Taragarh Talawa is a village which now officially called Taragarh located at two kilometers from

Jandiala Guru Jandiala Guru, commonly known as Jandiala, is a town in the Amritsar district of Punjab, India, Punjab, India. It is located on the Grand Trunk Road, and has an altitude of 229 m (754 ft). History Jandiala Guru is named after Jand, t ...

Amritsar Amritsar (), historically also known as Rāmdāspur and colloquially as ''Ambarsar'', is the second largest city in the Indian state of Punjab, after Ludhiana. It is a major cultural, transportation and economic centre, located in the Majha r ...

district,

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on the

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, located at 31° 33' 41N 75° 1'36E at an altitude of 229 m (754 ft). The origin of the village's name is shrouded in myth. One claims that

Maharaja Ranjit Singh Ranjit Singh (13 November 1780 – 27 June 1839), popularly known as Sher-e-Punjab or "Lion of Punjab", was the first Maharaja of the Sikh Empire, which ruled the northwest Indian subcontinent in the early half of the 19th century. He s ...

gave the village to a servant named Tara. Another traces the name to the '' Punjabi'' word "talawa", the act of tying thread to a kite, since the road to the village is reminiscent of a "talawa". Taragarh is a village in Jandiala-4 Tehsil in Amritsar District of Punjab State, India. It is located 23 km towards East from District headquarters Amritsar. 12 km from Jand. 219 km from State capital Chandigarh. Taragarh Pin code is 143115 and postal head office is Jandiala Guru. Janian (3 km), Timmowal (3 km), Nangal Guru (4 km), Gehri (4 km), Dhirekot (5 km) are the nearby Villages to Taragarh. Taragarh is surrounded by Tarsikka-7 Tehsil towards North, Khadur-Sahib-10 Tehsil towards South, Tarn Taran-12 Tehsil towards west, Verka-5 Tehsil towards North. Tarn Taran, Amritsar, Batala, Patti are the nearby Cities to TARAGARH.

Transport

Air

Amritsar's international airport,

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, has more than 160 domestic and international flights during the week with daily connections to

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, and

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etc. in India and international flights to

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(

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and

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via

. Also it has direct flights to

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and

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. Taragarh is 23 km by road towards East from District headquarters Amritsar.

Rail

Jandiala Rail Way Station, Tangra Rail Way Station are the very nearby railway stations to Taragarh. However Amritsar Jn Rail Way Station is major railway station 22 km near to Taragarh.

Road

Taragarh is located 3 km away from the historic

(G.T Road), also known as

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, and therefore very well connected to the road network. Daily bus services run to and from the Amritsar-

Jalandhar Jalandhar is the third most-populous city in the Indian state of Punjab and the largest city in Doaba region. Jalandhar lies alongside the Grand Trunk Road and is a well-connected rail and road junction. Jalandhar is northwest of the state ...

stretch of G.T. Road to four lanes. From Jandiala guru stop to Taragarh is only 5 km away and auto rickshaw, rickshaw or bus service for Khadoor Sahib road is main transport available.

Geography and climate

Taragarh Talawa village is in Amritsar which is located at with an average elevation of 234 metres (768 ft). Amritsar has a

semiarid climate A semi-arid climate, semi-desert climate, or steppe climate is a dry climate sub-type. It is located on regions that receive precipitation below potential evapotranspiration, but not as low as a desert climate. There are different kinds of semi-ar ...

, typical of Northwestern India and experiences four seasons primarily: winter season (December to March) with temperature ranges from to about , summer season (April to June) where temperatures can reach , monsoon season (July to September) and post-monsoon season (October to November). Annual rainfall is about . The lowest recorded temperature is , was recorded on 9 December 1996 and the highest temperature, , was recorded on 22 May 2013.

History

It is noted as the birthplace of three influential Punjabis.

Bhagat Singh Thind

Bhagat Singh Thind Bhagat Singh Thind (October 3, 1892 – September 15, 1967) was an Indian American writer and lecturer on spirituality who served in the United States Army during World War I and was involved in a Supreme Court case over the right of India ...

, PhD, (3 October 1892 – 15 September 1967) was an Indian-American Sikh writer and lecturer on spirituality who initiated an important legal battle over the rights of Indians to obtain U.S. citizenship:

United States v. Bhagat Singh Thind ''United States v. Bhagat Singh Thind'', 261 U.S. 204 (1923), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States decided that Bhagat Singh Thind, an Indian Sikh man who identified himself as an Aryan, was ineligible for naturalized citi ...

