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43 NEW DELHI, 12th July, 1982 Price 75 Paise

Opportune Time For RenelNing
Centre-Akali Talks
Urgent Need To Defuse Explosive Punjab Situation
The Dext few weeks sbould provide tbe most
opportuoe time to pick up tbe old tbreads aDd resume tbe
ceotre-Akali talk1i witb earDestDess.
of its dreams and Congiess
leaders got the rest of India 'to
lord Over. It was the Sikhs who,
after baving cast their lot with
India, Were left high and dry on
the rocks. .
EveD their genulne demaDds
were spurned with the utmost
contempt by Congress rulers of
India.
Mrs Gandhi did try during
the last one year to p'robe Akali
mind and made Some commit-
ments. But then everything was
thrown over board in' a bid to
win last May 19 elections. The
door, kept open for so long, was
shut with abruptness. Akalis
feel she was just playing politics
and was not serious about meet-
ing them half way.
The prime ' minister has
expressed her keenne .. to meet
the Akali leaders again. But
the latter argue that there is
nothing more to be discussed.
All what they wanted to say has
been placed before' the centre.
It was nOW for New Delhi to
meet their demands or announce
their reje.tion .
(Coniinued on next page)
By then Giani Zail Singh
would have been sworn in as
president of India-the
first Sikh to hold the highest
office in, the land. This
consummation the Sikhs had
been clamouring for siDce 1947.
Now Prime Minister Indira
Gandhi can tell them that one of
thei r major demands has been
conceded.
Unfortunately, iD PUDjab it
is no longer a fight between the
ruling pariy and the op'position,
of which Akalis are the main
spearhead. The situation has
taken the shape of increasing
virus between Hindus and Sikhs.
The explosive situation needs
to be defused with urgency and
immediacy.
Another Sacrilege Against u r ~
. Granth Sahib
No One can deny that Sikhs
c are these days a di sgruntled lot.
' . They can recall, with ample
justification, how the solemn
promises made to them by
Congress Icaders, .at the time of
transfer of . power from British
hands, were thrown down the
drain. MaDY Sikhs reel that
they are being discriminated
against and have beeD reduced
to the status of second-class
citizens. In support of thi s
seDse of injury and alienation,
numerous instaDces of past 'and
present injustices can be cited.
What paiDs the Sikhs most is
suspicion about their loyalty to
India. They were one of the
three parties to whom power
was to be transferred by the
British, the other two being
Indian NatioDal Congress and
Muslim League. If they wanted,
they would have got an
independent. and sovereign state
of their Own just for the asking.
Eventually, the ML got Pakistan
Sikbs Sball Not Take Sucb Tbings Lying Down
A new instance of deliberate attempt to injure
Sikh religious feeliDgs has been received from village Peg
of tehsil Kashipur, district.Nainital, Uttar Pradesh.
There a band of miscreants Guru Granth Sahib.is not only
forced their way into the local the holy _ book of the Sikhs, as
gurdwara, broke open the Gita is to Hindus and the Bible
cupboard, and took out two to the Christians, but is also the
volumes of Guru Granth Sabib. ever-lasting and living Guru for
At first they threw down the them. At the end of a diwan
palanqUin On which the holy and Ardas, the 'lesson (waakJ
book is normally installed. Then read from its pages at random
they tore pages from the Granth is considered as an -otder for the
Sahib. And in the end they set day. TIrus, disrespect to the
the whole Jot 00 fire. They also Granth Sahib is an open assault
ransacked other things in the au Sikh faith itself.
gurdwara.
When the matter was repor-
ted to the police, it did preciou.
little, though it was a cogni-
zable offence. So far no arrests
have been made, even afler
local and state Sikh leaders, in-
cluding the president of U.P.
Sikh Pritinidhi Board , have sent
telegrams to the state chief
. minister and inspector'general
of police .
As a protest against this
inaction, the local Sikhs took
out a silent procession a few '
days ago.
This is not the first time such
a sacrilege has been reported
from UP.
A few months ago posters,
eulogising .the qualities of a
particular brand of ci garette,
were posted deliberately outside
Sikh houses in Saharan pur ,
knowing fully well that smoking
is a taboo for them. Earlier, the
walls of gurdwaras iIi several
towns, like Meerut and Roorkie,
were demolished and attempts
were made to convert them into
Hindu temples.
Such incidents in Punjab and
Haryana could be ascribed to
tb.e mischiefs of Arya Samajis
who see ' in the Sikh rivals to
their political and economic
hegemony. But such a feeling
should not exist in UP. There
the Sikhs are a microscopic
minority. Moreover, . they have
contri buted a lot toward the
state's prosperity. They keep
the transport lifeline going.
They have converted marshy and
mosquitO-infested lands of the
Terai region into fertile fields,
yielding bumper crops of wheat
and sugarcane. They are the
best artisans in the state and
have done enough to keep the
industry booming.
If such incidents are not
checked in time, they are bound
to lead to bad blood. The state
is already sick of HinduMuslim
clashes. It.would be height of
folly to ignite HinduSikh ten-
sion in such a surcharged
atmosphere . The Sikhs Shall
not take such happenings lYing
. down . . There is, after all, a
limit to their patience.
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3 12th July, 1982
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NOTES AND COMMENTS
Gross ,
In a book, entitled " Saints father' s body. The Nmth Guru s
of India" and written by Anna body was taken away by one,
and published by Sri Rama government contractor whl) '
krishna Math of Madras tbere cremated It WIth full honours,
are many gross by setting his own bouse on fire.
tions about Sikhism and Sikb And the head was taklD tl) '
Gurus, especially,the NiDth and Anandpur and presented
the Tenth. It is blasphemy that " to Guru Gobmd SlOgh by a..
Guru Tegh Bahadur went RaDgar.
Vol. 31 No. 43 12th July, 1982.
"uDderground" wheD Aurangzeb Guru GobiDd Singh Dever
issued for bis arrest; worsbipped Durga as stated in
rat!)er, tbe GUtU offered himSelf tbe book though he declared
Price : 75 Paise for sacrifice when a delegatioD tbat tbe ;word was symbol of
of Kasb!lliri paDdit. narrated t.O Shakti Kali or Durga iD very
bim their tale of woes. The much ' the same manner as
paDdits wer,e told to inform the he used to call God as Sarbloh
Mugbal emperor .t-hat (all steel). A havan was arran&-
would become Mushm If theIr ed at AnaDdpur Sahib but onl}!
GIANI AS PRESIDENT
Ever since Indian independence one of the main leader, Guru Tegh Bahadur, to test the claim of a paodit who
Sikh grouses has been that no member of their com- was made to accept Isla,m. said he could produce Durga in
munity had been elected as either' president or vice- Wben deal was strUCk, the 1Iesh and blood; wheD after a.
,_
P
resident of India, though there was no dearth of himself set out for few days the goddess did not:
DeIhl. There he was thrown mto al1pear the pandit said t.he.
qualified men. So far two posts have been aD iroD cage in the city's . kotwali of a "very holy man'-
either by Hindus or MuslIms. But now for the first tIme aDd tortured; ODe of hIS com WAS Deeded. But the Guru saidr
the ruling Congress(l) party has ' chosen Giani Zail paDioDS was sawed alive. another who could be holier than the-
Singh as its candidate for the highest office in the land. bo,iled 'iD a cauldron, and !he pandit and so he should offer
'nhis has put the Akalis in a dilemma; if they support the third set OD fire after haVing himself for sacrifice. And 10,
been wrapped iD wool. the latt.r1led away. The Order
Giani, they would be accused of siding with the party in Eventually, . the Guru was of the Khalsa was raised by the
JlOW-e.r; if they oppose him aDd cast their votes in favour beheaded; thIS was the tIme Guru On Baisakhi day a few
of the. rival candidate, Mr H.R. Khanna, they could well that. a head. one faIth had years later aDd Dot during the
be hauled up for betraying ' the Sikh cause and for sacnticed hIS hfe for fOllowers above.meDtioned puja, Also .
unnece.s .. sarily going along with the opposition. of aD,?ther faith. . tbe Guru was stabbed by a
BU,t the hesitatioD is of the Akali making alone" It IS e,uHlly IDcorrect tbat PathaD at Hazoor Sahib, DOW in
the <;Juru s headless. body was NaDded district of MaharashtrR_
Shiromani Akali Dal is the premiermost political hung ID the Kotwah aDd that and DOt at Nasik.
organisation of the Sikhs and 'its avowed aim is to wOl'k some maD killed himself and ..
for their advancement in all fields-political, religious, asked his SOD to substitute his It would be better if nOD- '
d
. I d' h h body with the Guru's. It is also Sikh authors checked their facts
social, e ucatio,na an economIc-no matter w et er wroDg that Guru GobiDd SiDgh with Sikh historians first, if oDly
they are Akalis or belong to another political group or was in New Delhi to receive his to avoid distortioD offacts.
party. Thus,tbepath is clear: All Akali members of Sh M d Ii
p<\rlialllent state le.gisl!\tures must vote for the Gainieer U S ngmg
who is"a devQut Sik.b. " lIe might have been guilty or PUDj_hi Hindus oC Arya the central government CODCerr-.
