Palahi

Palahi (also Plahay, Plahey, Plahi or Palahy) is a village in Kapurthala, Punjab, India.Palahi's are mainly Jatt Sikhs, with a lesser population of Tarkhan Sikhs and Hindus. They originate from the regions of Kapurthala in Punjab.

The ancient Village of Palahi is situated between Hoshiarpur Road and G.T.Road, on a link road which is 3 km from Phagwara, on the North side of Phagwara.

Palahi is home to the Gurdwara, 'Chhevin Patshahi,' to commemorate a battle in 1635, between Sri Guru Hargobind Ji and the invading Mughal forces. Many Sikhs perished during the battle, however, they still emerged victorious.

The Sagoo family were renowned in Punjab, for their contributions to Education and Religion. They were able to establish the first school in Palahi. The school was set up by five Ramgharia Sikhs of the village, of which two were, Guljara Singh Sagoo and Atman Singh Sagoo. They set up a small school, consisting only of two teachers and ten students.

They seeked help in developing the Education system, by travelling to Kapurthala and confronting Maharaja Jagatjit Singh for help. They were then granted funding to build the school, and were able to pay five teachers' salary. Palahi now offers comprehensive education from primary school upto senior secondary school.

In addition to this, there also exists the Palahi Polytechnic Institute. The Sagoo family founded this college in 1986, which is still successful and running today.

District: Kapurthala Post Office: Palahi Area: 985 HectaresPopulation: 4107 Main Road(Nearest): Phagwara-Hoshiarpur 8 Km Railway Station(Nearest): Phagwara 20 Km

References

(1)Palahi – It Takes A Village & its Stories To Prove A Point [http://www.penmarks.com/land%20our%20ours-palahi%20it%20takes%20a%20village.htm]

(2)Here everyone has an email ID [http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/msid-1206226,prtpage-1.cms]

External links

* http://www.palahi.net/