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Loi and Gill are both Jat Sikh surnames. The Loi clan are all descendants of the Gill Jat clan and they originate from Hoshairpur ( village Pandori Ganga Singh) in Punjab. Gill and Loi clan share the same ancestors and have the same heritage. The Lois were originally Gills, however during the...

Invasion of Punjab The Mughal invasion and subsequent rule in Punjab were significant events in the history of the region, marked by periods of conquest, consolidation, and conflict. The invasion began in the early 16th century and led to a complex relationship between the Mughals and the local...

THE surname Singh is the most common in the Blacktown district, a White Pages report has revealed. The name has edged out the more tractional Smith, Williams, Brown and Jones for the top spot. Taxi driver Michael Singh says that the Sikh temple at Glenwood was a contributing factor to the...

I hear this question many a times, "What's your surname?" When I say I am Inderjeet Singh another question comes up "No no, I know you are Inderjeet Singh but what's your surname?" When I say I am Inderjeet Singh stressing "Singh" as my surname I don't get a very good response from the other...

Keeping up with the ... Singhs! by MANPREET KAUR SINGH The makers of the Bollywood flick Singh is Kinng may have known something about Australia when they chose to shoot the film here. In a case of real life taking a direct cue from the reel...

Dear brother SSAKAL. The valour of Sikhs and there ancestor is well known in different wars from Alexander time > To quote wikepedia :- This heroism of Punjabis was highlighted with Alexander the Great's invasion of Punjab. In a letter to his mother he wrote, "I am involved in the land...

I had read a good definition of a Sikh as follows: A Sikh listens Guru's teachings always. There is no question of caste, race, color, sex, clan, lineage etc for a sikh. However, while looking at me and surrounding myself, Sikhs retain so many (Got) surnames instead of just 'Singh'. And...