. sever.aJ 3,<;ts ot. and commission, first as Punjab Samaj followiDg do Dot let go a ed,oD Bhagat Puran Singh the
chief minister and' then as union home minister. si.Dgle to malign hODour, of P.adam, Shri aDd he
. fi h S khs a d a nt them black wllh came,to.be, .hailed as "Mother
Bllttl1ep no." man IS perect; w atever he might have I . , D , p I " ' h' T,' --esa ,ofP.unJab". These
do
, . . ' th Ak Ii . t f th I' " a bIg tar brush. IDt lS mad -
ne aga!ll$t ' e , as. JUs part 0 . ' e .po Ittcat pursuit, tbey Dever IOQk at the blind bigots could DOt find fault
.g3;me which all are another man m hIS place bright , side, eveD when 'l'ith either PiDgalwara or its
Ill
I
g!J.t have eye[\ done it 51rike& t'beir eye. For them, Doble missioD; so tbey have
CliP t4e AJc;alis .. fcngeJ, that Mr Morarji Desai, as aDY Sikh or Sikh institution is darted their arrows at Bbagatji:
to have evep;a 199k at the. g?"d eDough pmvided they caD himself. Their accusatioD is that-
.- of SIkh demands .and had thrown it aw-ay..A.... pIck holes and. uDleash a "ro' be.has- beeD giving shelter as well
. , . . ' , .... paganda campaIgn to sallsfy as ,monetary aid to Oal Khalsa
teanng.lt-mto. pIeces, lD'tIle very of the Akali their iDDer hatred. c.xtremists and ' Qther
whlcp upon hun. It goes to. the Theletest in the series is sioDisls. This ha,' been borrYI
credit orMrs Insl.i!a .GiUl9hi tbat she has been moce Bhagatl'.uran Singh's Pinga],' deniedbyB,hagatji.
responsive tc) Sikh sentQnents, than any other prime wara tbe .aced an.d" But ODe thiDg puzzles people:,'.
minister- she conceded Punjabi speaking state in 1966 the Crippled) ID A.mntsar. If some meD wanted by .oc-;
d
'h " , ed f' h S " man of GOd'.aDdplty and piety police arc bidiDg iD the Ping:rl'-
an as Sqlce accept . o ,ot er Ikh Now hlls beeD runniDg thii 'iDS$itutioD' wara, why docs not it go in
. she has chosen the GianI as her party candIdate for almost siDgJ...oanded' -w,ithout aDd arrest them? Afler all,
the Indian presjp.lmcy. It is an honour to the entire any material support from aDY, PJDgalwara, is DOt a religiou&
Sikh governmeDt, either ceDtral or shrine aDd DO sacrilege would be-
Many argue that were many Sikhs who were state. Ita voluDteers comlDitted by such aD action.
be d t d d lift d til th G' . B " at almost every bus ,laDd ID No ODe caD say that PUDjab
tter e .u
ca
e aD 9
u
II: e an e lam. ut It IS. a PuDjab, coilecting mODey for police is iDefficieDt; it is one or
The GianI may not be well conversant ID this Doble cause. SGPe and the most effective police forces
Enghsh but he has been through the political mill. other Sikh organisatioDs have in the country; if it has riot
having risen from the and it is a big educa- beeD assistance shown better results, it is because .
tion in itself. Moreover, leaders of all nations, during b,:,t oDly JO. dnblets, If the of , political interference in ' its. ..
high-level talks, spejlk in their own language just to PlOgalwara .has earned. reDOWD work. ' "
. th . I 'd' h th G' .. 'f and plaudits, the c,r.ed," goe.s to Daked .truth is
elf nll:tiona e, e IS. very luent Bhagatji aDd hi. army cif devo- Sama)1S arc gudty of a caDimi.
tn Hmdustaru-a wise mIxture of Hmdi and Urdu. ted followers who seek no They would do Well to take.
Moreover, he has poised and dignified bearing. And. he material gaiD <ir fame but ,have doWn their communar blinkers
has announccd that after election, he shall uphold the takeD ':'pOD. the task and leave the Pingalwara ' ill
one
'
constitution and cease to be a Congress (I) man 'n out- of mISery. if they c,aDDot render "3DY morai
I k Wh d 1 k fi ' I This has earDed the wrath of or financial support to its huma- .
00 at more 0 we 00 or. Arya Samajis, especially after nitariaD work.
THE "SPOKESMAN" WEEKLY 4
12th July, 1982
Birth and Guruship
'Guru Har Krishan was the
youngest son of Guru Har Rai.
He was born at Kirat Pur on
4th July, 1656. Baba Ram Rai
:his elder brother for wrongly
:interpreting the meaning of the
' Gospel was outeasted for ever
'from the presence of Guru
Har Rai. Har Krishan
was a child only five
'years of age when'he sat on the
' spiritual throne of Guru Nanak
Dev. Thus he became Nanak
VIII . He had Ihe same gleam
of Divine Light as his ancestors
nad. The sick both in body
and soul came to him for cure.
They found relief when they
'beheld him. When Guru Har
lItai left the world he bowed to
this child as he would to Guru
Nanak.and declared him Guru.
At the tender age of five
Guru Har Krishan was called
upon to lead the community
.spreading so fast so far . He
' taught, the Gospel of Guru
fNanak and no thought of doubt
,ever entered the hearts who
'beard him. He cleared the
doubts of all who came to' him.
Missionaries to far off places
' were sent to preach the mission
..,r Guru Nanak. Sikhs to his
'court came from far off places
to bow at his feet and receive
Alis blessings. Just as before
morning and' evening congrega-
'fions were held.
iRam Rai aDd the Guru
Ram Rai whQ was by passed
and left bereft of the spiritual
throne could not .bear to sec his
yc,unger brother insialled dn his
place . The infaIit age of the
Guru and his own iilfluence at
court'of the Emperor were
in hi's: favour. He had people
tobrtd him who had their own
",ites to grind and the Emperor
too wanted to create friction arid
divide the house. ' With their
instigation and advice Ram Rili
.,proclaimed himself Guru: ' He
a ' rival of .Guru 'Bar
:. Krishan . 'The Sikh knew it
. welf and did not !yay ' attention
; to blm, nor heeded his claim.
lIn 'Jlt)tr' dismay and
be to the Emperor
Aurangzeb "and complained
against his father's injustice. He
'Was dis-inherited ' iii 'favour of
11is younger brother. 'Aurangzeb
saw a good chance in this
. quarrel : It was a ' chance to'
,destroy the rising power of the
:.Sikbs. .
. .The Em.peror was. a .cunning
"Yuler. He eQuid . not afford to
see . his . bigotty bared' and
'intention known. He 'called
' Raja Jai Singh of ' Amber and
. deputed him to Guru Har
-Knshan to Delh,. He knew that
:his own messenger would not be
. sUccessful in inducing tbe Guru
.to come . .
Now Raja Jai Singh had
been tormented and grieved by
bis own innermost conscience.
Guru Harkrishan Sahib
An
His family had been branded
and out-casted by other Hindu
Rajas. His grand father Raja
Bhagwan Das had given bis
daughter in marriage to prince
Seleem, afterwards known as
Jabangir. Raja Jai Singh never
felt at ease.
Some ' pious meD' had told
Jai Singh that if he could get
some holymen to bless bim, this
uneasiness of heart and tbe
tormentation of conscience
would depart. He would feel
well. Now tbe bouse of Guru
N anak was regarded as the
holiest of the bolies Guru
Har Krishan was on tbe throne,
so it was only Guru Har
Krisban who could remove the
curse by his blessings
Panjokhara. A Pundit learned
in books came to tbe Guru. His
surpri.e knew no bound that the
Guru was only a child of about
seven. How could he manage tbe
spiritual affairs of the throne of
Guru Nanak? Doubt crossed
his mind as to how a child of
the : G.ilru's age could dispel
doubts and ' bring light to tbe
darkened souls. With these
doubts in his mind he reached
the Guru and asked the Guru to
explain for him a few stanzas
from the Gita. He wanted to
test the Guru. There 'was serving
nearby an illiterate dumb water
carrier Chhajju by name . He
was called to serve in the Ouru's
kitchen. He was . from the
Pundit' s own village. . The
..
Embodiment
Of
Patience
.And
"
Resignation
To
Th .
. e
Will
Of
. God
dressed as one ' of ' tbem . . The
Guru was asked to ' choose tbe
RanL Tbis was done to test tbe
spiritual power of the Guru went
and toucbed tbe Guru
.. ' . any hesitation. All were
"'surp,'ise,!: :Tbeir faith in'. the
Gnru strengthened. While in
' Delhi thousands benefited by
l)le sight of the Our.u. .
' ... At Delhi, Ciuru' Har Krishan
.. ,. . feU . ill . .. His august mother
kneW. t!iat .. he :,thinking pi
,leaving . . the world'. Emperor
. Aurangzeb was' .pressipg to sec
.. Tbe. eighth Guru, Sri Guru HarkriobaD' Sabib's" ' tbe Guru; 'Sut the . Gur u had ,
. I b d ; determined nono 'see ' liim.'
326tb birtb anobersary is ' beiug ce e rate 00 : feU m. ' When thiflnother aske.!' <
Juiy.15. tbis year. . .
'.. . as. whY. tu:rning . ilway'
. To RajaJai Singh it was a henevolent Master called him from . the world . . , He; , replied,.
God sent cbance .. "He "'ould not and,lookcd at him, tben .told "'Be not anxiou':' motner ' for
let it by, . He. ' availed of it. him' to explain . the Pun<\it . me', my' safety is in - His ' will. J
Without-a ques\ion'.h.. the what he wanted . The amazement am safe wherevei' Ife ' m'ay' 'take
opportunity '. and went , to see of the Pundit knew" DO bounds m' th bot '
tb d b d
I . e" 'mo cr, . e: n . anxIOUS,
Guru Har Krishan. He. tn,vited wben he fomid e ' um an ' youtb Qr !lOts.: .tiot JDatter.
the Guru tQ. Delhi: .: The Guru illiierate: ehhajju explaining the ,Re:is. t/le: . . . His crop .
consented ,oJil. the . condition Illat Gita wit\!; .. "amples . (rom tl)e . Jt is m Sometimes
he. would notbe asked .to see . the: Vedas. The Pundit knew that lie reaps 'it when it still 'green,
Emperor . .. Like his fatber Har: though the Guru was a child,in sometimes ' wheD' .it ' is 'golden
Rai ,. Guru HarKrishan. did ' not . age, out'he had ' full .. lighf . .!I'e ' ripe: Whatever ' .God 'does is
like to seetbe face of . king,;; . fell at tbt. feet of.the Guru . and ' right'." .. .. .. ".' ".
