The Garhwali people are an Indian ethnolinguistic group native to the

Garhwal Garhwal may refer to the following topics associated with Uttarakhand, India: Places *Garhwal Himalaya, a sub-range of the Himalayas *Garhwal Kingdom, a former kingdom *Garhwal District (British Garhwal), a former district of British India *Garh ...

, in the Indian state of

Uttarakhand Uttarakhand ( , or ; , ), also known as Uttaranchal ( ; the official name until 2007), is a state in the northern part of India. It is often referred to as the "Devbhumi" (literally 'Land of the Gods') due to its religious significance and ...

, who speak Garhwali, an

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Etymology

In modern usage, "Garhwali" is used to refer to anyone whose linguistic, cultural, and ancestral or genetic origins is from the

Garhwal Himalaya The Garhwal Himalayas are mountain ranges located in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. Geology This range is also a part of Himalaya Sivalik Hills, the outer most hills of the Himalaya located in Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand. Major peaks ...

s. Their

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is derived from the word ‘''Garhwal''’ or '''Gadwal. The exact origin of the word Garhwal is unknown. However, it is believed to be derived from the title ‘''Garh-wala''’ (owner of forts) given to the ruler Mayal, who is said to have consolidated 52 principalities to form the kingdom in the 14th century. After this conquest, the domain under Mayal is said to have been called ‘''Garhwal''’, possibly due to the numerous forts in the region. Prior to Mayal, the name of the area and its people was unknown. However, some historians like "Atkinson" have alluded to ‘''Khas-des''’ (Land of the Khasas), and "Sircar" has stated that ‘''Stri-Rajya''’ (Kingdom of Women) is the ancient name of Garhwal and

Kumaon Kumaon or Kumaun may refer to: * Kumaon division, a region in Uttarakhand, India * Kumaon Kingdom, a former country in Uttarakhand, India * Kumaon, Iran, a village in Isfahan Province, Iran * , a ship of the Royal Indian Navy during WWII See also ...

. However, there are no evidences to corroborate these claims. The earliest reference to this region are found in the

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which describes its names as ''Kedar Khand'' and ''Himvat'' respectively.'. It describes the area that contained Gangadwar (Haridwar and Kankhala), Badrinath, Gandhamardan, and Kailash.

Garhwal Kingdom

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The Kingdom of Garhwal was founded by Mayal

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nearly 1000 years ago. The area comprises 52 principalities called (fortresses). These were small and had their own chiefs who were responsible for the welfare of the . The Mayal dynasty ruled the Kingdom until 1803 before the "Gurkhas" invaded Kumaon and Garhwal. Gurkhas defeated Garhwal king and ruled for over twelve years. These Gurkha raided in the British territories that led to broke out the Anglo–Nepalese War in 1814. At the end of the Anglo–Nepalese War,

Garhwal Kingdom Garhwal Kingdom was an independent Himalayan kingdom in the current north-western Himalayan state of Uttarakhand, India, founded in 688 CE by Kanak Pal, the progenitor of the Panwar dynasty that ruled over the kingdom uninterrupted until ...

and

Kumaon Kingdom Kumaon Kingdom was an independent Himalayan kingdom in the eastern region of present-day Uttarakhand state of India. It was established around 7th century and remained an independent and sovereign kingdom until 1791. Etymology Kumaon is beli ...

were known as the British districts. However,

Tehri New Tehri is a city and a municipal board in Tehri Garhwal District in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. It is the administrative headquarters of Tehri Garhwal District. This urban municipality area has 11 wards, from Vidhi Vihar to Vishwakarma P ...

's principality was left to King Sudarshan Shah, son of king Pradymun. A part of this kingdom was taken by the British, and later, it became known as the British Garhwal which spread over the area of 5,629 mi² (14,580 km²). After the British rule, Garhwal made rapid development. Two battalions of the Indian army (the 39th

Garhwal Rifles The Garhwal Rifles, formerly known as the Royal Garhwal Rifles, are an infantry regiment of the Indian Army. It was originally raised in 1887 as the 39th (Garhwal) Regiment of the Bengal Army. It then became part of the British Indian Army, and a ...

) were deployed in the area, stationed at the military cantonment of Lansdowne. Grain was one of the major corps of this area. Apart from this, cloth, while salt, borax, livestock, and wool were imported from

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. The administrative headquarters of the area were established at Pauri. Srinagar (Garhwal) was the largest city and served as an important trade center along with the town of Kotdwara which is situated at Oudh and Rohilkhand railway tracks. Later, it became a part of the Punjab Hill States Agency of

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. Most of the

Uttarkashi district Uttarkashi District is a district of Garhwal division of the Uttarakhand state in northern India, and has its headquarters at Uttarkashi city. It has six Tehsils namely Barkot, Dunda, Bhatwadi, Chinyalisaur, Purola and Mori. The district conta ...

acceded to the Union of India in 1949. Garhwali are known for their courage because they were preferred by the British as an army. Garhwali Kingdom was one of the few kingdoms that never came under the Muslim rule influence. The history of Garhwal is older than that of

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and

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. Worshipping Lord Shiva is attributing reverent honour and homage to him. According to the great Mahabharata, Garhwal is believed to be the land where the ''Vedas'' and the ''Shastras'' were made.

