Explore a gripping poem on the 1843 murders of Sikh monarch Sher Singh. Discover a vivid, contemporary account of betrayal and revenge at the Lahore court.
BIJAYBINOD, a chronicle in Punjabi verse of the turbulent period following the death in 1839 of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, the sovereign of the Punjab, written according to internal evidence in 1901 Bk/AD 1844. The only known manuscript of the work, still unpublished, is preserved in the private collection of Bhai Haridhan Singh of Bagariari. The manuscript, which comprises 84 folios, with 495 stanzas, is dated 1921 Bk/AD 1864. The poetic metres used include Dohara, Soratha, Bhujarig Prayat and Kabitt. The work was undertaken by the poet, Gval, at the instance of Pandit Jalha, a close confidant of Hira Singh Dogra, prime minister to Ranjit Singh`s son, Maharaja Duleep Singh, and that explains much of his bias in favour of the Dogras.
Explore Hathi Singh's journey, a pretender to guruship, and his life from Delhi to Burhanpur. Discover his story and legacy in Sikh history.
Discover Sadhu Singh Hamdard's remarkable contributions to Urdu & Punjabi journalism and Ghazal poetry, shaping a new era in Punjabi literature.
Discover the tumultuous life of Lahina Singh Sandhanvalia, a key figure in 19th-century Punjab's power struggles, known for his resplendent presence and strategic shifts.
Explore the legacy of Sadhu Singh Hamdard, a pioneering journalist and poet who revolutionized Punjabi journalism and literature.
Discover the life of Sher Singh, the 19th-century Sikh sovereign of Punjab, known for his military prowess and European interests. Learn more about his reign.
Explore Mata Sundari's journey in Sikh history as the second wife of Guru Gobind Singh, known for her leadership and guidance in the community.
AJlT SINGH (1881-1947), patriot and revolutionary, was born in February 1881 at Khatkar Kalari, in Jalandhar district of the Punjab, the son of Arjan Singh and Jai Kaur. He had his early education in his village and then at Sain Dass Anglo Sanskrit High School, Jalandhar, and D.A.V. College, Lahore. He later joined the Bareilly College to study law, but left without completing the course owing to ill health. He became a munshi or teacher of Oriental languages, establishing himself at Lahore. In 1903, he was married to Harnam Kaur, daugher of Dhanpat Rai, a pleader of Kasur.
AJIT SINGH PALIT (d. 1725), adopted son of Mata Sundari, the mother of Sahibzada Ajit Singh . Little is known about the family he came of except that Mata Sundari took him over from a goldsmith of Delhi and adopted him because of his striking resemblance with her son, Ajit Singh, who had met a martyr`s death at Chamkaur. She treated him with great affection and got him married to a girl from Burhanpur. Emperor Bahadur Shah, considering Ajit Singh to be Guru Gobind Singh`s heir, ordered, on 30 October 1708, the bestowal of a \'khill`atupon him as a mark of condolence for the Guru`s death.
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