Celebrating the anniversary of Bhagat Baba Dhanna Jat & The Jat Heritage

Celebrating the anniversary of Bhagat Baba Dhanna Jat & The Jat Heritage

Event to be organised by the Sikh Community & Youth Service UK

Bhagat Baba Dhanna Jat was an extremely charitable person and devotee of God. He was born in a Dhaliwal Jat family from the village Choru of district Tonk in Greater Punjab. 

Dhaliwal is a Jat clan, General Baghel Singh Dhaliwal leader of Krora Singhia Sikh Warior Misl and Baba Sidh Bhoe Dhaliwal, clan warior of ancient Punjab and leader of Dhaliwal Jat Clan and Bhagat Baba Dhanna Jat are all prominent ancestors of Dhaliwals who are

worshipped by Dhaliwals even today.

Baba Dhanna Jat was renowned for his hospitality and spiritual guidance; he was a strong devotee of God. His house was always full of under priveleged people who he helped and fed.

The Jagirdar (Government Official) was influenced by the divine powers of Bhagat Baba Dhanna Jat and constructed a pond that was named ‘Moti Talab’. After independence of India this pond was converted into Moti Nagar Dam. People of Greater Punjab while

cultivating fields sing the folk songs about Bhagat Baba Dhanna Jat.

A Jat (also Jatt) is not a caste but a large ethnic group who live in several regions of greater Punjab namely Western Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Delhi, Rajasthan and Jammu Kashmir in India. This is different from the Hindu community in which castes exist, such as, Brahmin, Khatri, Vaish, Shudar. Within the Sikh community we have what is called bradrees which means equality amongst all ethnic groups, therefore although people may be from different ethnic groupings, collectively they make up the Sikh community and are considered equal, which is different from the Hindu caste system where people consider different castes to be higher and lower castes.

Jats occupy many prominent positions in the fields of government, military, academia, and technology and Jats are renowned worldwide for many arts including singing, dancing, playing a variety of cultural musical instruments. Many villages in Greater Punjab are named

after Jat family names, where they traditionally owned land and were involved in the farming trade.

Jats are the largest ethnic group in Northwest India, belonging to various clans and many goths (families). They are a homogeneous ethnic group living in a particular area and speak a single language which is Punjabi. Jats also have a strong military tradition, many Jats

joined Jat King Porus’s army followed by the Khalsa army then followed by the Khalsa Misls, then followed by the Punjab army of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, they were later recruited into the the British Indian army during both World Wars, this is how they inherited their agricultural land for their services and contribution to the armed forces over different periods since they settled in Greater Punjab.

Donations for this event can be made into Sikh Community & Youth Service UK’s bank account, Branch Name : Barclays Bank, Sort Code : 20 09 03, Account Number : 90797774 

Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa, Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh