About Me

Name- Arvind Katoch
Age- 30 
Presently in Ludhiana, Punjab
Belongs to- Village Kanarag, Tehshil Baijnath, District Kangra, Himachal Pradesh
Cities lived- Pathankot, Udhampur, Hoshiarpur, Moradabad, Ludhiana
School/College-Saint Andrews School, Hoshiarpur (1st to 8th)
Govt. Sr. Sec. School, Hoshiarpur (9th to 10th)
Govt. College, Hoshiarpur (10+1 to B.Sc)
Symbiosis DIstance Learning Institute, Pune (MBA)

Highest Degree- MBA, Diploma in E-commerce
Worked- in Hoshiarpur, Moradabad and Ludhiana with companies like USV Ltd and Ranbaxy Ltd.
Writing Experience- Writing from last Four years with more than 5000 published articles. 

Presently Working:- as IT Consultant/writer.
Other website- www.thoughtsofanordinaryman.com
E-mail- arvindkatoch@arvindkatoch.com
Mobile website- www.arvindkatoch.param.mobi

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Who are Katoch?

Katoch is a name of one of the ruling caste from India. Katoch is a prominent Rajput caste of India. Katoch basically belong to Chandravanshi Rajput clan. Katochs have main predominance in the states of the Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Uttrakhand and Jammu.

Few of the great kings of this clan are king Porus who fought king Alexander, King of Kangra Sansar Chand Katoch. Main link between the katoch and Kangra (HP, India) can be established for the long period of rule by the katoch over kangra and adjoining area. More information can be found at this link-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kangra-Lambagraon.

The titular Maharaja of Kangra-Lambagraon is believed to be the head of this clan. Katochs are known for their courage, bravery and hard work. At the time of the British rule only Katoch surname was enough to join the army. Initially katochs were mainly evolved in agriculture and army. However the new generations have migrated to the different places and are engaged in different kind of the jobs.

Reviews of Indian/International Movies/Books

Below are links to some of the reviews Movies

1)Review- Movie “300”
2)Review- Namastey London-A definite Hit
3)Review- “Just Married”
4) Review movie- Black Friday
5) Review-Dhoom-2
6) Review Movie-Apocalypto
7) Review-The DA VINCI CODE
8) Vivah- A Good movie to watch
9) Review Indian Movie-KHOSLA KA GHOSLA
10) Don is finally here to stay in Indian Cinema
11) In side review of Kabhi Alvida na kehna
12) Movie Review- Fanna (Hindi Movie)
13)Movie Review- Mission Impossible-111
14)Great Expectations- An extraordinary Movie

Books
1) Review Book- "Women & Men in my Life" by Khushwant Singh
2)Review-“The Best of Speaking Tree”
3) Rview- Digit (India)
4) Book review- "The Monk who sold his Ferrari"
5) Book review- "Wings of Fire"

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My Village

My village is situated in Tehshil Baijnath of District Palampur of Himachal Pradesh (India). Its name is Kanarag. It is 8 km from Baijnath. Baijnath is a small town, situated on Pathankot-Manali national highway. It is famous for its ancient lord Shiva temple. About my village, though it is not associated with any historical event; however it is unique in many ways. It is important for me because my lots of memories are associated with my village.

This is a small village with 30-35 houses, which includes the 10 houses of Katoch’s (Rajputs) and 10 houses of Gaddis and 15 houses from the lower castes. Though it is small village, but it is unique in its structure. Here everybody is dependable on each other. Most of the lands are owned by the Katoch’s, approximately about 70%. It is difficult for them to manage all the lands. Therefore they take the help of people from lower caste.

This is the main resources of earning for the people of lower caste. Gaddis are wondering caste of Himachal Pradesh. They mainly own goats and cattle. In summer, they go up hills with their cattle. In summers as snow melts and new grass is available in abundance on these hills then they reach there to utilize this opportunity. They live there on hills for up to six months and come back before winter starts. With them they also take cattle of other villagers.

In this unique way all castes are totally dependable on each other. Nobody can survive without the help of others. Gaddis exchange their cattle and goats for food with the Katochs and others. Gaddis even provide lot of medicines and rare vegetable which grow only up hills. These medicines sometimes cost around $200 to $500 dollar per kg, however, because of unawareness and non ability of buyers, they sell them for very less cost or sometime for free.

Second unique thing about my village is its water system. This area is prone for water shortage. But the elders of village have very wisely constructed a small canal from a place 3 km away from village to the village. This canal was made by villagers with great contribution by my late grandfather Sh Uttam Chand Katoch. This canal includes six small bridges made to avoid the contamination of water.

Due to this canal our village has not seen any water shortage in past. Third is the calm environment of my village. This calmness is like a meditation. One can hear the voice of following river water from two km away. People talks from kilometres away can be easily heard here. In cities, we will never get this opportunity. In every part of village, one can hear nature talking to him and enjoy lots of miracles of nature. I invite people to explore the beauty of my village and Himachal Pradesh. You will really remember this for your life.

Photos

1) My Village home

2) Water system of my village