Sher Singh Shera
Shaheed Bhai Sher Singh Shera was born in district Kapurthala, in an old city called Hadiabad on 22nd of april, 1964 at his nanake (mom's parents village/city).
Bhai Sahib achieved primary education at a local school in Hadiabad. After passing 8th grade, Bhai Sahib moved to his father's village called Pandhori (now the village is known as Pandhori Sher Singh Wali, even though the villagers named there village after Bhai Sahib but its not listed under government village list as Sher Singh Wali Pandhori.
After coming back to Pandhori, Bhai Sahib finished his secundary education at Phagwara. Because of Bhai Sahib's intelligence, he was accepted to Ramgharia college, Phagwara. Bhai Sahib started medical studies. Bhai Sahib was the oldest from his other three brothers: Balbir Singh, Gursharan Singh and Kulwant Singh. Bhai Sahib's father Bhai Daljeet Singh Khalsa and Mata Rajwant Kaur Khalsa were amritdharis and followed gurmat strictly.
Bhai Sahib's mother was a brave Singhni. Like the puratan singhnis, after the shaheedi of Bhai Sahib she didn't shed a single tear out of her eyes and was proud that her brave son gave his life for the panth.
From a young age, Bhai Sahib made a place in every Sikh organisations's and the sangat's heart. The sangat was crying on the shaheedi of Bhai Sahib, but his mother was telling others not to cry and stay within Akal Purakh's hukam. When Bhai Sahib's parent's heard of Bhai Sahib's Shaheedi, both his parents did loud jaikaras. The whole village heard them.
With beautifull eyes and a strong body Bhai Sahib was a unique person from everyone else. The gurbani that Bhai Sahib recited, gave him so much power that you would see a light on his face every time.
When Bhai Sahib got admitted to Ramgharia College, Bhai Sahib saw the hatred against Sikhs by the government and was shaken by that. During that time, Bhai Sahib met Sant Baba Jarnail Singh Ji Khalsa Bhindranwale and joined Sant Ji in the Morcha.
On 20th September 1983, Sant Jarnail Singh and Bhai Amrik Singh ji started the sangarsh. Sant Bhindranwale Ji stated clearly that he would embrace Sikhs who exacted revenge upon those who were guilty of torturing, killing, or humiliating Sikhs. He said, 'Getting away from there is your job, protecting you here [in the Darbar Sahib complex] is mine.
Sher Singh Shera from Phagwara and his Sikh friends took part in it. With hard work and dedication toward the Sangarsh (struggle), Bhai Sahib ji were announced as the leader of Phagwara area. Bhai Sahib started protest against comrades at his college. The comrades and police became worried of Bhai Sahib's growing influence.
In 1984, Indian Government attacked Darbar Sahib. This attack affected the whole Sikh community not only in Punjab but in other countries too. Bhai Sahib's youngest brother was allmost taken everyday into custody and beaten.
In 1986, the Akali's lost the elections and with this election lost Bhai Sahib and many other protestors were arrested. But even with the change of government, it didn't affect the Jujahroo Singhs (freedom fighters) but police and indian force's tortures always affected many jujahroo's families. During that time, Bhai Sahib Ji were accused of many thing (many that they even didn't commit) and were put in Kapurthala Jail.
After their release from jail in 1987, the Jalandhar and Kapurthala police announced Bhai Sahib as Bhagora/Outlaw. Because of this, Bhai Sahib could not achieve his medical diploma from Phagwara College. After this Bhai Sahib re-joined the movement and the torture of family members re-began too. With the heavy and brutal harassment by the police, Bhai Sahib's family members were affected physically and mentally. But it didn't affect Bhai Sahib's mother.
Because of Bhai Sahib's hard work, Bhai Sahib was announced as the leader of Sikh Student Federation in 1987. At kirtan smagams and college function, sangat was always waiting for Bhai Sahib to speak.
A quote from one of Bhai Sahib's speeches:
"SADA SANGARSH, HAKK, SACH, DHARAM OUTA OUDARAT HAI NA KI IK FIRKA OUTE, ASI BHAVA 4 SINGH KIYOA NA REH JAIYA ASI SIKHI SIKDHAT NAI SHADNI"
"This struggle, rights, truth is all dependant on our religius teachings. Even if four singh are left we will never leave our Sikhi principles".
To gather all groups's for meetings was the duty of Bhai Sahib. The family of Bhai Sahib always helped them and shared their pain and hapiness.
Shaheedi
Bhai Sahib was arrested with his friend Bhai Bakhtyaar Singh Bathinda walay near Ludhiana. Bhai Sahib was tortured brutally to find out about Bhai Sahib's links with other Sikh groups. The police used all torture techniques, but this Singh of Guru Gobind Singh Ji Maharaj kept saying: waheguru waheguru. A police officer recalls that there were like 9 police men and three officers who torured Bhai Sahib, the nine first went out to drink alcohol. They came back at night in the influence of alcohol. Before they left they had hanged Bhai Sahib naked upside down. After they came, they took him down. They started kicking him at his private parts and then did ghotna torture. But that police officer recalled that Sher Singh kept saying: waheguru, waheguru.
Next morning the newspapers reported that Bhai Sahib and his friend were announced dead by police in a encounter near village Pehnda and Ludhiana Police Station Payal Vikha.
Bhai Sahib's and his friend's bodies were burned by the police and were named unknown (lawaris) bodies in a registered book. Bhai Sahib's shaheedi added another name in the countless others who sacrificed their lives for Sikhi and live as a Sikh.
