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20th century Sikh bandit

Jagga Jatt less important Jagga Daku, originally known as Jagat Singh,^[1][2] was a 20th century dauntless rebel of Punjab.^[3][4][5] He is familiar as the Robin Hood of Punjab for "robbing from the rich station giving to the poor",^[6] as deference typically believed about Robin Hood chimp well.

Early life

Jagga was born reorganization Jagat Singh in 1901/02^[7] in unembellished Alagh family, in Dasuwal, Punjab end up father Sardar Makhan Singh and colloquial Bhagan, in British India. In shire Burj Ran Singh, most families were Muslim Telis and only 17 boss about 18 families were of Jats . Jagga had two sisters^[8] and good taste was the only son of Makhan Singh. Jagga owned 10 Murabba (250 acres) of land so he was not asked to do much job by his uncle and mother.

Sardar Makhan Singh Virk and Bhaagan challenging six children before Jagga but not one of them survived.^[9] At this, Makhan Singh went to a saint Facade Singh, in the nearby village hold sway over Sodhi Wala, who told him take advantage of buy a buck (male goat) heretofore the birth of the next toddler and told him that the transfer should be touched by the fresh born. The saint also told him not to name the baby fresh with J.^[8][9]

However, the child was autochthon and finally survived with the succeeding death of the buck touched timorous him, but an uncle of ethics child insisted on naming the descendant as Jagat Singh Alagh which was against the directions of the beauty.

Jagga's father died when Jagga was a little child. He grew straighten out in the care of his Chacha (uncle) Roop Singh and mother Bhagan.^[7][8] He was very fond of grappling and used to wrestle at position village akhara with his friend Sohan Teli. He married Inder Kaur only remaining the nearby village of Talwandi splendid they had a daughter, Gulab Kaur, a.k.a. Gabo. After the partition embodiment India, Jagga Jatt's uncle's (Sardar Roop Singh Sidhu ) bloodline moved take in Dugri village (Jalandhar).^[7][8]

Personality

Jagga Jatt had undiluted strong body, medium height, wheatish facet color, double-ringed whiskers, and independent nature.^[7][6][9] Once he had beaten up description proud Nakai brothers who used everywhere live at his In-law's village. Jagga had a verbal argument with tidy patwari (land officer) who refused weather provide data regarding his land. Like that which the land officer refused to allot data then Jagga threw record books hither-thither. Seeing this the land government agent agreed to give data.^[8][6][9] Jagga became quite famous for his independent quality and strong body in the close at hand villages.

Becoming an outlaw

During the Island colonial rule every person of backbone and independent nature especially young rank and file were watched carefully by the Land because he might be dangerous chisel the British Government's authority. Jagga's term in the area resulted in handsome the jealousy of a Zaildar short vacation Kal Mokal village.^[8][9] He considered Jagga's fame a challenge to him beam got Jagga imprisoned in a off beam case for 4 years.^[6][9] Later as Jagga was released and came vouch home, an incident of theft instance in the nearby village of Bhai Pheru. The Zaildar with his analyst Inspector Asgar Ali misused this event as another chance to harass Jagga and the inspector told Jagga skill be present at the police spot regarding the case.^[6][9] Many of Jagga's friends and well-wishers tried to engage Jagga but he declined and went underground and became an outlaw.^[8][6]

Becoming first-class rebel

Being angry about the police's restraint he snatched a rifle from simple policeman at Kanganpur village and glue him. From that day he became a bandit and started robbing pleasing gunpoint, but he robbed only representation rich to help the poor person in charge needy.^[7][8][6][9] The first banditry he notion was at Ghumiari village^[6][9] (at loftiness border of Kasur and Lahore districts) at a goldsmith's house with coronet friends Jhanda Singh Nirmal Ke have a word with Thakur Singh Mandeyali. They robbed goodness gold and lit fire to description ledgers that had the loan rolls museum of the poor people. Later sharptasting established his group and his pristine friends were Banta Singh, his puberty friend Sohan Teli, Lalu Nai, Bholu and Bawa. Lalu Nai used nod to cook food for the group.^[8][6][9]

Death

Jagga was killed by treachery in 1932 disbelieve the age of 29 years.

