Sekhon
Sekhon is a Jat clan in the Punjab region of India and Pakistan. Many Sekhons lived in the Lahore, Amritsar, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Sialkot and Sheikhupura regions of Punjab, British India. After Independence of India and Pakistan in 1947, Sekhon people of Sikh faith migrated south of the Radcliffe Line to India while many Sekhon of Muslim faith migrated north to Pakistan. [1]
Notable people with the surname Sekhon[]
- Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon, Indian Air Force Officer
- Sahaij Sekhon, Indian basketball player
- Sant Singh Sekhon, Indian Playwright
- Janmeja Singh Sekhon, Indian Politician
- Harrobindeep Sekhon, Canadian Cricketer
- Jasjeet S. Sekhon, Canadian Statistician
- Ricky Sekhon, English Actor
- Gurcharan Singh Sekhon, Singaporean Army Officer
- Harinder Singh Sekhon, Malaysian Cricketer
- Shweta Sekhon, Malaysian Supermodel
Popular Culture[]
- Singham (2019 film) After taking charge as the DSP of Singham Khurd, Dilsher Sekhon sets out to end the drug addiction among the youth of Punjab. This sets him against Bhuller, a vicious business tycoon with connections in high places.
Further reading[]
- Sher Singh Sher (1965). The Sansis of Punjab. ISBN 8121504198.
References[]
- ^ Majid Sheikh (22 April 2018). "HARKING BACK: Tracking the very first Aryans to come to our land". Dawn. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
Categories:
- Jat clans
- Punjabi tribes