After many visits to India to visit family, and especially after many a trip to Narangwal, a desire inside has been growing to document as much of our family history as possible. Family members enter and leave this world and should not be forgotten by their successors. Understanding and acknowledging one’s own lineage is important. Looking back at my own lineage, I have been humbled, filled with inspiration, and have gained new insights into the identity of my own family. A last name is just a last name, if you don’t know the story behind it.

That story will be pieced together and told here with the collaboration from family members around the globe. Collectively, we will uncover the past, resurrect the details, dust off the artifacts, and construct a well-formulated account of facts that seeks to answer the questions of who, what, when, where, why, and how. This is the goal of Grewalius…