Language

The

Garhwali language Garhwali (, , in native pronunciation) is an Indo-Aryan language of the Central Pahari subgroup. It is primarily spoken by over 2.5 million Garhwali people in the Garhwal region of the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand in the Indian Himala ...

() is primarily spoken by the Garhwali people of the north-western Garhwal Division from the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand in the Indian Himalayas. The

is classified as a Central Pahari language belonging to the Northern Zone of

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. Garhwali is one of the 325 recognised languages of India which is spoken by over 2,267,314 people such as

Tehri Garhwal Tehri Garhwal is a district in the hill state of Uttarakhand, India. Its administrative headquarters is at New Tehri. The district has a population of 618, 931 (2011 census), a 2.35% increase over the previous decade. It is the 7th ranked dist ...

, Pauri Garhwal,

Uttarkashi Uttarkashi, meaning Varanasi, Kashi of the north, is a town located in Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand, India. Uttarkashi town is headquarters of the district. Uttarkashi is also known as Somya Kashi. Uttarkashi is a religious place for spir ...

Chamoli Chamoli district is a district of the Uttarakhand state of India. It is bounded by the Tibet region to the north, and by the Uttarakhand districts of Pithoragarh and Bageshwar to the east, Almora to the south, Pauri Garhwal to the southwest, ...

Dehradun Dehradun () is the capital and the List of cities in Uttarakhand by population, most populous city of the Indian state of Uttarakhand. It is the administrative headquarters of the eponymous Dehradun district, district and is governed by the Dehr ...

Haridwar Haridwar (; ) is a city and municipal corporation in the Haridwar district of Uttarakhand, India. With a population of 228,832 in 2011, it is the second-largest city in the state and the largest in the district. The city is situated on the ri ...

and

Rudraprayag Rudraprayag is a town and a municipality in Rudraprayag district in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. Rudraprayag is one of the Panch Prayag (five confluences) of Alaknanda River, the point of confluence of rivers Alaknanda and Mandakini. K ...

districts of

. The language has many regional dialects including: Srinagari, Tehri (Gangapariya), Badhani, Dessaulya, Lohbya, Majh-Kumaiya, Bhattiani, Nagpuriya, Rathi, Salani (Pauri), Ravai, Parvati, Jaunpuri, Gangadi (Uttarkashi), Chandpuri. Srinagari dialect is the literary standard, while Pauri is generally regarded as the prominent one. However, for a number of reasons, Garhwali is a rapidly shrinking language. The ''UNESCO Atlas of the World's Endangered Languages'' book authored by "Theo Baumann" has described Garhwali language one of the moribund languages that needs to be protected.

Local deities

Chandrabadni Devi Temple is located in Tehri Garhwal. The temple can be reached either from long rout ''Kandikhal'' to ''Srinagar-Tehri'' or ) long ''Jamnikhal en route Dev Prayag-Tehri'' via a link road of ''Jurana''. It can also be reached via () long bridle path. The temple administration body organises several annual events including cultural and religious seminars. Umra Narayan is situated between the mystic and peaceful hills of Rudraprayag where "Devine" temple of Lord Umra Narayan (Isth Dev of gram sann) is located. According to mythology, this temple was built during the time of ''Adi Shankracharya'', and is believed that it was constructed by Adi Shankracharya when he was on his way to Lord Badrinath's temple. The temple has been now renovated and is away from the central city of Rudraprayag. It is also believed that most of the "Isth Devas" in the Garhwal region are the incarnation of "Lord Vishnu" (Narsingh Dev Ji), and sometimes even the incarnation of "Vishnu" itself. Koteshwar Mahadev is located about three kilometres inside the 'heart' of ''Rudraprayag, Koteshwar Mahadev'' temple. It is dedicated to Lord Shiva. This place is presumed to be the same spot where Lord Shiva was stopped for meditation where he was on his way to Kedarnath. According to local mythology, this temple has its presence since the time of

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(the Deadly Asur/demon), who received a boon from "Shiva" that turned a head into ''Bhasma'' or

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es whenever he touched with boon to anyone's head. Lord Shiva accompanied by another one reached to a cave which was the home of Lord Shiva, and finally lord "Vishnu" helped him by killing the demon. The temple is filled with fantastic energy/aura, and one can feel it. Few drops of water are continually running through the hill. Dhari Devi temple of "Dhari Devi" is situated on the banks of the river Alaknanda. One has to travel from Srinagar (Pauri Garhwal) on Srinagar-Badrinath highway to Kaliya Saur, and then turn down where one has to travel half of a kilometre towards Alaknanda river. The upper part of Goddess "Kali" is worshipped here. According to the local people, the face of the idol changes as a girl, a woman, and an old lady according to the passage of time. This idol is located in an open area. Many times, villagers and some philanthropists tried to build a roof for Goddess, but their efforts returned empty handed as the roof gets dismantle every time. As per "Srimad Devi Bhagwat", there are 108

