ÿþ<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>VIS&#256KH&#256 SI&#7748GH SANT (1905-1968)</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="VISKH,SIDGH,SANT,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">&#65279VIS&#256KH&#256 SI&#7748GH, SANT (1905-1968), holy preacher of the Sikh faith, was born at the village of Janetpur&#257, in Ludhi&#257&#7751&#257 district, on 13 April 1903, the son of Karam Si&#7749gh and K&#257hn Kaur, though most of his adult life was spent at Kishanpur&#257, in F&#299rozpur district. He had his early education at the village <i>gurdw&#257r&#257</i> where he learnt to read the Gur&#363 Granth S&#257hib and recite <i>k&#299rtan</i>. The massacre of reformist Sikhs in the shrine at Nank&#257&#7751&#257 S&#257hib on 20 February 1921 proved a turning point in his life. He received the rites of <u>Kh</u>&#257ls&#257 initiation at the Ak&#257l Ta<u>kh</u>t at Amritsar and plunged into the Ak&#257l&#299 movement for the reform of Sikh shrines. In 1922, he was jailed for participating in the Gur&#363 k&#257 B&#257<u>gh</u> <i>morch&#257</i> and in 1923 for taking part in the Jaito campaign. It was he who led the Pañj Pi&#257re who hoisted the Nish&#257n S&#257hib or Sikh flag at Gurdw&#257r&#257 &#7788ibb&#299 S&#257hib at Jaito at the end of the <i>morch&#257</i>. A <i>sirop&#257</i> or robe of honour was bestowed upon him, at the Ak&#257l Ta<u>kh</u>t, Amritsar. Assuming the appellation of Sant Sip&#257h&#299, Sant Vis&#257kh&#257 Si&#7749gh now took to the preaching of Gur&#363 N&#257nak&#8217s word and in 1944 established to this end a centre called Gurmat Prach&#257rak Si&#7749gh Sabh&#257 at K&#299shanpur&#257 Kal&#257&#7749, in F&#299rozpur district, with branches in several other villages. He also formed Gur&#363 N&#257nak Dev Education Society at Janet, in F&#299rozpur,and opened schools in rural and backward areas. Besides the <i>M&#257lv&#257 Itih&#257s</i>, a 3 volume work, covering various aspects of Sikh history, especially relevant to the M&#257lv&#257 region, Sant Vis&#257kh&#257 Si&#7749gh published a series of tracts bearing on Sikh theology and religion.</p> <p class="C1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sant Vis&#257kh&#257 Si&#7749gh died on 15 August 1968 at Kishanpur&#257.</p> </font> <p class="BIB"> BIBLIOGRAPHY<p class="C1"><ol class="C1">Vis&#257kh&#257 Si&#7749gh, Sant, <i>M&#257lv&#257 ltih&#257s</i>.Kishanpura,1954<BR> </ol><p class="CONT">Gi&#257n&#299 Balwant Si&#7749gh<br></p><BR> </font> <img src="counter.aspx" width="1px" height="1px" alt=""> </HTML></BODY>