AMARU, BHAI, a devoted Sikh of the time of Guru Amar Das. He lived at the village of Dalla, in present day Kapurthala district of the Punjab, and was initiated a Sikh at the hands of Guru Amar Das. See RAMU BHAI

DAGGO, BHAI. a rich landlord of Dhamtan, now in Jind district of Haryana, was a masand having jurisdiction over the Bangar region during the time of Guru Tegh Bahadur. When the Guru visited Dhamtan in 1665, Bhai Daggo received him with exceeding joy and put him up in a

GOLA, BHAI, a Kukk Jatt, was initiated into Sikhism by Guru Arjan. The Guru taught him to devote himself to the remembrance of God. See GOIND KUKK, BHAI

JATTU BHIVA, BHAI, a Khatri Sikh of Guru Arjan`s time. He once visited the Guru at Amritsar and received instruction from him. His name figures in Bhai Gurdas, Varan, XI.20.

KESRA SINGH Guru Gobind Singh`s warrior Sikh, according to Sarup Singh Kaushish, Guru kidn Sdkhidn, fell a martyr during a rearguard action while Guru Gobind Singh and his Sikhs, disengaging themselves from the battle of Nirmohgarh, crossed the Sutlej and went towards Basali on 14 October 1700.

MANGINA, SETH, a rich businessman of Muxarig in Lahore, was, according to Bhai Man! Singh, Sikhan di Bhagat Maid, a contemporary of Guru Arjan. He was one of the first residents of Muzarig who, along with their families, accepted the Sikh teaching. See Bhai Gurdas, Varan, XI. 25.

NAVALA, BHAI, and his brother. Bhai Nihala, Sabharval Khatris of Palna, were devoted Sikhs respected widely for their truthful and hospitable nature. Once they called on Guru Hargobind and besought instruction. According to Bhai Mani Singh, Sikhdn di Bhagat Maid, Guru Hargobind taught them always to remember God and

RAU, BHAI, a Kamboj Sikh and masand or the collector assigned to Dipalpur, was among those of his class summoned by Guru Gobind Singh to Anandpur to answer charges of appropriating the devotees` offerings and of other misconduct. According to Bhai Santokh Singh, Sri Gur Pratap Suraj Granth, Bhai

SUNDAR DAS, BHAI, a Vadhavan Khatri of Burhanpur, is mentioned in Bhai Gurdas, Varan, XI. 30. A very pious and devoted person, he was among a batch of Sikh devotees who travelled from Burhanpur to Amritsar to see Guru Hargobind and receive instruction from him.

AMRIK SINGH, a Jambar Jatt of Maghiana in Lahore district, was a devoted Sikh of the time of Guru Gobind Singh. Bhai Santokh Singh, 5n GurPratap Suraj Granth, lists him among those who received baptismal rites on the day the Khalsawas initiated (30 March 1699). Amrik Singh, according to

GOPAL, SETH, a rich businessman, received instruction at the hands of Guru Hargobind and became a devoted Sikh {Varan, XI. 31).

JATTU CHADDHA, BHAI, a Khatri of Chaddha clan, was initiated a Sikh by Guru Arjan. The Guru taught him always to remember God and to dedicate himself to the service of others. His name appears in Bhai Gurdas, Varan, XI.20.