During the Sikh struggle for freedom the term “encounter” was often used by the state media, where it would be reported that the security forces killed Sikh militants following a fierce encounter. In reality a large majority of these reported encounters were fake, whereby arrested militants and innocent Sikhs were killed under this pretence. The […]
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Shaheed Bhai Baljinder Singh Chaunkiman
Shaheed Bhai Baljinder Singh Chaunkiman was born into the household of Bapu Gurmail Singh & Mata Dalbeer Kaur. Bhai Sahib at a very young age became interested in Sikh affairs and would often read the Sikh awareness magazines of that time with a great deal of passion. Bhai Baljinder Singh was in the 9th grade […]
June 1984 – One Jujharoo’s Account
Jujharoo Singhs taking position before Operation Bluestar This is based on an interview with Bhai Sukhvant Singh Jalalabad, a prisoner in Nabha Jail. He fought in the June 1984 attack on Darbar Sahib. Bhai Sukhvant Singh began staying with Sant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale in 1982 along with 11 other young men from his village. Later, six of […]
Shaheed Bhai Ajaib Singh Mahakal
ਸਿੱਖ ਪੰਥ ਦੀ ਅਜ਼ਾਦ ਵਿਚਾਰਧਾਰਾ ਤੋਂ ਚਿੜ ਕੇ ਜਿੱਥੇ ਕਈ ਤਰਾਂ ਦੇ ਦੁਸ਼ਟ ਸਿੱਖਾਂ ਸਿਰ ਨਵੀਆਂ ਭਾਜੀਆਂ ਚਾੜਦੇ ਰਹੇ, ਤਾਂ ਦੂਜੇ ਪਾਸੇ ਇਹ ਭਾਜੀਆਂ ਮੋੜਨ ਲਈ ਗੁਰੂ ਕੇ ਲਾਲ ਸਿੰਘ ਸੂਰਮੇ ਵੀ ਅਜਿਹੇ ਕਈ ਦੁਸ਼ਟਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਉਹਨਾਂ ਦੇ ਸੁਰੱਖਿਅਤ ਕਿਲਿਆਂ ਚ ਜਾ ਕੇ ਧੁਰ ਦੀ ਗੱਡੀ ਚਾੜਦੇ ਰਹੇ। ਇਤਿਹਾਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਜਿਹੇ ਮਹਾਨ ਸੂਰਮਿਆਂ ਦੀ ਕਤਾਰ […]
Shaheed Bhai Inderjeet Singh Jammu
Shaheed Bhai Inderjeet Singh Jammu was born on the 26th of January 1967 into the house of Bhai Gurcharan Singh Fauji and Bibi Amarjeet Kaur. Bhai Sahib’s family hailed from the village Batot, Guhar in the hill areas of Jammu & Kashmir. Bhai Sahib was the eldest of 6 brothers and sisters.