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Sandhu (Punjabi: ਸੰਧੂ) is a surname or family name connected with Sandhu, which is Punjab's second largest Jatt clan or tribe.[1][2][3][4]
Notable people with the surname, who may or may not be affiliated to the clan, include:
- Sardar Heera Singh Sandhu (1706-1767), founder of the Nakai Misl
- 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), 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 Sandhu (born 1986), Indian singer and actor
- Jaswinder Singh Sandhu, military secretary, Indian army
- Jinny Sandhú, English professional wrestler
- Kamaljeet Sandhu, Indian athlete
- Khalil Tahir Sandhu, Pakistani politician
- Manavjit Singh Sandhu (born 1976), Indian sport shooter and three-time Olympian
- Nandish Sandhu, Indian model and television actor
- Nashra Sandhu, Pakistani cricketer
- Nick Sandhu (born 1962), Indian field hockey player
- Paige Sandhu, English actress
- Peter Sandhu, Canadian politician and Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
- Sahil Sandhu (born 1991), Canadian football (soccer) player
- Surinder Sandhu, Indian sarangi player and composer
- Taranjit Singh Sandhu, Indian ambassador to United States
- Tommy Sandhu (born 1976), British DJ, remixer, producer and television presenter
- Vattan Sandhu, Indian Punjabi singer and actor
- Yasir Zafar Sandhu, Pakistani politician.
References[edit]
- ^ Hanks, Patrick; Coates, Richard; McClure, Peter; et al. (2016). Hanks, Patrick; et al. (eds.). The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. Vol. 4 (1st ed.). Oxford University Press. p. 2331. ISBN 978-0-19-879884-2.
Sandhu: ... Indian (Panjab): Sikh, related to the tribal name Sandhu or Sindhu. ... The Sindhus are the second largest Jat tribe in the Panjab.
- ^ Johal, Daljinder Singh (1997). "Society in Punjabi Literature, 1750–1850". In Banga, Indu (ed.). Five Punjabi Centuries: Polity, Economy, Society and Culture, c. 1500-1990: Essays for J. S. Grewal (1st ed.). Manohar. p. 408. ISBN 978-81-7304-175-4.
Numerous Jat tribes of Hindu and Muslim affiliation were scattered throughout the Punjab towards the middle of the eighteenth century. In the Rachna Doab there were Jat clans like Chhinna, Bajwa, Cheema and Chattha; in the Bari Doab there were Sekhon, Chahal, Randhawa, Bajwa, Virk, Varaich, Ghumman, Hundal, Rang, Bal, Aulakh, Dhillon and Sandhu; ...
- ^ Nijjar, Bakhshish Singh (2001). Sandhu Jats (pages 96 and 134). Origins and History of Jats and Other Allied Nomadic Tribes of India via Google Books. ISBN 9788126909087. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
- ^ "Sandhu Jats (pages 69 and 70)". Punjab District Gazetteers: Sangrur (pages 69 and 70) via Google Books. 1984. Retrieved 19 May 2022.