Raja Jai Singh,. agreed. The begged forgivent.. . ' ,. Befott:. Guru Har ' Krishan
party set OUt to Delbi. The . At Delhi breathed his . last; he got ' five
very sight. of the Guru healed The ' Guru reacbed Delhi. copper pice anc;! a coconut, ' and
many a sick fork who happened ' b . d " d B b
RaJ' a Jai Singb placed his ' OWlDg OWn sa, . . a aBaba
to meet him in the way. . B k I ' 11 H f
bungalo,,! at the djsposal of the . a .a a .' VI age. . e Ie t tbe
A Pundit and the Guru Guru. All tbe necessary arrange- 'responsibility to the people to
On the way to Delhi tbe ments for the Guru's lIangla find theIr leader. But he left
Guru happened to camp at a Sahib. . . them a hint. Tbe Guru left this
small village for the nigbt. T!le Once the Rani of Jai Singh mortal world on Marcb 30,
village was known as sat mixed with her servants 1664. __ . _ . .
THE "$POKESMAN" WEEKLY 5 12th July, 1982
Sacred Shrines Connected With Guru Har Kishan Sahib
By : Sardar Surinder Singh Johar
Kot Sahib
This is the sacred place
where Guru Har Kishan, the
eighth Guru, was anointed. When
Guru Har Rai felt that his end
was approaching, he decided to
appoint his successor. ,He had a
feeling that his elder son Ram
Rai was not worthy of guruship,
so he made up his mind to 'bes
tow guruship on his younger
son, Har Kishan.
The Guru, having thus ,resol-
ved, summoned a large n)lmber
of Sikhs. The occasion:' was
celebrated with pomp and show.
Songs were sung ,by mins
and the music echoed the sky.
The Guru seated his second son,
Hari Kishan, who was still a
child of five years, on a throne
in the centre of the huge gather-
ing. He then placed a coconut
and five paise before him, circum-
ambulated him four times, and
put a tflak on his forehead. The
whole body of Sikhs stood up
and paid obeisance to the Guru.
Guru Har Rai enjoined all his
Sikhs to consider Har Kishan as
his image and put faith in him
and they would have salvation.
Panjokbra Sabib
Panjokhra Sahib is a small
village in Ambala district. The
place was sanctified by the visi t
of Guru Har Kishan. The
Guru stayed' here while going to
Delhi. When he reached the
village, the Guru made a
boundary of sand and said that
no Sikh should cross it hefore
his departure, so that he could
expedite his journey. He added
that any Sikh who' wanted to
see him should stand,there and
makehis supplication, ' and .he
would have his desires fulfilled.
While at Panjokhra, the
Gurumeditated on God. One
day a Sikh came to him, bowed
his head and told him that there
lived 'nearby a proud Brahmin,
who, on coming to know that
Guru Har Kishan was camp
ing in the vicinity, had become
angry and remarked, "The
author of Gita is supreme".
None can equal him. Lord
Krishna alone is God but this
guru calls himself Guru Har
Kishan as if he is superior to
Lord Krishna. If he is areal
guru, he should come and inter-
pret Gita to me. The Guru
remained composed and replied:
"The eyes of understanding are
very good but the cataract of
pride blinds people and they
can't see God's way. Such
people suffer pride and they
think everybody else is inferior
to :tbem".
The Sikhs requested the Guru
to permit the Brahmin to see
him. The Guru gladly agreed.
When the $rahmin came, he did
not exchange greetings with the
Guru, hut sat down and said:
"If you call yourself Sri Har
Kishan, you should be greater
than Lord Krishna. You inter-
pret a portion of the Gita for
me'." The Guru replied : ' ''The
modern Brahmins don't possess
any knowledge, They simply
talk and argue fruitlessly. In
future, knowledge ' will
further diminish. What the
Brahmins know is not real
knowledge; they are merely
strangers. to God. I have not
read the Gita and if I am to
interpret it for you, you will say
I have done so with some super-
natural- power. Go and ask some
ignorant person who will explajn
the preachings of the Gita to
you. If he fails to do so, I' sball
-do it." The Brahmin went and
brought a water carrier called
.ehhajju from the The
GUldw.ra BangIa Sahib, New Delhi.
Guru looked at him and said :
"You are now a scholar of
divinity. Discuss the teachings
of Shastras with the Brahmin.
As the water carrier and the
Brahmin began to discuss reli-
gious matters, the former gave
such learned interpretations that
the Brahmin stood up in astonish-
ed silence. He was convinced
that the Guru had infused some
supernatural power in the water
carrier. He fell at the feet of the
Guru asked for his forgiveness
for his earlier misconduct and
said: "You are the real holy
Lord Krishna. Make me your
disciple." The Guru gladly
'accepted him as his disciple aDd
asked him to remain humble
and polite and shed all vanity
and pride.
A shrine has heen built at
the site. .
Bangia Sabib
After the .uccession of Guru
Har Kishan, his elder brother
Ram Rai did not reconcile to
the fact of his beComing a Guru
and started a simster campaign
against him. Earlier, Ram Rai
had given a wrong interpretation
to some of the hymns of Sri
Guru Granlh Sahib in order to
please Emperor Aurangzeb and
had thus illcurred the displeasure
of Guru Har Rai. When ,Guru
Har Kishan succeeded Guru
Har Rai, Ram Rai complained
to the E1p.peror against Guru
Har Rai's 'decision. He pointed
out that the missionary work of
the Guru's forerunners would go
waste uoder the child Guru. It
was also said that his , 'followers
would create trouble in the
Punjab if they were allowed to
remain unchecked. The
Emperor, after hearing Ram
Rai, summooedthe child Guru
to his court. ' Aurangzeb thought
it would be easy to use Ram
Rai as his tool if he could get
him the guruship.
When the Emperor's sum
mons reached Kiratpur, Guru
Har Kishan refused to go.
The Sikhs of Delhi also did not
like the idea of the Guru coming
to Delhi. However, the situation
changed when both Mirza Raja
Jai Singh and his son Raja Ram
Singh , iotervened. Raja Jai
Singh took the responsibility of
persuading the Guru to come to
Delhi. He also got an under-
standing from the Emperor that
as long as he was not satisfied
about the succession issue, Guru
. Har Kishan would stay in his
house,
Raja Jai Singh sent a courtier
with valuable presents to
Kiratpur to bring the Guru.
Guru Har Kishan was received
by both the raj'as with due
courtesy and 'honour and was
lodged in their house at Raisina.
However, Guru Har Kishan
avoided meeting the Emperor
and turned down all suggestions
urging him to meet and impress,.
upon Aurangzeb the correctness ,
of his (Guru's) father's decision. ,
The bungalow where the Gum.:
stayed became a Sikh centre and
hundreds of devotees came
his darshan.
Gurdwara BangIa Sahib is
situated near Gale Post Office.
adjacent to Connaught Pl ace in
New Delhi . , The water collected
in Chobacha Sahib is considered
sacred. It is believed that this
water can cure several
The birth anniversary of Guru
Har Kishan is celebrated in
BangIa Sahib in the month of
JUly. A new tank is being
constructed now in the gurd.wara
premises,.
Gurdwara BaJa Sabib
. In March, 1664, Guru Hare
Kishan feU seriously ill at
Delhi. He was suffering from
small pox. On the fifth day of'
his Illness, he told his mother'
that his end was approaching.
She became very sad. With tears .
in her eyes, the we-eping motber
asked the Guru: " Who will
succeed you and guide the
destiny of the Sikhs at the most
crucial juncture of their history?
, How can I live in this world ,
without my beloved and dutifuL
son and protect the throne of the,
Guru from the evil machillati.ona..
of jealous people and renegadeS"
who weI"" great in number. Such
enemies may harass me and not
permit me to liVe in peace. And
above all I shall feel lonely.
Where to fin d your successor 1"
The Guru smiled and in a low
voice replied: "My dear and
respected mother, don't worry
at all. You had a good time.
Better pass your remaining life
in service of the Almighty, who
will fulfil all your desires. You
should remember the, Lord who
shall take care of your oeeds and
meet all your requirements. By
concentrating on Him, you will
attain such a stage in your life as
you will forget all sorrow and .
shall never reDlain awayfrom me,"
The Guru's mother was
by the tender words of the' Guru. ,
He told all not to mouro his ,
death and recite hymns fromJ
Srj Guru Granih Sahib,
The Guru's condition deteno-
rated and he breathed his last
on March 30, 1664 at the ' very
tender age of eight years. His
light blended with the light of
Baba of Bakala, the light of
Guru Nanak. Guru Har
Kishan's body was cremated aD
the banks of ,river YamQll3
where the present gurdwara Balli;
Sahib has been built. As wiJ:Jed :
by the. Guru there were no :
no cries, "DO _
sobblDgs, but only.chantings of
the sacred hymns and recitation
of the Lord's Name.
Bala Sahib is situ'ated .. near -
Nizamuddin railway statioo in ..
New Delhi. ' -
THE "SPOKESMAN" WEEKLY 6 12th July, 1982
!Ever since the independence
'.of India from tbe Britishers, tbe
ruling party breed of tbe
.congress , politicians aod others,
!holding offices at tbe centre and
, in tbe states, have been off and
. on expressing intentions to
:'honour the freedom figbters,
' whether they were battle fight-
l ing heros or had made sacrifices
I n the non-violent movements.
