Tewatia,Teotia, Tewathia, Tebatiya, Tevatia, Tiwathia,or,Teaotiais clan or gotra found in Jaats of Haryana, Rajasthan, Western Uttar Pradesh and Delhi in India. Population of Teotia Jats is mainly concentrated in Faridabad, Bulandshahr, Bharatpur,meerut, Mathura, Ghaziabad, Aligarh districts. There are some villages of Tevatias in Bijnor, Moradabad, Nainital districts also. Some Tewatia are found in Delhi also (Saidulajab Village) and in Jammu & Srinagar.
Certain coins were found at Ujjain and are described by K.P.Jayaswal. [1] A coin has a river with a fish on one side; it has a legend in the oldest form of Brahmi, reading Tubathi or Turbathi. Probably its Sanskrit equivalent is Turvasti. Coin seems to be older than Maurya times. The name which is a place name, appears to be connected with the dynastic name Turvasha. The reverse has a tree on the ground marked with a square. [2]
These are the observation of late Dr. K P Jayaswal. His reading of the name, Tubathi is practically correct it should be tevathi / Tuvathi but it is not place name it is a clan name of the Jats. The symbols of water (with fish) and earth (with tree) are the tradition symbols of the Jats (Dharti-Pani in Hindi) It is perhaps, older than Mauryan times. Tabiti is the name of the fire goddess of the Scythians. If these suppositions are correct then it shows that the Tevathiya Jats came to India during Achaemenid disturbance. [3] [2]
Tevatia Jats believe that they have migrated from village named Tevti/Teoti. There is one village of this name in Bharatpur. There is also a village of this name near Ujjain. River Tapti is considered to be named after this gotra. Country Tibet is also believed to be named after this gotra.
If we look similar names in other countries we find one tribe named Teuton in Europe and Germany. Tevatia jats are believed to have come to India in 5th century B.C. during Mauryan period from Iran. The word Tevatia has no meaning in Hindi or Sanskrit languages. In Persian language Tevatia word is found which means "Goddess of Fire". In China also a similar word Tao is found which is indicator of 'greatness'.
one of the great teotia
Kushal Pal Singh Tewatia, (also called Kushal Pal Singh or K.P. Singh), Born on August 15th, 1931 at Khandehra Village Bulandshahr in Western Uttar Pradesh, is the second among the top ten richest Indians according to the latest London ‘Sunday Times’ rich list. He has an estimated wealth of about Rs 100,000/- crores. He is the Chairman of Delhi Land and Finance Ltd (DLF) Co. The other well known family members are Dr Navin Kumar Teotia, Advocate Mukhtyar Singh Teotia, Rajpal Singh Teotia, Arun Kumar Teotia etc. He was decorated with country's highest prestigious civilian award Padma Bhushan on 26 January 2010.
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Career K P SinghAfter graduating in Science from Meerut College, he went to UK to pursue higher studies in Aeronautical Engineering. Along the line, Mr. Singh got selected to the prestigious Indian Army, by British Officers services Selection Board, UK. Subsequently, he joined the Indian Military Academy at Dehradun. He thereafter was commissioned into The Deccan Horse- a renowned cavalry regiment of The Indian Army. In the year 1960, he joined American Universal Electric Company, a joint venture between Universal Electric Company of Owosso, Michigan and the Singh family. Subsequently, he promoted another company, i.e. Willard India Limited in collaboration with ESB inc of Philadelphia for manufacturing automatic and industrial batteries in India and became its Managing Director.
In the year 1979, he joined DLF Universal Limited. American Universal Company merged with DLF Universal Limited and Mr. Singh became the Managing Director of this new company. Today, the Group has established a national leadership position as a comprehensive and optimum value solution provider combining high-end technology, design and aesthetics in order to meet its customer aspirations across the residential, commercial and retail segments of the real estate industry. The Company DLF was founded in 1946 by his father-in-law Chaudhary Raghavendra Singh. This company has built 21 townships in south Delhi.
New heights Really great to see Shri K P Singh among top Businessmen of the planet. He is second Most Wealthiest Businessmen of INDIA. DLF (Delhi Land Finances) really soaring towards the apex of Indian Economy. DLF who's share price marked a remarkable improvement 525 Rs to 865 Rs once as on 8-9 Oct. A Business ICON, hailing from Bulandshahr, of course in Western Uttar Pradesh & laid down the foundation of GURGAON & direct the DLF to some new heights. Awarded with "DELHI RATNA" award.