Shaheed Bhai Navneet Singh Qadian

On April 20, 1961, Bhai Navneet Singh Qadian was born into a Gursikh family of village Qadian, district Gurdaspur, Punjab. His father was Sardar Tirath Singh and mother Bibi Ranjit Kaur. He was their only son and had two sisters. The entire family were Amritdhari Gursikhs. At a very young age, Bhai Sahib showed his yearning to learn about Sikhi and would often go to the local Gurdwara alone to carry out Seva and listen to Katha and Kirtan. When Bhai Navneet Singh was young, his mother went to see... read more »

Shaheed Bhai Beant Singh

There is a phrase in Punjabi, “Sootay Sher Nu kyon Jagauna” which loosely translated means why awaken sleeping Lions. Lions are known to sleep up to 20 hours a day, but it’s what they do when they’re awake that they are well-known for. When Sri Darbar Sahib was attacked, along with over 40 other Gurdwaras in Punjab, the Sikh world stopped in its tracks. Similar for thousands of Sikhs worldwide, the attack had a profound effect on Bhai Beant Singh. One might say that he too was a... read more »

Shaheed Bhai Jagdeep Singh Vakeel

The Sikh struggle for independence is often accused of being carried out by people who were mostly illiterate, but those people who wrote the chapters of the modern Sikh struggle with their blood, were true fighters, fully dedicated to the philosophy of the Guru’s from the bottom of their heart. To call them illiterate is the biggest sign of true illiteracy and lesser intellect. To pull the public out of this true illiteracy, we present the life stories of those amazing Shaheeds (martyrs), which... read more »

Shaheed Bhai Surinder Singh Shinder

Canadian Shaheed Bhai Surinder Singh ‘Shinder’ Shaheed Bhai Surinder Singh ‘Shinder’ alias Chhinda was born in Nakodar, Punjab on November 1, 1960 to his mother Surjit Kaur and father, Superintendant of Police (S.P.) Sardar Santa Singh Bhaur. Shinder’s father was well respected and had the rank of S.P in the 1950′s, which was rare to come by for a Sikh in those days. Shinder was raised in Phagwara and educated at Guru Nanak Dev University. As a youth, he was... read more »

1991 Khanpur Family Massacre

In order to suppress the Sikh movement the Indian government resorted to killing innocent Sikh people as a way of forcing them to stop supporting the Sikh freedom fighters. Hundreds of thousands of Sikhs were martyred and hundreds of families were killed in entirety. One of such families is of Bhai Bachan Singh resident of village Khanpur. Bhai Bachan Singh had three kids: Joga Singh, Ranjit Singh and Madanjit Kaur. Bachan Singh’s younger brother resided in a foreign country but his family lived... read more »

Shaheed Bhai Baljit Singh Khela

The all-powerful almighty has given his people such a passionate fire for freedom that it burns away the shackles of slavery. The authoritarian governments throughout the history have tried to suppress this passion for freedom but the lovers of freedom have always fought for it, despite the tortures and brutalities of the government. After the wounds inflicted by the partition of their homeland, families, and places of worship in 1947, the Sikhs were again hurt in 1978 by the Nirankari massacre.... read more »

Shaheed Bhai Harjeet Singh Dhillon

Following the collapse of the Sikh Kingdom and subsequent British occupation of their homeland, the thirst for freedom and prosperity had not yet evaded the Sikhs. Whereas the people of Hindustan had been enslaved for hundreds of years under the evaders and rulers of Ghajni, Khilji, Lodi, the Mughal Empire, France and Britain, the Sikhs had only been under occupation for a total of 98 years, and that too amidst an ongoing struggle for freedom. During the British Raj, the Sikhs were the first to fly... read more »

Shaheed Bhai Surinder Singh ‘Shinda Galowal’

Amongst the well known Freedom Fighters of the Majha area features the name of Shaheed Bhai Surinder Singh aka Shinda Galowal. Bhai Sahib was born in the village of Kotli Sainian, District Gurdaspur on December 9, 1964. After studying till 10th grade at the state high school of Hargobindpur, Bhai Sahib went on to complete an ITI Mechanical trade course at Kaadian. Upon completion of his course Bhai Surinder Singh began helping his family by farming their ancestral land. During these times the Sikh... read more »

Shaheed Bhai Sukhwinder Singh Sangha

Looking back at the glorious list of fallen Shaheeds in the Sikh struggle for Independence commenced by Sant Jarnail Singh Khalsa Bhindranwale, one name, which till the present day, still echoes around the areas of Amritsar & Tarn Taran is that of Bhai Sukhwinder Singh Sangha. Shaheed Bhai Sukhwinder Singh Sangha Bhai Sukhwinder Singh Sangha was born to Sardar Gulzar Singh & Mata Mahinder Kaur on the 3rd of February, 1965 in village Sangha, District Tarn Taran. Bhai Sahib was the eldest... read more »

Shaheed Bhai Manjit Singh aka Museebat Singh

One day as Bhai Manjit Singh and his mother where sat in their family home, Mata Kartar Kaur jokingly remarked “since you are always causing trouble we should really address you as Museebat Singh” to which Bhai Manjit Singh replied “as you wish mother, from now on I’ll be known as Museebat Singh…” Shaheed Bhai Manjit Singh aka Museebat Singh Bhai Manjit Singh aka Museebat Singh was born in 1956 and was one of 3 brothers, with elder brother Bhai Darshan Singh and younger brother Bhai Surinder... read more »

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