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<blockquote data-quote="Chaan Pardesi" data-source="post: 167540" data-attributes="member: 7047"><p>A copy of the news paper article in Punjabi has been pasted here.There</p><p>are many who are not readers or understand in Punjabi, thus, I will try</p><p>and share with the readers the contents of the above original mail by</p><p>Giani Jarnail Singh Ji.</p><p> </p><p>Personally, I had read about this great Sikhs general many years ago;</p><p>and must say almost forgot it myself!He has been compared to General Sr</p><p>Hari Singh Nalwa.Some have compared him to Baba Banda Singh Bahadur.</p><p> </p><p>There are many military traits that were very much similar among all</p><p>Sikh generals of that period.At personal levels the likes and language</p><p>of mentality, actions and expression may not have been the same, but</p><p>where commitment to Sikhi, Khalsa raj,and panthic commitment and their</p><p>military abilities were concerned , there was great parallelity between</p><p>them.That is the most important and crux of the matter in Sikh history</p><p>and as far as Sikh should be concerned.Every other individual has his</p><p>or her own weakness.</p><p> </p><p>I will add to this as I find time to do so.Thus the article may not be</p><p>wholly presented at one go.Pls bear with me.</p><p> </p><p>General Zorawar Singh --[translation]</p><p> </p><p>The first time ever I came to know about General Zorawar Singh was from</p><p>a book written by Brigadier Gurbachan Singh Bal,and published by</p><p>Punjabi University Patiala.As I read the book, I became very</p><p>sensitively intrigued and also many questions arose in my mind about</p><p>the heroic deeds, little known among the Sikhs, of this General of the</p><p>Sikh nation.I became very mesmerised by his victorious abilities and</p><p>military genius and bare</p><p>bravery.</p><p> </p><p>At the same time, questions arose that here we have had an unparalled</p><p>general and so little was known about him and far few people knew about</p><p>his exploits for the Sikh nation.Let alone the Non Sikhs!</p><p> </p><p>We feel strongly hurt, that very little was known about this General of</p><p>the Sikh nation; and in a way he has been cognac chentied and it is </p><p>time we brought him back into the main stream, and made a Sikh </p><p>house hold name just as hari Singh nalwa or Sham Singh Attariwala.</p><p>Unlike the writers of yester years, the air conditioned comfort</p><p>based scholars of today could not be bothered to carry a proper</p><p>research about this great entity and share it with the present</p><p>generations, lest he was forgotten!</p><p>The great writers of Sikhism from yester years put a great effort</p><p>into doing their research and travelling to the places of historical</p><p>interest and signifcance, more than often at their won expanses to</p><p>gather the historical facts and material aand eventually at cost of</p><p>personal time and finances share their knowledge with the Sikh panth.</p><p>These writers included, Giani Dit Singh, Kahn Singh Nabha;Karam Singh</p><p>Historian, among the many more who spared no stone or effort to</p><p>collect all facts relating to Sikh history and shared that knowledge</p><p>with the panth;unlike todays writers who do not see self inconvenience</p><p>as part of their effort to write the factual and proper history of</p><p>Sikhs.</p><p>It was quite conincidental and a lucky break that Brigadier Gurbachan</p><p>Singh was able to follow and trace into the foot steps of General</p><p>Zorawar Singh and recognise the significance, efforts and historical</p><p>significance of General Zorawar Singh 's exploits!Being an army officer</p><p>,Gurbachan Singh ji was able to cover the difficult terrain and other</p><p>difficulties that arose in the course of his trekking the historical</p><p>pursuits of General Zorawar Singh.It was helpful that Brigadier</p><p>Gurbachan Singh Ji being an academic was widely read, and thus able to</p><p>distinguish between facts and unsound evidence of historical</p><p>investigations.It was also important that being a Sikh he was very much</p><p>committed to the Sikh historical causes and determined to establish the</p><p>true story of the Sikhs and General Zorawar Singh to the world at</p><p>large; and this he did without a flaw,and brought to light the heroic</p><p>deeds of a great Sikh general, who by now was almost forgotten had ever</p><p>existed, even among the Sikhs.</p><p>General Zorawar Singh was born in 1876, but by the time he was</p><p>about 18/19 years old; he had learnt all about the traditional weapons</p><p>of war and was very skilled in their use.He became a celeberity master</p><p>in warfare and had natural skills of warfare and leadership; and</p><p>without any question he was seen to be the leader by all around him.</p><p>However what brought him fame for the first time his exploits,during a</p><p>crises whie defending a fortress in Jammu.The fort was attacked, the</p><p>officer in charge wished to negotiate with the attackers and surrender</p><p>the fortress, but when Zorawar Singh came to know this intention of</p><p>his commanding officer, he took some officers into his confidence and</p><p>imprisonned the coward officer, and then took control of the fort</p><p>defences and</p><p>led his men in to battle against the enemy.He not only successfully </p><p>repulsed the attack; but killed many of the attacking enemy and routed</p><p>the remaining enemy soldiers, many of whom fled from the battle field.</p><p>He then got a report prepared and sent it off to his Sovereign,</p><p>Maharajah Ranjit Singh.He eexplained the reasons for his actions and</p><p>the arrest of the military commander.He then sent his report &</p><p>explained the victory and asked the Maharajah for forgiveness in having</p><p>to take such action</p><p>in the defence of the Khalsa Fort.He then went on to mitigate and</p><p>apologise for his behaviour and re-iterated to the Maharajah that</p><p>he[Zorawar Singh Ji]</p><p>will accept any punishment due, if the maharajah thinks his actions are</p><p>deemed to be</p><p>insubordination of the established protocol of the Khalsa</p><p>Army.