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Sandhu Clan
Sandhu or Sindhu is a clan or family name found among the Punjabi Jatts in India and Pakistan. It is Punjab's second largest Jatt clan. The etymology is connected to the word ''Sindhu'', the native name for the Indus river. Notable people with the surname, who may or may not be affiliated to the clan, include: *Baba Deep Singh (1682–1757), Sikh martyr *Banita Sandhu, British-Indian actress *Bhai Bala (1466–1544), a companion of Guru Nanak *Bhagat Singh (1907-1931), Saheed-e-Azam, Indian revolutionary *Garry Sandhu (born 1984), Indian singer, lyricist, actor and owner of label Fresh Media Records *Gurbaksh Singh Sandhu, former national boxing coach, India *Gurinder Sandhu (born 1993), Indian-Australian professional cricketer *Gurpreet Singh Sandhu (born 1992), Indian international goalkeeper *Harnaaz Sandhu, Miss India 2021 and Miss Universe 2021 *Harpreet Sandhu (actor) (born 1979), Indian actor, director, writer, music director, editor, cinematographer and poet *Harrdy San ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khanda
Khanda may refer to: Places * Khanda, Sonipat, a very big and historical village in Sonipat district of Haryana, India * Khanda, Jind, a village in Jind district of Haryana, India * Khanda Kheri, a village in Hansi Tehsil of Hisar district of Haryana, India * Khanda, Agra, a village in Agra district of Uttar Pradesh, India * Khanda (river), Yakutia, Russia Other uses * Khanda (Sikh symbol) * Khanda (sword) See also * Khandan (other) Khandan may refer to: * Khandan Rural District, rural district in Iran * Khandaan (1942 film) (pre-Partition Punjabi Urdu film) * Khandan (1965 film) (Hindi film) * Khandaan (1979 film), an Indian Hindi-language drama film * Khandaan (TV serie ... * Kandha (other) {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gurbaksh Singh Sandhu
Gurbaksh Singh Sandhu ( pa, ਗੁਰ੍ਬਾਕਸ਼ ਸਿੰਘ ਸੰਧੂ), also spelled as Gurbax/Gurbux Singh Sandhu, was the national boxing coach of India. He started coaching Indian National Team from the year 1993. He was influential in bringing a medal to India in 2008 Summer Olympics, when Vijender Singh of India won bronze, which was the first ever medal for India in Boxing at Olympics. He has also helped Indian boxers in their performances in World Championship. He stopped coaching boxing of India until July 2013. Early life Sandhu's association with the sport of boxing goes back to his childhood days at Sainik School, Jamnagar, where boxing was a compulsory discipline. He was a state champion but as he says, his inclination was more towards studies. However, destiny willed otherwise and after finishing school, Sandhu joined Government Sports College, Jalandhar, and later studied to acquire a diploma in boxing coaching from the NIS in 1975. He went to Germany t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manavjit Singh Sandhu
Manavjit Singh Sandhu (born 3 November 1976) is an Indian sport shooter who specializes in trap shooting. He is a Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Awardee in 2006 and Arjuna Awardee in 1998. He is a 4 time Olympian, having represented India at the Athens 2004 Summer Olympics, Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics the London 2012 Summer Olympics and the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics. He is former World No. 1 ranked Trap Shooter. In November 2016, Perazzi announced Manavjit Singh Sandhu as their brand ambassador. Sandhu was educated at the Lawrence School, Sanawar. and Delhi Public School, R.K. Puram. He belongs to the village Ratta Khera Punjab Singh Wala in the district of Firozpur, Punjab. His father is Gurbir Singh and his uncles are Randhir Singh and Parambir Singh. He won the gold medal at the 2006 ISSF World Shooting Championships, becoming the first Indian shotgun shooter to be crowned World Champion. He has won four silver medals at 1998 Asian Games, 2002 Asian Games and 2006 Asian Game ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khalil Tahir Sandhu
