Sekhon
Sekhon(सेखों)[1] [2] / Shekhon (शेखों)[3] Sekhu(सेखू)[4] Shekhu(शेखू) Shekho/Sekho Gotra Jats live in Jaipur district in Rajasthan and Patiala, Ludhiana districts in Punjab.
Origin
History
See in this photograph some prominent Sekhon people of Patiala in 1958.
L-R Standing Sardar Harinder Singh Sekhon , Sardarni Jasbir Kaur Sekhon , Sardarni Jaswinder Kaur Sekhon , Sardar Gurpreet Singh Sekhon of Patiala.
L-R , Sitting Rais Killadar Sardar Gurnam Singh Sekhon of Patiala, Raja Mrigendra Singh of Patiala , Rani Harinder Kaur , Sardarni Hardayal kaur Sekhon of Patiala.
Credit:- Sardarni Opinder Kaur Sekhon of Patiala Killadar Family.
Photo date :- 1958.
Dynasty :- Sekhon Jat
(Killadar under Patiala State)
Source - Jat Kshatriya Culture
Distribution in Punjab
Villages in Patiala district
Sekhon population is 10,500 in Patiala district: This clan holds the villages of Bakshiwala (Sunam sub-district), Kaulgarh (Pail sub-district), Kanhgarh (Bhikkhi Sub-district), Kishangarh (Bhikkhi subdistrict) and Karmgarh (Anhadgarh sub-district).[5]
Villages in Firozpur district
In Firozpur district the Sekhon population is 5,400. [6]
Villages in Ludhiana district
Distribution in Uttar Pradesh
Villages in Amroha district
Villages in Bareilly district
Bhoola Nabipur (भूला नबीपुर) (in Baheri tahsil),
Villages in Muzzafar Nagar district
Villages in Meerut district
Distribution in Rajasthan
Villages in Churu district
Shekhu clan people live in:
Locations in Jaipur city
Notable persons
- Flying Officer Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon, PVC (17 July 1945 – 14 December 1971) was an officer of the Indian Air Force. He was posthumously awarded the Param Vir Chakra, India's highest military decoration during war time, in recognition of his lone defence of Srinagar Air Base against a Pakistan Air Force (PAF) air raid during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. He is the only member of the Indian Air Force to be honoured with the PVC.
- Satyavir Singh Shekhu - Mob:9413724900, 8104644900
- Prof. Sant Singh Sekhon: Padma Shri - 1987, Punjab, Litt. & Edu. [7]
- Surinder Pal Shekho (Second Lt) (17.01.1942 - 05.09.1965) became martyr during Indo-Pak War 1965 on 05.09.1965 at Dera Baba Nanak.
- Abhijit Singh Sekhon (Col) (28.01.1949 - 21.04.1988) became martyr on 21.04.1988 during Operation Pawan in Sri Lanka. He was from Faridkot in Punjab. Unit: 7 Madras Regiment.
External Links
References
- ↑ B S Dahiya:Jats the Ancient Rulers (A clan study), p.243, s.n.213
- ↑ O.S.Tugania:Jat Samuday ke Pramukh Adhar Bindu,p.62,s.n. 2477
- ↑ Jat History Dalip Singh Ahlawat/Parishisht-I, s.n. स-177
- ↑ O.S.Tugania:Jat Samuday ke Pramukh Adhar Bindu,p.62,s.n. 2477
- ↑ History and study of the Jats. B.S Dhillon. p.126
- ↑ History and study of the Jats.B.S Dhillon, p. 127
- ↑ Ministry Of Home Affairs (Public Section), Padma Awards Directory (1954-2013), Year-Wise List
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