| Kairon | |
| — village — | |
| Coordinates | |
| Country | India |
| State | Punjab |
| District(s) | Tarn Taran |
| Nearest city | Tarn Taran |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) |
Kairon, is the name of a small Indian village in the district of Amritsar, located in the north-west of Punjab. It is constituted by the Dhillon Jat clan.
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Pratap Singh Kairon was a political leader of wide influence and chief minister of the Punjab from 1956 to 1964, was born on 1 October 1901 in the village of Kairon, in Amritsar district of the Punjab, in a farming family of modest means. His father Nihal Singh, who had been active in the Singh Sabha movement, was a pioneer of woman's education and had founded in his village a Sikh school for girls. When still a student of the Khalsa College at Amritsar, Partap Singh left home for the United States of America. There he had to earn his own way by working on farms and in factories. He eventually took a Master's degree in political science at the University of Michigan. He simultaneously concerned himself with the problems of Indian freedom and worked with groups determined to advance independence, if necessary by revolutionary activities.
Partap Singh was deeply influenced by the American way of life. Mile upon mile of oranges, grapes and peaches he saw in California planted in his mind the vision of a fruit-laden Punjab. He believed that affluence on farms was within reach of the Punjabi villager only if he had an independent and vital government. Partap Singh evolved a pragmatic, determined approach to political, economic and social issues. Returning to India in 1929, Partap Singh started from Amritsar a weekly paper in English, The New Era, the first issue appearing on 13 April 1931. But he soon entered active politics and closed down the paper. He joined the Shiromani Akali Dal, party of Sikh activists. He was also a member of the Indian National Congress, the main all-India party associated with the independence movement. As a Congress worker he was jailed in 1932 for five years for participating in the Civil disobedience movement. In 1937, he entered the Punjab Legislative Assembly as an Akali nominee, defeating the Congress candidate, Baba Gurdit Singh of Sarhali. He was general secretary of the Punjab Provincial Congress Committee from 1941 to 1946, a period of acute crisis in the freedom struggle. He went to jail again in the 1942 Quit India movement. He was president of the Punjab Congress from 1950–52; a member of the Central (All-India) Working Committee from 1945, and was elected to the Constituent Assembly in 1946. With the achievement of Indian independence in 1947, the Congress chose Partap Singh to turn his faith and influence to the construction of the new Punjab. He held office in the elected state government continuously from 1947 to 1949 and from 1952 to 1964. First as development minister and then as chief minister, Partap Singh Kairon led the Punjab in all-round progress and change. Much of his work in the government was concerned with vital details, the removal of hurdles, the creation of opportunities, and the psychology and will for work, and the belief in change. Several of his programmes carried the mark of his individuality. He was associated with relief and rehabilitation, following the mass movement in 1947 of millions of refugees from Pakistan. Over three million people were in a brief period reestablished in the Punjab in new homes and often in new avocations. Partap Singh took up the consolidation of land holdings, which was made compulsory by law, and by completing the operation at high speed laid the base on which was founded the spurt in production on farms in the 1960s. He belonged to, and was of, the Punjab village which ensured for him strong mass backing. He experimented, worked, tried everything that was new and possible. He became the tornado round which the new and the old clashed in contradiction and friction, and yet merged briefly and decisively in action, He certainly changed the administrative structure and methods of decision-making inherited from the British system.
In 1964, following the report of the commission of enquiry which had exonerated him of the bulk of the allegations made against him by his political adversaries, Partap Singh Kairon resigned his position as chief minister of the Punjab. On 6 February 1965, he was assassinated as his car coming from Delhi was waylaid near the village of Rasoi on the main highway from Delhi to Amritsar.
The village Kairon has population of 13000.There is one high school,primary school and a girls school.In Kairon there is a historical Gurudwara "CHAR SAHIB".The Dhillon Jats of the village of Kairon take on the name of the village. The most famous Dhillon 'Kairon' is probably Pratap Singh Kairon. As chief minister he governed Punjab and was widely acknowledged as the architect of the post-independence Punjab. He was assassinated on February 6, 1965.
