Deol
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Deol is a clan of the Jat people in Punjab, India. Deol's are Sikh. Deol is the alternate name of the place 'Diraval' after which the gotra Deol gets the name.[1]
They are primarily from the village Boparai Kalan and Paani in the Ludhiana district of Punjab. Haripur (near Adampur Doaba), Khichipur, Narangpur & Talwandi are also Deol villages In Jalandhar district. Some Deol families moved to west Punjab during 1910-20. They participated in the reform movement for liberation of gurdwara from clutches of mahants and some of them became martyrs.
[edit] Notable persons of the Deol clan
- Dharmendra
- Sunny Deol
- Bobby Deol
- Abhay Deol
- Esha Deol
- Monika Deol
- Sonia Deol
- Balkaranjot Deol
[edit] References
- ^ Dr Mahendra Singh Arya, Dharmpal Singh Dudi, Kishan Singh Faujdar & Vijendra Singh Narwar: Ādhunik Jat Itihasa (The modern history of Jats), Agra 1998