Gandhi
Gandhi (गंधी)[1] Gandhila (गंधीला) Gendhla (गेंधला) Gaindhla (गैंधला)[2] Gāndhi (गांधी)/Gandhili (गंधीली) [3] is gotra of Jats found in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Punjab. Gandhi (गंधी) Jat tribe seems to be chiefly found in the same tract with the Māngat. [4]
Origin
This gotra originated from people doing cultivation and trade in scent (इत्र). [5]
Association with present Jat gotras
Ram Sarup Joon[6] writes ... Many names in the Genealogical tables of Yayati are associated with present Jat gotras. Some examples are Ushinar, Shishu Bhadra, Tak or Takshak, Satoti, Krishan or Kushana from the Yadhu branch; Dushyanta, Bharat, Bhardwaja, Hasti, Ajmirh, Kaushik, Gadh and Vishwamitra of Puru branch; Seth, Arh, Gandhi, Gaindhu and Gandhar of the Ardas branch.
History
H.A. Rose[7] writes that Gandhila (गंधीला), fem. -aṇ, a low vagrant tribe, said by Elliott to be "a few degrees more respectable than the Bawarias," though in the Punjab their positions are perhaps reversed. They wander about bare-headed and bare- footed, beg, work in grass and straw, catch quails, clean and sharpen knives and swords, cut wood, and generally do odd jobs. They are said to eat tortoises and vermin. They also keep donkeys, and even engage in trade in a small way. It is said that in some parts they lead about performing bears ; but this is doubtful. They have curious traditions which are reported from distant parts of the Province, regarding a king- dom which the tribe once possessed, and which they seem inclined to place beyond the Indus. They say they are under a vow not to wear shoes or turbans till th eir possessions are restored to them.
Distribution in Madhya Pradesh
Villages in Nimach district
Gandhi (गाँधी) Jat gotra is found in Jawad in Nimach district in Madhya Pradesh.
Distribution in Punjab
Villages in Rupnagar district
- Tirak Gandhi is Village in Anandpur Sahib tahsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab.
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Reference
- ↑ Dr Pema Ram:Rajasthan Ke Jaton Ka Itihas, p.299
- ↑ Jat History Dalip Singh Ahlawat/Parishisht-I, s.n. ग-37,87
- ↑ Dr Ompal Singh Tugania: Jat Samuday ke Pramukh Adhar Bindu, p.34, sn-535.
- ↑ A glossary of the Tribes and Castes of the Punjab and North-West Frontier Province By H.A. Rose Vol II/G,p.278
- ↑ Mahendra Singh Arya et al.: Adhunik Jat Itihas, Agra 1998, p. 240
- ↑ History of the Jats/Chapter II,p. 28
- ↑ A glossary of the Tribes and Castes of the Punjab and North-West Frontier Province By H.A. Rose Vol II/G,p.278
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