Remembering Our Heroes

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Shaheed Bhai Beant Singh restored the fallen turban of the Sikh nation to full glory when he assassinated Indira Gandhi on this day in 1984.

I was watching his son, Sarbjit Singh on Akaal Channel on 30th October. Both he and Ravi Singh from Khalsa Aid didn't hold back when criticising so-called panthic jathebandi's. Sarbjit Singh said that at the time of his father's death, Damdami Taksal announced in the press they would financially support his family with tuition fee's for school etc. One year later, upon collecting money from Mehta, they were told there is no more money coming! As Ravi Singh said, we (Sikhs) are ready to buy a car for so-called preachers who come from India, who haven't given any shaheedi. Yet someone who restored our turban back on our head, his son has to struggle to get menial jobs in Australia. Why aren't we helping people like Sarbjit Singh or indeed other shaheed families? Our priorities are totally misplaced.

Mahaan smagams are all well and good, but is that what the shaheed families want? Entrepreneurial Sikhs should invest in Panjab to provide employment for these descendents of great shaheeds. Otherwise, it's just all hot air.

It'll put a few noses out of joint, but sometimes its just got to be said.

UK = Well said DM Singh. Not just the Sikh Qaum - one day the whole of India should recognise our Mahaan Shaheeds for sacrificing their own lives to avoid further bloodshed and Genocide of the innocent in the way Indira and Congress at that time had planned. Personally I believe IGI airport should be renamed in their honour - but the only way we will achieve that is by explaining to more so-called Hindu's what Gurbani is, what it means and what it stands for in terms of the transformation for justice and equality Sikhi can bring to society.

Mahan Shaheeds of Sikh Nation: Sardat Beant Singh ji, Sardar Satwant Singh ji, and Sardar Kehar Singh ji. I agree we are giving money to so-called preachers and not to the Shaheed families. I hope we can change this.

UK = Well said acsap Paji

Bhai Beant Singh jees wife was brought back to punjab with huge support of sikh sangat and she was even elected as MLA. She passed away due by electric shock from washing machine. Anyway my main point is that Bhai Beant Singh jee did what people like me couldn't do it. Sikh Sangataan did what they could do to parivaars of such family and somehow kin of such prestige souls should not depend on others for long time. I am extremely sorry if i offended anyone but i wanted to clear that Sangataan did support such parivaars.

What i really want to see is schools or buildings named after these three mahan shaheeds of kaum.

UK = Singh4Peace Paji ... Bibi Bimal Kaur Khalsa was killed by the central government (it was no random accident). I agree with you that the kin of our shaheeds should not sponge off the Qaum - but equally we must not allow them to go without support (which has often happened and which Khalsa Aid and others have highlighted). The success of Sikhi outside of Punjab will be measured by how many schools we see named after these three Mahaan Shaheeds in Delhi within 20-40years. The drugs connection is a familiar RSS refrain. They blame the Sikhs in the widows colony for being on drugs and they blame the sons of our Shaheeds for being on drugs (often falsely to malign them) because in RSS ruled India the rapist is never at fault - the blame always lies with the rape victim.

Anyways, he said that the only 'wrongdoing' Bhai Kehar Singh Jee did was inspire/convince either Bhai Beant Singh Jee or Bhai Satwant Singh Jee (I forgot which one) to take Khandey Di Pahul.

So the whole case against him was based on that.

For a Sikh to inspire another to take Amrit is a crime and viewed as terrorist activity in some parts of this world.

UK = DSGj bir'ay I believe Bhai Kehar Singh Ji was actually instrumental in both Bhai Beant Singh Ji (his relative) and Bhai Satwant Singh Ji's journeys deeper towards the Khalsa Panth and the Khalsa ethos of self-sacrifice for the greater good of humanity.