Sodhi
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Sodhi is a Punjabi tribe of Kshatriyas clan in Punjab. Sodhis are Sikh and muslims clan also. The Sodhis claim descent from an ancestor called Sodhi Rai in 12th century. In Sikhism, the last six living Gurus all belonged to the Sodhi clan.
In Punjab, Sodhis are mostly found in the malwa regions of Ropar, Patiala, Sangrur, Ferozpur,faridkot and rural Ludhiana and some parts of doab region. Besides having active roles in the Armed Forces, civil administration and business sectors, the Sodhis are good farmers and sportspeople .
[edit] Prominent Sodhi families =
- Sodhis of Guru Harshai, Ferozpur, Punjab are the most prominet family of the Sodhi clan
Sodhis of Anandpur: Anandpur was founded by Gulab Rai, first cousin to the 10th Guru. From his brother Sham Chand's four sons, Nahr Singh, Udai Singh, Khem Singh and Chur Singh, the branches of Anandpur Sodhis the Bari, Dusri, Teesri and Chauthi Sarkar are descended. They held a Jagir worth Rs. 10000 in Patiala and a Jagir of Rs. 4750 in Faridkot.
The other prominent Sodhi family resides in Kartarpur near Jalandhar. This family possesses probably the first Guru Granth Saab ever written by Guru Maharaj Ji himself. Kartarpur is also the home to Thamji Saab Gurudwara, which Guru Maharaj Ji founded.
Actually, Sodhi are very few in number. A very small clan. Still they have some villages where they have good land and importance.Thase villages are Kheri Sodhian and Majri Sodhian in Ropar distt, Khanpur Sodhian and Sangatpur Sodhian in Fatehgarh Sahib distt, Dialpura Sodhian in Patiala distt, Ghrachon and Sherpur Sodhian in Sangrur distt, Daaun Sodhian near mohali distt, Kothe Guru in Bathinda distt, Dhilwan Sodhian in Faridkot distt, Manawan, Buttar and Mallan in Moga distt and most important of them all the Sodhis of Village Guru Har Sahae where they hold most of the land of surrounding 8,9 villages.
here are some famous people of sodhi clan : SS Sodhi ( session judge of supreme court) Angad Sodhi (famous archaologist) Rana Gurmeet Singh Sodhi (famous olympian and former sports minister of punjab) Surinder Sodhi ( captained indian team to gold medalin 1982 olympics in hockey ) Nafisa Ali Sodhi (actress and wife of Colonel Shahbaaz Singh Sodhi) Reetinder Singh Sodhi (cricketer) Narinder Singh Sodhi (former hockey player and coach of Chandigarh Dynamoes) Tim Sodhi (scotland)