Shakti Peeth The Shakti Pitha or the Shakti Peethas ( sa, शक्ति पीठ, , ''seat of Shakti'') are significant shrines and pilgrimage destinations in Shaktism, the goddess-centric denomination in Hinduism. The shrines are dedicated to various for ...

as in India, and this holy shrine is one of them. Kalimath, also known as "Kaviltha", is a village which is regarded as a divine place and ''Shakti Peeth''. It lies at an altitude of around 6,000 feet (1,800 m) on the river ''Saraswati'' in the Himalayas, surrounded by the peaks of Kedarnath in Rudraprayag district of Uttarakhand. Kalimath is situated close to ''Ukhimath'' and ''Guptakashi''. It is one of the "Siddha Peeths" of the region and is regarded a respectful place with religious importance. The temple of the goddess Kali is located in this village and is visited by many devotees throughout the year, especially during the "Navratras". There are 108 ''Shakti Peethas'' in India, and this holy shrine is one of them as described in the "Srimad Devi Bhagwat". The upper part of goddess Kali is worshipped in "Dhari Devi". Goddess Kali killed the demon "Raktavija" here in this area. After killing the demon, they went under the earth.

Notable people

Film and television

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Television

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Radio

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Beauty pageants

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Hollywood

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Music

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Folk music

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Art

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Social work and activism

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leader, Padma Bhushan and

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Kunwar Singh Negi Kunwar Singh Negi (1927 – 20 March 2014) was an Indian braille editor and social worker. He has transliterated 300 books into braille. His major works include ''Bhagwan Buddh Ka Updesh'' and ''Hazrat Mohammed Ki Vani'', both being about teach ...

(braille editor and social worker, Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan recipient) *

Sunderlal Bahuguna Sunderlal Bahuguna Ji (9 January 1927 – 21 May 2021) was an Indian environmentalist and Chipko movement leader. The idea of the Chipko movement was suggested by his wife and him. He fought for the preservation of forests in the Himalayas, fi ...

(environmentalist, Chipko movement leader,

Padma Vibhushan The Padma Vibhushan ("Lotus Decoration") is the second-highest civilian award of the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna. Instituted on 2 January 1954, the award is given for "exceptional and distinguished service". All persons without ...

recipient)

Indian independence movement

* Nagendra Saklani (Indian revolutionary and freedom fighter) *

Ram Prasad Nautiyal Ram Prasad Nautiyal ( hi, राम प्रसाद नौटियाल) (1 August 1905 – 24 December 1980) was an Indian independence activist and politician. He was one of the prominent freedom fighters from Uttrakhand and probabl ...

(Indian freedom fighter and politician) *

Sri Dev Suman Sri Dev Suman born as Sri Dutt Badoni (25 May 1916 – 25 July 1944) was a social activist and freedom fighter from princely state Tehri Garhwal of British India India. Currently District Tehri of Uttarakhand India. Early life Suman haile ...

(Indian freedom fighter, journalist and civil rights leader)

Historical figures

* Teelu Rauteli, folk heroine of Garhwal, Uttarakhand

Religion

* Dabral Baba (Indian yogi and mystic) *

Hans Maharaj Hans Rām Singh Rawat, called Shrī Hans Jī Mahārāj and by various other honorifics (8 November 1900 – 19 July 1966), was an Indian religious leader. He was born in Gadh-ki-Sedhia, north-east of Haridwar in present-day Uttarakhand, India. ...

(Indian spiritual leader) *

Prem Rawat Prem Pal Singh Rawat (born 10 December 1957), formerly known as Maharaji, is an international speaker and book-author. His teachings include a meditation practice he calls "Knowledge", and peace education based on the discovery of personal re ...

(Indian American spiritual leader, founder of the Divine Light Mission) * Swami Rama (founder of the Himalayan Institute Hospital Trust) Swami Satyanand saraswati

Science and academics

* Anand Sharan Raturi (economist and first vice-chancellor of Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Rohilkhand University) * Aditya Narayan Purohit (Plant physiologist, Padma Shri awarded and vice-chancellor of

H.N.B. Garhwal University Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University(HNBGU) (formerly known as Garhwal University) is a Central University, established in 1973, located in Srinagar, Uttarakhand in Northern India. The university is named after Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna, f ...

) * Anirudh Kala (psychiatrist) *

Chandra Prakash Kala Chandra Prakash Kala is an Indian ecologist and professor. His research interests include alpine ecology, conservation biology, indigenous knowledge systems, ethnobotany and medicinal aromatic plants. He is an assistant professor in the facult ...

