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

Bhai Indar Singh (1894 - 1921), one of the Akali reformers who fell martyr at Nankana Sahib during the reformation of the holy shrines there, was born in 1894, the son ofBhai Mahitab Singh and Mai Ichchhar Kaur of the village of Daroli in Jalandhar district. The family later shifted to Shahkoi, a small town in Sheikhupura district in the newly developed Lower Chenab Canal Colony where he earned a modest income as a drapercumtailor. As the movement for Gurdwara reform was picking up momentum towards the end of the second decade of the 20th century, he turned an Akali and took part in the liberation of Gurdwara Babe di Bcr on 45 October 1920. He was also present on the occasion of the occupation ofSriAkal Takht by the Panlh on 12 October 1920, and later participated in the liberation of Gurdwara Khara Sauda and the one at Gojra. He joined Bhai Lachhman Singh Dharovali's column to have the Gurdwara Janam Asthan released. He fell a victim to a bullet shot on 20 February 1921. Bhai Indar Singh was survived by his mother, wife and two minor sons. A pension ofRs 20 per month was granted to them by the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee, who also discharged the family debt of Rs 1000.