Khalil Tahir Sandhu is a Pakistani politician who was a Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from 2008 to May 2018. Early life and education He was born on 23 May 1967 in Toba Tek Singh. He graduated from Government College University, Faisalabad in 1987. He received the degree of Bachelor of Education from Government Education College, Faisalabad in 1989 and the degree of Bachelor of Laws from Punjab University Law College in 1994. Political career He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) on reserved seat for minorities in 2008 Pakistani general election. He served as Parliamentary Secretary for Human Rights and Minorities Affairs from 2008 to 2013. He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-N on reserved seat for minorities in 2013 Pakistani general election. In June 2013, he was inducted into the provincial cabinet of Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif Mian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamaljeet Sandhu
Kamaljeet Sandhu (born 20 August 1948) is a female Indian athlete who won gold medal at 1970 Bangkok Asian Games in 400 m race. She ran the distance in 57.3 seconds. She is the first Indian woman athlete to win an individual gold medal at Asian games. She is from Punjab state in India. She received Padma Shri award in 1971. In 1971, she was one of the finalists in the World University Games held at Turin, Italy, in 400 metres race. She participated in the Women's 400 metres at the 1972 Munich Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. ..., bowing out in the heats. Kamaljeet retired from athletics in 1973. She was also a national-level basketball and inter-varsity hockey player. She went to the 1982 Asian Games as the coach of the Indian women's sprint team. She is als ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jordan Sandhu
Jordan Sandhu is an Indian singer and actor from Punjab. He is best known for his singles "Teeje Week", "Muchh Rakhi Aa" and "Handsome Jatta" from Ashke. He is also known for collaborating with lyricist Sharanjeet Singh Chohalla Wala on most of his songs. He made his singing debut with "Muchh Phut Gabruu" and acting debut in Subedar Joginder Singh released in 2018. He had also won Punjabi Music Best Debut vocalist (Male) Award in 2016 at PTC Punjabi Music Awards. He took his wedding vows with Jaspreet Kaur in January 2022 Career 'Sandhu started his career with the song "Much Phut Gabruu" which was released under record label T-Series in 2015. The song got huge success also he was Best Debut Vocalist (male) Award at PTC Punjabi Music Awards. In 2016, he launched further hits like "Sardar Bandey" and "Muchh Rakhi Aa" and continued his success journey with songs "Birthday" and others in 2017. In 2018, he had released "Teeje Week" which is his most popular song of the career, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jinny (wrestler)
Jinny Hahn (née Sandhu, born 28 September 1987) is a retired English professional wrestler. She is best known for her time in WWE, where she performed under the ring name Jinny. Early life She was born in London, England, where she grew up in Knightsbridge district of West London (sub-region), West London. She was trained by Progress Wrestling and was the first female graduate of Progress's ''Projo''. She graduated with a BSc in psychology from Birmingham City University in 2012. Professional wrestling career Early career (2015–2021) In January 2015 she had her first singles match at Progress ENDVR:8, defeating Pollyanna. At ENDVR:12, Jinny defeated Toni Storm. At ENDVR:15, Jinny defeated Leva Bates. At Chapter 28, Jinny defeated Toni Storm. At Chapter 34, Jinny and Marty Scurll defeated Laura Di Matteo and Mark Haskins. At Chapter 36, Jinny, Alex Windsor and Dahlia Black defeated Pollyanna, Nixon Newell and Laura Di Matteo. In August 2017, Jinny and Deonna Purrazzo def ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaswinder Singh Sandhu (general)
Lieutenant General Jaswinder Singh Sandhu, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, VSM was the Military Secretary of the Indian Army and assumed office on 15 December 2017. He was the 46th Commander, XV Corps of the Indian Army and was in office from 1 November 2016 to 14 December 2017. He assumed the post from Lt General Satish Dua and was succeeded by Lt General Anil Kumar Bhatt. Early life and education Sandhu has attended the Higher Command Course at Army War College, Mhow; Defence Services Staff College, Wellington; and National Defence College, Delhi. Career Sandhu was commissioned into 5 Gorkha Rifles. He has held various important command, staff and instructor appointments during his career. He has commanded an infantry battalion along the Line of Control; a mountain brigade and the 28th Infantry Division (Kupwara). He has a keen understanding of Jammu and Kashmir because he has served five times in the state. He has also served in the Indian Embassy at Kathmandu, Nepal. During his car ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nakai Misl
