ÿþ<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>MA&#7748GAL SI&#7748GH KIRP&#256N BAH&#256DUR BH&#256&#298 (1895-1921)</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="MADGAL,SIDGH,KIRPN,BAHDUR,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">&#65279MA&#7748GAL SI&#7748GH KIRP&#256N BAH&#256DUR, BH&#256&#298 (1895-1921), one of the Nank&#257&#7751&#257 S&#257hib martyrs was born in 1895, the son of Bh&#257&#299 Ratt&#257 and M&#257&#299 Hukm&#299 in the village of Uddoke, in Gurd&#257spur district. He lost both of his parents while yet a small child, and grew up in very adverse circumstances until, around 1908, he attracted the notice of Jathed&#257r Lachhma&#7751 Si&#7749gh Dh&#257rov&#257l&#299 during a religious <i>d&#299v&#257n</i> for his melodious singing of the Sikh holy songs. The Jathed&#257r, who had lately lost his infant son with no hope of another offspring, took the orphan under his own care, brought him home and treated him as his own son. Young Ma&#7749gal Si&#7749gh learnt reading and writing and helped his benefactor with farming. In 1913, he received the rites of <u>Kh</u>&#257ls&#257 initiation at the Central M&#257jh&#257 <u>Kh</u>&#257ls&#257 D&#299w&#257n. In 1915, he enlisted in the army but was court-marshalled two years later because he would not obey his commanding officer's order to part with his <i>kirp&#257n</i>. He was sentenced to one year's imprisonment and dismissed from service, but, in view of an ongoing agitation among the Sikhs for freedom 'to wear or carry <i>kirp&#257n</i>, his sentence was reduced to six months which he spent in Si&#257lko&#7789 jail. On his release he was taken out by the <i>sa&#7749gat</i> in a procession to Gurdw&#257r&#257 B&#257be d&#299 Ber in Si&#257lko&#7789 where he was acclaimed for his courageous stand in defence of his religious faith. The Pañch <u>Kh</u>&#257ls&#257 D&#299w&#257n Bhasau&#7771 honoured him with the title of Kirp&#257n Bah&#257dur and a pension of Rs 7 per month.</p> <p class="C1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Bh&#257&#299 Ma&#7749gal Si&#7749gh remained a faithful son to his godfather, Jathed&#257r Lachhma&#7751 Si&#7749gh. He helped him organize the political conference at Dh&#257rov&#257l&#299 on 1 to 3 October 1920 and participated in the liberation of Gurdw&#257r&#257 Khar&#257 Saud&#257 At Ch&#363ha&#7771k&#257&#7751&#257 on 30 December 1920. He joined his column for the liberation of Gurdw&#257r&#257 Janam Asth&#257n, at Nank&#257&#7751&#257 S&#257hib, never to come back alive.</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>. Nankana Sahib, 1935.<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>