Explore the legacy of Mazhar Ali, the skilled artillery officer of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, highlighting his expertise and loyalty in Sikh times.
DESA SINGH MAJITHIA (1768-1832), an army general and civil administrator in Sikh times, was the son of Naudh Singh, a feudal retainer under Amar Singh Bagga of the Kanhaiya misl. When Naudh Singh died in 1788, Desa Singh succeeded to the family estates. He served Buddh Singh Bagga, successor of Amar Singh Bagga, for a number of years before joining Ranjit Singh`s army. In 1804, Desa Singh was made a commander of 400 sowars. He served the Maharaja in many of his early campaigns.
Discover the bravery of Nahar Singh and Sher Singh, two valiant Sikh warriors who defended crucial forts and fought in historic battles under Guru Gobind Singh.
DIPA, BHAI, was a devoted Sikh of Guru Arjan\'s time (Bhai Gurdas, Varan, XI. 22). He zealously served in the Guru ka Larigar. He cooked food and served it to visiting Sikhs. He took the last turn and ate what was left over. He washed with warm water the feet of those who came from afar and kneaded their limbs to relieve them of fatigue. On cold winter nights he went round adjusting the quilts and coverlets of sleeping visitors. Upon his lips were always the Guru`s hymns.
Explore Nanak Chand's legacy, from serving Dal Singh of Akalgarh to managing revenues of Multan and Kashmir; a pivotal figure in the Sikh era.
GHULAM MURTAZA, MIRZA, served the Lahore Darbar under Maharaja Ranjit Singh and his successors for several years. One of his ancestors, Hadi Beg, a Mughal migrant from Samarkand, had emigrated to the Punjab in 1530 during the reign of Babar and got appointment as qdzi or magistrate over seventy villages in the neighbourhood of Qadian. Hadi Beg`s descendants were engaged in constant struggle with the Ramgarhia and Kanhaiya sardars who had occupied territory in the neighbourhood of Qadian. Maharaja Ranjit Singh who had confiscated the possessions of the Ramgarhia chiefship restored to Ghulam Murtaza a large portion of his ancestral estates.
Explore the legacy of Panjab Singh Nalva, son of renowned Sikh general Hari Singh Nalva, who served under Maharaja Ranjit Singh and beyond.
GULABA, a former masand or local sangat leader who, after the abolition of the office by Guru Gobind Singh in 169899, had settled at Machhivara in present day Ludiriana district of the Punjab, faithfully served tlie Guru and his three companions coming out after the battle of Chamkaur (December 1705). Gulaba, finding them in the forest outside Machhivara, brought them to his house inside the village and put them up in his chubdrd, room on the first floor. He served them food and arranged their escape further abroad with the help of two Palhans (See GHANI KHAN). The site of Gulaba`s house is now marked by Gurdwara Chubara Sahib at Machhivara.
Explore the life of Guru Gobind Singh through PARCHIAN PATSHAI 10. Unpublished tales from Khalsa College, Amritsar, detail his battles & legacy.
Explore Guru Ka Langar, the community kitchen integral to Sikh tradition, fostering equality and unity through shared meals at gurdwaras.
