My Heritage

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There is a lot in my heritage that we do as a family, the things we do in the Indian culture, the rituals and traditions we follow, and much more. In this chapter I’m going to talk about my mother side of the family and my father side of the family and our background. Everyone in my family other then my sister and I are from Punjab, India and are Punjabis but belong into the caste called Ramgarhia that is in the Punjabi culture. Ramgarhia are people who do all sorts of craftsmanship, ironwork, mason work, etc. Meaning to say people who come from the caste Ramgarhia are creative with all sorts of tools, art, and construction and both sides of my family come from that caste. My father name is Jasbir Singh Bhambra and my mother name is Sukhjinder Kaur Sondh (last name before she got married). My …show more content…

My mom’ father name is Dharam Singh Sondh and my mom’ mother name is Nirmaljit Kaur Sondh, my great grandfather name is Bhagat Singh Sondh and my great grandmother name is Jai Kaur Sondh. My great grandfather (Bhagat Singh Sondh) was a construction builder, he built houses and store buildings and my great grandmother (Jai Kaur Sondh) was a very creative lady, she would do weaving, make rugs, and interior decorating. My grandfather (Dharam Singh Sondh) is a retired teacher and have many teacher awards he is also a certified professional artist, he makes beautiful paintings and sceneries. My grandmother (Nirmaljit Kaur Sondh) was a(n) amazing and strong women, she was a at home mother and housewife, my grandmother and I were really close, she was like my other mother. Before I lost my grandmother on June 28, 2016, she taught me all the things to do in a household, like Indian cooking, how to keep a household together, and much more. She was the backbone of our family, she kept everyone together as a loving family and prevented any drifts and arguments happening amongst

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