Baidwan
Baidwan (बैदवान)[1] Baidvan (बैदवान) Vaidwan (वैदवान) Vaidyan[2] (वैदयान) vedyan (वेदयान) Vedwan (वेदवान)/Vedvan (वेदवान) [3] [4] is Jat Gotra in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab (India) and Pakistan. Baidwan and Vaidwan are same gotra.
Origin
According to H.A. Rose it is derived from baid, a physician.[5]
History
The Baidwan and Vaidwan are Sikhs and Vedic Hindu both. Baidwans found in Ambala , Mohali (Chandigarh) are of Sikh origin. In west UP ,they have a village name as Dhanaura Tikri (Baghpat district) and say their gotra as Vaidwan and are vedic Hindu by religion.
H.A. Rose[6] writes that Baidwan is an important Hindu-Sikh Jat tribe in Ambala. H.A. Rose writes about its etymology that Fancifully it is derived from baid, a physician — who rescued a bride of the clan from robbers and was rewarded by their adopting his name.
Distribution in Uttar Pradesh
DhanouraTikri - A village in Baghpat district inhabited by Vaidwans of vedic-hindu religion.
Villages in Baghpat district
Villages in Saharanpur district
Ambauli (अंबौली/ आंबौली), Gangauli,
Villages in Meerut district
Kanker Kheda (कंकर खेड़ा)
Distribution in Punjab
Villages in Rupnagar district
Villages in Patiala district
Baidwan population is 1,650 in Patiala district.[7]
Distribution in Pakistan
Some of the baidwans are found in Punjab province of Pakistan too. They are now found scattered in Pakistan in Okara, Kumbra, Mataur, Mauli, Sohana, Sahiwal, Vehari and Multan and Mohali district.
Notable persons
- Maj Harmandeep Singh Baidwan - RAJ RIF/9 RR
- Harveer Baidwan - In Canada Cricket team
- जगदीश सिंह वेदवान पुत्र स्व. श्री मुंशी सिंह सरपंच (सेवानिवृत्त डी एस पी उ. प्र पुलिस), गांव कंकर खेड़ा । इन्होंने लम्बी दूरी की दौड़ में कई कीर्तिमान स्थापित किए हैं और वर्तमान में भी दौड़ प्रतियोगिता में भाग लेते हैं।
References
- ↑ History and study of the Jats/Chapter 10
- ↑ O.S.Tugania:Jat Samuday ke Pramukh Adhar Bindu, p.53, s.n. 1817
- ↑ Jat History Dalip Singh Ahlawat/Parishisht-I, s.n. व-55
- ↑ O.S.Tugania:Jat Samuday ke Pramukh Adhar Bindu, p.53, s.n. 1817
- ↑ A glossary of the Tribes and Castes of the Punjab and North-West Frontier Province By H.A. Rose Vol II/B , p.35
- ↑ A glossary of the Tribes and Castes of the Punjab and North-West Frontier Province By H.A. Rose Vol II/B , p.35
- ↑ History and study of the Jats, B.S Dhillon, p.126
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