SIKH WARRIOR HARI SINGH NALWA

GREAT SIKH WARRIOR HARI SINGH NALWA OF THE SIKH KINGDOM (1791 - 1837)

Hari Singh Nalwa (1791-1837) was born into a Sikh family of the Sukerchakia Misl. The family - originally came from Majitha,near Amritsar. His grandfather, Hardas Singh, was killed fighting against Ahmed Shah Durrani in 1762. His father, Gurdial Singh, had taken part in many of the campaigns of the Sukkarchakkias, Charat Singh Sukkerchakia and Mahari Singh.

Hari Singh Nalwa was the Commander-in-chief at the most turbulent North West Frontier of Maharaja Ranjit Singh's kingdom from 1825 to 1837. He took the frontier of the Sarkar Khalsa to the very mouth of the Khyber Pass.

For the past eight centuries, marauders, who had indulged in looting, plunder, rape, and forcible conversions to Islam had used this route into the subcontinent.

 In his lifetime, Hari Singh became a terror to the ferocious tribes inhabiting these regions. He successfully thwarted the last foreign invasion into the subcontinent through the Khyber Pass at Jamrud, permanently blocking this route of the invaders..

Hari Singh Nalwa's performance as an administrator and a military commander in the North West Frontier remains unmatched.  Hari Singh Nalwa's spectacular achievements exemplified the tradition established by the Sarbans Daani Guru Gobind Singh ji such that he came to be hailed as the "Champion of the Khalsa".

He held the Governer (Diwan) post from 1820 to 1837 as per following detais.

·         Governor (Diwan) of Kashmir (1820–21)

·         Governor (Diwan) of Hazara (1822–1837)

·         Governor (Diwan) of Peshawar (1834-1835,1836–1837)

Hari Singh Nalwa wins the following battles he faught :

Battle of Kasur (1807)

Battle of Attock (1813)

Battle of Multan (1818)

Battle of Shopian (1819)

Battle of Mangal (1821)

Battle of Mankera (1821)

Battle of Nowshera (1823)

Battle of Sirikot (1824)

Battle of Saidu (1827)

Battle of Peshawar (1834)

Battle of Jamrud (1837) was his last battle where he attains martyrdom.

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SAKA SRI NANKANA SAHIB ( NANKANA SAHIB MASSACRE)

Lets pay our homage to the MARTYRS of Sri Nankana Sahib Movement which happened in BRITISH INDIA on 20th February 1921.

Ei mere wattan ke logo Jara ankh mei bhar lo paani, Jo Shaheed hue hai unki zara yaad karo kurbani....

The Nankana massacre (Saka Nankana) took place in Nankana Sahib during the rule of the British empire in India, now in Pakistan. The saga constitutes the core of the Gurdwara Reform Movement started by Sikhs in October 1920 . During this difficult time, Sikhs were exemplary in their religious discipline, self-control and patience. Even in the face of extreme barbarism, the brave Sikhs remained calm and protested peacefully. Mahatma Gandhi realized the greatness in this peaceful method of protest from the Sikhs, and then adopted it for his own political ambitions later on.

Mahatma Gandhi Visited Nankana Sahib on March 3, 1921. Addressing the gathering, Gandhi ji said: "I have come to share your anguish and grief. It is interesting indeed to note that the Sikhs in this protest remained peaceful and non-violent from the start to the end. This (role of the Sikhs) has greatly added to the glory and prestige of India."All indications point to the fact that the cruel and barbaric action is the second edition of Jallianwala Bagh rather more evil and more invidious than even Jallianwala" Gandhi further spoke: "the action of these dimensions could not be perpetrated by Mahant alone. The government officers are also involved in this heinous crime. Where had the authorities gone when the Mahant was making preparations for murderous plans?"

BABA DEEP SINGH JI

Baba Deep Singh ji (1682–1757) is revered among Sikhs as one of the most hallowed martyrs in Sikhism and probably  the only martyr in the world who fought the battle with his head-less body having his head in left hand and Khanda (double-edged-sword) in his right hand. He is remembered for his sacrifice and devotion to the teachings of the Sikh Gurus

In April 1757, Ahmad Shah Durrani raided Northern India for the fourth time. While he was on his way back to Kabul from Delhi with precious booty and young men and women as captives, the SIKHS made a plan to relieve him of the valuables and free the captives. The squad of Baba Deep Singh ji was deployed near Kurukshetra.His squad freed a large number of prisoners and raided Durrani's considerable treasury.