'But , practically, nothing much
' has been done. The politicians
-of the ruling party or those of
tbe opposition are making the
best use of tbese slogans to
The Forgotten Freedom Fighters
By : Col. Atma Siogb PanDO (ReId,)
", retain or regain power. It is
almost befooling the simple
'electorate .
From the recently-held rally
lhe Punjab provincial free-
;dom fighters, it was observed
l',that most of the attendants,
-claiming award; as freedom
fighters, were of an average age
of 4S to SS years, and a very few
mere of 60 years and above. It
1 was felt how can a person, who
' was only 10 or 15 years of age,
: 3S years age in 1947 when indo-
was achieved, could
:1>e a freedom fighter.
What about the real freedom
'_lighters and the members of
,their families who laid down
" tbeir lives in the battle fields or
';.in the non-violent struggles since
.centuries and multiple decades?
The fighting for freedom i, not
against the British to attain
freedom for the country. The
plan was made at Lahore. but
unfortunately the Rissala was
moved to a place called Nasri
near BASRA in Iraq to take
part in the First World War.
One of the boxes of the rear part
of the Ris8a1a got exploded at
railway statioD. The
revolt plan was in that box of
Wasava Singh. All soldiers were
promptly put under arrest. As
a result of interrogations, tbose
who were part of the plan, were
broughi back from Basra. Tbey
were prosecuted at Dagshai (HP)
in conspiracy case, and 12 of
tbem were executed in Ambala
Jail on 3rd Sept, 1915. Out of
tbese 12 executed, 4 Sikb
Sardafs-Tara Singh, Bbagat
Singb, Mota 'Singb, Wadbawa
Singh and one Musalman,
Abdulla, black-smith, belonged
to village Ruri Wa1a, district
Amritsar. The Britisbers tried
tbeir best to beguile Abdulla,
promising bim to make bim
Kban Babadur, an!) to give bim
10 Murabas (250 acres) of land,
if turned an approver, but he
".Hindus must learn from the brave Sikh
nation how to sacrifice . their lives for truth,
dharma and freedom. If Hindus want to survive
as good human beings, they shall have to get at
least one member of their family converted as a
staunch Sikh." .
-Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya
"ll recent affair. It has been going
-on since times immemorial. II
\has been going on against tbe
Afgbans, Iranians, Turks,
Mongols (Mughals from Central
Asia), and the latest against the
Britisb wbo expanded tbeir
empire from the east and soutb-
..west of lhe country.
!Have the Lohars of Rajasthan
' who fougbt baltles under tbe
command of Rana Partap,
Marathas under Shivaji, the
Sikhs under , Banda Singb
'Babadur, and innumerable otbers
wbo gave tbeir lives under tbe
'comm'and of Sikh Missal Sardars
.been forgotten?
' By 1860, when tbe sub-
"<lontinent of India was fully
subdued by lhe Britishers, tbe
,fire for freedom bad nol extin-
:, guished tbe Sikh Namdharis
Jmown as Kukas, restarted the
battle for freedom, Sixty six of
tbem were blown to bits by guns,
'and their leader, Baba Ram
Singh, was poisoned to death in
Rangoon.
Decades again in
1915, the serving Sikh soldiers
of 23rd Rissala planned a revolt
blankly said" ".1 have lived with
sardars, and sball die with
them". And be was one of tbe
12 who were hanged.
Almost at tbe same time,
primarily tbe Sikb inhabitants
of N ortb American countries of
U.S.A and Canada, and of East
Asian countries returned to their
homeland' in Kamagata Maru
aDd , otber ships to regain its
freedom from tbe Britisb rulets.
They suffered beavy casualties.
Quite a few of them were shot
dead or, hanged. They were tbe
real freedom figbters.
Tbe Baisakbi day, tbe
birthday of the Kbalsa Pantb,
in 1919 was the massacre day
for the freedo.m figbters in
Jalianwala Bagb at Amritsar.
Most of them were again Sikhs
who had come to' celebrate the
sacred day, altbough tbe lead-
ing personality and the promi-
, neot speaker was Dr. Kitchlew.
HUDdreds of the audience weie
sbot dead, and thousands were
woullded.
1920' followed in the foot
steps of 1919. Sardar Lacbbman
Singb Dharowalis of Sbeikbu-
pura District and his 200
devoted Sikbs were massacred
in the precincts of the sacred
Gurdwara Nankana Sabib. Tbis
wu all ' done by tbe Mahant
witb the connivance of tbe
British rulers, wbo were more
.,scared of Sikb freedom fighters
tban the Hindus and Muslims,
The exemplary occasion of
non-violent struggle was tbe
moreha of Guru Ka Bagh, 10
miles from Amritsar. latbas of
100 brave Gursikhs each daily
marched fOf 16 days, reciting
Gurhani, to ,collect dry wood
for Guru Ka Langar. And every
day tbey were violently beaten
up by British Otber Ranks and
their Baluchi employees. The
rulers failed to discourage tbem
and ultimately gave way to
them.
This was a unique victory of
the freedoll\ fighters. All tbe
all- India leaders, sucb as
Mabatma Gandbi, Moti Lal
Nebru, Jawabar Lal Nehru
Jinnab, Madan Mohan Malaviy",
came to witness tbis Don-violent
They were extremely
astoDlshed, as they had not
seen sucb a brave and non-
violent struggle, ,pefore . When
Mahatma Garl'lllii was asked
what he thoiTllht ' of these
followers of GuruGobind Singb'
who had converted tbem to be
saint-soldiers, he: said: "only
the brave and good soldiers of
the battle fields would be
capable of tolerating hardships
, non-violently, becanse tbey have
. tra9itions" .
Shri Moban Malaviya,
a staunch Hindu and in tbose
days- V iceChancellor of the
Benaras Hindu University,
openly saip in his speecb to the
large gathering at Manji Sabib
in ' Amritsar :' "Hindus must
learn from tbe brave Sikh Dation
bow to sacrifice their lwe. for
trutb, dbarma and freedom. If
Hindus w.ant to survive as good
human beings, tbey shall bave
to get at least one member of
their family converted as' a
Staunch Sikh". ,.,Tbese words
wqe beard by me personally,
thougb,I was only 10 years old.
Hundreds of Sikbs got
killed and many more wounded
in the Morcha at Jaito. Pandit
Jawahar Lal Nebru was so inucb
impressed iba! he also joined
tbem in the struggle. The Nabha
police arrested bim, and confin-
ed bim into a solitary cell.
There are' innumerable tales
of Sikh freedom figbters, and if
all are recorcied , tbese sball
become a big hook.
Tbe questions whicb can be
PUt to the , present day rulers,
after the achievement of freedom
OD account of the sacrifices made
by the real freedom figbters,
are: .. Have you forgotten them?
Sbould not the families, wbose
members sacrificed their lives,
bore hardsbips, spent long
periods in jails aad had tbeir
properties confiscated to
achieve freedom of tbe country,
be paid attention and well
looked after by giving tbem
,honours, awards and monetary '
allowances J" .
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THE "SPOKESMAN" WEEKLY 7
Ensuing Presidential Election
By ; Prof. Hazara Singh, Punjab AgrIcultural University, Ludhlana
Both tbe candidates for 'the
-presidency of the 'Republic of
India viz. Shri H.R. Khanna and
,-Giani Zail Singh hail from the
Punjab. The former is the third
, choice of the heterogeneous
opposition groups and tbe latter
is the unanimous selection of the
' Congress (I) which rules at the
, centre as well as in majority of
,t,he states. Giani Zail Singb's
"nomination has been hailed by
regional parties \Iike A.D.M.K.
and D.M.K. of Tamil Nadu.
lbe National Conference which
rules over I and K has also
announced its support to him.
The Akali DaIs of Punjab
(L & T) mayor may not vote
for him. But it is a harsh reali-
ty that they may oppose Giani
Zail Singh symbolically only,
for otherwise they will be fur-
ther alienated from the Sikh
masses, because Giani i. , the
first Sikh as well as Punjabi to
be put up for the highest ollice
' in the Republic of India. Even
,if the Akalis may not like to
miss the opportunity to demons-
trate their resentment against
,the alleged indifference of the
Centre towards their demands,
tbey may, ultimately boycott
the poll only, which will also be
an indirect support to Giani
,Zail Singh. The wishful tbinking
,of the opposition groups that
there may be cross voting lead-
ing to the erosion of the voting
strength of Congress (I) has been
belied by the election of Speakers
,of the Legislative Assemblies of
Himachal Pradesh and Haryana.
As such it is a foregone con-
clusion' that Giani Zail Singh
-will win with an impressive
majority.
Myth of a Consensus '
Candidate
A parliamentary democracy
'based on multiparty system does
'not envisage a consensus candi-
,date for any elected ollice,
because the party in power is
,accountable for its promises
,and performances mainly to the
iOlectorate. Under such a sys-
'Iem the Prime MinIster rules
'aDd the President merely reigns.
Shri Neelam Sanjiva Reddy,
'who had been elected unopposed
'as the President of India in
July 1977 was denounced in
August 1979 by Sbri Chander
Shekhar, President of the then
ruling Janta Party and ," the
author of the myth of the
President by Consensus, when
Mr Reddy used his constitu-
tional discretion in inviting
Chaudhry Charan Singh to form
a government at the Centre. Mr
Shekhar threatened to, launch
impeachment process against the
President and even declared that
the Janta Party would go to tbe
midterm polls with the impeach-
ment of Mr Reddy as thecardi-
nal point of its manifesto. The
Head ,of State had never been
slighted like that and the affront
was all the more painful because
it was hurled at the President
chosen by Consensus. In fact, the
consensus move was that of con-
venience alone because the then
ruling Janta ' Party was not sure
of tbe victory of its candidate
through a contest. Now its rem-
nant splinter groups have been
barping on tbe old theme
because they can not defeat a
Congress (I) candidate and are
not prepared to accept that fact
with grace.
