Pachhande

Pachhade (पछान्दे')' (पंजाबी जाट) Pachhandara (पछन्दरा) Pachhala (पछाला)/Panchhande (पंछादे)/Pachhade (पछादे) was the category of Jats in Uttar Pradesh , Haryana and Uttarakhand.who had from West (Punjab).

Origin

• They are also said to have come during Banda Singh Bahadur and Baba Baghel Singh Dhaliwal assault between(1712-1783).

Main clans of Punjabi Jats

Rakesh Saroha has provided us list of clans included in Pachhade (Punjabi) Jats.

Ahlawat, Aulakh, Bajwa, Barad, Bhullar, Benipal, Bisla, Chahal, Chattha, Deol, Dhariwal, Dhillon, Gahlot, Ghumman, Gill, Godara, Grewal, Gulia, Jawanda, Kaler, Kang, Khara /Khaira, Khowde, Kuhad, Maan, Mahal, Mundher, Nirwan, Punia, Randhawa, Saraw, Sekhon, Sidhu, Sindhu, Sirohi/Sohi, Singroha Siwag, Talan, Tiwana, Untwal, Virk.

Relation With Sikhs

Pachhadas ancestors came to U.P. during Banda Singh Bahadur's assault on the Mughal power at Saharanpur in 1711and 1783 during Diili FAteh by Baba Baghel Singh Dhaliwal. Whatever their date of settlement they are certainly the descendants of Sikhs. Although they do not keep the 5 K's, they like the Banjaras use the Guru Granth Sahib in their ceremonies. During the 1920s and 1930s there was a great desire amongst them to be accepted as Sikhs and between the 1921 and 1931 census the number of Sikhs in the Moradabad jumped from a mere 231 to 20631 due to the Pachhadas of Moradabad registering themselves as Sikhs. Unfortunately these Pachhadas reverted back to Hinduism after 1947. Since the 1930s the U.P. Sikh Mission in active in these areas and there has been some success with regard to their reversion back to Sikhism. The main gotra of these Punjabi Jats in Western - Uttar Pradesh are:

Distribution in Haryana

Villages in Faridabad district

Badarpur Said, Bahadurpur, Bukharpur, Dayalpur, Said, Tajopur,

Distribution in Uttar Pradesh

Villages in Aligarh District

Budhaka, Gopalgarh, Vaina,

Villages in Meerut district

Alamgir Pur, Atmadpur, Badhla, Bahadurpur Mawana, Biholpur, Chhabadia, Dhanju, Dhasupur, Fatehpur, Gesupur Shumali, Jainpur, Nangli Kithod, Rahwati, Sadullapur, Dabthalaa

Villages in Saharanpur district

Bishnpur, Paniyali Kasimpur, Raweda Mugal,

Villages in Muzaffarnagar district

Amirnagar, Gandevra, Mahbaailpur, Masanb Nagla, Tikola, Tuglakpur, Qutabpur,

Villages in Bijnor district

Barkatpur, Baseda, Bijnore,

Villages in Sambhal district

Ahrola Mafi, Asmoli, Bada Tajuddin, Sirshanal, Sujatpur, Allipur Near Manni Khera, Alya Kalyanpur, Bhadraola, Bhartal Sirsi, Bhataola, Bhatawalii, Bhawalpur Wasli, Chandawli, Dehpa, Echowara Dingar, Gelua, Gurudwara Baba Joga Singh Chahal, Gurudwara Baba Joga Singh Chahal, Lakhori Jalalpur, Manni Khera, Mehmoodpur Kunj, Mehrana, Saidpur Jaskoli, Sainda, Sakatpur, Sakhan Sumapur Khalsa, SalaKhana, Sekhupur Khalsa, Sharifpur, Singhpur, Sondhan, Turtipur Enayatpur, Vikampur Taharpur,

Villages in Hapur district

Akdoli, Akkhapur, Allipur Mugalpur, Ataula, Atuta, Ayadnagar, Babugarh, Bachhrota, Bhagwanpur Hapur, Chhapkauli, Chitauli, Dadayara, Dhana Hapur, Fazilpur Urf Meerpur, Gandhu Nagla, Hasanpur Hapur, Kaniya Kalyanpur, Lalpur Hapur, Malakpur Hapur, Meerpur Kalan, Muradpur, Nawada Kalan, Pawati Hapur, Phuldhera, Rasulpur, Sadullapur Lodi, Sadulpur, Saina, Shyam Nagar, Shyampur Jatt, Simbhaoli, Tatarpur, Virpur,

Villages in Amroha district

Ahrola Mafi, Baraspur Kalan, Bas Baldana, Bhera Bharatpur, Chhotipura, Danpur, Daspur, Isapur Amroha, Jamalpur Amroha, Jamanpur Emnipur, Kailsa, Khandpal, Nartho, Papsara, Sirsa Mohan,

Notable persons

• Ganga Das (Munder) (1823-1913) - Ganga Das was a revered saint of udasi sect and Hindi poet from hapur district in Uttar Pradesh. He was born in 1823 in village Rasulpur Bahlolpur of Hapur district in the family of panjabi Jatt of Munder Gotra. His childhood name was Gangabaksh but became Gangadas after consecration in udasi sect under Baba Vishnudas Udasin at Sedepur district Bulandshahr at the age of 12. He died on bhadrapada krishnashtami in year 1913. His contribution to hindi poetry has been considered unparallel.

