Muggowal
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| ?Muggowal Punjab • India |
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| Coordinates: (find coordinates) | |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Area | 0.88 km² (0 sq mi) |
| District(s) | Hoshiarpur |
| Population • Density |
57 (1991) • 65 /km² (168 /sq mi) |
| Language(s) | Punjabi |
| Sarpanch (Village Chief) | Sansar Singh |
| Codes • Pincode |
• 146109 |
Muggowal (pronounced /muhgWoll/) is an agricultural village in the Hoshiarpur District of Punjab in India.
[edit] History
During the 16th century, the period of Akbar, settlers arrived in the surrounding area from the village Jandu Singha (District of Jalandhar) including a Saint(Fakkar), Baba Bharo from the Kalra (Black) Sanghiyan village (Kapurthala District) and was a vazeer in Akbar's army. Baba Bharo, accompanied by his two wives, Ma Shakro and Ma Maggo populated the following villages; Muggowal, Nariala, Langeri, Sakruli and Dandewal. During that period, Muggowal was populated by two families of the village Sangheyan, Dalelpur and Kherha. Dalelpur occupied the region in the west of Muggowal, whilst Kherha housed in the Maha Sati area. During the times a misunderstanding caused both populations to stop communicating. This provided an opportunity for other villages (Halluwal, Tutomazara, Jandeala and Mahilpur) in the surrounding area to expand their territory to capture the empty land between the two populations. Before the empty land could be occupied by surrounding villages (land is a source of wealth), a gentle villager by the name of Nodha, joined both populations together to break down the divide. Thus it had created a new village by name of Muggowal, which is derived from "Ma Maggo", the wife of Baba Bharo. Nodha was survived by two sons Aala and Khazana.
[edit] Population
The main job of village people is Farming. The village has also produced five freedom fighters for India, from them Babu Mangu Ram Muggowalia, Kamred Amar Singh ‘Niddar’ and Pandit Dolat Ram have died. Dr. Parkash Singh and Nambardar Jagat Singh are surviving members. Other respected regarding the work done are former Sarpanch (Village Chief) Pandit Sadhu Ram, Sital Ram secretary, Kamred Chananh Singh, Gurmel Singh, Dial Singh, Pandit Kailash Chander and Narinder Mohan Nindi.
The current Sarpanch (Village Chief) is Sansar Singh.
[edit] Story of of Maha Sati Dadi Rani
Baba Bharo Ji came from Kala (Black) Sangheyan (Distt. Kapurthala) and stayed in Sakruli, a neighbouring village of Muggowal. Baba Bharo Ji’s first wife was from Village Dhadan Kalan and who had given birth to a son and daughters. Baba Bharo would later remarry, which his second wife produced a son. Legend states that the son from the second wife would marry a beautiful girl by the name Dadi Rani. This caused step-sisters from the fist wife to be become very jealous as they wanted Dadi Rani to marry their own biological brother instead. The evil step-sisters conjured up a plan to make Dadi Rani to remarry their own brother by killing their step brother. During the first day after the marriage, the sisters gave poisoned milk to their step-brother causing him to die. Dadi Rani refused to remarry their biological brother, but instead chose to perform the Sati ritual, being burnt alive with her deceased husband. Before she died she placed a curse on the people related to the Sangha surname. In modern times, there is a shrine dedicated to Maha Sati Dadi Rani in the village of Muggowal, where local superstition informs people to provide a meal for Brahmin people and to perform a ritual in front of her shrine by throwing the earth from the ground in different directions.
