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ANANTA, BHAI, son of Bhai Kuko, a Vadhavan Khatri, was a devoted Sikh of the time of Guru Hargobind (1595-1644). According to Bhai Santokh Singh, Sri Gur Pratap Suraj Granth, he once earned the Guru`s displeasure for wantonly hitting a crow which became lame as a result of the injury. He was, however, repentant and was pardoned through Bhai Bidhi Chand`s intercession. Bhai Ananta laid down his life fighting for the Guru in the battle of Amritsar (1629).

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DALLEVALiA MISL. See MISLS DALLU, BHAI, a Rihan Khatri of Burhanpur, mentioned by Bhai Gurdas, Varan, XI. 30, among prominent Sikhs of the time of Guru Hargobind. See BHAGVAN DAS, BHAi

GOVIND, BHAI, a Bhandari Khatri, embraced the Sikh faith at the hands of Guru Angad Dev. Bhai Gurdas, in Varan XI. 15, calls him gungdhak, i.e. buyer of virtue alone. See KHANU, BHAI

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This website based on Encyclopedia of Sikhism by Punjabi University , Patiala by Professor Harbans Singh.