</p><p> </p><p>Maharajah Ranjit Singh sent for investigation of the issue; after</p><p>it was ascertained that Zorawar Singh's report was honest and true,he</p><p>stripped the imprisoned commander of the command of the fort and</p><p>awarded it to Zorawar Singh.Zorawar Singh now elated by this</p><p>recognistion</p><p>went on to be more determined to serve the Khalsa raj with</p><p>determination, and truly he distinguished himself in the end.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Gurcharan Singh Kulim</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Chaan Pardesi, post: 167540, member: 7047"] A copy of the news paper article in Punjabi has been pasted here.There are many who are not readers or understand in Punjabi, thus, I will try and share with the readers the contents of the above original mail by Giani Jarnail Singh Ji. Personally, I had read about this great Sikhs general many years ago; and must say almost forgot it myself!He has been compared to General Sr Hari Singh Nalwa.Some have compared him to Baba Banda Singh Bahadur. There are many military traits that were very much similar among all Sikh generals of that period.At personal levels the likes and language of mentality, actions and expression may not have been the same, but where commitment to Sikhi, Khalsa raj,and panthic commitment and their military abilities were concerned , there was great parallelity between them.That is the most important and crux of the matter in Sikh history and as far as Sikh should be concerned.Every other individual has his or her own weakness. I will add to this as I find time to do so.Thus the article may not be wholly presented at one go.Pls bear with me. General Zorawar Singh --[translation] The first time ever I came to know about General Zorawar Singh was from a book written by Brigadier Gurbachan Singh Bal,and published by Punjabi University Patiala.As I read the book, I became very sensitively intrigued and also many questions arose in my mind about the heroic deeds, little known among the Sikhs, of this General of the Sikh nation.I became very mesmerised by his victorious abilities and military genius and bare bravery. At the same time, questions arose that here we have had an unparalled general and so little was known about him and far few people knew about his exploits for the Sikh nation.Let alone the Non Sikhs! We feel strongly hurt, that very little was known about this General of the Sikh nation; and in a way he has been cognac chentied and it is time we brought him back into the main stream, and made a Sikh house hold name just as hari Singh nalwa or Sham Singh Attariwala. Unlike the writers of yester years, the air conditioned comfort based scholars of today could not be bothered to carry a proper research about this great entity and share it with the present generations, lest he was forgotten! The great writers of Sikhism from yester years put a great effort into doing their research and travelling to the places of historical interest and signifcance, more than often at their won expanses to gather the historical facts and material aand eventually at cost of personal time and finances share their knowledge with the Sikh panth. These writers included, Giani Dit Singh, Kahn Singh Nabha;Karam Singh Historian, among the many more who spared no stone or effort to collect all facts relating to Sikh history and shared that knowledge with the panth;unlike todays writers who do not see self inconvenience as part of their effort to write the factual and proper history of Sikhs. It was quite conincidental and a lucky break that Brigadier Gurbachan Singh was able to follow and trace into the foot steps of General Zorawar Singh and recognise the significance, efforts and historical significance of General Zorawar Singh 's exploits!Being an army officer ,Gurbachan Singh ji was able to cover the difficult terrain and other difficulties that arose in the course of his trekking the historical pursuits of General Zorawar Singh.It was helpful that Brigadier Gurbachan Singh Ji being an academic was widely read, and thus able to distinguish between facts and unsound evidence of historical investigations.It was also important that being a Sikh he was very much committed to the Sikh historical causes and determined to establish the true story of the Sikhs and General Zorawar Singh to the world at large; and this he did without a flaw,and brought to light the heroic deeds of a great Sikh general, who by now was almost forgotten had ever existed, even among the Sikhs. General Zorawar Singh was born in 1876, but by the time he was about 18/19 years old; he had learnt all about the traditional weapons of war and was very skilled in their use.He became a celeberity master in warfare and had natural skills of warfare and leadership; and without any question he was seen to be the leader by all around him. However what brought him fame for the first time his exploits,during a crises whie defending a fortress in Jammu.The fort was attacked, the officer in charge wished to negotiate with the attackers and surrender the fortress, but when Zorawar Singh came to know this intention of his commanding officer, he took some officers into his confidence and imprisonned the coward officer, and then took control of the fort defences and led his men in to battle against the enemy.He not only successfully repulsed the attack; but killed many of the attacking enemy and routed the remaining enemy soldiers, many of whom fled from the battle field. He then got a report prepared and sent it off to his Sovereign, Maharajah Ranjit Singh.He eexplained the reasons for his actions and the arrest of the military commander.He then sent his report & explained the victory and asked the Maharajah for forgiveness in having to take such action in the defence of the Khalsa Fort.He then went on to mitigate and apologise for his behaviour and re-iterated to the Maharajah that he[Zorawar Singh Ji] will accept any punishment due, if the maharajah thinks his actions are deemed to be insubordination of the established protocol of the Khalsa Army. Maharajah Ranjit Singh sent for investigation of the issue; after it was ascertained that Zorawar Singh's report was honest and true,he stripped the imprisoned commander of the command of the fort and awarded it to Zorawar Singh.Zorawar Singh now elated by this recognistion went on to be more determined to serve the Khalsa raj with determination, and truly he distinguished himself in the end. Gurcharan Singh Kulim [/QUOTE]
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