Kundu

Kundu (कुंडू) or Kinnu or Kinnoo gotra Jats are found in Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Haryana and Madhya Pradesh. Dilip Singh Ahlawat mentions it as one of the ruling Jat clans in Central Asia. It is a branch of Chauhan.

Also called Kinnu or Kinnoo gotra of Jats are found in good numbers in Sonipat, Panipat districts of Haryana and also in Modinagar,Ghaziabad and and Meerut dist in Uttar Pradesh.

Origin

A city named Kundila is mentioned in Mahabharata, the inhabitants of this were known as Kundu. They are also mentioned as descendants of rishi Kondilya (कोंडिल्य).

History

Panini mentions Kaunduparatha, as a part of Trigarta, Jullundur kingdom. The Kulun, Mentioned by Panini, are the Kahlon Jats, Kuluta, Kālān, Krishna of the Puranas, Resident of Kullu, Himachal Pradesh. The Kuninda, however, are the Kundus. The Coins of Their King Amogha Bhuti, (King of Kunindas) have been found at Tappamev District Hoshiarpur, Punjab. According to Vayu Purana the Kundus were living on the banks of the Sita river in Central Asia. It is identified as the Tarim river. J.C. Vidyalankar says it is the Yarkand river or Jarafshan, still called Sito, by the Chinese. A city, Kundus on the Pamirs, is named after them (116- Through the Pamirs. p. 209) Sabha Parva Mentions a people called Kundaman, Alongwith the Hans, Sibi and Paur.

The Kundu clan is the Kuninda of Indian literature, mentioned as mountain people.

Kundu Khap

Kundu (कुंडू) Khap has ... villages in Uttar Pradesh and Haryana. Jat gotra is [[Kundu][kinnu][kinnoo]]. Village Hewa in Baghpat and Ujaida in Modinagar (UP) are the villages of this khap. It has 10-12 village in Jind district Haryana. Sonipat district-Villages are Butana (बुटाना) , Dhurana (ढुराणा) , Rohtak district - Titauli (टिटौली) , Sundarpur (सुन्दरपुर) ; Jhajjar district - Chandpur (चांदपुर) ; Panipat district - Kath (काथ) , Shahpur (शाहपुर) , Vijawa (विजावा) . They are Chauhan vanshi.

Distribution in Rajasthan

Locations in Jaipur city

Bindayaka, Himmat Nagar, Tonk Road,

Villages in Alwar district

Budh Vihar (Alwar), Raipur Jatan,

Distribution in Haryana

Kundu Jats are found in Jind, Hissar, Kaithal, Panipat,Sonipat, Rohtak, Gurgaon Districts of Haryana.

Villages in Hisar district

In Hisar district they live in tehsil Barwala where Pabra (पाबड़ा), Kinala, Faridpur, Khairi, Kandool are the five villages having much strength of Kundu Jat gotra. (85%).

Villages in Rohtak district

Titoli,

Villages in Kaithal district

Kailram, Titram, Devigarh,

Villages in Panipat district

Shahpur Panipat, Kath, Bijawa,

Villages in Sonipat district

Butana,

Villages in Jhajjar district

Chandpur

Villages in Jind district

Kalwa, Bhurain, Lohar Majra, Nirjanpur, Dhakal

Distribution in Madhya Pradesh

Bhopal,

Villages in Ratlam district

Villages in Ratlam district with population of this gotra are:

Ratlam 7,

Notable persons from this gotra

• Pf. Chattarpal Singh Kundu - MLA Ghiray Hissar
• Ishwar Singh Kundu - Innovative farmer
• Suman Kundu - She is an Indian wrestler from village Kalwa in Safidon tahsil in Jind district of Haryana. Suman Kundu won the bronze in the freestyle 63kg category at the Commonwealth Games 2010 in Delhi.
• Sumit Kundu
• LT col Surinder Singh Chowdhary (Kundu) VSM, Menton -in -Despatch (Gallantry)
• Colonel Balinder Singh Chowdhary, (Kundu)
• Late. Shri Ram Das Hewa (Kundu)- Ex.Mlc. Chaprauli.,Advisor All India Congress Comittee. Did lot with Gandhi family and Naryan Dutt Tiwari.

• Chandra Pal Singh (Kundu) - AGRI. MKT. BOARD RETD, Date of Birth-1947,A-38, VAISHALI NAGAR, JAIPUR, Present Address : A-38, VAISHALI NAGAR, JAIPUR, Phone : 0141-2352456, Mob: 9414040777

• Ratan Singh Choudhary (Kundu) - RPS DY. SP (Retd.),Date of Birth : 1-October-1944, Vill.- Raipur Jatan, PO- Harsoli ,teh.- Kotkasim, Alwar, Present Address : 356, Himmat Nagar,Tonk Road,Jaipur, Phone: 0141-2551300, Mob: 9829055136

• Sansar Singh Kundu - Working in DRI as System Admin. Delhi, +919868316326

References

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