The sole aim of the erstwhile
Janta constituents is to embar-
rass Mrs Indira Gandhi. It was
unetbical on tbeir part to float
the name of Shri M.
Hidayatullah, witbout seeking
his prior concurrence. They
displayed lack of foresight and
maturity, when they rushed to
announce the name of silver
tongued Prof. Hiren Mukerji of
CPI as their second choice, with-
out ascertaining whether their
candidate was eligible to file
nomination papers or not. Their
third choice fell on Shri H.R.
Khanna, who has so far per-
formed a hat tricl:: in submitt-
ing resignations. He resigned as
a Judge of the Supreme Court
in 1976, when a colleague junior
to him on that bencb was
appointed as Cbief Justice. As a
, reward for that martyrdom he
was offered the Chairmanship
of Law Commission by tbe
Morarji Government, which post
he quitted in August 1979 for
being inducted into tbe Charan
Singh G,overnment as Law
Minister. He resigned within
twenty four hours of bis taking
tbe oath on the plea tbat be had
not been able to apply bis judi-
cial mind to the offer of Cb.
Charan Singh while accepting
it and discovered later only that
Chaudhry was beading a mino-
rity Government. He will not
take long to realize tbat he bas
been picked up as their candi-
dale by the splinter groups wbo
are in a minority at the Centre
as well as in the states as a
wbole.
No worse ridicule could
12th July, 1982
have been burled at Mr Khanna
by none else than Chaudbry
Cbaran Singh bimself when tbe
latter while escorting tbe former ,
for the oath-taking ceremony in
August 1979 remarked tbat tbe
willy-nilly manner in wbich Mr
KbilDna, was proceeding made
bim look like , a goat being
dragged to a , slaugbter bouse,
No better tribute could have
been paid to Giani Zail Singh
than tbe declaration of Dr
Swami of the Janta Party, wben '
he announced that vis-a-vis
Professor Hiren Mukerji, be
would vote for Giaai Zail Singb
defying even the wbip' of his
party, because the Giani was a
nationalist to whicb test the
silver tongued Professor Mukerji
of C.P.r. did not conform.
Tirade Against Zail Singb
ChaUdhry Cbaran Singh, out
of sheer frUstration, bas launcb-
ed a tirade against Giani Zail
Singh by referring to the find-
ings of the Enquiring Authority
headed ,by Justice Gurdev Singh. ,
It is wrong to call that body a
commission. Tbe Punjab
Government did not find any
substance in those findings and
consequently filed the report.
There is also a whispering
campaign that the election of
Giani Zail Singh as the President
of India would pave the way for
the introduction of a presiden-
tial form of government. Such
a switch-over is possible only
through the amendment of the
Constitution, for which a pro-
cedure has been laid down in
that text itself. It is the success-
' ful .observance of the prescribed
procedure whicb will bring forth
a presidential form of govern-
ment, and not the installation
of Giani Zail Singh as the
President of India.
,In case the Prime Minister
has a like minded person as tbe
President, a more orderly gover-
nance of the country gets assur-
ed than the tug of war which
may occasionally take place
between the Prime Minister and
the President imposed through
consensus.
Botb the candidates have
their own merit. The Giani
represents the tradition 'Prom
Log ' Cabin to White House'
i.e. a person of humble orig;';
who has risen to eminence in
public life through devotion to
a cause and unswerving loyalty
to hi. organisation. Mr Khanna
bailing from a comparatively
well off famIly of Amritsar,
p o s s s ~ s the advantage of higher
educatIOn and judiCial experien-
ce. The fitful manner in Which
he had been quitting his assign-
ments reflects a SUbjective
attitude, not conducive to team
spirit, which is essential While
dealing with a council of
ministers.
THE "SPOKESMAN" WEEKLY
BOOK REVIEW
The Memoirs. of a Mabarani
A PRINCESS REMEMBERS
(Tbe Memoirs of tbe Maharani
of Jaipur) by Gayatri Devi of
Jaipur and Santba RaiDa Rau.
published by Vikas PubJisbiDg
House as Tar8l!g Paperback,
.i.gos 335, price Rs 20. .
Tbis is the first Indian edi-
tion (1982) of the book which
was earlier published iD the U.K.
and the U S. A. simultaneously.
It contains the recollections of
Maharani Gayatri Devi, the
daughter of the Maharaja <if
Cooch Behar; the widow of tbe
Maharaja Sawai Man Singh of
laipur and the grand daugbter
(on the . maternal side). of .the
Maharaja Gaekwad of Baroda.
Sketched in between, in an in-
formal way, is the history of
the priDcely states of India from
the height of their power till
their derecognilion.
family and social life. of palace
restrictions, of the duties and
delights of Royalty, of the parti-
es and other joyful celebrations
of old days, of the agony and
triumph at the time of birth
of new India and the
and ineaningless world of public
lifc" .
The book describes Maharaja
Sawai Man Singh of J aipur as a
just., patriotic and benevolent
ruler, a patron of Rajasthani
art and architecture and builder
of modern Jaipur. It highlights
his achievements as a Champion
of polo, as a Member of Parlia-
ment. Rajpramukh of Rajasthan
and Am bassador to Spain, as
well his disappointments with
the ruling party afler indepen-
dence as a result of derecogni-
tion of the Princely Order and
later On abolition of their privy
purses. It was during a polo-
match played in England in 1970
that the Maharaja feU down
unconscious and hreathed his
last.
Nearly fift:r illustrations
8
never kept, as a result of which
Sikhs never got an area in which
tbey could enjoy. as 1awaharlal
Nehru said, the "glow of free'
dam". Successive prime minis ..
ters-Nehru, Shastri and Mrs
Gandhi-indulged in discrimina-
tion against Sikhs While Morarji
Desai turned a deafeu to their
pleas. .
The second part deals with
the recent events , especially the
murder of Lala Jagat Narain of
Jullundur, bijacking of an
Indian Airlines plane to Lahore,
aDd olher acts of violeuce. The
author seekS to naii the lie in the
. bud that Dal Khalsa men are
uDpatriotic separatists. They
only want the Sikhs to be given
a fair deal.
Interestingly, three chapters
have been devoted to Sant
lamail Singh Bhindranwale wbo
is a ' Dew, though contentious,
star OD the Sikh, nay Punjab,
firmament. The allegation is .
repeated that he is beiDg
pushed up by Congress (I) to'.
deflate Sant Harchand Singh
Longowal. AnyhOW, the fact
remains that the moderates
among the Akalis are having
a hard time against the tiltras.
The last portion is de'loted
to views expressed by !Den. who
matter most, about the subject-
Dr. Chauban. . Ganga Singh
12th July. 1982
Dhillon. Zail Singh. Darbara.
SiDgh and others. Their'
opinions ate divergent and con-
flict with ODe another but this
was to be expected.
Satinder Singh has presented.
an objective study of th ..
K1ialistan movemen I and placed.
all things in their right pers-
pective. But there are several
factual inaccura:cies. For ins-
tan"., Punjabi and Hindi .wer ..
introduced as twin languages in
Punjab ' schools in June 1948
when Bhim Sen Sachar was cbief"
minister and nol Dr. GopichaDd
Bhargava (page 23). Lachhman
Singh Gill's ministry was not
Akali" . (page 44) but was;af"
defectors from Akali Dal.
Talwandi group dem.ands Des
PUDjab and not "Des Khalsa"
(page 76). Maharaja Ranjit
Singh' s empire stretched upte>
Sutlej in the south and not
"Delhi" (page 82). The World
Sikh CODvention. scheduled for
November 1981 at Nankanll>
Sahib, was DOl held at all (page.
98) and was cancelled at the last
moment after protests from New
Delhi. And the ' "Spokesman'"
Weekly has always been publish-
ed from New Delbi and not
"Chandigarh" (page Ia4). Tl;1e
numerous printing errors also
take away a lot of shine from an
otherwise good narrative.
-Charanjit Singh
Famous as "one of India's
most glamorous aDd wealthy
aristocrats' and ODe of the world's
most beautiful women .... Gayalri
Devi has , in collaboration with
Santha Rama Rau, traced
quite fraDkly and lucidly the
life events of her grand parents,
parents and her OWD self as the
third MaharaDi of Jaipur and
later on as Member of Parlia-
ment elected on Swat antra Party
ticket with an overwhelming
majority. She has given accnrate
depict tbe vanous important
events of the State, including
visits of several dignitaries from
abroad. The vocabulary . used
and the style of writing the book
are flawless which make the
narrative . interesting for !-he
Tbe Genuine. Secrets of . Life
and vivid descriptions of her
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ed . "consulates" in several centre having only deTente. witb itl1normal control over
countries, bas issued Khalistan external affairs, cuq-eocy' \!in'tI :forces. . Theosopby is
passports to bis followers, and communications. Titis. second not 1I;fft of beliefs, nOt even the
has circulated Khalistan . cur- premise is based on 'the famous noblest or the subtlest. It is
rency and stamps. Within An.and}:>ur Sahib ' ResOlution ' intangible im-
India, the slogan has been pIck- whIch has been. ad'()pted. by ' and so ever " Itme-
ed up by Dal Khalsa and the !'our facltons 'of Shlr?maDl . Jess : : It can be expenenced but
several other leaders who nurture Akah Dal. The gene", Iles m . 'oaDnot be found by engaging
a sneaking sympatby for it. the frustration felt by Sikhs of in a tbougbt It
If Dr. Cbauhan and Dal all hues and creeds Over the is divine wisd.om" and not
Khalsa bave begun to hurl claws stepmotherly treUment given by knowledge. The Upanishads
at tbe present rulers of India, New Delhi to tbem and P.linj/lb .described it as Para Vidya or
they themselves must accept a where they are concentrated Brah!"a Vidya. Its . main mes-
few good raps on tbe !Dos!. If some. of tbeeconomlc, sage IS: That Art Thou ..
