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Lathar (लाठर) Lather (लाठर)[1][2] Lathor (लाठोर)[3]/(लठोर)[4] Laathar (लाठर)[5] Lathal (लाठल) Lathaur (लठौर)[6] Lather (लठर)[7] [8] Lath [9] Lathar (लथर)[10][11] is gotra of Jats found in Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh. [12] Lath clan is also found in Afghanistan.[13]

Origin

History

According to H.A. Rose’s renowned ethnographic work, A Glossary of the Tribes and Castes of the Punjab and North-West Frontier Province [17], Lather is a prominent Jat gotra with a distinct ancestral legend. According to tradition, the clan traces its roots to an ancestor who migrated to Haryana from Jaisalmer in Rajasthan forming a new family line. A remarkable tale surrounds the origin of the clan’s name. During a conflict, the founder was surrounded by enemies but bravely drove them off. However, after capturing one of his foes, he was killed in a dramatic turn of events, his captive thrust a lathi (wooden stick) into his mouth, killing him. The word Lathi gave rise to the clan name Lather, meaning "of the stick."[18]

One of the earliest known settlements of the Lather clan is believed to be Karsola [19], a village that may have been among the first inhabited by members of this gotra. Today, the Lathers hold seven villages in Jind tehsil, located in present-day Haryana.

H. W. Bellew writes that Lath or Las may stand for the Lais or Laith of Sistan, whose dynasty flourished there after the Tahiri. [20]

Hukum Singh Panwar[21] while advocating the presence of Indo Aryans in Baltic region writes that It is extremely interesting to note that Dr. Marija Gimbutas[22], a Lithuanian scholar, who has highlighted many affinities and parallels to show close cultural and linguistic relationships between the Balts (from Baltisthan) and the Vedic Aryans[23], mentions, as quoted by Dr. Chatterji[24], the names of the Baltic tribes and territories. These indisputably betray their Indian names and, especially, Jat names. The names she mentions (with their possible equivalent given in brackets) are: Latgala or Lettigallian (present-day Letts of Latvia) or ancient and modern Lets (Lat or Lathar Jats), Kursas or Curonians (Kurus), Sela or Selonicans (S=H, Hela Jats), Kulmas (G = K, Gulmas from Gulmarg, Kashmir), Pamede (P = B, Bamede or Bamian), Lubava (?), Pagude (Jagude or Jakhar Jats?), Sasna (Sse or Ssae, Scythian, Jats), Galinda (Kalinda?), Varme (Varmas, V=B, Barma or Barme or Birhmaan Jats), Notanga (?), Scmba(Samba Jats), Sakalva or Skalva Sakas), Nadruva (Madras?),Barta (Bharta Jats), Suduva, also known as the Dainva (Danavas), and the Jotya (Jatva or Jats).

In this context, we also wish to draw the attention of our readers to a still more astonishing fact that the Balts, even after their separation thousands of years ago from Rig Vedic Aryans and in spite of their permanent settlement in the Baltic countries thousands of kilometers away from Sapta Sindhu, have not as yet dislodged the idea from their psyche that India is their motherland.

Distribution in Haryana

Villages in Jind District

Budha Khera Lather, Lazwana Kalan , Julana, Karsola, Desh Khera, Shadipur Jind

Villages in Kaithal District

Budha Khera,

Villages in Karnal District

Phoosgarh, Chapra Kheda, Jattan Mohalla (Karnal), Rajivpuram, Vikashnagar

Villages in Jhajjar district

Sarai Aurangabad

Villages in Bhiwani District

Jatai, Sanga,

Villages in Sonipat District

Lath (लाठ) is a village in Gohana tehsil of Sonipat district in Haryana

Villages in Panipat District

Dharamgarh,

Villages in Fatehabad District

Manawali,

Distribution in Rajasthan

Villages in Sikar district

Gordhanpura, Dhani (Nayakua)

Villages in Hanumangarh district

Kirara Bara[25]

Villages in Churu district

Chainpura Chhota,

Locations in Jaipur city

Gandhi Nagar, Khatipura, Tonk Road, Murlipura,

Distribution in Punjab

Villages in Hoshiarpur district

Litt is village in Dasua tahsil in Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