On his arrival in Lahore Durrani, embittered by his loss, ordered the demolition of the Harmandir Sahib.The shrine was blown up and the sacred pool filled with the entrails of slaughtered cows. Durrani assigned the Punjab region to his son Prince Timur Shah and left him a force of ten thousand men under General Jahan Khan.

On hearing the news that Harmandir Sahib has been attacked by Ahmed Shah Durrani Baba Deep Singh Ji, aged 75-years old- emerged from scholastic retirement (he had been making copies of the Guru Grant Sahib Ji at Talwandi Sabo), and declared to a congregation at Damdama Sahib that he intended to rebuild the temple. Five hundred men came forward to go with him. Deep Singh ji offered prayers before starting for Amritsar: "May my head fall at the Darbar Sahib." As he marched forward many villagers joined him. By the time Baba Deep Singh ji reached Tarn Taran Sahib ten miles from Amritsar, over five thousand Sikhs armed with hatchets, swords, and spears accompanied him.

The Sikhs and the Afghans clashed, in the battle of Amrirsar  at the village of Gohalwar on November 11, 1757 and in the ensuing conflict Baba Deep Singh was decapitated but he continued to fight after having been decapitated, slaying his enemies with his double-edged sword in the right hand and his head on the left hand and upon reaching the periphery of Harmandir Sahib he died.

The following quote of Guru Nanak Sahib Ji is from the Sikh Holy Book  may have influenced Baba Deep Singh:

JYO TO PREM KHELAN KA CHAO

SEER DHAR TALI GALI MERI AAO

IT MARAG PER DHARIJE

SEER DEEJE KAHAN NA KEEJE.

 Shouldst thou wish to play the game of love,

come unto my Path with thy head on thy palm.And, 

once you step unto this path 

you may well give up thy head, rather than the cause

Kashmir becomes a part of the PUNJAB (1819)

In April 1819, the Sikh army marched towards Kashmir. 

On this occasion, Prince Kharak Singh held nominal command. Misr Diwan Chand led the vanguard, while S.Hari Singh Nalwa brought up the rear for the support of the leading troops. The third division, under the personal command of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, expedited supplies and conveyed these to the advance troops.

 On the morning of 5 July 1819, the Sikh columns advanced to the sound of bugles. A severe engagement took place between the two armies and the Sikhs captured Kashmir. 

Great rejoicing followed in the Sikh camp and the cities of Lahore and Amritsar were illuminated for three successive nights.Thus came to an end the five centuries of Muslim rule in Kashmir.

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Guru Gobind Singh the 10th GURU

Maanas ki jaat sabhai ekai pehchaanbo is the Guru Gobind Singh's message.

Which emphatically states

"Men may call themselves Hindus, Muslims, Emams,Shaffies etc., but I see them all belonging to one race—Mankind."

Salute to great Sikh Warrior Sardar Banda Singh Bahadur who gave all but not his beliefs

Sunday, 9th June, 1716. Baba Banda Singh Ji Bahadur's cage was placed on top of an elephant, and he was dressed in mock attire of an emperor, with a colorful red pointed turban on his head. His 4 year old son Ajai Singh was placed in his lap. Seven Hundred Forty Sikhs marched behind the elephant and this special procession then passed through the streets of Delhi, and headed for the Kutub-ud-din mausoleum of Bahadur Shah, near the present Kutab Minar. On reaching that graveyard, the captives were again offered a choice of two alternatives: conversion to Islam or death. Needless to say all chose death. The Sikhs were subjected to tortures before being executed. Their heads were then impaled on spears and arranged in a circle round Banda who was now squatting on the ground. There were hundreds of spectators standing around watching this scene. Here they made him paraded around the tomb of late emperor Bahadur Shah and put him to a barbarous death.

