Discover the brave tale of Suhela Bhai, a Rajput warrior who became a martyr in the 1635 Battle of Phagwara, serving under Guru Hargobind.
Discover Sukhdev, the daring ruler of Jasrota, who fought alongside Guru Gobind Singh against Mughal forces in 1691. Learn about his heroic legacy.
ANAK SINGH. warrior son of Bhai Mani Ram, resident of the village of Alipur, district Multan (now in Pakistan), received baptismal rites at Anandpur at the time of the initiation of the Khalsa, on 30 March 1699, and took part in the battles of Nirmohgarh and Anandpur. As says Guru kian Sakhian, he fell a martyr in the battle of Chamkaur fought on 7 December 1705.
Explore 'Bandi Bir,' Tagore's stirring poem on Sikh hero Banda Singh Bahadur, celebrating courage and sacrifice against Mughal tyranny.
BUDDHA SINGH (d. 1718), great great grand father of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, was the founder of the Sukkarchakkia family. One of his ancestors, Bhara Mall, who lived in the village of Sukkarchakk, in Gujranwala district, now in Pakistan, had been initiated into the Sikh faith by the Seventh Guru, Guru Har Rai. Buddha Singh received the rites of amrit at the hands of Guru Gobind Singh himself and fought in battles under him and under Banda Singh Bahadur.
BULAKA SINGH, an eighteenth century Sikh musician who recited the holy hymns. He lived in the village of Ghurani. in Ludhiana district. He was once humiliated by the local anathematized group who were the followers of Baba Ram Rai. To avenge the insult, hero and warrior Banda Singh Bahadur sacked the village in 1710. Bulaka Singh was appointed thanedar or police chief of the area.
