ÿþ<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>BUDDH SI&#7748GH BH&#256&#298 (1903-1921)</TITLE> <style type="text/css"> .BODY { background-color: #EAF1F7; background-image: url('images/gtbh.jpg'); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: fixed; background-position: center; color: #0066CC;} .C1{text-align: justify;color: #0066CC;FONT-size: SMALL;FONT-family: Tahoma;} .BIB{text-align: center;color: #000099;FONT-size: SMALL;FONT-family: Tahoma;} .CONT{text-align: right;color: #FF0000;FONT-size: SMALL;FONT-family: Tahoma;} </style><META NAME="keywords" CONTENT="BUDDH,SIDGH,BH*,Person,Person"> <META http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"></HEAD> <BODY class="BODY" oncontextmenu="return false" ondragstart="return false" onselectstart="return false"> <FONT ALIGN="JUSTIFY" FACE="Tahoma"> <p class="C1">&#65279BUDDH SI&#7748GH, BH&#256&#298 (1903-1921), son of Bh&#257&#299 Surjan Si&#7749gh and M&#257&#299 Ga&#7749g&#257 Kaur was born on 4 January 1903 at village Kart&#257rpur in Si&#257lko&#7789 district. The family descended on the paternal side from Bh&#257&#299 &#256lam Si&#7749gh Nachan&#257, a prominent Sikh in Gur&#363 Gobind Si&#7749gh's retinue. Young Buddh Si&#7749gh shared his elders' religious fervour and also received formal education up to the middle school standard. At the age of 15, he accompanied his parents on a pilgrimage to Sachkha&#7751&#7693 Sr&#299 Haz&#363r S&#257hib, N&#257nde&#7693, where he received the vows of the <u>Kh</u>&#257ls&#257 and donned a Niha&#7749g's uniform. He organized a <i>k&#299rtan&#299 jath&#257</i> (choir) and began preaching the Gur&#363's teachings.</p> <p class="C1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; On 18 February 1921, Buddh Si&#7749gh went to Chakk No. 13 N&#257nakpur&#257, district Shei<u>kh</u>&#363pur&#257, where lived his mother's sister with her husband and their infant son. On 19 February 1921 the entire family including Buddh Si&#7749gh went to Nank&#257&#7751&#257 S&#257hib to offer homage and thanksgiving at different shrines in the town. They spent the night at Gurdw&#257r&#257 P&#257tsh&#257h&#299 Chhev&#299&#7749. Early in the next morning, Buddh Si&#7749gh went out for a walk along the Railway line and ran into the <i>jath&#257</i> of Bh&#257&#299 Lachhma&#7751 Si&#7749gh Dh&#257rov&#257l&#299 bound for Gurdw&#257r&#257 J&#257nam Asth&#257n. Bh&#257&#299 Buddh Si&#7749gh joined the <i>jath&#257</i> which was showered with bullets as they reached the shrine. Buddh Si&#7749gh fell a martyr along with others.</p> <p class="C1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<i>See</i> NANK&#256 &#7750&#256 S&#256HIB MASSACRE</p> </font> <p class="BIB"> BIBLIOGRAPHY<p class="C1"><ol class="C1">Shamsher, Gurba<u>kh</u>sh Si&#7749gh, <i>Shah&#299d&#299 J&#299van</i>. Nanka&#7751a Sahib, 1938<BR> </ol><p class="CONT">Gurcharan Si&#7749gh Gi&#257n&#299<br></p><BR> </font> <img src="counter.aspx" width="1px" height="1px" alt=""> </HTML></BODY>