II will help the student tt>
separate wheat from chalf and,.
thus, assist him to move onhi,.
spiritual journey with .great . joy
happiness .
Lord Buddba told his disci-
pIes: .. My sermOns are Only
fingers pointing "the way". 51>
are all books. all guTUS, . all
scriptures. all expressions.
., Likewise, Theosophy that is.
expressed is just a pointer. And
a pointer is n.ot. a
rather it ii:a .point of"departure_
All expressions' are but symbols;
if one mistakes -the 'symbol for
the substance, then confasion
aDd distortion are' bound ,tc>
arise. All manifestation is but a
symbol of the Ultimate Reality.
Deception . and hypoci:.isy
Dr Chauhan was a non-entity If not pohtIcal, demands of In 'her book, The VOIce of
he was catapulted into Akalis had been conceded by tbe Silence, Madam Blavatasky
prominence by the centre, the Kbalistan .. slogan tbe people. to know
. and made finance mi.mster lD would have lost most of Its VOId of the seemmg fuIness In
1960's in Punjab. Having tasted adherents. 'order to comprehend tbe full-
power once, be now craves for The. book ut;'der review has ness of the seeming voi? Th.e
pastures and positions neW. LIke- been, flghtly, dlVlded !Uto tbree by Mehta deals lD det3i1
wise, Dal Khalsa is the brain- portioDs. The first part gives us With .the Yoga of TheosoJlhy
child of CODgress (I) . It took a peep into the bIStorical events, WIth Its sevenfold path leading
its birth in Congres Bhavan at beginDing wiIh lhe J 947 parti- to Prajna or Wisdom which
Chandigarh in March 1978 and tioD and the solemn assurances alone man tv find last-
was subsequently given full given by Congress leaders to IDg solullons to the ballllng .
support by CODgress men if only Sikhs. Tbese pledges were psychologIcal problems of hfe.
have iDvaded all 'spheres of"
modem life, for we have assign-
ed to knowledge the task which
it 'can never ' discharge. In this.>
effort >werhaiie taken .to masked-
e"istence, and it "is this mask
which is ' the root cause of OUT
tensions and strains. AnI! in 1be
modern ch'i1isation, with .the
pomp and 'gr-andeur of OUttT
'riches and their proliferation.
we have 'Iost sigbt of creative
liviDg. Neither scientific knowled-
ge nor psychic insight can give
the man what he is seeking i.e.
the genuine secrets of life. But
as Patanjali said, wisdom . alone
enables one to get inSight intc>
everything. And it is this philo-
sophy which has been ably
argued and illustrated by Mehta
in bis brilliant book. >
-R.L Bhagat, Advocate
THE "SPOKESMAN"' WEEKLY
Religious, Cultural and Social Activities in Capital
Gold Khanda at
Gurdwara RakabganjSahib
By : Sardar Piara Singb, M.A.
, 21 Kilograms Gold Khanda secular character, political
' was taken in procession from wisdom and the installation of
Gurdwara BangIa Sahib, where his 22 ft. high stalue at a central
thousands of Sikhs collected to spot will be the most befitting
' have Darshan of the holy tribute from the nation", said
,}{handa Sahib, which was made Shri Vasant Sathe, Minister for
' from tbe gold ornaments, rings, Information and Broadcasting,
' bangles donated by. the generous who was speaking at the 143rd
' Sikh ladies to Baba . Harbans death anniversary of Maharaja
'Singh Kar SelVa Wale. Ranjit Singh, organised by
" Baba Harbans Singh bas Mabaraja Ranjit Singh Trust at
' been doing yeoman service to , Mavlankar Hall, under the
the Panth by constructing presidentship of Shri S.L.
, Sarovers, Historical Sikh Khurana, Lt Governor, Delhi
Gurdwaras for the last 50 years. and Cha.irman of the Trust.
'Bangia Sahib Gol d Speaking on the . occasion
:Kalash at the Gobind Langar Shri Khurana said., that
Hall, Lakhi Shah Vanjara Hall Maharaja Ranjit Singh was the
at Gurdwara R.kab Ganj, best Indian of, his time and
'Paonta Sahib Gurdwara. Pir gained success. ' and achieved
lIudhu Shah Asthan, Gurdwara progress in ' all fields . was
Nanakmata, Gurdw.lfa Baoli known for -welding India and
'Sahib, PahelVa Kurukshter, integrating fragmerited ' states .
,Gurdwara Moti Bagb, Gurdwara It went to his "'credit that not
Sahib, " Gurdwara only be repulsed the ,. attacks of
,Gai Ghat Patna Sahib, .Diwan foreign invaders " but also
Hall Fateh Garb Sahib, launcbed mil itary operations to
-Qurdwara ,Nanakpuri UP, Garhi extend the ' ,frOntiers 'of' his
Qamkor Sahib, and otbers, domain and established his rule
" Earlier Gold Khanda :bas K b I c<. ' Kh I
I' nstalled at Gurdwara Mati upto It ' u. =t1 uranii' a so
oc abour the ' administrative
Bagh also. . ' . ability 'of the Maharaja' and' his
The procession and open patronage:to a caJigraphis(. who
Darshan for the Holy. Kha"da had Written ' Quraan which ' ,he
this time was arranged on the bought for ,an amount o.f RUPees
demands of Sadh Sangat. . The ten thousand , ' He also outlined
Khanda was taken in procession the of cuhural . complex
led by Sardar Jaswant Singh and Ihe Trust will De spending
Kochhar, Bakshi Joginder Singh, . ,nearly two and a half crorc' for
Sardar Avtar Sjngh Sethi" and various . , to
Sardar Balw!lnt Singh Cl1atbra1h . perpetuate . tbe memory of
in the midst of showering of rose Maharaja Ranjit Singh. ,
petals at Gurdwara Rakab Garij E r S d . M .. S' h
Sahl
b. After the installation ar ler ar ar anJ.t lng,
Secretary General of Trust and
of the Khanda, Baba Harbans Dr. IndeJjit Singh, Managing
Singb distributed parshad to Trustee welcomed Shri S.L.
the sangat collected in large Khurana and Shri Vasant Sathe
number. . and also briefiy told tbe gather-
Mabaraja Ranjit Singb jng about the objectives ' of the
Statue Trust . The present 22' (t. statue
9
"It is a great historic day in . of the Maharaja is the highest
India as we celebrate the death and costs over 50 lacs and has '
anniversary of . Mabaraja .. been accomplished ,by_ a famous
Singh. who is well known for artISt.
TV & AIR
At the monthly Teleclub
meeting a Sikh member suggest-
ed that every week half an hour
programme of Sarv SanjIJ
Gurbani should be telecast for
the benefit of the viewers. The
reponse of the Information and
Broadcasting Minister, Shri
Vasant Sathe was encollfaging
as he expressed some difficulty
to set the programme weekly but
suggested to the officials that at
least a beginning can be made by
arranging the programme
fortnightly. The official express-
ed inability to do it for the fear
of similar demands from other
communities. . The Minister
again intervened and said that
a beginning at least can be
made. As there is not much of
Punjabi programme by Delhi
Doorshan, inclusion of a Punjabi
song by popular artist Gurdas
Maan in Aap Ke Liay was very
12th July, 1982
much appreciated.
A report by Devinder Singh
was broadcast by Delhi
Radio on Maharaja Ranjit
Singh's anniversary perform-
ed in Gurdwara BangIa
Sahib. Kirton fatMs of Bhai
Trilochan Singh, Bhai Mohinder
Singh and Bhai Lal and party
from 'Pakistan rendered inspiring
and melodious Shabads. Speak-
ing on the occasion the Head
Granthi Giani Hem Singh said
that it . was Maharaja Ranjit
Singh who put Gold plates on
Harminder Sahib which is now
popularly known as Golden
Temple.
Apart from the Sbabads
rendered - in the sponsored
programmes of Texla TV and
Punjab & Sind Bank, poems by
Shri O.P. ' Anand, Assistant
Director, Languages Department
and report On Banda Bahadur
were equally satisfying.
All-Round Progress by
Punjab & Sind Bank
Punjab & Sind Bank which was founded 'in 1908 at
Amrit.sar has entered the 75th year of its service to the
nation in June this year. The bank has made all round
progress particularly in the last two decades.
, II! 1947, when the country was tbe City of Amrltsar. The SOOtb
faced with Punjab & brancb of the bank was opened
Sind BaI!k was reft witb only a1 Gofudwal Sabib on 11th May,
two branches viz. Amritsar and 1979 which was also the SOOth
LUdbiana . The otber branches birth day of Guru ADJar Das
came in area now forming part which Was celebrated at this
of Pakistan. The bank was not historical .. place . . . The , bank's
deterred by the onslaught of tota:! branches were 559 at the
partition. The /inancial.strength end of 1981 of which 27, in
it had ' bUiJI-l,lp, in t.he four . rural aud 94 in semi-Iirban
upto ' 1947 ' helped . in ,areas. . .