(ecologist) * Prem Lal Joshi (accounting researcher and professor) * Ruchi Badola (ecologist) * Vijay Prasad Dimri (geophysical scientist, Padma Shri recipient)

Indian Armed Forces

Gallantry award recipients

* Naik

Darwan Singh Negi Darwan Singh Negi VC (4 March 188324 June 1950) was one of the first Indian soldiers to be awarded the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Common ...

Victoria Cross The Victoria Cross (VC) is the highest and most prestigious award of the British honours system. It is awarded for valour "in the presence of the enemy" to members of the British Armed Forces and may be awarded posthumously. It was previousl ...

from 1st Battalion of 39th Garhwal Rifles * Rifleman Gabar Singh Negi, Victoria Cross from 2nd Battalion, 39th Garhwal Rifles (posthumous) * Havildar Gajender Singh Bisht,

Operation Black Tornado Operation or Operations may refer to: Arts, entertainment and media * ''Operation'' (game), a battery-operated board game that challenges dexterity * Operation (music), a term used in musical set theory * ''Operations'' (magazine), Multi-Ma ...

2008,

Ashoka Chakra Ashoka (, ; also ''Asoka''; 304 – 232 BCE), popularly known as Ashoka the Great, was the third emperor of the Maurya Empire of Indian subcontinent during to 232 BCE. His empire covered a large part of the Indian subcontinent, s ...

(posthumous) * Rifleman

Jaswant Singh Rawat Rifleman Jaswant Singh Rawat, MVC (19 August 1941 – 17 November 1962) was an Indian Army soldier serving in the Garhwal Rifles who was awarded the prestigious Maha Vir Chakra posthumously as a result of his actions during the battle of Nura ...

, hero of Indo-China War, 1962;

Maha Vir Chakra The Maha Vir Chakra (MVC) () is the second highest military decoration in India, after the Param Vir Chakra, and is awarded for acts of conspicuous gallantry in the presence of the enemy, whether on land, at sea or in the air. It replaced the B ...

(posthumous)

Prominent names

* General

Bipin Rawat General Bipin Rawat (16 March 1958 – 8 December 2021) was an Indian military officer who was a four-star general of the Indian Army. He served as the first Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) of the Indian Armed Forces from January 2020 u ...

, Chief of Defence Staff and former Chief of the Army Staff * Lt. Gen.

Anil Chauhan General Anil Chauhan (born 18 May 1961) is a four-star general of the Indian Army, who is the current and 2nd Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) of the Indian Armed Forces since 30 September 2022. An alumnus of the National Defence Academy, Khadakw ...

, Director General of Military Operations (DGMO), Indian Army * Lt. Gen.

Anil Kumar Bhatt Lieutenant General Anil Kumar Bhatt, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM, VSM was the Military Secretary of the Indian Army. Prior to this, he served as the 47th Commander, XV Corps of the Indian Army between 1 February 2018 and 7 February 2019. Prior to this ...

, General Officer Commanding (GOC)

XV Corps 15th Corps, Fifteenth Corps, or XV Corps may refer to: * XV Corps (British India) *XV Corps (German Empire), a unit of the Imperial German Army prior to and during World War I *15th Army Corps (Russian Empire), a unit in World War I * XV Royal Bav ...

, also called as the "Chinar Corps" of the

Indian Army The Indian Army is the Land warfare, land-based branch and the largest component of the Indian Armed Forces. The President of India is the Commander-in-Chief, Supreme Commander of the Indian Army, and its professional head is the Chief of Arm ...

, former Director-General of Military Operations (DGMO), Indian Army. * Lt. Gen.

Jaiveer Singh Negi Lieutenant General (Dr) Jaiveer Singh Negi (born 20 September 1960) PVSM, AVSM, YSM, VSM** is a retired General Officer who has served as the 49th Commandant of the Indian Military Academy. He took over from Lieutenant General Sanjay Kum ...

, Commandant of

Indian Military Academy The Indian Military Academy (IMA) is one of the oldest military academies in India, and trains officers for the Indian Army. Located in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, it was established in 1932 following a recommendation by a military committee set up ...

, Indian Army * Lt. Gen.

Balwant Singh Negi Lieutenant General Balwant Singh Negi, PVSM, UYSM, YSM, SM, VSM & Bar is a former General Officer-Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C), Central Command of the Indian Army who served in office from 1 December 2015 till 30 September 2018. He assume ...

(Retd.), former General Officer Commander-in-Chief (GOC-in-C), Central Command, Indian Army * Lt. Gen. Madan Mohan Lakhera (Retd.), former

Governor of Mizoram This is a list of governors of Mizoram, an Indian state part of Northeast India Powers and functions The Governor enjoys many different types of powers: *Executive powers related to administration, appointments and removals, *Legislative p ...

