Aulakh

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Aulakh (Hindi: औलख) (Urdu: اولاخ), also known as Ola (ओला) or Aula (औला) is a clan from the Jat people found in Pakistan Punjab, Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh.

1 Origin
2 History
3 Geographic distribution
4 Religion
5 Notable Aulakhs
6 References

[edit] Origin

Aulakhs claim Nagavanshi or Chandravanshi descent. According to Hindu mythology, Ayu was a Chandravansi ruler. Nine generations after him was born Alarva. Alarva had two sons namely Kaiyan and Nagas. Descendants of Nagas were called Nagavanshis. The Nagavansh had eight branches:

Vasati or Vais
Taxak or Takshak
Aulakh
Kalkal
Kala, Kali, Dhaman, Kalkhande
Meetha
Bharshiv
Bharhaich.

In Hindu mythology, one descendant of the Nagavanshi was Uluka who ruled in state of Uluka in the Dwapar Yuga. He was son of Kitava. He was king of a country and people of the same name. He was an ally of the Kauravas, and acted as their envoy to the Pandavas. The arrival of King Uluka into the Sabha ("Assembly") of Yudhishtra, has been mentioned in the Sabhaparva of the Mahabharata. The inhabitants of Uluka state and the descendants of Raja Uluka were known as Aulakh or Aula or Ola.

[edit] History

The British rulers in colonial India considered Aulakhs good soldiers. In 1922 Sepoy Jassa Singh Aulakh Was Shot Dead By Henry Templar A British Officer for marrying one his sisters. Jassa Singh's wife Margaret later committed suicide. There were many folk songs devoted to these lovers during the 1930s and 1950-40s.

[edit] Geographic distribution

The clan is spread all over Northern India, and is found in many villages of AMRITSAR District of PUNJAB. Three well-known Aulakh villages SOHAL THATHI , SOHAL are located in the Majha district outside of Taran Tarn.

[edit] Religion

In Pakistan Punjab they are mostly muslim. In Punjab state, they are mostly Sikhs. In Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan, Aulakhs are mostly Hindus. Sikhs mostly spell the name as Aulakh. Hindu Jats of this gotra spell their name as Ola or Aula mostly in Rajasthan.

[edit] Notable Aulakhs

Marshal of the Indian Air Force Arjan Singh DFC (Aulakh Jat)^[1]^[2]^[3]
Manna Singh Aulakh, father-in-law of Maharaja Ranjit Singh^[4]
Maharani Jind Kaur - 4th Wife of Maharaja Ranjit Singh^[5]
Arj Barker (Arjan Aulakh) American Comedian of Aulakh descent
Gurmit Singh Aulakh
Harpreet Singh Aulakh(Kohalia) Software Engineer, European Space Agency
Malik Ahmad Ali Aulakh, Agricultural Minister of Punjab,Pakistan [Party:PML(N)]```````````````````````````````````````
Jeevanjot Aulakh, Doctor
Pal Aulakh, Professor
Dr.Kanwar Yugraj Singh Aulakh, MAMC
Jaspreet Aulakh aka Sunny Aulakh, Godlike
Sukhjit Singh Aulakh (Tru-Skool), Music Producer/Instrumentalist/Composer/Vocalist
Arjan Singh Aulakh, Air Chief Marshall
Arjan Singh Aulakh, Wyoming Seminary student
Harman Singh Aulakh, Wyoming Seminary student
Sonia Kaur Aulakh, Registered Nurse in Canada
Hardeep Aulakh, very tall
Ajmer Aulakh, Punjabi Writer
Gursharan singh Aulakh,ITP Bench da nikamaa Developer
Gursheel Singh Aulakh,Photographer
Jeet Aulakh, Poet Artist
Kirpal Singh Aulakh, ex-vice-chancellor of Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana
Prempal Singh Aulakh,Chak Mishri Khan,Amritsar
Ratan Aulakh, writer
Rebecca Aulakh,Model
Helen Aulakh, Top Canadian Surgeon
Rocky Singh of Asian Dub Foundation
Sahib Singh, World War I soldier
Shammi Aulakh, British Indian actor
Punitpal Singh Aulakh, Seattle dentist
Colenal Kundan Singh Aulakh, Former Punjab Hockey player, Also Ex-Colenal in the Indian Army Faught 3 wars with Bravery, Courage, and Determination.

S.HARBANS SINGH SOHAL,CHAIRMAN,CO-OPERATIVE BANKS,AMRITSAR

[edit] References

^ Roopinder Singh (2002). Arjan Singh: Marshal of The Indian Air Force. Rupa & Co. ISBN 8171679382.
^ The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Opinions
^ Aulakh Family Network
^ Aulakh Family Network
^ Aulakh Family Network

Thakur Deshraj: Jat Itihas (Hindi), Maharaja Suraj Mal Smarak Shiksha Sansthan, Delhi, 1934.
Jat Samaj, Agra – October 1992
Capt. Dilip Singh Ahalawat: Jat Viron ka Itihas (Hindi)