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<p class="C1">&#65279HAR&#298 SI&#7748GH, BH&#256&#298 (1897-1921), one of the martyrs of Nank&#257&#7751&#257 S&#257hib, was born in Ass&#363 1954 Bk/July-August 1897, the son of Bh&#257&#299 Kanhaiy&#257 Si&#7749gh and M&#257&#299 Jio&#7751 Kaur of Chakk No 10, Thoth&#299&#257&#7749 in Shei<u>kh</u>&#363pur&#257 district, now in Pakistan. He attended the village primary school and trained as a scripture-reader and as a singer of the holy hymns. He was a member of the village choir and recited with gusto ballads of Sikh martyrs. Har&#299 Si&#7749gh grew up into a handsome, lusty youth and excelled in rural sports such as wrestling, weight-lifting and <i>k&#257ba&#7693&#7693&#299</i>. He enlisted in the army and served for some time in 27th Punjab (later 3/15 Punjab Regiment), and got his discharge at the end of the Great War in 1918. Meanwhile, his friend and mentor, Bh&#257&#299 Nand Si&#7749gh, had also resigned from the army and returned home. Both received the <u>Kh</u>&#257ls&#257 <i>p&#257hul</i>, and set up a platform for reciting <i>gurb&#257&#7751&#299</i> and preaching the Si&#7749gh Sabh&#257 creed. Har&#299 Si&#7749gh joined the Ak&#257l&#299 ranks and volunteered his services during the Gurdw&#257r&#257 Rik&#257bgañj agitation. On receiving the call for the liberation of Gurdw&#257r&#257 Janam Asth&#257n at Nank&#257&#7751&#257 S&#257hib, he along with Bh&#257&#299 N&#257nd Si&#7749gh joined the <i>jath&#257</i> of Bh&#257&#299 Lachhma&#7751 Si&#7749gh of Dh&#257rov&#257l&#299 and attained martyrdom on 20 February 1921. He was survived by his wife and three sons who were granted a family pension of Rs 175 per annum by the Shiroma&#7751&#299 Gurdw&#257r&#257 Parbandhak Committee.</p>
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BIBLIOGRAPHY<p class="C1"><ol class="C1">Shamsher, Gurba<u>kh</u>sh Si&#7749gh <i>Shah&#299d&#299 J&#299van</i>. Nankana Sahib, 1938<BR>
</ol><p class="CONT">Gurcharan Si&#7749gh Gi&#257n&#299<br></p><BR>
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