Religion Sikhism and Hinduism | ||
Location Punjab and Sindh (Pakistan) Language Punjabi Sindhi and Gujrati Surnames Bhatia, Bhati, Batth, Sidhu, Brar, Bhatti,Sandhu, Gill, Dhillon, Brar, Sidhu, Mann, Maan, Bhullar, Rana, Randhawa, Kang and Panwar | ||
Bhatia is a gotra of Jatts, found in the Punjab region of India, South Asia and India.
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Present circumstances
The other surnames of the Bhatia clan are Bhati, Bhatti, Sandhu, Gill, Batth, Warraich, Dhillon, Brar, Sidhu, Mehar, Mand, Mandal, Dhaliwal, Boparai, Pannu, Mann, Maan, Bhullar, Sekhon, Dhindsa, Virk, Rana, Randhawa, Kang and Panwar.
Historically Bhatia's main profession is agriculture. Majority were land lords. After partition of India and Pakistan they migrated to Punjab and start doing business in India. But some of them continue to hold their profession such as agriculture in Punjab.
Religious Beliefs
According to Khushwant Singh, the Jats' attitude never allowed themselves to be absorbed in the Brahminic fold.
The Jat's spirit of freedom and equality refused to submit to Brahmanical Hinduism and in its turn drew the censure of the privileged Brahmins.... The upper caste Hindu's denigration of the Jat did not in the least lower the Jat in his own eyes nor elevate the Brahmin or the Kshatriya in the Jat's estimation. On the contrary, he assumed a somewhat condescending attitude towards the Brahmin, whom he considered little more than a soothsayer or a beggar, or the Kshatriya, who disdained earning an honest living and was proud of being a mercenary.
Jats pray to their dead ancestors, a practice which is called Jathera.
Profession
Mainly Bhatia's are engaged in agriculture profession. In many district of Punjab they are known as Landlord or Zamindar.Although zamindars were considered to be equivalent to lords and barons in some cases they were seen as independent, sovereign princes. Often zamindars were Indian princes who lost their sovereignty due to British Rule (see: Madras Zamindari). For example, the Sivaganga Zamindari and Ramnad Zamindari were the lesser and greater Kingdom of Marava ruled by the royal family till 1803; ever since then they were the Zamindars of Marava.