Taragarh Talawa is a village which now officially called Taragarh located at two kilometers from Jandiala Guru, Amritsar district, Punjab, India on the Grand Trunk Road, located at 31° 33' 41N 75° 1'36E at an altitude of 229 m. The origin of the village's name is shrouded in myth. One claims that Maharaja Ranjit Singh gave the village to a servant named Tara. Another traces the name to the Punjabi word "talawa", the act of tying thread to a kite, since the road to the village is reminiscent of a "talawa". Taragarh is a village in Jandiala-4 Tehsil in Amritsar District of Punjab State, India. It is located 23 km towards East from District headquarters Amritsar. 12 km from Jand. 219 km from State capital Chandigarh. Taragarh Pin code is 143115 and postal head office is Jandiala Guru. Janian, Timmowal, Nangal Guru, Gehri, Dhirekot are the nearby Villages to Taragarh. Taragarh is surrounded by Tarsikka-7 Tehsil towards North, Khadur-Sahib-10 Tehsil towards South, Tarn Taran-12 Tehsil towards west, Verka-5 Tehsil towards North. Tarn Taran, Amritsar, Batala, Patti are the nearby Cities to TARAGARH.
Jandiala Rail Way Station, Tangra Rail Way Station are the very nearby railway stations to Taragarh. However Amritsar Jn Rail Way Station is major railway station 22 km near to Taragarh.
Road
Taragarh is located 3 km away from the historic Grand Trunk Road, also known as National Highway 1, and therefore very well connected to the road network. Daily bus services run to and from the Amritsar-Jalandhar stretch of G.T. Road to four lanes. From Jandiala guru stop to Taragarh is only 5 km away and auto rickshaw, rickshaw or bus service for Khadoor Sahib road is main transport available.
Geography and climate
Taragarh Talawa village is in Amritsar which is located at with an average elevation of 234 metres. Amritsar has a semiarid climate, typical of Northwestern India and experiences four seasons primarily: winter season with temperature ranges from to about, summer season where temperatures can reach, monsoon season and post-monsoon season. Annual rainfall is about. The lowest recorded temperature is, was recorded on 9 December 1996 and the highest temperature,, was recorded on 22 May 2013.
History
It is noted as the birthplace of three influential Punjabis.
, PhD, was an Indian-American Sikh writer and lecturer on spirituality who initiated an important legal battle over the rights of Indians to obtain U.S. citizenship: United States v. Bhagat Singh Thind. United States v. Bhagat Singh Thind, 261 U.S. 204, was a case in which the United States Supreme Court unanimously decided that Bhagat Singh Thind, an Indian Sikh man, was ineligible for naturalization. In 1923, Thind filed for United States citizenship under the Naturalization Act of 1906 which allowed white persons and persons of African descent to naturalize. He did not challenge the constitutionality of the racial restrictions. Instead, he attempted to have Indians classified as "white." Thind argued that as a high-caste Indian he was "Aryan" and therefore "Caucasian". The Court found that "the Aryan theory, as a racial basis, seems to be discredited by most, if not all, modern writers on the subject of ethnology," and noted that "the Caucasic division of the human family is 'in point of fact the most debatable field in the whole range of anthropological studies.'" Dr. Thind was also the first Sikh to serve in the U.S. Army, and successfully fought for the right to wear the turban while in uniform.
Jagat Singh Thind
Jagat Singh Thind, younger brother of Bhagat Singh Thind, was among the 376 passengers of the ship Komagata Maru. Arriving in Burrard Inlet, Vancouver, on 23 May 1914, they hoped to immigrate to a better life and educational system. However, due to the racist immigration policy of Canada at that time, they were denied entry and the ship was forced to leave on 23 July 1914. Returning to India, a number of passengers were killed in an incident with police. On 23 May 1914, Dr. Bhagat Singh Thind's youngest brother, Jagat Singh Thind, was amongst the 376 passengers who arrived in Burrard Inlet, Vancouver from the Indian sub-continent in hopes for a better life and better educational system. However, due to the racist immigration policy of the Dominion of Canada, the ship was forced to leave on 23 July 1914. On the voyage back to India many on board endured hardships by the hands of the British. Thus inciting a riot, which resulted in many Indians being abused, jailed, or killed. This riot incident is known as "Budge Budge Riot". Fortunately Jagat eventually made his way back to his village Taragarh Talawa.
Dalbir Singh Jhand known as Punjabi writer Dalbir Chetan was a famous Punjabi short-story writer, the author of four books of short stories titled: Rishteyian De Aar Paar, Raat Baraate, Khara Badal and Mehndi Bazaar. Mehndi Bazaar was translated into seven South-East Asian languages, and many of his stories were translated into Urdu, English, Hindi, Oriya, Telugu and Gujarati; some were also dramatized for television. His story Mehndi Bazaar is also part of MIT OpenCourseWare South Asian literature and culture coursework of top University Massachusetts Institute of Technology of USA.
Books of Dalbir Chetan
Dalbir Chetan was a famous Punjabi short-story writer, the author of four books of short stories titled:
Rishteyian De Aar Paar
Raat Baraate
Khara Badal
Mehndi Bazaar.
Chetan Katha
Vida Hon To Pehlan
He edited an anthology entitled Asi Javaab Dinde Haan, which won him appreciation. His story Mehndi Bazaar was also part of MIT Open course as mentioned above.