Pratap Singh Kairon was a man of vision. As Minister of Rehabilitation in the days after partition, the late leader ended confusion and handled the tough task of resettlement of millions of refugees who had migrated to Punjab. In his role in implementing land reforms, the late leader established Punjab Agricultural University which played a key role in the Green Revolution. Following war with China in 1962, Kairon sent people for recruitment and mobilised funds. He took part in the freedom struggle and later contributed to building Punjab. The role he played in bringing up Punjab after partition was not easy. "He was a hero in every sense of the word".
The Kairon family is a leading political family of India. The family has produced political leaders such as Pratap Singh Kairon, Surinder Singh Kairon, Gurinder Singh Kairon and Adesh Pratap Singh Kairon.
The Kairon family has had storied success in Punjabi politics, The Kairon family still flourishes in Punjab politics and is one of Punjab's political families. His Grandson Adesh Pratap Singh Kairon who is married to the daughter of Parkash Singh Badal has been twice a minister under the chief ministership of his father in law Parkash Singh Badal, and his father Surinder Singh Kairon was a member of India's Parliament. He has three sons (Adesh, Gurpratap, Uday) as well as six grandchildren (Dilsher Kairon Singh, Meher, Jai, Karan, Tihira,and Jaymen) His other son Gurinder Singh Kairon has also been actively taking part in politics in the Congress party and has two daughters (Nandan and Raman) and one son (Harpratap) as well as five grandchildren (Karan, Sabina, Jannat, Udesh and Jaybir). His third child, his only daughter, Sarbrinder Kairon has two daughters (Punam and Kushal) and four grandchildren (Jai Nihal Singh, Amrita Mia, Hera Omed Singh, and Anjali Tara). She has actively supported her nephew and brothers in all of their political endeavors. Pratap Singh Kairon placed Punjab on the industrial map of the country. He was behind the creation of the city of [Chandigarh] and the industrial township of Faridabad. The late leader made primary and middle school education free and compulsory. He opened three engineering colleges and a polytechnic in each district.
Sardar Nihal Singh Kairon beside having a Son Sardar Partap Singh kairon had another Son Sardar Jaswant singh kairon who took active part in the communist moment of India and was very close to Sardar Harkrishan singh Surjit, Sardar jaswant singh kairon studied in America with his brother S. Partap singh kairon and then proceeded to Russia to join the ongoing stalin moment then he was jailed in Russia with Sardar Harkrishan singh Surjit for five years he came back to India after good Ten years and left active politics as his brother Sardar Partap singh Kairon was actively involved in Congress politics. Sardar Jaswant singh kairon had a Son Sardar Jassinder singh kairon was fondly known as Jassi kairon, Daughter Sardarni Gurbinder Kaur Brar and Perminder Kaur Grewal, Sardarni Gurbrinder kaur who is married to Sardar Harcharan singh brar who was also a MLa five times from his constituncy Mukatsar was also a Governor of Haryana and Orissa and a chief minister of punjab after the death of S.Beant singh,Gurbrinder Kaur She herself Remained a Minister twice in the congress ministry as a housing minister.Sardar Jaswant singh kairon has a Grandson, Sardar Raghuinder singh kairon fondly known as Goldie Kairon and a Grand Daughter Henna Bhinder. S.Raghuinder Kairon who is Businessman setteled in Patiala Punjab and takes active part in PUNJAB politics.
The majority of Dhillon Jat Kairon's from India have migrated to USA, Canada though the town still exists. Sukhwinder Singh Kairon, Son of a very well respected resident Late Subedar S Dhian Singh Dhillon is well settled in UK as well and keep helping the poor of the village during his trips. Kairon is also famous in the area for Govt Girls Sen Sec School loc in opposite to Kairon Niwas. This Girls school provide good education standard as well as uplift sports personalites from its campus. Girls hostel is provide for far flung dominated girls. The school have its prestigious history of spreading quality education among women.
Dr.Inderjit Singh Kairon is a renowned and respected doctor in Jallandher,India.