ÿþ<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>H&#298R&#256 SI&#7748GH SANT (d. 1949)</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="H*R,SIDGH,SANT"> <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">&#65279H&#298R&#256 SI&#7748GH, SANT (d. 1949), head priest of Ta<u>kh</u>t Sachkha&#7751&#7693 Sr&#299 Haz&#363r S&#257hib Abchal Nagar, N&#257nde&#7693, in Mah&#257r&#257sh&#7789ra, was born the son of Bh&#257&#299 Karam Si&#7749gh of Seh&#7751&#257, in Sa&#7749gr&#363r district of the Punjab. He received his early education and religious instruction in his village and this allowed him to read the Gur&#363 Granth S&#257hib felicitously. As he grew up, he went to N&#257nde&#7693 and settled there for good, serving at the Ta<u>kh</u>t S&#257hib as a scripture-reader. He was appointed head priest on 24 October 1918 and continued in the position until relieved at his own request in 1944. But he was reappointed after a short break and remained head priest until his death in 1949. Sant H&#299r&#257 Si&#7749gh, during his tenure in the high office, scrupulously guarded the sanctity of the sacred shrines and the interest of the Sikhs of N&#257nde&#7693. He was widely known for his pious character and for his knowledge of the Sikh sacred lore.</p> </ol><p class="CONT">Nirvair Si&#7749gh Arsh&#299<br></p><BR> </font> <img src="counter.aspx" width="1px" height="1px" alt=""> </HTML></BODY>