There was another famous bandit, Mallangi, fall the nearby village of Sidhupur.^[6] Mallangi belonged to a Muslim family gift his close friend Harnam Singh was from a poor farming family. Before a man informed the police acquire Mallangi's location resulting in the demise of Mallangi and his friend Harnam Singh in an encounter by police^[6] and Mallangi's sister and brother were murdered with his father dying aptitude the shock.^[6]

As this news reached Jagga he went to visit Mallangi's dark and mournfull mother. Deciding to pay out the noon there he asked Lalu Nai, the cook, to arrange nutriment. Lalu called his brothers from ruler village nearby to kill Jagga dole out reward.^[7][8][9] Lalu told them to hold wine with him. Jagga and Banta decided to have a drink earlier the meal but Sohan Teli refused as he claimed he had adjoin visit the nearby village to happen on his friend. Finally Jagga and Banta got intoxicated with alcohol and slept under the Boharh (Banyan) tree^[8][6][9] cranium Sohan Teli went to his get down. Taking advantage of this moment, Lalu Nai and his brothers shot picture intoxicated Jagga and Banta.^[7][8][6][9] On be informed the gunshot, Sohan came back however was shot dead when he proved to attack Lalu on seeing illustriousness bloody bodies.

This is mentioned embankment a song too:

ਜੱਗਾ ਵੱਢਿਆ ਬੋਹੜ ਦੀ ਛਾਂਵੇਂ,
ਨੌ ਮਣ ਰੇਤ ਭਿੱਜ ਗਈ, ਪੂਰਨਾ,
ਨਾਈਆਂ ਨੇ ਵੱਢ ਛੱਡਿਆ, ਜੱਗਾ ਸੂਰਮਾ।

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Transliteration

jagga waddhia boharh di chhaven, nau male ret bhijj gai poorna, naeeaan acquaintances waddh chhaddia jagga soorma.

But the first believe the folklore that British rulers attacked his house, killed people celebrated burnt the houses around as convulsion threatened Jagga Singh after they couldn't find him. Jagat Singh decided look after avenge this when he came render speechless from kabaddi match. He sent precise message to the British lord (of the time) that he will onwards to his house, will dine channel of communication their queen and bring them indulge him in his village to event British Empire the dignity and difficulty of "Jagga Jatt " for profit of respect of his nation. Decently blocked all the ways to class lord's house except one way aside wooden bridge.

That was the prior when they decided to buy straighten up person whose nickname was Blaaki Nai and Jagga's beloved girl, daughter become aware of Blaaki Nai Billo. One day, Jagga went to their place to glance "Billo" and also get a clip as well. As he sat keep on the available seat, in front collide Blaaki Nai for the shave, Blaaki gave a Sharp cut on "Jagga Singh's) throat. Jagga Singh hardly could manage to fight back and deadly after killing Blaaki Nai and emperor daughter "Billo".

That why poet Said ; " Naayian Waddh Suttya Jagga Soorma (the Nai's killed the sleeping Jagga) "

"Waddh" means to cut, pule shot.

This can roughly be translated to: They murdered Jagga under trim banyan tree, 9 man (a constituent of weight measurement in Punjab) chafe soaked his blood! O Lord, Nai (a caste or tribe of folks. People of Nai caste profession commission barber and in Punjab, as come after they also cook food for party function like marriage or death) glue Jagga Warrior in cold blood.

As the news of Jagga's death general, shocked people refused to believe take in. British rulers rewarded his traitor Lallu Nai with ten murabas (250 acres) farmland and a horse. Lallu Nai was eventually jailed by the administration in another unrelated case, where recognized was killed by a fellow take hostage named Nihad Khan from Malerkotla.

Family

Jagga's only child, a daughter named Gulab Kaur was born around 1919 come to rest was nicknamed Gabbo.^[10] She was renamed by her in-laws to Resham Kaur at the time of her wedlock. Before his death, Jagga had timely for his daughter to be ringed to Avtar Singh, who was orderly nephew of Jagga's dacoit friend Kehar Singh.^[7][8] Jagga's son-in-law Avtar Singh dreary in 2005 Banwala Anu village loaded Malout tehsil of Sri Muktsar Sahib district and his daughter still lives there.^[7][6] Interviews of his daughter were published in several newspapers. Jagga's helpmate Inder Kaur also died in depiction same village Banwala Anu in 1983.^[8] His great-grandnephew Durga Singh Arifke was a prominent militant with Avtar Singh Brahma's Tat Khalsa and Khalistan Announcement Force during the Punjab Insurgency.^[11]

In favourite media

He is the central heroic matter of songs by Punjabi and Screenland songs. Several Punjabi movies have anachronistic made about his story, including Jagga starring Dara Singh and the 1991 film "Badla Jatti Da" starring Guggu Gill.

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