. ''

'', 261 U.S. 204 (1923), was a case in which the

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unanimously decided that

, an

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man, was ineligible for naturalization. In 1923, Thind filed for United States citizenship under the

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which allowed white persons and persons of African descent to naturalize. He did not challenge the constitutionality of the racial restrictions. Instead, he attempted to have Indians classified as "white." Thind argued that as a high-caste Indian he was "

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" and therefore "Caucasian". The Court found that "the Aryan theory, as a racial basis, seems to be discredited by most, if not all, modern writers on the subject of

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," and noted that "the Caucasic division of the human family is 'in point of fact the most debatable field in the whole range of

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.'" Dr. Thind was also the first Sikh to serve in the U.S. Army (a few months before the end of World War I), and successfully fought for the right to wear the turban while in uniform.

Jagat Singh Thind

Jagat Singh Thind, younger brother of

, was among the 376 passengers (340 Sikhs, 24 Muslims, and 12 Hindus, all British subjects) of the ship ''

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''. Arriving in Burrard Inlet, Vancouver, on 23 May 1914, they hoped to immigrate to a better life and educational system. However, due to the racist immigration policy of

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at that time, they were denied entry and the ship was forced to leave on 23 July 1914. Returning to India, a number of passengers were killed in an incident with police. (See

Komagata Maru incident The ''Komagata Maru'' incident involved the Japanese steamship ''Komagata Maru'', on which a group of people from British India attempted to immigrate to Canada in April 1914, but most were denied entry and forced to return to Budge Budge, Ca ...

.) On 23 May 1914, Dr. Bhagat Singh Thind's youngest brother, Jagat Singh Thind, was amongst the 376 passengers (340 Sikhs, 24 Muslims, and 12 Hindus) who arrived in Burrard Inlet, Vancouver from the Indian sub-continent in hopes for a better life and better educational system. However, due to the racist immigration policy of the Dominion of Canada, the ship was forced to leave on 23 July 1914. On the voyage back to India many on board endured hardships by the hands of the British. Thus inciting a riot, which resulted in many Indians being abused, jailed, or killed. This riot incident is known as "Budge Budge Riot". Fortunately Jagat eventually made his way back to his village Taragarh Talawa.

Dalbir Chetan

Dalbir Singh Jhand known as Punjabi writer

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was a famous Punjabi short-story writer, the author of four books of short stories titled: ''Rishteyian De Aar Paar'', ''Raat Baraate'', ''Khara Badal'' and ''Mehndi Bazaar''. ''Mehndi Bazaar'' was translated into seven South-East Asian languages, and many of his stories were translated into

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, Oriya,

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; some were also dramatized for television. His story Mehndi Bazaar is also part of MIT OpenCourseWare(OCW) South Asian literature and culture coursework of top University

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of USA.

Books of Dalbir Chetan

Dalbir Chetan was a famous Punjabi short-story writer, the author of four books of short stories titled: * Rishteyian De Aar Paar * Raat Baraate * Khara Badal * Mehndi Bazaar. * Chetan Katha * Vida Hon To Pehlan He edited an anthology entitled ''Asi Javaab Dinde Haan'', which won him appreciation. His story ''Mehndi Bazaar'' was also part of MIT Open course as mentioned above.

Gallery

Tourist places near Taragarh Talawa with in 50 km Image:Golden_Temple_4000.jpg, Golden Temple Amritsar Image:Maharaja_Ranjith_Singh_Garden_Amrithsar__2020.jpg, Maharaja Ranjit Singh's Ram Bagh Gardens Amritsar Image:Harimandir.jpg, Golden Temple Image:Bridge to the Durgiana Temple, Amritsar.jpg, Durgiana Temple bridge Image:Golden Temple holy water in Day Light.JPG, Golden Temple holy water in Day Image:Jallianwala Bagh in Day light.JPG, Jallianwala Bagh in Day light Image:Jallianwala Bagh, Punjab.jpg Image:Golden Temple in Day Light.JPG Image:Golden Temple Close up view.JPG Image:Harmandir Sahib, Punjab 2013.JPG Image:Sikh Gurdwara, Punjab.JPG Image:Amritsar Temple, Punjab.JPG Image:Bhagatsinghthind.jpg, , Bhagat Singh Thind Image:Dalbir chetan.jpg, , Dalbir Chetan

References

{{Amritsar district Villages in Amritsar district