ÿþ<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>SANT SI&#7748GH (1906-1989)</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="SANT,SIDGH,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">&#65279SANT SI&#7748GH (1906-1989), born in Amritsar in 1906, had an aristocratic upbringing. In his youth he was known to be a dandy. A horse-drawn phaeton was his common mode of transport. After the death of his father, he took to the family business and set up as a seriousminded government contractor. Added to this was the imprint of Bh&#257&#299 V&#299r Si&#7749gh whom he revered as a sai&#7749t of great sanctity.</p> <p class="C1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;About this time (1944) he joined the Chief <u>Kh</u>&#257ls&#257 D&#299w&#257n and continued to be its honorary secretary for nearly half a century. He kept himself aloof from all tangles and controversies. For this he enjoyed wide esteem and goodwill. He was vice-president of the <u>Kh</u>&#257ls&#257 College managing committee and president of a number of local societies and foundations.</p> <p class="C1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;He was a studious freemason and Rotarian. Horse-riding was his favourite hobby. At an advanced stage he started taking lessons in driving.</p> <p class="C1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Sant Si&#7749gh died on 3 January 1989.</p> </ol><p class="CONT">Dilb&#299r Si&#7749gh<br></p><BR> </font><img src="counter.aspx" width="1px" height="1px" alt=""></HTML></BODY>