, former Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry * Lt. Gen. Tejpal Singh Rawat (Retd.), former Director General of the Assam Rifles, Indian Army and former MP

Lok Sabha The Lok Sabha, constitutionally the House of the People, is the lower house of India's bicameral Parliament, with the upper house being the Rajya Sabha. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by an adult universal suffrage and a first-p ...

* Director-General

Rajendra Singh Rajendra Singh (born 6 August 1959) is an Indian water conservationist and environmentalist from Alwar district, Rajasthan in India. Also known as "waterman of India", he won the Magsaysay Award in 2001 and Stockholm Water Prize in 2015. He r ...

, former

Director General of the Indian Coast Guard The Director General of the Indian Coast Guard (DG ICG) is the head of the Indian Coast Guard. The DG ICG has their office in the Coast Guard Headquarters (CGHQ) in New Delhi. Appointed by the Government of India, the DG ICG reports to the Mini ...

* Maj. Gen.

B. C. Khanduri Major General Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri (Retd.), AVSM, (born 1 October 1934) is an Indian politician. He was Chief Minister of Uttarakhand from 2007 to 2009 and 2011 to 2012. He was a Member of Parliament in the 16th Lok Sabha representing the ...

(Retd.), former Union Minister of Surface Transport, former

Chief Minister of Uttarakhand The chief minister of Uttarakhand is the chief executive of the Indian state of Uttarakhand. In accordance with the Constitution of India, the governor is a state's ''de jure'' head, but ''de facto'' executive authority rests with the chief mi ...

and former MP Lok Sabha * Air Marshal Arvindra Singh Butola, Air Officer Commander-in-Chief (AOC-in-C), Training Command,

Indian Air Force The Indian Air Force (IAF) is the air force, air arm of the Indian Armed Forces. Its complement of personnel and aircraft assets ranks third amongst the air forces of the world. Its primary mission is to secure Indian airspace and to conduct ...

* Brigadier Surendra Singh Panwar (Retd.) * Brigadier S. K. S. Negi (Retd.) * Colonel

Ajay Kothiyal Colonel Ajay Kothiyal, KC, SC, VSM (Retd) is an Indian politician and a former officer of the Indian Army . He is a BJP leader, earlier he was leader of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and was the CM Candidate for 2022 Uttarakhand Legislative Assemb ...

(Retd.),

Kirti Chakra The Kirti Chakra is an Indian military decoration awarded for valour, courageous action or self-sacrifice away from the field of battle. It may be awarded to civilians as well as military personnel, including posthumous awards. It is the ''pe ...

and

Shaurya Chakra The Shaurya Chakra is an Indian military decoration awarded for valour, courageous action or self-sacrifice while not engaged in direct action with the enemy. It may be awarded to civilians as well as military personnel, sometimes posthumously ...

recipient

Bureaucracy

Ajit Doval Ajit Kumar Doval KC (born 20 January 1945) is a bureaucrat & spymaster, serving as the fifth and current National Security Advisor (NSA) to the Prime Minister of India, with the precedence equivalent to Cabinet Minister. He previously served as ...

, National Security Adviser of India, Kirti Chakra,

President's Police Medal The President's Police Medal is a decoration awarded to members of law enforcement in India. Established on 1 March 1951, the medal was originally called the President's Police and Fire Service Medal. The medal is awarded for either gallantry or d ...

and Police Medal recipient *

Anil Dhasmana Anil Dhasmana is the Current Chief of National Technical Research Organisation (NTRO). He was also the Chief of the Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW), India's foreign intelligence service. He was appointed as the Chief of R&AW as the post fel ...

, former chief of the

Research and Analysis Wing The Research and Analysis Wing (abbreviated R&AW; hi, ) is the foreign intelligence agency of India. The agency's primary function is gathering foreign intelligence, counter-terrorism, counter-proliferation, advising Indian policymakers, ...

, the external intelligence agency of India

Judiciary

Mukandi Lal Mukandi Lal (14 October 1885 - 10 January 1982) was an Indian advocate, judge, freedom fighter, politician, writer and art critic from Garhwal. Early life Mukandi Lal was born in Patali village, Malla Nagpur patti in Chamoli, Garhwal in the ...

(barrister, judge, politician, writer, and art critic from the Princely State of Tehri Garhwal) * Sudhanshu Dhulia (Justice,

Uttarakhand High Court The Uttarakhand High Court is the High Court of the state of Uttarakhand in India. The building of Uttarakhand High Court was constructed by Santoni MacDonald in 1900. The Uttarakhand State was carved out from the State of Uttar Pradesh ...

. Judge In-Charge Education, Uttarakhand Judicial and Legal Academy) * Ravindra Maithani (Judge at the

High Court of Uttarakhand The Uttarakhand High Court is the High Court of the state of Uttarakhand in India. The building of Uttarakhand High Court was constructed by Santoni MacDonald in 1900. The Uttarakhand State was carved out from the State of Uttar Pradesh on ...

at Nainital since December 2018)

Politics

Anil Baluni Anil Baluni (born 2 December 1970) is an Indian politician and National Chief Spokesperson of the Bharatiya Janata Party. On 10 March 2018 he was nominated as candidate for the Rajya Sabha from Uttarakhand. He was born in Pauri Garhwal of U ...

