GARIAL, BHAI, and Bhai Mathura Das, two poor Sikhs of Agra, earned their meagre living as porters carrying heavy loads. Yet they joyfully extended hospitality and assistance to needy Sikhs. They had instructed the members of their families that, even if they were not present, any Sikh visiting their

NANO, BHAI, an Ohri Khatri, was a devoted Sikh of Guru Arjan`s time. He once visited Amritsar and had the privilege of receiving instruction from the Guru himself. The Guru, as says Bhai Mani Singh, Sikhdn di Bhagat Maid, explained to him the importance of the Harimandar as a

VAR SHAH MUHAMMAD, also known as Jangnama Shah Muhammad or Hind Panjab da Jang, is a long poem in Punjabi in the traditional baint metre dealing with the events following the deaul of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, notably the Sikhs` warwiui the English in 1845-46. The author is a Muslim, Shah