Mand Village

VILLAGE MAND

LOCATION

My village is in Hoshiarpur district. Postal address of my village is V. Mand, P.O. Mand Pandher, Tehsil Dasuya, Distt. Hashiarpur, Punjab-144207. Its longitude is 31.77555 and Latitude is 75.7376. It is situated at 09 KM from Dasuya towards east. It is by the side of Dasuya – Rampur/ Sansarpur road. At 8 Kms from Dasuya there is a Govt Hospital on the Rampur/ Sansarpur Road which is the bus/tempo stand for our village. At one km from this bus/tempo stand,on the right side there is a cluster of five villages namely Mand, Pandher, Sajjana, Khun Khun and Gajreli. At the extreme eastern end of this cluster is the village Mand. Village is well connected by road. Canal water passes through the village. Residents have good houses with proper power supply and all the families have their own mobile/ telephones. Village have mango grooves and kinoo orchards, which are on extinction now. There are two Majars (ਮਾਜਾਰਸ) which are of Baba Kouda Shah (ਬਾਬਾ ਕੋਉਦਾ ਸ਼ਾਹ) and Baba Bute Shah (ਬਾਬਾ ਬੂਤੇ ਸ਼ਾਹ). There is a Alishan Gurudwara and a Dharmshala in the village.

2. Village Roots:

(i) As per the records held in Dasuya Tehsil, Village roots are in Sarhali (Tarn Taran) Distt. Refer Khasra Bandobasat (Chaurasia) of V. Mand.

(ii) Village Pandit at Hariduar is Bihari Lal Ghanshyam, Pachayati Bathak, Har ki Pauri, Hariduar. Mobile No. 098977 47487.

POPULATION AND LEADING MEMBERS

3. Before partition (1947), there were few Muslim families staying in the village in addition to the present families. They were Teli (ਤੇਲੀ), Julaha (ਜੁਲਾਹਾ) & Kumhar (ਕੁਮ੍ਹਾਰ). There was no Muslim of Jat community. During partition these Muslim families migrated to Pakistan. As of now population of this village consists of only three communities i.e. Jat Sikhs, Ramgarhias and Harijans. Out of Jat Sikhs, one family belongs to Garchas and rest all are Mand. Village has its own panchayat. Village population is 247 SC and 217 General, thus making a total of 462.

4. As of now, there are 11 families of Mand community and one Garcha family staying in the village. The details of these Parivars are given below :-

Name of the Parivar Family Details

(a) Lambran-da-Parivar (Migrated to Canada) See Appendix 'A'

(b) Chubare Walian da Parivar See Appendix ‘B'

(d) Wariame-da-Parivar See Appendix ‘D’

(e) Garhia-da-Parivar See Appendix ‘E’

(f) Meghe-da-Parivar See Appendix ‘F’

(g) Naukran-da-Parivar See Appendix ‘G’

(h) Munshi-da-Parivar See Appendix ‘H’

(i) Battan Singh-da-Parivar See Appendix ‘J’

(j) Chelian-da-Parivar (I belong to this parivar) See Next Chapter

(k) Ghaseete-da-Parivar See Appendix ‘K’

(l) Garchian-da-Parivar & Garcha History See Appendix ‘L’

5. Garcha parivar were the new comers. They were landless. To establish this family, half of the land from the total ownership of S. Amar Singh Mand S/O S. Ghasita Singh was sold to this family as a good will.

6. The total population of Mand community in this village is around 200. In spite of this low population, quite a few have done extremely well and the details are given below :-

Name Special Achievements

(a) S. Hari Singh Awarded Rs. One Lakh as an aid

S/O S. Achhar Singh to Freedom Fighter during Aug 1999.

See details in Appendix 'M’.

(b) Mandip Kaur Bronze Medal in Vth National Games

D/O S. Iqbal Singh and won 12 more medals.

D/o S. Iqbal Singh played in Sub Junior National Hand ball.