(journalist, politician, MP

Rajya Sabha The Rajya Sabha, constitutionally the Council of States, is the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of India. , it has a maximum membership of 245, of which 233 are elected by the legislatures of the states and union territories using si ...

) * Bhakt Darshan (politician, former

Union Minister of State The Union Council of Ministers Article 58 of the '' Constitution of India'' is the principal executive organ of the Government of India, which is responsible for being the senior decision making body of the executive branch. It is chaired by ...

for Education and Transport, former MP Lok Sabha) * Brahm Dutt (politician, former Union Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas, former MP Lok Sabha) *

Chandra Mohan Singh Negi Chandra Mohan Singh Negi was an Indian politician and a member of the 8th Lok Sabha and 9th Lok Sabha. He represented the Garhwal Lok Sabha Constituency and was a member of the Congress political party. He was also elected to the 5th and 8th ...

(politician, former MP Lok Sabha) *

Dhan Singh Negi Dhan Singh Negi is an Indian politician who was a member of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly from 2017 to 2022 representing the Tehri (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency), Tehri constituency in Tehri Garhwal district. Previously affiliated t ...

(politician, Former MLA of

) *

Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna (25 April 1919 – 17 March 1989) was an Indian National Congress leader and former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh; he later joined Bharatiya Lok Dal and worked with Charan Singh. Personal life He was born on 25 Apr ...

(politician, former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh) * Kamalendumati Shah (former Queen of the Princely State of Tehri Garhwal, former MP Lok Sabha) *

Mahant Avaidyanath Mahant Avaidyanath (born Kripal Singh Bisht, 28 May 1921 – 12 September 2014) was an Indian politician and Hindu preacher. He was the Mahant (chief priest) of Gorakhnath Temple, succeeding his guru Digvijay Nath. He was also a politician of t ...

(politician, former Mahant of

Gorakhnath Math The Shri Gorakhnath Mandir also known as Gorakhnath Temple is a temple of the Nath monastic order group of the Nath tradition. The name Gorakhnath derives from the medieval saint, Gorakshanath (c. 11th century), a yogi who travelled widely acr ...

, former MP Lok Sabha) *

Mala Rajya Laxmi Shah Mala Rajya Laxmi Shah (born 23 August 1950) is a political and social worker, Member of Parliament elected from the Tehri Garhwal constituency in the Indian state of Uttarakhand being a Bhartiya Janata Party Leader and titular queen of erstwhil ...

(politician, MP Lok Sabha) * Lt. Col. Manabendra Shah (politician, former King of the Princely State of Tehri Garhwal, former MP Lok Sabha) * Manohar Kant Dhyani (politician, former MP Rajya Sabha) * Manorama Dobriyal Sharma (politician, former MP Rajya Sabha) *

Paripoornanand Painuli Paripoornanand Painuli (19 November 1924 – 12 April 2019) was an Indian politician and a member of the 5th Lok Sabha List of Members of the 5th Lok Sabha, ( 15 March 1971 — 18 January 1977) elected February–March 1971.The term of the ...

(politician, former MP Lok Sabha) *

Ramesh Pokhriyal Ramesh Pokhriyal "Nishank" (born 15 July 1959), is an Indian politician who was appointed on 31 May 2019 to serve as Minister of Human Resource Development and as of July 2020, following the ministry's name change, his title was changed to Min ...

(politician, Union Minister of Human Resource Development, former Chief Minister of Uttarakhand) * Rita Bahuguna Joshi (politician, MP Lok Sabha) * Satpal Maharaj (politician, former MP Lok Sabha) *

Tirath Singh Rawat Tirath Singh Rawat (born 9 April 1964) is an Indian politician, a sitting Member of Parliament and former Chief Minister of Uttarakhand. He was elected to the 17th Lok Sabha from the Garhwal constituency in the 2019 Indian general election a ...

(politician,Chief Minister of Uttrakhand) * Trepan Singh Negi (politician, former MP Lok Sabha) *

Trivendra Singh Rawat Trivendra Singh Rawat (born 20 December 1960) is an Indian politician who served as the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand between 2017 and 2021. Rawat was a member of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh from 1979 to 2002 and held the post of organizi ...

(politician, Former Chief Minister of Uttarakhand) *

Vijay Bahuguna Vijay Bahuguna (born 28 February 1947) is an Indian politician who served as the 6th Chief Minister of Uttarakhand. He is the eldest son of Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna, an independence activist and politician, and also a former Chief Minister of Ut ...

