Talwandi Rai
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Talwandi Rai
Jagdev Singh Talwandi | |
|---|---|
village | |
| Nickname: Talwandi | |
  Talwandi Rai Location in Punjab, India  Talwandi Rai Talwandi Rai (India) | |
| Coordinates: 30°42′N 75°34′E / 30.70°N 75.57°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Punjab |
| District | Ludhiana district |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Punjabi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Telephone code | 91-1624 |
| Nearest city | Jagraon , Raikot |
Talwandi Rai is a village in Ludhiana district in the India of Punjab. It is 37 km from Ludhiana city, near Raikot.
Talwandi Rai was reputedly founded in 1478 AD by the Rai Kalha I who was a Muslim Rajput. The village was autonomous during most of the British rule in India and was ruled by a Rajput King up until the late 1800s when the British Raj demanded the Rai adhere to British demands. In return Muslim rule was maintained until the partition in 1947. The descendants of the last pre-partition ruler of Talwandi Rai can be found in Pakistan.[1]
