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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 with the change of sarkar it never affected the jujahroo singhs but police and inidan force tortures always affected many jujahroos and their families.During that time bhai sahib jee were accused of many thing and were put in jail at kapurthala. After the release from the jail in 1987 the jalandhar and kapurthala police announced bhai sahib as pagaora and because of this bhai sahib could not achieve his medical diploma from phagwara college. After this bhhai sahib again joined the movement and the torture of family members begin also. With the heavy and brutal harassment by the police bhai sahibs family members were aftfected physically and mentally. But on bhai sahibs mother it didn't affected the hatred by government.

Becasue bhai sahibs hard work bhai sahib was announced as the Pardhan 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 sahibs speech: " SADHA SANGARSH,HAKK,SACH,DHARAM OUTA OUDARAT HAI NA KI IK FIRKA OUTA, ASI BHAVA 4 SINGH KIYOA NA REH JAIYA ASI SIKHI SIKDHAT NAI SHADNI"This sangarsh,rights,,truth is all depended on our religion teachings,Even if four singh are left we will never leave our sikhi principles".

To gather all jathebandi's for meetings was the duty of bhai sahib. The families of shaheeds bhai sahib always helped them and shared their pain and hapiness.

Bhai sher singh was arrested with his friend bhai Bakhtyaar singh bathinda walay near ludhiana. Bhai sahib jee were tortured brutally to find out about bhai sahibs links with other jathabandia. The police used all torture techniques but this singh of kalidhar said waheguroo wahegurooo.[ This police officer I met and he told me there were like 9 police men and three officers who torured bhai sahib, the nine first went out to drink sharab then came back at night. before they left they hanged bhaib naked upside down. After they came drink they took him down started kicking him at his main parts and then did ghotna but one police officer that sher singh kept sayin wahegurooo wahegurooo] In the newspapers in the morning bhai sahib jee and his friend were announced dead by police in a police encounter near village pehnda and ludhiana thana payal vikha. Bhai sahib and his friends bodies were burned by the police and were named unknown(lavaris) bodies in a registered book.Bhai sahibs shaheedi gave a different name to the panth and made the sangarsh more stronger.