(politician, former Chief Minister of Uttarakhand) *

Yogi Adityanath Yogi Adityanath (born on 5 June 1972 as Ajay Singh Bisht),

(politician, Mahant of Gorakhnath Math, Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, former MP Lok Sabha)

Business and industry

P. L. Gairola P. L. Gairola (born 15 December 1948, was the chairman and managing director (CMD) of Dena Bank, a leading commercial bank of India. He was appointed to this position by the Government of India (GoI), and assumed the charge of the bank as its CM ...

, Indian banker, former chairman of

Dena Bank Dena Bank was a government-owned bank that in 2019 merged with Bank of Baroda. It was headquartered in Mumbai and had 1,874 branches. The bank was founded in 1938 as a privately owned Bank. In 1969 the Government of India nationalized ''Dena Ban ...

* O. P. Bhatt, Indian banker, 22nd Chairman of the

State Bank of India State Bank of India (SBI) is an Indian multinational public sector bank and financial services statutory body headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra. SBI is the 49th largest bank in the world by total assets and ranked 221st in the '' Fort ...

Sports

Mountaineering

* Arvind Raturi (Mountaineer, scaled

Mount Everest Mount Everest (; Tibetan: ''Chomolungma'' ; ) is Earth's highest mountain above sea level, located in the Mahalangur Himal sub-range of the Himalayas. The China–Nepal border runs across its summit point. Its elevation (snow hei ...

as a part of the NCC Mount Everest Expedition Team in 2013) * Major

Harsh Vardhan Bahuguna Major Harsh Vardhan Bahuguna (1939 – April 18, 1971) was a leading mountaineer of India and a military officer. He was an instructor of skiing and mountaineering at the High Altitude Warfare School, Gulmarg and had successfully climbed ma ...

(Mountaineer, Padma Shri recipient (posthumous)) * Major Jai Vardhan Bahuguna (Mountaineer, Shaurya Chakra recipient (posthumous)) * Mohan Singh Gunjyal (Indo Tibet Border Police) Summitted Mount Everest. Recipient of Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award and Padma Shri. *

Kanhaya Lal Pokhriyal Kanhaya Lal Pokhriyal is an Indian Police official and mountaineer, known for climbing the highest peak in the world, Mount Everest, in 1992. He was born on 10 January 1949 at the small village of Sachkhil in the Pauri Garhwal district of the I ...

(Indian Police officer and mountaineer, summited Mount Everest, Padma Shri recipient) * Major

Narendra Dhar Jayal Narendra Dhar Jayal (Nandu Jayal) (25 June 1927 – 28 April 1958) was an Indian mountaineer and an officer of the Bengal Sappers and the Indian Army Corps of Engineers. He is credited with pioneering and patronizing early post-Independence moun ...

(Mountaineer, founding principal of the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute at Darjeeling) * Bachendri Pal (first Indian woman to reach summit of Mt. Everest, Padma Bhushan)

Shooting

Jaspal Rana Jaspal Rana (born 28 June 1976) is an Indian shooter. He contested mainly in the 25 m Centre Fire Pistol category. He was a gold medallist at the 1994 Asian Games, 1998 Commonwealth Games - Men's Center Fire Pistol, Men's Center Fire Pistol Pa ...

(

Commonwealth Games The Commonwealth Games, often referred to as the Friendly Games or simply the Comm Games, are a quadrennial international multi-sport event among athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930, and, with the ex ...

gold medalist in shooting, Padma Shri recipient) *

Sushma Rana Sushma Rana is an Indian shooter who won a gold medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games, earning 1140 points, with her partner Saroja Kumari Jhuthu. She competes in the 25-meter shooting events and has held the national record for 25-metre shooting ...

(

2006 Commonwealth Games The 2006 Commonwealth Games, officially the XVIII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Melbourne 2006 (Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm 2006'' or ''Naarm 2006''), was an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth held ...

Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/ Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a metro ...

)

Chess

Parimarjan Negi Parimarjan Negi (born 9 February 1993) is an Indian chess grandmaster. He achieved the grandmaster title at the age of 13 years, 4 months, and 20 days, which made him the second youngest grandmaster in history at the time. As of July 2021, h ...

(third-youngest chess grand-master in history, Arjuna Award 2010)

Athletics

Manish Rawat Manish Rawat ( hi, मनीष रावत) is an Indian politician and a member of the 18th Legislative Assembly in India. He represents the Sidhauli constituency of Uttar Pradesh and is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party political party. ...

( Race-walker),

2016 Rio Olympics ) , nations = 207 (including IOA and EOR teams) , athletes = 11,238 , events = 306 in 28 sports (41 disciplines) , opening = 5 August 2016 , closing = 21 August 2016 , opened_by = Vice President Michel Temer , cauldron = Vanderlei Cordeiro de ...