The Nakai Misl ( pa, ਨਕਈ ਮਿਸਲ (Gurmukhi), (Shahmukhi)), founded by Sandhu Jats, was one of the twelve Sikh Misls that later became the Sikh Empire. It held territory between the Ravi and Sutlej rivers southwest of Lahore in what became Pakistan. The misl fought against the Sials, the Pathans and the Kharals before it was incorporated into the Sikh Empire of the Sukerchakia Misl by Ranjit Singh. History According to legend, in 1595 Guru Arjan Dev (1563–1606), the Fifth Sikh Guru, visited the village of Baherwal with some of his followers. The Guru was not received with hospitality, so he continued to the village of Jambar where he lay down on a charpai (cot) under a shady tree. Hem Raj, a Sandhu Jat, the Chaudhari or headman of Bahrwal, was absent when the Guru passed through his village. Hem Raj was ashamed of his town's inhospitality and went to Jambar and brought him back to his town. The Guru blessed Hem Raj and prophesied that they would one day rule. How ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heera Singh Sandhu
Sardar Heera Singh Sandhu (1706–1776) was the founder of Nakai Misl, one of the twelve Sikh Misls that later became the Sikh Empire under the leadership of Ranjit Singh. Heera Singh Sandhu was killed in battle near Pakpattan when he partook in a battle against a ''Chisti'' army of devotees of Baba Farid's shrine in 1776. Life Heera Singh Sandhu was born into Jat Sikh family in 1706 in the region of Punjab in what is now Pakistan. He took possession of the lands surrounding his native village, Baherwal Kalan and countryside of Kasur which was located in the Nakka country South of Majha Region. He took Amrit Sanchar (Sikh Baptism) in 1731. ''Nakka'' in Punjabi means border or some sort of a gateway and the Nakka country was located between the Ravi and Sutlej south of Lahore. He also took Chunian from the Afghans but died (became a Shaheed) in a battle against Sujan Chisti for Pakpattan. Hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harrdy Sandhu
Hardavinder Singh Sandhu (born 6 September 1986) is an Indian singer, actor and former cricketer who works in Punjabi and Hindi films. His first song was ''Tequilla Shot'', and he gained popularity with ''Soch'' (2013) and ''Joker'' (2014), which were written by Jaani and music composed by B Praak . Sandhu made his acting debut in ''Yaaran Da Katchup'' (2014). His song " Soch" was remade for the 2016 Bollywood film Airlift. His song " Naah" was remade for the film '' Bala'' as "Naah Goriye" with singer Swasti Mehul. He is a notable alumnus of The British Co-Ed High school, Patiala. In 2021, he made his Hindi film debut with Kabir Khan's sports-drama '' 83'' which is based on 1983 Cricket World Cup. He has since starred in spy action drama '' Code Name: Tiranga'' (2022). Early life and career Sandhu played cricket for over a decade as a fast bowler, but suffered a severe elbow injury, forcing him to give up the game in 2007. He shifted his focus from sports to singing, to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harpreet Sandhu (actor)
Harpreet Sandhu (born 8 January 1979) is an Indian actor, director, writer, music director, editor, cinematographer and poet. His debut Punjabi film '' Work Weather Wife'' was the first ever Punjabi and only Canadian film to get shortlisted at 87th Academy Awards under Best Original Song in a feature film and Best Feature Film for its songs "Moon" and "Long Braid". Early life Sandhu was born in Rurka Kalan, Punjab, India and spent the early part of his life living in a remote village. He is a graduate of Khalsa College, Amritsar and he trained under Hollywood actress Debra Podowski in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Professional work Sandhu is an actor and film maker. His debut film is '' Work Weather Wife'' in 2014. He has worked with Alka Yagnik Alka, AlkA or ALKA may refer to: People * Alka Ajith (born c. 1997), Indian multilingual playback singer * Alka Amin (active from 2011), Indian television actress * Alka Balram Kshatriya, Indian politician, Member of the P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
