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<p class="C1">&#65279BAND&#298 B&#298R (Warrior Bound), a poem in Bengali by Rabindranath Tagore, based primarily on McGregor's <i>History of the Sikhs</i> and Cunningham's <i>A History of the Sikhs</i> was composed by him in October November 1899. The poem celebrates the heroism of the Sikh warrior Band&#257 Si&#7749gh Bah&#257dur (1670-1716). The opening stanzas tell how Gur&#363 Gobind Si&#7749gh's message had turned the Sikhs into a self respecting and fearless people. The rest of the poem is devoted to panegyrizing the resolute resistance put up by Band&#257 Si&#7749gh Bah&#257dur and his men against Mu<u>gh</u>al oppression and to describing how bravely he met his end after he had been arrested at Gurd&#257s-Na&#7749gal along with his companions. Before being executed with the cruellest torments, Band&#257 Si&#7749gh was, says the poet, ordered by the Q&#257z&#299 to kill his own son holding him in his hands. The poem was a source of inspiration to several other Bengali writers as well as to Bengali militant youth engaged in the struggle for India's independence.</p>
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