Dadwal (surname)

Dadwal, also written as Dadhwal and Dhadwal, is a surname prevalent in Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu.

History

According to Brentnall (2004), Dadwals are Katoch Rajputs.[1] Hutchison and Vogel (1933, 1994) state that the Dadwal clan takes its name from a place called Dada which was within Siba State.[2] Dada is also called Dadasiba and is now in the Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh. The royal family of Datarpur came into existence after Hari Chand seceded from the kingdom of Kangra and established his own kingdom in Guler (1415). His descendant, Sibarn Chand then seceded from Guler and established the kingdom of Siba and in turn one of his descendants, Khammi Chand, had three sons one of whom was Lakhuda Chand who lived at Dada and adopted the clan name Dadwal.[3]

According to Ranken (1895), "the Dadwals are so called from Dada, a fort on the Beas, which was built by the founder of the clan when it seceded from Siba".[4] Lakhuda Chand's grandson, Datar Chand established the Datarpur state in 1550 which is in now Hoshiarpur district.[5][6] The present head of the royal family of Datarpur is Kunwar Deepak Singh who is a descendant of Raja Datarchand.[7]

According to Rose (1919, 1990) however, the Dhadwals are also Jat who migrated from Hoshiarpur into Kapurthala district.[8] Barstow (1928) reported that in the 1911 census of the Punjab, 515 people were returned as Dadwal Jat in Amritsar district.[9] In modern times, the Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland (2016) also lists Dhadwal as a Jat clan.[10]

Notable people
  • Prakash Singh Dadwal- State Vice President of the National Students Union of India (NSUI) of Jammu and Kashmir State.
  • Pooja Dadwal- actress.[11]
  • Late Subhash Dhadwal, also known as Veerendra- actor[12]
  • Sanil Dhadwal- ‘RED DOT’award design winner and youngest recipient in India at the age of 29. Also winner of India Design Mark 2014<ref>

Locations

The following is a list of places known as Dadwal:

Himachal Pradesh, India.

References
  1. Brentnall, Mark (2004) The Princely and Noble Families of the Former Indian Empire: Himachal Pradesh. Indus Publishing
  2. Hutchison, John and Vogel, Jean Philippe (1994) History of the Panjab Hill States. Asian Educational Services
  3. A. H. Bingley, W. B. Cunningham, A. B. Longden, Sukh Dev Singh Charak Introduction to the History and Culture of the Dogras
  4. Ranken, G.P (1895) Notes on the Pathans of the Pathan Recruiting District
  5. A. H. Bingley, W. B. Cunningham, A. B. Longden, Sukh Dev Singh Charak Introduction to the History and Culture of the Dogras
  6. Charak, Sukh Dev Singh and. Billawaria, Anita K (1998) Pahari Styles of Indian Murals. Abhinav Publications.
  7. Bharadwaj, Aakanksha N (14.09.2016) Hindustan Times: Pre-colonial hill state of Datarpur: Once flourishing, now a failure
  8. Sir Denzil Ibbetson, Maclagan (1990) Glossary of the Tribes and Castes of the Punjab and North West Frontier Province
  9. Major Barstow (1928) The Sikhs An Atholology. B.R. Publishing Corporation
  10. Patrick Hanks, Richard Coates, Peter McClure (201^ The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. Oxford University Press
  11. Financial Express (18/11/2019)
  12. Times of India 18.06.2019
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