Bhai Indar Singh

Bhai Indar Singh (1881 - 1921), one of the Nankana Sahib martyrs, was born on 27 January 1881, the son ofBhai Sarmukh Singh and Mai Sukhdel of Pandori Nijjharari in Jalandhar district. He learnt reading and writing Punjabi in the village gurudwara, and grew up into a stronglybuilt young man, tall and sturdy. He seemed ideally suited for a career in the army which he did join (36th Sikh Battalion), but took out his discharge in two years' time. He participated in the historic Sikh gathering at Dhavovali on 13 October 1920. He had his name registered as a volunteer in the batch led by Bhai Sundar Singh, Jathcdar of his own village, for the liberation of the Nankana Sahib shrine. He fell a martyr in the compound of Gurdwara Janam Asthan in the raining bullets on 20 February 1921. See NANKANA SAHIB MASSACRE