Shera (born Amanpreet Singh Randhawa), Indian wrestler
- Mohinder Singh Randhawa, Indian administrator, historian and botanist
- Nikki Haley, née Randhawa, United States Ambassador to the United Nations
- Ravinder Randhawa, British writer
- Saadhika Randhawa, Indian actor
- Sardara Singh Randhawa, Indian wrestler and actor
- Shaad Randhawa, Indian actor
- Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, Indian politician
- Surjit Singh Randhawa, Indian field hockey player
- Muhammad Tahir Randhawa, Pakistani politician
References[edit]
- ↑ Neelam Grover, Kashi N. Singh (2004). Cultural Geography, Form and Process: Essays in Honour of Prof. A.B. Mukerji. pp. 138, 141, 142. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- ↑ Singh, Khushwant (2009). Why I Supported the Emergency: Essays and Profiles. Penguin UK. 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) ...
- ↑ Biographical Encyclopedia of Pakistan: Millennium 2000. Research Institute of Historiography, Biography and Philosophy (Lahore). 2001. p. 454. OCLC 50495187.