(d) Col Parvinder Singh Mand M Sc (1st Division), MBA

S/O S. Mahnga Singh Mand

(e) Ms. Paramdeep Kaur B Sc (Hons) - Gold Medal

D/O Gp. Capt. Satpal Singh Mand M Sc (Hons) - 1st Division,

B. Ed 1^st Division

(f) Ms. Pavandeep Kaur Xll (Commerce) -87.5%

D/O Gp. Capt. Satpal Singh Mand First in School & 4^th in Hyderabad

Certified Financial Analyst (CFA) 1^st Div

(g) S. Darshan Singh Captain

S/O S. Achhar Singh

(h) S. Mehnga Singh Captain

S/O S. Banta Singh

(j) S. Satpal Singh (Late) (i) Played Handball Inter-University

S/O S. Mehnga Singh (ii) Coach for Punjab Police & GTB

Khalsa College, Dasuya

(iii) Captain of International Kabaddi

Club Hoshiarpur and a State level

Kabaddi player

(k) Ravinder Singh Won five medals in Handball and a

S/O S. Gurdev Singh known Kabaddi player

(l) Gurpreet Singh --do—

S/O S. Gurdev Singh

(m) Manjit Singh Services level Handball player

S/O S. Didar Singh

(n) Didar Singh Awarded Seva Medal during 1962

S/O S. Banta Singh operations. See details in Appendix-‘N’

(o) S Vijaypal Singh Canada

S/O S.Yograjpal Singh

(p) S Paramjeet Singh Canada

(q) S. Ranjeet Singh Canada

(r) S. Daya Singh Canada

S/O S. Vijaypal Singh

(s) S. Inderjeet Singh Canada, MA.

S/O S. Mehnga Singh Diploma in Material Science

(t) Jasbir Singh Mand Canada, M. Sc.

S/O S. Resham Singh Mand

(u) Randeep Singh Mand Canada Bachelor of Technology

S/O S. Jasbir Singh Mand Certified General Accountant (CGA)

(v) Sharonjit Kaur Mand Canada, BA (Pol. Science)

(w) Arondeep Singh Mand Canada, BBA

S/O S. Jasbir Singh Mand & Corporate Law from England

(x) S. Kulwant Singh Australia

S/O S. Mohinder Singh Mand

(y) Gp. Capt. Satpal Singh Mand B. Sc Engg (Mechanical), MBA, PGDFT

(z) S. Pargat Singh Mand USA

S/O S. Sohan Singh Mand

7. People:- In general residents of the village are very soft in nature and are helpful. There has always been a tussle between Chelian da Parivar and Lambran da Parivar for supremacy. During 1963 there was one murder in the village in which S. Hazara Singh was killed by his nephews S. Chanan Singh and S. Mohinder Singh on a petty dispute of sharing of a hand pump. Both Chanan Singh and Mohinder Singh were found guilty and were punished three years imprisonment. In general people are hard working with progressive outlook.

8. Village Sports:- The old people were very fond of wrestling and weight lifting. Still you find heavy stones lying in the Havelies which the younger lot of those days used to lift in the presence of oldies. I am proud that my village has a proper sports club. They have their own Gym machines. Youngsters are fond of body building and it is nice to see cheerful healthy youngsters. May God give them a long life.

(a) Wrestling:- The famous wrestlers of the village were both brothers S. Santa Singh and S. Banta Singh. It is said that each one of them could drink "one seer pakka desi ghee" (approximately 800 gms) in one go. For 15 years continuously these brothers were the best wrestlers in the district during 1940s.

(b) Chhinj ( ):- Since 1998, village sports club is organizing Chhinj (wrestling) in the village in which spectators come from far off and known wrestlers are invited for wrestling.

(c) Weight Lifting:- Weight used to be in the form of stones or in the form of bundle of sugar canes. S. Harbans Singh S/O S. Santa Singh Chelian-da-Parivar

could lift the heaviest stone in the village which subsequently was lifted by his nephew Late S. Iqbal Singh (Master). This stone is still lying as a challenge to the present generation in the "Chelian-di-Haveli". S. Harbans Singh Garcha and S. Pritam Singh Mand could lift the heaviest bundle of sugar canes in the village.

(d) Moonglian Pherna ( ):- Moongli of S. Kesar Singh son of S. Santa Singh "Chelian-da-Parivar" was the heaviest which could not be used by any one.

