When Did Your Family Become Sikhs

[TheFancyBanana]

The website provided by the Punjab Govt is good, but not up to date despite the date

Yeah, still has my grandad as the jameen owner, even though he died like 6 years ago. No mention of my dad being the owner.

[S1ngh]

Thats true veer, my dad got the names of our elders dating back 200 years based on those records from Kurukshetra.

I believe my great grandfather use to go there too ( I am not sure ). Many sikh ancestors used to go there and there they had these ppl who had business of writing down family history/visits in the huge ledger. I heard that they had quite good accuracy in finding out family name from books. I believe this tradition died after singh sabha movement or maybe our people starting realize of this senseless tradition.

[chatanga]

I believe this tradition died after singh sabha movement or maybe our people starting realize of this senseless tradition.

Senseless? what a horrible word to describe this. Think of the advantage it has given (you and )countless people in tracing their ancestors.

Having your names registered at Hardwar, was only for the Brahman and Khatris. This tradition may still have been carried on even though the people were Sikhs. This is not an anti-sikh practice.

[SikhKosh]

Not true ^ We are Rajputs and our history is also there in the Vahis of Hardwar (until the 20th century).

[chatanga]

Not true ^ We are Rajputs and our history is also there in the Vahis of Hardwar (until the 20th century).

Bhaji, it's a shame that you know you are Rajputs but dont know that Rajput are of Kshatriya Varan.

[Mehtab Singh]

Bhaji, it's a shame that you know you are Rajputs but dont know that Rajput are of Kshatriya Varan.

Veerji, please listen to Maskeen jee's katha about Guru Sahib where he also mentions briefly the history of Rajputs.

[VanHelsingh]

I imagine a hardcore Singh would dismiss this thread and say something like "My family became Sikhs as soon as living cells emerged from the primordial goo. THAT'S how far back my Sikhi reaches", lol. :lol2:

[SikhKosh]

Brother before saying it is a shame you should research a bit. The mistake of linking Khatri to Kshatriya is very common. Khatri Gotras are different to Rajput Gotras and they did not intermarry either as reported by British authors.

You said only Brahmins and Khatris got those Vahis which is wrong, Rajput got them too. Rajputs are not part of Khatris. As simple as that.

[sat]

Originally from Khangura jatt Clans of punjab ,who are mainly Sikhs. A very small number maybe Hindus. Many Khangura's converted to Sikhism during the time of the 9th and 10th Sikh Gurus. A small number of Khanguras are of the mystic Islamic sect of Sufi.

[MKaur89]

Where do you even begin in trying to research the answer to this question? I only really know stuff about my family up to my great-grandfather and anything beyond that is a mystery.