This episode relates to the period of few years earlier to my life imprisonment. The Akhand Kirnani Jatha used to join the Sikh Youth Association in Ludhiana at their Gurdwara for the weekly and Gurpurb Samagams. The Gurpurb of Guru Nanak Sahib and Guru ‘Dasmesh Sahib’
Read MoreI am under going life imprisonment and most likely it is the year 1920. Bhai Nirbhai Singh Ji was heading towards Calcutta to attend a Congress Conference. This was the special conference that passed ‘Non-Cooperation’ resolution. Before commencing his journey Vir Nirbhai Singh had decided to
Read MoreThough Bhai Sarwan Singh was of dark complexion, yet his Nam imbued glowing face would radiate golden hue always. That is how I came to name him “The Golden Bhai Sarwan Singh”. He is other than Bhai Sarwan Singh of village Phalewal, whose original whereabouts are
Read MoreIt was in 1910 that I had an irresistible call from my beloved Gurmukhs Sri Babu Mal Singh Ji and Bhai Piara Singh Ji. Accompanied by Akhand Pathhis and Akhand Kirtani Jatha, I landed at Ambala Cantt. We had a prolonged session of Akhand Pathhs and
Read MoreThe couple were both deeply religious and resided at village Phalewal, about 5 kms South of Narangwal. Baba Ram Singh Ji was employed in the Army, but had quit at the early age of 33. He had always been greatly attracted towards spiritualism. His plan was
Read MoreAkali Kaur Singh was a very important Sikh figure in the first half of the 20th century. He was present in every important Sikh affair, and his opinion was very much valued in the Panth. He was a very strict Bibeki Gurmukh. Presented below are some
Read MoreBaba Sham Singh jee lived till the first quarter of the 20th century and went to Sachkhand at the age of 125 years. He has the distinction of doing Kirtan Sewa at Siri Harmandir Sahib for more than 80 years. He saw the rise and fall
Read MoreBhai Sahib Randhir Singh Ji (1878–1961) was a renowned freedom fighter, reformer, theologian, and a key figure in the Lahore Conspiracy Case. He was also the first person to be imprisoned during the Gurdwara Reform Movement. In the early decades of the 20th century, when the
Read MoreIn the history of human rights activism in India, few stories are as tragic and revealing as that of Bhai Jaswant Singh Khalra. A brave man who dared to expose the brutal reality of state-sponsored violence against Sikhs in Punjab, Khalra paid the ultimate price for
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