$Otting up a unique example . . "London Brancb
making it the only private sector . Punjab & Sind Bank was the
_paid a rupee for only non-nationalised bank to
rupee, with to its open an overseas branc!l. In 1977
depositnr.s. . .' . the bank opened . its foreign
, Deposits , branch atSollthall, London, to
In the past two decades the cater to the needs of the Indian
ba'!k an unprece4ented Comll!unity in ,and'
, growth. The progress , mad", . in also. to help" increase foreign
the last two decades is .note exchange bllsiness. . . .. .
worthy. .' ,: , .: .' International Bankillg
In 1960 . the , deposits: . 'Yere , The ' bank has' . now. 4
,Its. 2.13 crOres and advances Int t' I B k'
'''Rs, \;46. crores. In 1970 the erna 10na an 109 Divisions
at . New Delhi, ' Jullundur
deposits .rose to Rs. ,14.96 crores Ludhiana & Calcutta to cate:
a.nd advances .. Rs . 9)8 crores the needs of expor.!ers,
.and in I .. J )!e ... deposits Importers and , Non-Regidents.
were , Rs . 727.82 cr.ores and The ' bank also plans to open
aavances Rs. 480.00 . crores. such ' International . Banking
'ot this, to . the Divisions ,at Bombay. and Mad-
priority. sector ' alone . were rll.$'. The Bank has recently open-
.R . 201 crores, being 42,64% of ed its Merchant Banking Bureau
the tOJal advances . .. The ,bank coinciding with its 75th, birth:
!las always strived . to help the d
ay. ,
,;weaker section of tbe society. . Employment Opportunity
Brancb Expansion . Tbe bank has 'grown mgnifold
In the year 1968, the bank in' the last two decades and
'had 13 brancbes. The first break consequently . has prOvided
throllgh came ' in December, employment opportunity to more
1968, when the bank opened its and mOre persons. The total
14th branch in Haryana. After staff strength as On 31.12.81 was
this the bank never looked back. over 10,000.
Tbe branches increased every The bank has established its
month and every year. The own training institutions at New
400tb branch of the bank was Delhi and Chandigarh, . where
opened on the 17th December, the receive training
1976 which coincided with the both In general and specialised
400th Year Found.tioD Day of ' fields.
THE "SPOKESMAN" WEEKLY 10 12th July, 1982
Letters TC) .. ,'l;he Editor
,sible for bringing selfsufficiency while gomg through' his letter
in food, and thus uphold the easily make' .out whetheT the
hODo\l[ Qfthp country. .. wTiter is a Sikh or a Hindu.
It would be worth going into May be, because of the pervad-
as to who has been passing the ing atmosphere in the country,
national secTets to the Sikh Generals have given
Not the Sikhs. vent to theiT feeling of insecuTity_
'White Paper' and retired Sikh Generals
It is a pity, and depicts And for the very same reason
diseased state of affairs, that in Sheikh Abdulla, Who brought
the India of to-day eveTything is the' J & K to India, had -to-
considered fTom a cOmmunal lament li/teT, as quoted in Of-
angle. This is " evident Pardeep Sail1l.i's letteT publisl\ed.
evell from the ,!ddress.e.\I in thenext cO!\f,Illn.
Sir , Brigadier Kapil Dev
Pachnanda , in a letter to {The
"Tribune", 22 June, 1982), has
objected to the certain retired
Sikh Generals being signatories
to the " White Paper" produced
by the Council of Sikh Affairs,
Chandigarh, That this act of
theirs , in the Brigadier' s opi-
nion, Hwill cause a serious com-
motion amongst the ex-service-
men and also in the reg!llar
armed forces, and any
t\lm out to be a <leath warrant'
of their unity" , This is baseless.
It is well known a fact tha.! the
soldier of t",day is not as
d\lm b as he might have been
befoTe 1947. He is affected by
and takes inteTest in, the day to
day happenings taking place in
the respective regions . Th,e ,me"
from the Punjab be.mg m,ostJy
from the ' rural agricultuTal
classes aTe alTeady m ' the know
of, the effects of the Tecent
decision 'OveT the dis,trli>uJioI) o(
the TiveTs wateT; i.e. e.ven before
above "White 'Paper'" wa.
"ublisiled, lhe '!nity,
etc'.; in the armed fOTCes . is not
by suc,h,
paTt rehr,ed ' Silt'll
Generals, hut 'by the way tIil'
serving oflicers treat orhanflli:
tbem. " . ' ..
It is tTue tha" a
number of the Punjabis who
migTate4.. fT9!n, aie
settled ' In Harya,nl\, H.P.,
Itajasthan; and a ' few in other
State. As sllch the areas
with PunjabiSbeilig 'in a' large
majoTity . shollld hl!Ve foTlileil
partof,tbe Punjab. BJif it is iiot
sO, ' The reason being that 'a
ott,he PUnjabi ,. Hind",
nave ' denied ' PUnjabi to. be
their mother-tongue;' aud , fal-
selyopti:dfot Hiiiilli. TIie"result
was Haryano was cToated, and
.. some and bea}'t-iful
[orcst land" was cedOd to
Himachal Pradesh. I am .nire if
Punjab; . Hindus even now' start
owning Punjab;, this would bring
unity amongst the Slkhz and
"indus of the Punjab , and nwst.
of the in Ih! Punjab
would disappear.
As for the Punjab, if one
caTefully looks into the ' events
that have taken place since
1947, it, would be , quite, cleaT
thai it is only the Alealis who
have up' the cause of the
Punjab and Punjabi, and fought
for it, No other party, national
OT Tegional, has done , a bit in
this direction. If Akalis deman-
ded a PUiljabi'speakjog state,
the PUnjabi Hindus instead of
supportmg the demand 0l?posed
it. Akalis wanted PUnjab to
retain the contTol tbe Bhakhra
complex, no other PUojabi
supported them.
Last year, some one from
the majority community said
that Punjab .. does not hclong
to a haodful of Akalis , alone,
but also to other communities
as and to the "nation" as a
whole". (The" Tribune", I 4th
1981). I agTee wit.h him.
But meTe theoTising is not gQOd
el)ough; one has to work for
sustaining claim. Even the
Press dominated by the majority
comlDu(lity (The "TTibune" being
no exceptiQn-I have been
Tegularly . reading this papet
sioce March 1968) has acted in
a similaT manner.
Now the other point Taised
by the Briga<!teT. I am sure, if
not all but 'most of the army
officers are awaTe of what is
wTitten in the Chetwood Hall at
the I.M,A'" DehTa Dun: "rh.
safety,honouT and welfare of
the country conie fiTst, always
an,<! eveTytime .... .. " As regards
the honour, safety and welfaTe
of ' the country is conceTned the
$i)dIs hav,e never lagged behind.
Ii 'is uppermost in their minds.
B\lt tbey do not theorise O!l!y,
theY it. The. Sikbs
aSked for the .paTtitioD ofth.e
pre-p-aTtition Punjab and 'got the
ersllvhile East Punja.b. for
lll<!ia. OtherWise, the Pakistan
b.onler. \l:ould have. bee.o aJol)g
tile. 1!!!DIia . TiveT; all,d
qlu!flnot lIave the,
o(lll!!ia; They Ilav.- eV,en
wards. prpv.ed their ' loyany!,o
their country , i.e. Bharll!, d!iiil!g
the '!I,aJfo, with Pakistan
alld Ghina', It '.was a Sikh
'Genera!-"who refused to withdTaw
ilis fOTce to the east of ,tlie ' Bea.
riYer; ... hen. sooTdere<! by' the
Army Chief (a member ' of the
majority, community) dllrmg
1965 Indo--Pakwar. The, 'Sikh
QeneraJ thU5 tAA
d,stricts ' of Amritsar . and
fa!Hpg in the hands
of ' p"klstan, 3J1.d conse,quently
endanS*Ting 'olj,T po$ition, in ' the
1 & K,''' The Sikh GeneTal up-
the Country's hODOl/,r,
DUTing the same war, the Sikh
wOlI\e!1 cooked food for the
fightingjaWans, and it was caTri-
ed by ' the Sikhs and
delivered to the: soldieTs fighting
on the fTon't. Can this be said
of anyot.her ;;ammuni!y? No.
The Sikh pToughDJan ploughs
his land riibt upto the bOTder
with Pakilltan, He incurred" con-
to you; without lookfug at the ' - Lt. Col. QulchaTaQ Singh
na!!le of the wTiteT, one ca.n, Julhmdur .
Acts of SilCrih'le allain$t places
of worship . ,
Sir, It is unfoTtunate that such a mischief he should be
sincesometime acts of sacrileges given exempIaTY punishment. If
like placing of head, tail, OT ' leg some one succeeds in committ-
of a dead cow are committed iog a mischief illspite of . aU
by placing these in front of cautions, the management of
Hindu shrines and cigarettes the 'shTine should simply ign",re
are thTown in some Sikh shrines, it and should not inform
at many places shTines have public or the pplice about it . J ,
been put on fire and at other ca.n assure you that if tW.,7
places the leaves of G)lflj Granth' lDJ'.thod is adopted this dTallla
Sahib have been torn. These will slowly die its own deatb, If
mischievous occurTe9ce are on the a PTiest , Qf. a sl)ri,ne sees a piece
and aT. becoming m"re "f dea<,i bc:>!ly or a papket of
frequent and widespread, Thes,e In. or neaT the shri@
activNes he milY ask someije.son !i1!:e" 'DIe
betweell tw_oslsteT c<?mmumtJes to Tem!!Ve the alld pU,t, i,t
Iill}ng il1 pppjab, causild . t.he at a, safe I am 'SlLT;I>
loss or mallyjnl)ocent Ii"", tha! thql!sl!/lf,is of persons of D!
haY,e,suIfeTed froOl, brick way of thjQlj;i,J)g ,,,,QuId ",elQQOlc
bats anI! lat.hi ' cllargc, Dlillion. to rlo type of seTvice. 1;@
worth of proper,iy. has. been True Faith arill nile J!,eliBic:>,i.
destroycc;lb,y ap!ln and afe , not so (ragile a,s to be
fire, !he dilily life of t.lle t!lwn contaminate<!. bY_touchin&. Qf. $
g\I and, animal or by tOllching,a
meql. I. IDqrrTlDg , heavy clgaTette.
expenses by IJl8ssiYe The
police fOTce and m.aking other was desecTeted many' ,In<
Tblf money the invalle,Ts, . all this
comes from, the not do any baTn;! to, the , san!<t.iIY
pilckeN)ft1!e poor, law abIding or splendou"oftbis ",orld wi!!jO
tax Nok,DOwn Shrine, The. Som'
solutiln,of thcpTobiem has been Telllple
feuncL Up to IhiiI time. desecreted ,.Y. tAA in vader$,. nl.W
siDl\arc, committed by ti!llc.,. a.ad tod.lIyit
T.eligious, Eanaljc'j . glllry.-III'!\ :1M
sqNICabsts ,vlew".lI1ld P!WllAAoot of tWs.
