- Atwal
Atwal (also Attwal or Athwal) (
Hindi : अटवाल, Punjabi: ਅਟਵਾਲ)is a clan name or "Gotra " of Jats and Dalit clan/sub-caste from thePunjab region ofNorthern India andPakistan . Atwal is derived from sanskrit word "Attalika" meaning 'high hill-tops'. People living there were called Atwals. [ Dr Mahendra Singh Arya, Dharmpal Singh Dudi, Kishan Singh Faujdar & Vijendra Singh Narwar: Adhunik JatItihasa (The modern history of Jats), Agra 1998]Religion
Most Atwals in India are
Sikh . Their villages of origin are Khurdpur, Shankar andHakimpur , in theDoaba region ofPunjab (India) . The largest strength is probably in the village Bir Puahid PO Phagwara Distt Kapurthala, Villiage Chitti PO Nakodar, Distt Jalandhar, and village Pharala Distt Nawan Shahar in Punjab.Atwals today
Members of the clan were originally based in villages in northwest India. Due to emigration during the 20th century, members can be found around the world, including in the
United Kingdom , theU.S.A. ,Australia ,Canada andHong Kong Famous Atwals
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Navtej Singh Atwal , President, Punjab Youth Club Hong Kong. [ Punjab Youth Club (Hong Kong) [http://www.punjabyouthclub.com] ]
*Arjun Atwal ,India n golfer
*Harman Atwal ,Canadian star
*Tanveer K. Atwal , child actress appeared in "The Matrix Revolutions " (2003) as Sati
*Charanjit Singh Atwal ,14th Lok Sabha member and former speaker of Punjab Vidhan Sabha.
*Harjeet Atwal , Punjabi Writer. His books include classic hits such as One Way
*Sh. A.S. Atwal, IPS, Deputy Inspector General of Police, Jalandhar. Shot dead at the gate of Golden Temple, Amritsar on 25.04.1983 by Sikh militants.
*Bachan Athwal , headlined newpapers around the world after being convicted and having a life sentence imposed on her for the 'honour' killing of her daughter-in-law". [ BBC,Life for murder plot grandmother, London, 2007 [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7002404.stm] ]References
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