Villages in Kapurthala district

Distribution in Uttar Pradesh

Villages in Sambhal district

Fatehpur Sarai,

Villages in Amroha district

Jojkhera(Jawalkhera), Ramnagar, Sarkari Azij, Narangpur

Distribution in Maharashtra

Villages in Nasik district

Malegaon,

Notable persons from this gotra

  • Ch. Mohinder Singh Lather - Member of Parliament from Karnal constituency (Sixth Lok Sabha), M.P.- Rajya Sabha (1988-1994)
  • Mohan Lal Lather - IPS (1987) Rajasthan, DGP
  • Havildar Fateh Singh Lather [MVC] - Born in village Karsola, Jind. He was awarded Maha Vir Chakra for his act of bravery in Indo-Pak War 1947-48.
  • Anoop Lather - Head of youth and cultural programs department in Kurukshetra university in Haryana. He has done wonderful work for the development of Haryanvi folk song and Haryanvi pop music & Gazal.
  • Mr. Virendra Singh Lather - HCS G.M. Haryana Roadways, Haryana Govt. H.No. 2/111,Officers Colony Rohtak, Haryana 01262-276640, 01262-242262. Haryana (PP-1042)
  • Shanta Ram Lather - Ex. Chairman Dugdha Sangh Tokada Maharashtra.
  • Ankur Lather: IAS 2016, From Hissar, Haryana, M: +91 90139 52774
  • Deepak Lather (born: 25.3.2000) is a weightlifter who won the bronze medal in the men's 69 kg weight class at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia.[26] He is pursuing Business administration and management at PDM University, Bahadurgarh, India.[27] He is from Shadipur village in Julana tahsil of Jind district in Haryana.
  • Bhupinder Lather - Businessman and Politician
  • Mansi Jaibhagwan Lather - मानसी जयभगवान लाठर ने जार्डन की राजधानी अमान में आयोजित एशियाई कुश्ती चैंपियनशिप (U 17) में गोल्ड मेडल जीतकर सभी सगे संबंधियों समेत देश प्रदेश का नाम रोशन किया

Gallery of people of this gotra

  • Mohan Lal Lathar - IPS, Rajasthan
    Mohan Lal Lathar - IPS, Rajasthan
  • Dr Bharat B Lath, Pink City Heart & General Hospital, Murlipura, Jaipur
    Dr Bharat B Lath, Pink City Heart & General Hospital, Murlipura, Jaipur
  • Anoop Lather
    Anoop Lather
  • Khushbu Lathar IAS, Daughter of M L Lathar DGP (Raj)
    Khushbu Lathar IAS, Daughter of M L Lathar DGP (Raj)

Reference

  1. ↑ History and study of the Jats/Chapter 10
  2. ↑ Jats the Ancient Rulers (A clan study)/Appendices/Appendix II,p.324,s.n. 83
  3. ↑ Jat Gotra Shabdawali, p.53. ल-2
  4. ↑ Jat History Dalip Singh Ahlawat/Parishisht-I, s.n. ल-16,73
  5. ↑ Jat History Dalip Singh Ahlawat/Parishisht-I, s.n. ल-25
  6. ↑ Jat History Dalip Singh Ahlawat/Parishisht-I, s.n. ल-16
  7. ↑ B S Dahiya:Jats the Ancient Rulers (A clan study), p.240, s.n.128
  8. ↑ Jats the Ancient Rulers (A clan study)/Jat Clan in India,s.n.p.240 128.
  9. ↑ Lath
  10. ↑ Jat Gotra Shabdawali, p.53. ल-9
  11. ↑ Jat History Dalip Singh Ahlawat/Parishisht-I, s.n. ल-72
  12. ↑ Jat History Thakur Deshraj/Chapter VIII,p-586,s.n. 259.
  13. ↑ An Inquiry Into the Ethnography of Afghanistan By H. W. Bellew, The Oriental University Institute, Woking, 1891, p.139
  14. ↑ Jat Gotra Shabdawali, p.55. ल-63
  15. ↑ Adhunik Jat Itihas, VI, p.280, ल-12
  16. ↑ Dr Naval Viyogi: Nagas – The Ancient Rulers of India, p.160
  17. ↑ H.A. Rose: A Glossary of the Tribes and Castes of the Punjab and North-West Frontier Province, Vol. III, p. 32
  18. ↑ H.A. Rose: A Glossary of the Tribes and Castes of the Punjab and North-West Frontier Province, Vol. III, p. 32
  19. ↑ H.A. Rose: A Glossary of the Tribes and Castes of the Punjab and North-West Frontier Province, Vol. III, p. 32
  20. ↑ An Inquiry Into the Ethnography of Afghanistan, H. W. Bellew, p.139
  21. ↑ The Jats:Their Origin, Antiquity and Migrations/The migrations of the Jats to the North-Western countries ,p.263
  22. ↑ Q. in The Balts and Aryans, London, 1968, pp. 23, 77-83, Map at plate.I for Balts.
  23. ↑ Kephart, op.cit., ch. 11 (Sec. 5, e-i, See. 6 & 7).
  24. ↑ op.cit., p.67. (Within brackets mine)
  25. ↑ User:Vivekkumar234
  26. ↑ "Weightlifting | Result Men's 69kg - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games". results.gc2018.com.
  27. ↑ "Weightlifting | Athlete Profile: Deepak LATHER - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games". results.gc2018.com.

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