)

Cricket

* Amit Uniyal (Left-arm-fast-medium bowler, plays for Punjab cricket team, currently a part of Rajasthan Royals in the

Indian Premier League The Indian Premier League (IPL), also known as TATA IPL for sponsorship reasons, is a men's T20 franchise cricket league of India. It is annually contested by ten teams based out of seven Indian cities and three Indian states. The leagu ...

) *

Aryan Juyal Aryan Juyal (born 11 November 2001) is an Indian cricketer. He made his List A debut for Uttar Pradesh in the 2017–18 Vijay Hazare Trophy on 11 February 2018. Prior to his List A debut, he was named in India National Under-19 cricket team fo ...

(Wicketkeeper-batsman, part of the

India national under-19 cricket team The Indian Under-19 cricket team represents the nation of India in cricket at Under-19 level. The team has won five Under-19 World Cups and has the best win percentage in ODIs (77%) among all Under-19 national teams. The team has won the Und ...

who won the

2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup The 2018 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup was an international limited-overs cricket tournament that was held in New Zealand from 13 January to 3 February 2018. It was the twelfth edition of the Under-19 Cricket World Cup, and the third to be h ...

) *

Hemlata Kala Hemlata Kala (born 15 August 1975) is an Indian former cricketer who played as a right-handed batter and right-arm medium bowler. She appeared in seven Test matches, 78 One Day Internationals and one Twenty20 International for India between ...

(Player for the

India national women's cricket team The India women's national cricket team, also known as Team India or Women in Blue, represents India in women's international cricket. It is governed by Board of Control for Cricket in India India made its Test debut in 1976, against the West ...

) *

Pawan Suyal Pawan Shakland Suyal (born 15 October 1989) is an Indian cricketer who played for Delhi in domestic cricket. He is a left-arm medium-pace bowler who was a part of Delhi Daredevils squad in the Indian Premier League. Ahead of the 2018–19 Ranj ...

(First-class cricketer, Left-arm medium-pace bowler, plays for Delhi cricket team in domestic cricket, currently a part of

Delhi Capitals Delhi Capitals (formerly Delhi Daredevils) are a franchise cricket team based out of Delhi in the Indian Premier League (IPL). The franchise is jointly owned by the GMR Group and the JSW Group. The team's home ground is Arun Jaitley Stadium, ...

in the Indian Premier League) * Preeti Dimri (Player for India women's national cricket team) * Rishabh Pant (Player for India national cricket team) Wikipedia

Football

* Deependra Negi (Indian professional

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly ...

midfielder A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...

for

Kerala Blasters Kerala Blasters Football Club (), commonly referred to as The Blasters, is an Indian professional football club based in Kochi, Kerala, that competes in the Indian Super League, the top tier of football in India. The club was established i ...

in the

Indian Super League The Indian Super League (ISL) is an Indian professional league for men's association football clubs. At the top of the Indian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Organised by the All India Football Federa ...

) *

Manish Maithani Manish Maithani is an Indian football player who played as a central midfielder for Southern Samity and currently coaches a local club in Dehradun DESA FC. Career Mohun Bagan After two seasons playing as a youth with Indian National Youth Te ...

(Indian precessional football midfielder for

Pune City Pune (; ; also known as Poona, ( the official name from 1818 until 1978) is one of the most important industrial and educational hubs of India, with an estimated population of 7.4 million As of 2021, Pune Metropolitan Region is the largest i ...

in the Indian Super League) *

Sahil Panwar Sahil Panwar (born 16 December 1999) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Odisha FC in the Indian Super League. Career Born in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, Panwar was discovered by Pune while playing for his college, Mah ...

(Indian professional football defender for Pune City in the Indian Super League)

Journalism and literature

(Poet and recipient of the Sahitya Academy Award for his renowned contribution in Hindi Literature) *

(poet and journalist, He was a recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Award in 2000) *

Shivprasad Dabral Charan Shivprasad Dabral (12 November 1912 – 24 November 1999), known by his pen name Charan, was an Indian historian, geographer, academic and writer from Uttarakhand. He is also known as 'Encyclopedia of Uttarakhand'. He started writing from 1931 onw ...

(Historian, poet and writer (

Hindi Hindi (Devanāgarī: or , ), or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi (Devanagari: ), is an Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in the Hindi Belt region encompassing parts of northern, central, eastern, and western India. Hindi has been ...

and Garhwali) from Uttarakhand)

References

External links

Article on Khas people of Uttarakhand namely ''Jeevat Ke Dhani Uttarakhand Ke Khasiya'' by Indian writer Govinda Singh
* Himalay Parichay - Rahul Sankrityayan, Source
हिमालय परिचय , HIMALAYA PARICHAY , राहुल सांकृत्यायन - Rahul Sankrityayan , Hindi PDF Download , Read Online ,
https://nettv4u.com/celebrity/hindi/supporting-actor/sachin-negi {{Uttarakhand Social groups of Uttarakhand Culture of Uttarakhand Ethnic groups in India Demographic history of India Garhwal division Indo-Aryan peoples