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When our parents and family moved from Narwana to Patiala, we came to live in Punjabi Bagh on rent. We had lived in some other parts but due to relevancy to the topic, we will discuss about the Punjabi Bagh. At the Punjabi Bagh, we lived on rent at 157. This was the house where lived late Bhai Amrik Singh of Rara Sahib lived his childhood with his parents Bhai Dalip Singh and Respected Harpal Kaur.
He had great impact on many people during his lifetime and also that Sant Baba Bhupinder Singh also had his sister living their. Thus, most of the great saints, spirituals, and others from Rara Sahib used to visit the place where we lived at rent by then. These were the times from 1965 onwards.
Something that we had learned in childhood started also as described about great souls like Sant Baba Ishar Singh Ji, Sant Baba Kishan Singh Ji and Jathedar Ji as below:
"...By this time since the children had grown up they also
started occupying their mother for `darshan' of Sant Isher Singh ji
Maharaj. Baba ji, who was deeply religious natured from his early
childhood, learnt elementary Punjabi language in Gurmukhi script from
one Sh. Inder Singh `Dafedar' and playing `dholki' (two-faced drum)
from Subae Maraasi of the village and started singing shabads,
(religious hymns) while playing at it. He was so involved in Sikhism
that he participated in Jaito Morcha at the tender age of only 9-10
years. At times, Baba ji used to visit the Dhakki (Rara Sahib) for
`darshan' of Sant Baba Isher Singh ji. However, in 1936, he came for
`darshan' of His Holiness Sant Ishar Singh ji Maharaj, but never to
return back. On orders of Baba Isher Singh ji, Jathedar Ji started
serving in the ‘langar' (Community Kitchen).
While serving in `langar'
Jathedar ji also used to participate in meditating group and also learnt
reading and understanding Guru Granth Sahib from Giani Balbir Singh
Ji. At Rara Sahib, Jathedar ji mastered the art of Gatka from Nihang
Bachan Singh ji. Later on Baba Isher Singh ji included him in his
`Kirtani Jatha' and for playing `dholki'. At this stage Jathedar ji had
started also accompanying Sant Isher Singh ji to all places including
Calcutta , Bombay , Ranchi , Patna , Shimla & Africa. However, from
1954 he was made `Jathedar' (in charge) of the `Hazoori Kirtani Jatha'
and served as such up to the moment His holiness Sant Isher Singh Ji
breathed his last.
Not only had this Jathedar ji also remained under
the command of Sant Kishan Singh Ji Maharaj for about 12 years at Rara
Sahib. After His Holiness, Sant Isher Singh ji left for Sachkhand.
(heavenly abode), Jathedar ji took upon himself with great humility,
the cause of spreading teachings of great Gurus through `Katha-Kirtan'
as desired by Baba Kishan Singh ji Maharaj with the only change that
now Bhai Amrik Singh ji and Bhai Bhupinder Singh ji would sing Shabads
and Jathedar Ji explain the inner meaning of Gurbani to the `Sangat' in
most simple and appealing manner.
However, on Bhai Amrik Singh ji's
`Akaal Challana', the health of Jathedar ji Maharaj deterred and it did
not permit undertaking strenuous busy schedule. Accordingly, his
holiness desired Bhai Bhupinder Singh ji to shoulder the responsibility
of `diwans' and other arrangements. Thus manifested Bhai Bhupinder
Singh ji, now His Holiness Sant Baba Bhupinder Singh Ji (Rara Sahib),
Jarg. On His Almighty's will, in August 1989, Jathedar ji along with
Bhai Bhupinder Singh ji and few other devotees shifted to Jarg to
establish another centre for spreading the message of great Gurus and
Gurbani for the benefit of `Sangat'..." (With thanks from the source: http://gursikhijivan.blogspot.com/2011/11/jathedar-sant-mohinder-singh.html)
The previous part of it:
How Sikhism Finds Works of Universities: 1 (This link may no longer work and function; it does not seem functional anymore)
One may rather read, view and review the following YouTube Research Videos:
Quick YouTube Research Video References: [1] Raja Jagdev Memorial Jarg Sahib, Sant Baba Isher Singh Ji Rara Sahib, Bhai Mani Singh, Giani Thakur Singh Damdami Taksal and R&D Team of EK Gurmukhi
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