(e) Kabaddi:- During 1999-2000 village Kabaddi team was the strongest in the Tehsil. Following were the village Kabaddi players:-

(i) Satpal Singh (Late) S/O S. Mehnga Singh

(ii) Paramjeet Singh S/O S. Didar Singh

(iii) Manjit singh S/O S. Didar Singh

(iv) Balbir Singh S/O S. Gurmit Singh

(v) Ravinder Singh S/O S. Gurdev Singh

(vi) Gurpeet Singh S/O S. Gurdev Singh

(vii) Harbinder Singh S/O S. Iqbal Singh

(viii) Balbir Singh S/O S. Harbans Singh Garcha

(f) Hand Ball

(i) In general Village Mand and in particular Chelian-da-Parivar is proud to have Ms. Mandip Kaur and Ms. Inderjeet Kaur daughters of Late S. Iqbal Singh (Master) who have earned 13 medals and eight medals each for the village. The details of their medals are given below :-

Medals won by Ms. Mandip Kaur

Game	Place	Year	Medal Won
5^th National Games	Imphal-Manipur	14-25 Feb 1999	Bronze
15^th Federation Cup Hand Ball Tournament	Noida (UP)	27-30 Jun 2000	Silver
Inter University Tournament	Kurukshetra	Nov 2000	Gold
27^th Senior National Hand Ball Championship	Anandpur Sahib	08-13 Mar 1999	Gold
Punjab University Sports Committee	Chandigarh	1999-2000	Gold
Punjab University Sports Committee	Chandigarh	1998-1999	Gold
Punjab University Sports Committee	Chandigarh	1997-1998	Gold
Punjab University Sports Committee	Chandigarh	1996-1997	Bronze
National School Games	Patiala	1995-1996	Gold
National School Games	Patiala	1994-1995	Gold
14^th Sub Junior National School Games	J & K	1992	Gold
Punjab State Games	Jalandhar	1996-1997	Bronze
Punjab Khed Mela	Amritsar	1998-1999	Bronze

NOTE: Now Mandip has completed BP Ed at National Institute of Sports, Patiala.

Medal Won by Ms. Inderjeet Kaur

Game	Place	Year	Medal Won
9^th Sub Junior National Hand Ball Championship	Hyderabad	1992	Gold
Punjab University Sports Committee	Chandigarh	1999-2000	Gold
Punjab University Sports Committee	Chandigarh	1998-1999	Silver
Punjab University Sports Committee	Chandigarh	1997-1998	Silver
Punjab University Sports Committee	Chandigarh	1996-1997	Bronze
Punjab Rural Sports Meet	Sangrur	1993-1994	Bronze
Punjab State Sr-Jr Hand Ball Championship	Mastuana Sahib	1994-1995	Bronze
Punjab Khed Mela	Amritsar	1998-1999	Bronze

(ii) Though girls of my village have given a lead but boys are not left behind. The details are given below :-

Satpal Singh (Late) S/O S. Mehnga Singh :- He had played upto Inter-University level. He was a coach for Punjab Police, GTB Khalsa College for Women, Dasuya and also he was the coach for the village girls who have played nationals. He was a captain of International Kabaddi Club, Hoshiarpur. He lead the district team who played matches at Ludhiana, Roop Nagar, Patiala, Mansa, Jalandhar and Kapurthala. He was a back bone for the village sports.

Manjit Singh S/O S. Didar Singh :- He has represented the services team in Hand Ball. He is a known Kabaddi player and is a village kabaddi team member.

Ravinder Singh S/O S. Gurdev Singh :- He was not only a good Kabaddi player but has also earned five medals in Hand Ball for the village. The details are given below :-

Medals Won by S. Ravinder Singh

Game	Place	Year	Medal Won
Punjab state Sr-Jr Hand Ball Championship	Mastuana	1994-1995	Silver
39^th National School Games	Chandigarh	17-22 Dec 1993	Gold
Punjab University Sports Committee	Chandigarh	1995-1996	Silver
15^th Punjab Police Games	Jalandhar	1995	Gold
Young Sports Club Mand	Village Mand	1990-1991	Gold

Gurpreet Singh S/O S. Gurdev Singh :- Like his brother Ravinder, he is not lagging behind both in Kabaddi and Hand Ball. He has earned the following Medals :-

Medals Won by S. Gurpreet Singh

Game	Place	Year	Medal Won
All India Mahatma Hansraj Arya Tournament	Amritsar	1993-1994	Gold
All India Mahatma Hansraj Arya Tournament	Jalandhar	1994-1995	Silver
Junior Hand Ball Championship	Bathinda	1995-1996	Gold
Junior Hand Ball Championship	Ludhiana	1996-1997	Gold
Junior Hand Ball Championship	Hoshiarpur	1997-1998	Silver