"Banda Singh Bahadur Ji was then given a short sword and ordered to kill his own son Ajai Singh. As he sat unperturbed, the executioner moved forward and plunged his sword into the little child cutting the body into two. Then pieces of flesh were cut from the body and thrown in Banda's face. His liver was removed and thrust into Banda Singh's mouth. The father sat through all this without any signs of emotion. His powers of endurance were to be tested still further. But before that, Mohammed Amin Khan, who was standing near spoke as follows: "From your manner so far you appear to be a man of virtue, who believes in God, and in doing good deeds. You are also very intelligent. Can you tell me why you are having to suffer all this here ?"

"Banda's reply was, "When the tyrants oppress their subjects to the limit, then God sends men like me on this earth to mete out punishment to them. But being human, we sometimes overstep the laws of justice, and for that we are made to pay whilst we are still here. God is not being unjust to me in any way."

S.Baghel Singh Ji

On 11 March 1783,when the Dal Khalsa under the leadership of S.Jassa Singh Ahluwalia and other Misl Sardars including S.Baghel Singh entered the Red Fort in Delhi and occupied the Diwan-i-Am and hoisted the Khalsa Flag (Nishan Sahib) at the Red Fort.

The Mughal emperor, Shah Alam II, made a settlement with them agreeing to allow Sardar Baghel Singh to raise gurdwaras on Sikh historical sites in the city and realize six annas in a rupee (37.5%) of all the octroi duties in the capital.

S.Baghel Singh stayed in Sabzi Mandi, with 4000 troops, and took charge of the police station in Chandni Chowk. He located seven sites connected with the lives of the Gurus and had shrines raised thereon within the space of eight months, from April to November 1783. Gurdwara Sis Ganj marked the spot in the main Mughal street of Chandni Chowk where Guru Teg Bahadur had been executed under the fiat of the emperor and Gurudwara Rakab Ganj Sahib near modern day Parliament House, where the body of Guru Teg Bahadur was cremated by the Lakhi Shah Vanjara, a disciple of the Guru, who burnt his house in order to cremate the Guru's body.

Gurudwara Bangla Sahib. And Bala Sahib commemorated the Eighth Guru, Guru Har Krishan Sahib.

Three other gurdwaras built were at Majnu Ka Tilla,Moti Bagh and Telivara.

Venues | Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi

Venues | Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi

Latest Medal Tally at CWG Delhi2010

CWG Closed on 14.10.2010 at 10:00 PM IST

Position	Country	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Australia	74	55	48	177
2	INDIA	38	27	36	101
3	England	37	59	46	142
4	Canada	26	17	32	75
5	S.Afrika	12	11	10	33

Kudos to

• Krishna Poonia for winning the India's First CWG Athletics Gold Medal since 1958
• Ashwini Akkunji,Manjeet Kaur,Mandeep Kaur,Sini Jose for winning another Athletics Gold in 4x400m Women's relay.

Contribution of Sikhs in Indian Independence

Tomorrow, on 15^th August 2010 we Indians are going to celebrate our 64^th INDIPENDENCE DAY.

GREETINGS TO EVERY ONE ON THIS OCCASION.

India got Independence on 15^th August 1947 from the British Rulers.

Sikhs at that time were 1.8% of the total Indian population. But we contributes more than 75% towards it’s Independence Struggle

Please have a look at the following statistics which itself reveals the TRUTH.

S.Number	Event	Total	Sikhs	Others	%age of SIKHS
1	Hanged	121	93	28	76.85 %
2	Life Imprisonment	2,646	2,147	499	81.14%
3	Massacred in Jallianwala Bagh,Punjab	1,326	793	533	59.80%
4	Martyrs of BAJ-BAJ Ghat	113	67	46	59.29%
5	Martyrs of KUKA Movement	91	91	0	100%
6	Martyrs of AKALI Movement	500	500	0	100%
	TOTAL	4,797	3,691	1,106	76.94%

This is all due to the Preaching’s of OUR GREAT GURUs.

During 1469 AD to 1708AD our great GURUs fought for Social,Economical,Reliogious Independence of INDIA against the then MUGHAL RULERS.

PAHELA MARAN KABOOL,JEEWAN KI CHAD AAS

HO SAGAN KE RAINN KA TO AAOO HAMARE PAAS…….Guru Nanak Dev Ji (Founder of Sikhism)

SURA SO PAHCHAANEYE JO LARE DEEN KE HET,

PURJA PURJA KAT MARE KABHU NA CHHADE KHET………..Guru Gobind Singh Ji (The 10^th Master/Guru Nanak)