• Kr. Virendra Singh Dhana (Chattha) - Was from the royal jatt family of Dhana village and known for his honesty and simple living. MLA Garhmukteswar(1980-85), (first district council presiedent of Meerut),(Ex-presiedent Sugarcane Fedression, Lucknow).

• Kr. Rahul Singh Dhana (Chattha) - Son of Kr. Virendra Singh Dhana.

• Shashank Shekhar Singh - Was a Pilot and Ex- cabinet scretary in Mayawati goverment (2007-2012).

• Baba Joga Singh Chahal (Chahal) - (18th century)- He was a great Jatt warrior.

• Choudhary Samarpal Singh (Siddhu) - Born on 19 decmber 1923 into Siddhu Jat family in the village Ahrola Mafi of Dhanaura tehsil, Amroha district, now living in Kundeswari village of Kashipur district (Uttrakhand). He was Cooperative Advisor to Chief Minister of Punjab from 1961-62, also was Dy. Director (Farms) in Pantnagar Agricultural University, He was Vice-Chairman, Nainital District Co-operative Bank (1964-65). Shri Singh, in his quest for knowledge, has visited many countries in Europe and America to acquire valuable information about Agriculture and cooperation. He is a prolific writer and many of his articles on Agriculture and Cooperation have been published in Leading National magazines. MLA from Kanth Vidhansabha U.P(1985-89), Minister of Co-operative U.P (1988-89), State Minister Uttranchal (2005), several time Iffco director (1997-1993), Vice Presiedent of Iffco (1977-1984), Rate Control Officer (1951), studied at Belgrade University, subject- Agriculture Co operative (1957-1959).

• Ch Chandrapal Singh - From Papsara village in Amroha district and remain many time MP, MLA and Cabinet Minister in U.P. goverment.

• Renu Chaudhary - Presiedent of district Council, Amroha and daughter in law of Ch Chandrapal Singh (formet MP and Cabinet Minister).

Language

Language/Boli : The language spoken is some distorted form of Punjabi . It has 50% hindi and 50 % Punjabi. The accents are neutral and no where matches with Punjabi people. Example : “Where are you going ” will be spoken as “kithhe nu jaaye raye ho”.

Population

Population: The current population is 3-4 lakh, 90 % of us live in villages.

Occupations

Occupations: 90 % of the people are farmers. Military and police is another preferred option.

Life style

Life style: is very simple most of us are farmers. Unlike Punjab Youth don’t flaunt on royal enfield bullets and jeeps due to limited resources. No show off.

Food

Food : The diet is very rich. Love to have milk,ghee,makhhan,missi roti sarso da saag and simple food. No spicy food is preferred.

Religion

Religion: Biggest confusion. 80-85 % of the people are registered as Hindus in their religion but they all go to gurudwaras . Even few marriages are conducted by gyani ji in the presence of Guru granth sahib. Paths are very common and funerals are done through sikh methods. Overall it has lot of influence of Sikhism. Ladies do fasting also and participate in gurudwara sahib deewans as well.(contradicting)

Marriages

Marriages: Marriages are done based on the cast and not religion. Sikhs can marry in hindus . Hindus can marry Sikhs family. There is only condition “both bride and grooms should be Jat.

Relations with other Punjab & Punjabis

Relations with other Punjabis (migrated during 1947): friendly but no marriages happen with them. Relations with original jats from U.P.: Same as above. Status of Guru Nanak dev/Guru govind Singh/Guru Granth sahib : All the gurus are considered as avatar of Gods and people worship them like gods.

Five k’s : Only few people follow 5 K’s. like my grandfather converted to sikhism but the count is very low. Although Sikhs keep kesh but all Sikhs are not amritdharis. Interesting thing is sikh are not considered different from others. Many example are there when one son is hindu other one is sikh from the same father . confusing :)

Connection with Punjab: No one has even single relative in Punjab. We don’t know what was our original location. The world pachhade means westerns . That mean we came here from west is the only clue.

Current trend : Lot of radha-swami deras have opened and attracting people towards them . SGPC and other bodies have failed to attract people so ultimately everyone will turn Hindu here.

See also

• Pachhade Jatts

References

Source - http://pachadejatts.blogspot.in