09/13/2026
Ghadari Baba Jwala Singh Kalirai aka Jwala Singh Khankhana (c.1880s - late 1950s)
Pind Khankhana, Tehsil Banga, District SBS Nagar (Punjab) | Stockton / Lodi, California 1910-1944
Ghadari Baba, farmer, and President - Educational Society Khankhana California. Left Khankhana for America c.1905-1912, farmed in Stockton/Lodi. Proven alive in 1944 from Farmers & Merchants Bank of Lodi records. Returned to Khankhana post-WW2.
He showcased his haveli with the rare do-mukha khuh (double-mouthed well) in Khankhana - a showcase for the whole pind of what a Kalirai farmer could achieve abroad.
Family: Son Mehnga Singh Kalirai, Grandsons Kher Singh, Tarlochan Singh, Jatinder Singh.
All dates estimated from family memory and bank records - being confirmed from official records.
This page is dedicated to preserving his haveli and his legacy.