History of our Family
My parents are from Chakwal in Punjab, Pakistan and my grandparents have always maintained that Awan (which is the ruling landowner class in that region) have always been there since time immemorial. The area is full of Awans. I am Awan on my dad's side. Incidentally, the village of Khara nearby where my dad's parents hail from is about 95% Awan and my distant relatives own vast fields of land which they proudly display to us, their relatives in the US, whenever we go to visit. In addition, most of my dad's second cousins (male and female) are very fair-skinned with freckles, light brown hair, and blue eyes. I always see them when I go back to visit and it never ceases to amaze me as to how these exotic people can not only be Pakistani but distantly related to myself. Mind you I have natural black hair and brown eyes. This is where I start wondering about the geneology and ethnicity/racial makeup of my family, witnessing all the physical differences within the Awan caste itself.
Would anyone here, other than me, be Awan as well? Would you know the history behind the Awan caste in this region and/or the history of Chakwal
