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'''Ahluwalias''' also known Khatri one of the most progressive and proud community of Punjab. Ahluwalias are renowned for energy, enterprise and obstinacy. Its an old proverb “Death may budge but they won’t”.Walia is shortform of Ahluwalia.
'''Ahluwalias''' also known Khatri one of the most progressive and proud community of Punjab. Ahluwalias are renowned for energy, enterprise and obstinacy. Its an old proverb “Death may budge but they won’t”.Walia is shortform of Ahluwalia.
Ahluwalias are in more exalted commercial enterprise particularly in government service where many have achieved notable success. Some have achieved prominence in the army.  
Ahluwalias are in more exalted commercial enterprise particularly in government service where many have achieved notable success. Some have achieved prominence in the army.  
==History and Traditions==
The term Ahluwalia came into use after the rise of a resident of the Ahlu village (located 11 miles SE of Lahore), [[Jassa Singh Ahluwalia]] as a misldar of the Sikh Kingdom of Punjab. Hence his descendants came to be known by this term. Later, descendants of other residents of the village also came to be known as Ahluwalias.
Please Permit me to quote ,Late Shri Kashi Prasad Ji Jaiswal M.A,D.Litt.,Bar-at-Law of Bankipur ,Bihar who had been a Research scholar of International Repute in the subject of History .Dr Jaiswal had been the Editor of a monthly Magazine Galwar Gazette for two years.He served our community with devotion through the media of his a/m Gazettte.Dr Sahib quoted the German Encyclopeadia of Sanskrit,in which the ‘Lok Prakash Granth” written by Maha Pandit Kashmindra,the “Kalya Pals”were the high Raj Darbar Officials to take charge of Ration supplies to the Raja’s Army,the duty once Nawab Jassa Singh Ahluwalia also performed during the reign of Nawab Kapoor Singh in the erstwhile princely State of Kapurthala. Following is the exact quotation for ready reference:(from book referred to above)
Mr Kalson,son of Prime Minister Campak Prahba of the restwhile princely state of Kashmir(JandK) has written in the 4th and 5th chapters of ‘Raj Trangani’that the Kalya Pals ruled Kashmir for about one hundred years .These Kalya Pals had twelve thrones to rule the state of Kashmir But the literate meaning of word ‘Kalya’ is ‘Food’and ‘Pal’ means ‘feeder.


== Notable Ahluwalias ==
== Notable Ahluwalias ==

Revision as of 13:58, 17 August 2015

Ahluwalias also known Khatri one of the most progressive and proud community of Punjab. Ahluwalias are renowned for energy, enterprise and obstinacy. Its an old proverb “Death may budge but they won’t”.Walia is shortform of Ahluwalia. Ahluwalias are in more exalted commercial enterprise particularly in government service where many have achieved notable success. Some have achieved prominence in the army.

Notable Ahluwalias

Jassa Singh Ahluwalia, Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale, Shaheed Bhai Surinder Singh Sodhi

Ahluwalia / Ahluwale Clans

Anand, Bakshi, Baweja, Bedi, Behal, Bhalla, Bhasin, Bindra, Bhindranwale, Chadha, Chandok, Chaudhary, Chawla, Chhabra, Chopra, Duggal, Farwaha, Ghai, Girgla, Kapoor, Khosla, Kohli, Khanna, Lamba, Luthra, Malhotra, Marwaha, Mehta, Mogla, Nalwa, Namdhari, Oberoi, Sethi, Segal, Shawney, Sodhi, Vorha, Vasson, Walia,

Social Groups

Rajput ♣♣ Khatri ♣♣ Lohar ♣♣ Kumhar ♣♣ Nai ♣♣ Chamar ♣♣ Arora ♣♣ Bhatra ♣♣ Agrawal ♣♣ Bania ♣♣ Sindhi ♣♣ Saini ♣♣ Julaha

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