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Sardar Gopal Singh was born in 1862 at Nurpur Lobana in Kapurthala state. He got knowledge of Urdu, Pesian, English and Gurmukhi in his early career. He joined army in 1882 but left it in order to manage the estate awarded to his father in Lahore district. | '''Sardar Bahadur Gopal Singh''' was born in 1862 at Nurpur [[Lobana]] in [[Kapurthala]] state. He got knowledge of [[Urdu]], [[Pesian]], [[English]] and [[Gurmukhi]] in his early career. He joined army in 1882 but left it in order to manage the estate awarded to his father in Lahore district. | ||
During the First World War, he sent maximum recruits from the Lobana community. Recognising his services, two squares of land in chak 28 in Chunnian tehsil of Lahore district and five squares in te Okara tehsil of Montgomery district were awarded to him. He was honoured with the title of 'Sardar Bahadur' in 1916. From 1919 to 1922 he remained a member of the Punjab Legislative Council. | During the First World War, he sent maximum recruits from the Lobana community. Recognising his services, two squares of land in chak 28 in Chunnian tehsil of Lahore district and five squares in te Okara tehsil of Montgomery district were awarded to him. He was honoured with the title of 'Sardar Bahadur' in 1916. From 1919 to 1922 he remained a member of the Punjab Legislative Council. | ||
Revision as of 12:45, 26 July 2008
Sardar Bahadur Gopal Singh was born in 1862 at Nurpur Lobana in Kapurthala state. He got knowledge of Urdu, Pesian, English and Gurmukhi in his early career. He joined army in 1882 but left it in order to manage the estate awarded to his father in Lahore district.
During the First World War, he sent maximum recruits from the Lobana community. Recognising his services, two squares of land in chak 28 in Chunnian tehsil of Lahore district and five squares in te Okara tehsil of Montgomery district were awarded to him. He was honoured with the title of 'Sardar Bahadur' in 1916. From 1919 to 1922 he remained a member of the Punjab Legislative Council.
Gopal Singh supported the planned programmes for the uplift of the Lobanas. He did a lot to establish Guru Gobind Singh Khalsa Lobana High School at Tanda in 1921. He Participated in the VIHAR SUDHAR LEHAR. In 1928, he arranged Vihar Sudhar Conference at Chak No. 37 Pattoki in Lahore district. He died in 1947 at Nurpur Lobana.
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