Bandai Khalsa

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Bandai Sikhs or Bandai Khalsa, is the name given to the followers of Banda Singh Bahadur (1670 - 1716), who regarded Banda Singh not only as a great military leader but also as the eleventh Guru of the Sikhs. These originated around 1712. (the Eleventh Nanak) who followed Guru Gobind Singh in an unbroken line of spiritual succession. However, the majority of Sikhs opposed their view and ultimately they were expelled from the Panth by the Tatt Khalsa in 1721. A small number of Bandai Sikhs still exist, they revere the Guru Granth Sahib as their Scripture and most of them undergo the Khalsa initiatory rites, but they still hold to their belief that Banda Singh Bahadur was the eleventh Guru. The common Sikh belief is that the line of human Sikh Gurus ended with Guru Gobind Singh, the Tenth Master.

Banda Singh Bahadur

They share the common Sikh belief that Banda Singh Bahadur was sent to punjab by Guru Gobind Singh, to punish Wazir Khan and to preach Gurmat. He started establishing Raaj after shooking his hands with the Hill Rulers. He married with daughter of Hill Ruler o Chamba, with Ram Dei. He had power in hand and by misguiding of Hill Rulers and relatives, he aimed on establishing Raaj. Guru Gobind Singh was with government during his last years of life and he also helped Bahadur Shah. He send Banda Singh with consent of Government, as government was already against Wazir Khan as he did various activities against government so centre allowed Khalsa to go sirhind and punish the convicts.

Later on, Banda Singh even began to hold a Darbar, acting like a Guru in later stages. Banda distorted the mission of the Khalsa neglecting the Sant part of the Sant-Sepahi tradition, established by Guru Gobind Singh at Anandpur Sahib.

When government knew this that banda Singh went against wishes and started establishing raaj, they outraged. Mata Sundri was also at delhi during that period. Even Sikhs who were send with Gobind Singh Binod Singh and Baj Singh left him due to his activities, which were against Hukam of Guru Ghar. Fort was seized at Gurdas Nangal and Tatt Khalsa came out of it on orders of Mata Sundri and Government. He want to stay in fort due to his reasons only and haven't agreed other sikhs. Neither he saved himself along with he take many. Tatt Khalsa escaped from fort as they knew that they will not survive. Banda had fight with Binod Singh and his brother and hurted his brother.

Baba Binod Singh, one of 5 sikhs sent to accompany Banda, left Banda Singh's party and joined the Tatt Khalsa (Mata Sundri's side), when he was in the fort at Gurdas Nanagal. Where government gave Hukamnama of capture Banda Singh and Sikhs, Mata Sundri also support government in delhi. She also excluded brother of Binod singh from Jatha of Bandai Sikhs. Later banda Bahadur was punished. He was tortured, according to Shariah of that time, and was killed.

There are many confusing things concerning Banda's Rule.

  • Why did he surrender to the Mughals, who had besieged him and allow himself and his followers to be tortured and killed by the government acc. to their shariah? Khalsa never surrendered, either escape or fight against tyranny, but he surrendered.
  • From where Bandai Khalsa Emerge? From where this term came into existence? was he pretending as guru?
  • Where did the fateh Darshan slogan come from? even old hukamnamas available which contains term Fateh Darshan.
  • If Government was really against Banda Singh, Why was Mata Sundri never attacked during her residence in Delhi? Why mata Sundri gave hukamnama against bandai khalsa?
  • Why didn't she and the Tatt Khalsa try to save Banda and bandai khalsas?
  • Although hill rulers were potential enemy of khalsa, why he shaked his hands with them? Even he married with a daughter of one of Hill Ruler.
  • No record is their regarding celebration of any day linked to banda singh, after 300 years Fateh Divas is celebrated first time at sirhind.

Some says Banda Singh Bahadur never initiated any bandai sikhs they even added that Gobind Singh said banda singh to rule punjab. So his history is quite confusing.

Critical unbiased Reasearch is needed on this side to expose the truth.