Chugawan, sometimes spelt as Chogawan or Chuganwan, is a village located in the

Moga district Moga district is one of the twenty-three districts in the state of Punjab, India. It became the 17th district of Punjab state on 24 November 1995, being cut from the Faridkot and Firozpur districts. Moga district is among the largest produc ...

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. It is located east of Moga, the principal city of the

. The total literacy rate of Chugawan is 79.49%, out of which the individual literacy values by

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are 85.91% for males and 72.12% for females of the locality. There are about 497 houses located in the village.

History

According to 19th century land-records, the village was founded by Sodhis and Gill Jats."India, Punjab, Moga Land Ownership Pedigrees, 1887-1958," images, ''FamilySearch'' (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939V-YZZP-8?cc=1867929&wc=M6PG-GPD%3A170343101%2C170937802 : 20 May 2014), Moga District Office > vol. 161 1887-1888 (Chugawan, HBN 31) (in Urdu) According to Charles Francis Massy, the Sodhis of Chuganwan, Moga, and Sodhiwala in Malwa are descended from Chandsain, the youngest son of

Prithi Chand Prithi Chand (Gurmukhi: ਪ੍ਰਿਥੀ ਚੰਦ; 1558–April 1618), also spelt as Prithia, was the eldest son of Guru Ram Das – the fourth Guru of Sikhism, and the eldest brother of Guru Arjun, Guru Arjan – the fifth Guru.

, who was the eldest son of

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. Descendants of Awwal Khair live in Chugawan, they belong to the Wadan ''muhin'' of the Gill ''

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'' of

Jats The Jat people (, ), also spelt Jaat and Jatt, are a traditionally agricultural community in Northern India and Pakistan. Originally pastoralists in the lower Indus river-valley of Sindh, many Jats migrated north into the Punjab region in ...

. The land-records state that the area was once barren-land. For the tax-collection, whenever a crop was planted, a portion had to be submitted and there was a fixed amount per area. In the 19th century, there was a dispute between the Sodhis and Gills against a third-party, however the Sodhis and Gills were re-affirmed to their ownership of the land.

Land records

'' Shajjra Nasb'' (also known as ''Kursee Nama'') records of Chugawan village from 1887–1888 and 1953–1954 have been digitized by the

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via

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and are available for online viewing. These records detail land ownership pedigrees for families of the village.

Culture

The village belongs to the Malwai culture and the

Malwai dialect Malwai ( ; ) is an Eastern Punjabi dialects, eastern dialect of the Punjabi language, spoken in the Malwa (Punjab), Malwa region of Punjab. Distribution India Punjab Major Malwai speaking centers are Ferozepur district, Ferozepur, Fazi ...

of Punjabi is spoken by the locals. There is a shrine in the village dedicated to a ''

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'' named Baba Sayyad Kabir, who is believed to be buried there. It is believed that offering salt at the shrine cures warts. There is a one-day '' mela'' festival held in Chugawan during the month of '' Chet'' (March-April) dedicated to the saint.

Gallery

File:Photograph of a local park located within Chugawan village, Moga district, Punjab, India, April 2023.jpg, Green Park File:Photograph of a traditional meeting-place under an old tree in Chugawan village, Moga district, Punjab, India, April 2023.jpg, Traditional meeting-place (known as a ''sath'') under an old tree File:Photograph of an Udasi-affiliated religious compound located in Chugawan village, Moga district, Punjab, India, April 2023.jpg,

Udasi Udasis ( Gurmukhi: ਉਦਾਸੀ ਸੰਪਰਦਾ; ''udāsī saparadā'') (Devanagari: उदासी संप्रदाय), also spelt as Udasins, also known as Nanak Putras (meaning "sons of Nanak"), are a religious sect of ascetic ' ...

-affiliated religious compound File:Photograph of the Dargah of Baba Sayyad Kabir located in Chugawan village, Moga district, Punjab, India, April 2023.jpg, Dargah of Baba Sayyad Kabir File:Photograph of the grave of Baba Sayyad Kabir within his dargah located in Chugawan village, Moga district, Punjab, India, April 2023.jpg, Grave of Baba Sayyad Kabir within his dargah File:Photograph of a Punjabi folk religion shrine located on the outskirts of Chugawan village, Moga district, Punjab, India, April 2023.jpg,

Punjabi folk religion Folk practices prevalent in Punjab incorporate local mysticism and refers to the beliefs and practices strictly indigenous to the Punjabi people, of the Punjab region including ancestral worship, veneration of saints, and local festivals. There ar ...

shrine of Baba Buta located on the outskirts of Chugawan village File:Photograph of a Punjabi folk religion shrine in Chugawan village, Moga district, Punjab, India, April 2023.jpg, Punjabi folk religion shrine of Baba Sidh in Chugawan village File:Photograph of an idol located within a Punjabi folk religion shrine in Chugawan village, Moga district, Punjab, India, April 2023.jpg, Idol of Baba Sidh located within a Punjabi folk religion shrine in Chugawan village

Notes

References

Villages in Moga district {{PunjabIN-geo-stub