VILLAGE ASSETS

9. Land Holding: - Part of the land of adjoining village "Teli Chak" is also allotted to the residents of the village Mand. Village "Teli Chak" is "Be Chirag"( ਬੇ ਚਿਰਾਗ) and all its land is allotted to the residents of village Pandher, Kakoai, Nagre and Rajpalwan. The total land holding of the village is around 200 acres and 50% of the land is very fertile. Each family had mango groves which are on extinction now. The area covering the mango groves was kept as reserved during land consolidation with the understanding that no one will object to the required passage to reach the respective mango groove. The land consolidation was done during 1961.

10. Irrigation:-Till 1968-69, rain water was the main source of irrigation and there was no tubewell in the village except a common village well ( ). This well was dug during early Nineteen Forties. During Nineteen Ninety two, this well was converted to a tubewell by fitting the pipes and a motor. By doing so, this common tube well has set an example for other villages in co-operative farming and common irrigation. This is a matter of pride for village residents. All existing tubewells in the village has come up after 1968-69. The first owner of the tubewell in the village was Chubare Walian da Parivar followed by Chelian da Parivar. Canal water was also made available during early Nineteen Nineties to the village.

11. Mechanisation:-Hal Panjali is still mainly in use in the village. However first tractor in the village was purchased by Chelian da Parivar during 1972 and as on today there are only three tractors in the village, out of which two are with Chelian da Parivar. Still canal water does not reach more than 50% of the village land.

12. School:-Till 1954 there was no school nearby. With the dedicated efforts of S. Shankar Singh Mand, village school was brought up at Teli Chak. S. Shankar Singh Mand (Chelian Da Parivar) remained Chairman of the School till this school became Govt. School during 1971. This School now conducts classes till Senior Secondary. There is a separate primary school also in the village. S. Kuldeep Singh Nagra was the student of this school who is presently Chief Engineer of Punjab Water & Sewrage Dept. in Chandigarh and S. Didar Singh from this school is a Cardiologist (Heart Specialist) in Dasuya Govt. Hospital.

13. Roads: - There were no roads till 1970. During seventies the existing roads came up and village was connected to Dasuya by road. It is now connected by road to Garhdiwala via Khun Khun village.

14. Power Supply: - Electrical supply to this village was provided during end Nineteen Seventies.

15. Telephones:- During mid Nineteen Nineties, telephones were provided to all village panchayats. Subsequently during the year Two Thousand private telephones were taken by different contributors. Now the village owners have mobile phones also.

16. Guruduara: - Till 1990, there was no village Guruduara. Subsequently the whole community pooled the resources and brought up the alishan Guruduara. There is a big financial contribution by S. Vijaypal Singh (Canada) S/O S. Yograjpal Singh in bringing up the Guruduara in the present shape whereas more physical contribution is by Sub Sarwan Singh, S. Dilbag Singh & S. Darshan Singh etc.

VILLAGE SARPANCH

17. Till 1998 Village Panchayat was common with Village Sajjan. S. Shankar Singh Mand was the first village Sarpanch, followed by S. Yograjpal Singh who stayed for the longest time as village Sarpanch till 1998. Subsequently post of Sarpanch became reserved for Harijans and V Mand has its own panchayat now (without V. Sajjana).

VILLAGE LAMBARDAR

18. S. Yograjpal Singh was the Lambardar of the village till he expired during 1999, followed by village Lambardar S. Jasbinder Singh, who expired during 2010. Now Ms. Surinder Kaur is Lambardar of our village.

MIGRATION TO OTHER VILLAGES

19. S. Prakash Singh, S. Chanan Singh of Lambaran Da Parivar migrated to the village Palia (near Pillibhit in U.P. during 1960s after purchasing a big piece of land there. Similarly S. Dhirat Singh, S. Amar Singh, S. Kesar Singh, S. Resham Singh, S. Pritam Singh & S. Sauquin Singh of Chelian Da Parivar migrated to Village Gag Sultan Tehsil Dasuya during 1964 after purchasing 35 Acres of land there. Family of S. Shauquin Singh Mand is now settled in Ajit Nagar (Near KMV), Jalandhar. Both sons of S. Resham Singh Mand are settled in Mohali & Canada.