Thind

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Thind is the most prominent clan name found among the Kamboj and Jats people living in Greater Punjab. The Thind Kambojs are well known in the areas of flirting, agriculture, military, sports and Punjabi literature. Thinds are numerously found as Sikhs, Hindus and the Muslims. The great patriot, soldier, saint and missionary century [1]. Ex Deputy Chief Minister of Panjab, Sardar Balwant Singh, Ex Finance Minister, Sardar Atma Singh and Ex Minister Dr Upinderjit Kaur are some of the well known Thinds of recent past. The world-famous Olympian Sardar Prithipal Singh, a field hockey fullback, was also a Thind. World renowned scientist of Biological Sciences Dr Kartar Singh (Panjab University Chandigarh) and the foremost Panjabi intellectual and writer Dr Karnail Singh (Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar) are also Thinds.

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