Tiwana
TiwanaorTawanais a widespreadPunjabiJat[1][2]clan.
Introduction
[edit]Some Tiwana claim to be descended fromJatKingJagadevaPanwar through his direct descendantRai Shankar's son Teo. The lore further states that Teos descendants founded the village of Mataur in what is nowJind districtand from there they spread through the rest ofPunjab.
Tiwana's are popularly referred to as the landlords and are actively participating in theagricultural industryof Pakistan.
Tiwanas are densely populated in the areas ofSargodhaand following the route towardsKhushab(district in Punjab) then acrossJauharabadtoMitha Tiwanawhich then followed byBijar.[3]
Notable People
[edit]Notable people with this surname include:
- Gurcharan Singh Tohra(1924-2004) was a prominent figure in Sikh politics, serving as the head of theShiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC)for a record 27 years. Born in the village of Tohra in Patiala District, he garnered numerous sobriquets during his lifetime and posthumously. These included "Pope of the Sikhs," "Pearl of the Panth," "Kingmaker," "Messiah," "Reformist," "Conformist," "Forever-Dissenter," "Wily Fox," "Wily Politician," and "Machiavelli." Followers affectionately referred to him as "Pardhanji" or "Jathedar." His enduring influence and multifaceted persona left an indelible mark on Sikh politics.
- Malik Fateh Khan Tiwana(died 1848), Punjabi landowner and politician during the Sikh Empire
- Malik Khizar Hayat Tiwana(1900 – 1975), Pakistani military officer and politician[4][5]
- Malik Khuda Buksh Tiwana,Member ofNational Assembly of Pakistanfrom Khushab District[6]
- Dalip Kaur Tiwana(born 1935), Indian writer
- Harpal Tiwana(born 1935), Indian playwright
See also
[edit]- Hassanpur Tiwana,the Union Council of the Khushab District of Punjab in Pakistan
- Mitha Tiwana,a municipal committee in the Khushab District of Punjab in Pakistan
References
[edit]- ^Amjad Mahmood (21 December 2020)."Sargodha's citrus claim to fame".Dawn (newspaper).Retrieved26 February2023.
With a population of around 4.9m in the district, Jatt is the major tribe whose sub-clans like Noons, Ranjhas, Pirachas, Cheemas, Gondals, Midhianas, Chatthas, Tiwanas and Luks are mostly engaged with farming.
- ^Lamba, Puneet Singh (15 February 2003)."BiographiesKhushwant Singh:" Japji Sahib is Based on the Upanishads "".The Sikh Times.Retrieved25 July2023.
- ^Ian Talbot (2013).Khizr Tiwana, the Punjab Unionist Party and the Partition of India.Taylor & Francis. pp. 13–14.ISBN978-1-136-79036-2.
- ^"Profile of Malik Khizr Hayat Khan Tiwana".Story of Pakistan website.Archived fromthe originalon 30 October 2018.Retrieved26 February2023.
- ^Jinnah, M.A.; Wavell, A.P.W.E.; Garewal, S.M. (1986).Jinnah-Wavell Correspondence, 1943-47.Publication (Research Society of Pakistan). Research Society of Pakistan, University of the Punjab.Retrieved25 July2023.
Khizr Hayat Khan, b. August 7, 1900; belonged to Tiwana (Jat) family of Sargodha
- ^"Politics of the region (read about Malik Khuda Buksh Tiwana under this title)".District Government Khushab website.Archived fromthe originalon 8 January 2014.Retrieved27 February2023.
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