BBtldloo.al: Somchmes o.IlIY be (0/l.!;d.
poiltlCai or.,eveD If the Ai>.'tli
. , are c;Iu:ec,t1y or t,o
14'\lrecily, 'JDw.oived, l:Jecause of out an. II ,'
same po/it,ical t/lrq'lgli, ne&.ot,r:li,tilli"'''' ,-
gam &roliglJ. DefaTwus
aC!ililies.: I' feel' that tbis would, be the incl)lfio\l,".,r-
problem Qal\. he solved to a, ,apc;l , P,l,I.\l./abi
cer.tai.n cxteal, if,. the,Jl/a-nager tite ,Pl!wAAi
ments. of the, shrIDes keep a ,c,()\lld '
str,iet . vigil aUeast forsometime,ll,ll\icably. $<Ilve.d, then
to check the iniscroants from w . .,r is w.qn.
doiflg such miscbief. If-some"
_ ,is., caught redliaDded, doi'D, .
. 'ou,. W;f$
Yearly
Life Members.llf, ::as. 8501.
(For ZO,Years) ." '

FOREIGN, COUNTRIES
siderable losses dUTing the 1965 t:;ountry
waT. And when ' tbe time of -
" Iiy , Sea Mail By Air
paying compensation arrived, {},s,A.
tbe agriculturist was Ie If hchind,
) dId t t th U.lt & all o.ther
aTge sums weTe 0 e ou 0 e in 12 , iO,
trader. East African Countries SbUIings 150 ShUifugs.300
AnotheT point, it is the 1"ill,& Dollars 35 . DpU'!rs 65 '
Sikh agTicultuTist who is _ _ __ ::"';,-':":"'''''::''':'':'''_.,-....::......::..=....::..:,.....--,,..-'o...,,...
U.S. 'Dollars 21 u.s. Dollars 45
Canadian Dollat$,zs.. ' :Cudu.1l
THE "SPOKESMAN" WEEKLY 11 12th' July,I982
Vijaya Ghee .
Launched in Delhi
The Andbra Pradesh Dairy
Development Corporation, a State
Government undertaking , laun-
ched its Vijaya ghoe in Delhi
this wi:ek.
Mr. P.P. Williams, managing'
director, told newsmen that the
ghee has been so blended as to
suit the taste of tbe local people
witb regard to the granular
structure and colour. It is as
lIood as tbe traditional bome-
made ghee and has received
the Agmark special grade. It
is reasonably priced as compa-.
red to other brands-Rs. J9.36
for 1/ 2 kg. pack, R,. 38 for I
kg pack and Rs 146 ' for <t kg
pack.
Mr. Williams said the corpo
ration will sooD be D!arketing
c,,!".se and butter chicklets for
IIie! first time in the country.
The Vijaya cheese and butter
launched in Delhi a year ago
have been well received by tbe
consumers and have claimed
30 per cent and 25 per cent
respectively of the local market.
Mr. Willian:s stated that
Andhra Pradesh Dairy Deve-
lopment Corporation plans to
. improve its yearly turnover to
Rs 80 crores by 198283 from
Rs 60 crores likely to be achiev-
ed in the current year ending
September. 1982. '
He said milk is now being
supplied to the corporation by
about three lakh producers and
milk sales are Over Rs 30 crores
at present.
According to Mr Williams,
the nnmber of milk producers
supplying milk to Andhra Dairy
has risen to 3 lakh. Their uncer-
tain and sporadic income from
milk sale. has steadily gone up
to Rs 30 crore a year. The dairy.
has a far-fiung infrastructure
comprising 6 mother dairies, 33
. chilling centres, 20 cooling
cenlfes, Jl district dairies and 6
f:rha:-feed mixing plants. In
17 dairy units are now
ready for commissioning. Its
share capital is Rs 25 crore .
The corporation also pians
to introduce cheese chicklets
shortly for the first time in the
country.
Truth About Punjab Ravi Water Dis$ute
Before 1947, Punjab and Bikaner we-re using 9 and 1.275 MAF respectively of waters. The total
waters of Sutlej, Beasand Ravi being about 32.65 MAl', the un-utilized water of these three rivers that
fell 10 the share of Riparian Punjab after Independence, were 22.375 MAF. Of these waters, 0.65
MAF have gone to J & K State. The table below shows how since 1947, the Centre has distributed
the remaining 2l. 725 .MAF waters of Riparian Punjab among the states of Punjab and non-riparian
Haryana, Rajasthan and Delhi.
Share of each State in MAF of Waters
Year
1947
Puajab
Used 9.0
Unused
21.72S
Hary.na Rajasthan Delbl Total waters Remiirks
, The total of
32 excilides
share of
J.&K. ,
1.275 Used 10.275
Gang-canal Un-used
1954
1955
1976/ 81
1982
Final
Position
30.725
15.325
7.325
3.625
5.00
(includes old

5.00
8.50
8.50 x
5.58*
21.725
32
1.40 21.725
9.40 . 21.725
9,40 0.2 21.725
32.0
Punjab rivers
5.58
* Jamuoa river
Sutlej waters
awarded '8
MAF
awarded 3.7
MAP

14.08-Haryana
including 10.675-Rajasthan
prcpartition .2.Del"i
Use & Jamuna --c' _
waters 12.625 i4.08 10.675 0.2 37.58 . 37.580
; The net result is that where as before the partition Punjab was 9 MAF of its waters ..... today
Its total allotment includillg the prepartition us'; is 12.625 MAF. This means that during .. the last
35 years, where the Centre Government got an opportunity to . distribute 21.725 MAF of Punjab
waters available to it after Independence, it gave only 3.625 ' MAF to Punjab i.e. 16.7% of waters,
giving to non-riparian Haryana, Rajasthan & Delhi the remaining 83.3% of the waters of Punjab.
Where as today the Riparian Punjab has to be content with only 12.6 of its waters, the total waters
available to Haryana & Rajasthan arc 14.08 and 10.675 MAP respectively. It is so incongruous that
where as all the 5.58 MAP of Jamuna waters have been given to Haryana and none to neighbouring
Delhi, the latter has been allotted 0.2 MAF from the far too distant rivers of Punjab. Sucl! is the
patent unfairness of Central decisions made since 1947. No state or people conscious of their just
.and fundamental rights can accet such gross injustice. '
Court Notices
In the Court of
Shri Jagdish Chandra,
District Judge, Delhi .
Guardianship Act Case No.
212/82
. Sh. K.K. Poddar s/o Sh.
Kishori Poddar rio 1-192, Press
Colony, Mayapuri, New Delhi.
Petitioner
Versus
t. State. 2. S.O.S. Children'S
Villages of India through its
Secretary General 506-507
Vishal Bhavan, 95 Nehru Place'
New Delhi. '
The petitioner above-named
having appiied to be appointed
for adoption of the person
of minor Miss Poornima
born on (orphan):
This 17th day of ' July, 1982
has been fixed for hearing
This}th day of July, 1982.
Sd/- District Judge.,
(Seal) Delhi.
In the Court of
Shri Jagdish Chandra,
District Judge, Delhi.
Guardianship Act Case
No. 216/82
Major Lokendra Nath
Khanna, 2. Mrs Suneeta Khanna
nee Suneeta Sehgal both rio
Western Stores Division GREF,
Pathankot (punjab).
Versus Petitioners
Missionary of Charity, 12,
Commissioners Lane, Delhi-54,
2. Sister Teresina, Nirmala
Shishu Bhawan, Missionary of
Charity, 12, Commissioners
Lane, Delhi54.
. The petitioners above-named
having applied for adop-
tion or appointed the guardian of
the person or minor Miss
Tulika, born on 6-1-1982 at
Delhi (orphan). This 17th
Given under my hani and
the seal of the court. This 7th
day of July, 1982.
Sd/- District Judge,
(Seal) Delhi.
In the Court of
Shri Jagdish Chandra;
District Judge, Delhi.
Guardianship Act Case No. 168/82
Sh. Balam Singh s/o Late
Chander Singh rio D361 ,
Kidwai Nagar, New Delhi. .
Versus ... Petitioners
I. State .
The petitioner abovenamed
having applied to be appoin-
ted . the. guardian of the
persoil of .minor Alam Singh &
Km. Himmi residing with tho
petitioner. This. J4'tll day
of July, 1982 ha$ been fixed for
hearing of the application, and
Dotice is hereby given to general
public that if any other relative,
friends, kinsman or well-wisher
of the aforesaid minor desire to
be appointed or declared as
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or in support of this opposition
to the applicant on the
petitioner aforesaid .
Given under my hand and
the seal of the court. This
3rd day of July, 1982.
Given under my hand and
the seal of the court.
Sd/- District Judge,
(Seal) Delhi.
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