the a carpenter from the Tarkhan clan. In 2001, the Punjab Government included Ramgarhia, Tarkhan and Dhiman in the list of Other Backward Classes (OBC) to improve their economic conditions. They were also added in the list of backward classes by the governments of Haryana and Himachal Pradesh. Notable people Jassa Singh Ramgarhia, commander of the Ramgarhia Misl Bhai Lalo, one of Guru Nanak's first devotees Zail Singh, served as the seventh president of India Makhan Singh (Kenyan trade unionist), a political activist Harbhajan Singh, Indian retired cricketer Monty Panesar, English cricketer Joginder Singh (rally driver), professional rally driver Amar Virdi, English cricketer Bally Sagoo, British record-producer Suzanne Virdee, British journalist and television presenter Peter Virdee, businessman and property tycoon References Punjabi tribes Carpenter castes