ÿþ<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>SUNDAR SI&#7748GH R&#256G&#298 (1892-1937)</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="SUNDAR,SIDGH,RG*,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">&#65279SUNDAR SI&#7748GH, R&#256G&#298 (1892-1937), head musician at Sr&#299 Harimandar at Amritsar, was born at Amritsar in 1892, the son of Bh&#257&#299 Amar Si&#7749gh Aro&#7771&#257, himself a musician of considerable standing. Sundar Si&#7749gh served his apprenticeship with Bh&#257&#299 Atr&#257, a well-known <i>rab&#257b&#299</i> (rebeck-player), who was a disciple of "Bh&#257&#299 Mot&#299, a <i>rab&#257b&#299</i> of still greater repute in his time. He further chiselled his style under a noted Sikh musician, Uttam Si&#7749gh. On 10 September 1932, he was appointed <i>r&#257g&#299</i> at the Harimandar where he soon rose to be the head musician. He had a rich melodious voice and his favourite instruments were <i>dilrub&#257</i>, a string instrument, and harmonium, and his favourite mode was <i><u>Kh</u>ay&#257l</i>. He ranked among the leading Sikh musicians of his day and was invited to perform <i>k&#299rtan</i> from distant parts. In 1937, he led a chorus to the village of &#256hl&#257, in Ph&#257l&#299&#257 <i>tahs&#299l</i> (sub-division) of Gujr&#257t district (now in Pakistan), where a <i>gurdw&#257r&#257</i> had suffered mob violence in which one of the officiants had lost his life. The Muslims of the area who formed about 80 per cent of the population obstructed the Sikhs entering the village. In the attack they launched, one Bhagat Si&#7749gh was killed on the spot and several others seriously wounded, among them Bh&#257&#299 Sundar Si&#7749gh. Bh&#257&#299 Sundar Si&#7749gh was removed to the civil hospital at Gujr&#257t where he succumbed to his injuries on 17 June 1937. His dead body was brought to Amritsar and cremated on 18 June.</p> </font> <p class="BIB"> BIBLIOGRAPHY<p class="C1"><ol class="C1"><li class="C1"><i><u>Kh</u>&#257ls&#257 te <u>Kh</u>&#257ls&#257 Advocate</i>. Amritsar, 19 June 1937<BR> <li class="C1"><i>Kh&#257ls&#257 Sev&#257k</i>. Amritsar, 21-23 June 1937<BR> </ol><p class="CONT">Sarmukh Si&#7749gh Amole<br></p><BR> </font><img src="counter.aspx" width="1px" height="1px" alt=""></HTML></BODY>