Balwant Singh Canadian
blvMq isMG knyfIAn
BweI blvMq isMG (15.9.1882 – 16.3.1917), pu`qr buD isMG, dw jnm ipMf Kurdpur (izlHw jlMDr) ivc hoieAw sI (ieh ipMf Awdmpur dy iblkul nwl lgdw hY)[ skUl dI ividAw pUrI krn mgroN sMn 1905 ivc auh &Oj ivc BrqI ho igAw sI[ Agly swl sMn 1906 ivc auh knyfw clw igAw sI[ vYnkUvr ivc pihlw gurduAwrw bxwaux vwilAW ivcoN auh iek sI; ieh gurduAwrw 22 julweI 1906 dy idn iek ikrwey vwly Gr ivc SurU kIqw igAw sI[ mgroN 19 jnvrI 1908 dy idn gurduAwry vwsqy 1866, sYkMf AYvinaU vwlI QW ‟qy iek nvIN iemwrq lY leI geI sI[ blvMq isMG nUM ies gurduAwry ivc gRMQI dI syvw sONpI geI sI[ sMn 1908-09 ivc knyfw ivc bhuq mMdI dw dOr SurU ho igAw sI[ lokW nUM kMm imlxw muSikl ho igAw sI[ knyfIAn hwkmW ny kuJ knyfw vwsIAW nUM brqwnIAw dI iek klonI hWfUrws ivc Byjx dw plwn bxwieAw sI[ ies skIm hyT swry is`KW nUM aus mulk ivc Byj dyx dI Xojnw bxweI geI sI[ knyfw dy AMdrUnI mwmilAW dy vzIr dy pRweIvyt sYktrI jy.bI. hriknz ny kuJ lokW nUM nwl lY ky hWfUrws dw dOrw kIqw sI; ienHW ivc blvMq isMG vI sI[ au~Qy hwlwq vyK ky vwips Aw ky blvMq isMG Aqy pRo qyjw isMG ny is`KW nUM d`isAw sI ik hoNfrs ivc cMgy hwlwq nhIN hn Aqy aunHW nUM au~Qy nw jwx vwsqy slwh id`qI sI[ ies nwl knyfw srkwr blvMq isMG qoN bhuq AOKI hoeI sI[
sMn 1911 ivc blvMq isMG pMjwb AwieAw sI[ 21 jnvrI 1912 dy idn auh Aqy BweI Bwg isMG Awpxy nwl Awpxy pirvwrW nUM knyfw lY gey sn[ knyfIAn hwkmW ny dohW dy pirvwrW nUM knyfw ivc auqrn dI iejwzq dyx qoN pihlW qW nWh kr id`qI sI, pr vYnkUvr dy is`KW dI j`dojihd sdkw 3 jUn 1912 dy idn aunHW nUM knyfw ivc rihx dI KulH qW dy id`qI geI sI; pr nwl hI ieh vI kih id`qw ik ies qoN mgroN iksy hor pirvwr nUM Awaux nhIN id`qw jwvygw[ ie`Qy blvMq isMG dI pqnI krqwr kOr ny 28 Agsq 1912 dy idn byty hridAwl isMG nUM jnm id`qw sI[
22 &rvrI 1913 dy idn Kwlsw dIvwn soswietI ny blvMq isMG, nrYx isMG Aqy nMd isMG nUM pirvwrW nUM ilAwaux ‟qy pwbMdI dy i^lw& brqwnvI srkwr qk phuMc krn dI izMmydwrI lweI sI[ ienHW iqMnW is`KW dw fYpUtySn pihlW lMfn igAw sI Aqy iPr id`lI jw ky au~QoN dy brqwnvI hwkmW qk phuMc kIqI sI; pr koeI is`tw nhIN inkilAw sI[ 8 Agsq 1913 dy idn blvMq isMG ny brYflw hwl lwhOr ivc is`K AwgUAW dy iek`T ivc qkrIr kr ky knyfw ivc is`KW dy hwlwq bwry jwxkwrI id`qI sI[ ies mgroN aus ny hor jgh jw ky vI is`KW nUM knyfw dy is`KW dI hwlq dw ibAwn kIqw sI[ 18 sqMbr 1913 dy idn blvMq isMG ny iSmlw ivc iek mItMg dOrwn pMjwb dy lY&tInYNt gvrnr mweIkl aufvwier dy mUMh ‟qy aus nUM AijhIAW ^rIAW-KrIAW suxweIAW sn ik auh Ctptw au~iTAw sI[ aufvwier ny AwpxI ikqwb „ieMfIAw AYz AweI inaU iet‟ ivc s&w 191 ‟qy ies Gtnw dw izkr kIqw sI (aufvwier ny blvMq isMG dIAW g`lW nUM hmySw Awpxy idl ivc lweI r`iKAw sI Aqy aus vwsqy AwpxI n&rq nUM aus dI &WsI qIk vI BulwieAw nhIN sI)[
5 AkqUbr 1913 dy idn blvMq isMG ny Bwrq ivc brqwnIAw dy vwiesrwey lwrf hwrifMg nwl mulwkwq kr ky knyfw ivc iemIgrySn A&srW dIAW izAwdqIAW dI inDVk ho ky pySkwrI kIqI sI[ 20 dsMbr 1913 dy idn ies fYputySn ny vwiesrwey nUM knyfw ivc is`KW nwl ivqkry sbMDI iek mYmorMfm vI id`qw sI[
ie`Qy ieh d`sxw zrUrI hY ik blvMq isMG v`loN phuMc kIqy jwx dy bwvjUd lwlw lwjpq rwey ny knyfw dy is`KW dI koeI vI mdd krn qoN korI nWh kr id`qI sI (hwlWik lwlw lwjpq rwey knyfw dy is`KW qoN audoN dy 70 hzwr fwlr iek`Ty kr ky ilAwieAw hoieAw sI)[ ieM\ hI cI& Kwlsw dIvwn dy AwgUAW ny vI koeI mdd krn qoN nWh kr id`qI sI[ isr& qyjw isMG smuMdrI Aqy mwstr qwrw isMG ny knyfw dy is`KW vwsqy A^bwrW ivc ilK ky hwA dw nwArw mwirAw sI[
vqn qoN knyfw vwpsI smNy blvMq isMG dI mulwkwq rsqy ivc mugI (jpwn) ivc kwmwgwtw mwrU jhwz iljw rhy (bwbw) guridq isMG srhwlI nwl hoeI sI[ jd kwmwgwtw mwrU jhwz vYnkUvr pu`jw sI Aqy aus dy muswi&rW nUM auqrn nhIN id`qw jw irhw sI qW knyfw dy is`KW ny aunHW dI mdd krn vwsqy iek “Sor kmytI” bxweI sI; blvMq isMG nUM iek kmytI dw mYNbr bxwieAw igAw sI[ blvMq isMG Aqy myvw isMG 23 julweI 1914 dy idn AmrIkw qoN hiQAwr lYx vwsqy inkly sn ik knyfIAn hwkmW ny aunHW nUM srh`d ‟qy igR&qwr kr ilAw sI Aqy kwmwgwtw mwrU jhwz dy vwips jwx qoN mgroN hI irhw kIqw sI[
ies mgroN 5 sqMbr 1914 dy idn bylw isMG ijAwx ny gurduAwry ivc BweI Bwg isMG Aqy BweI bqn isMG nUM kql kr id`qw sI[ ies mgroN 21 AkqUbr 1914 dy idn myvw isMG lopoky ny is`KW dy i^lw& swizSW krn vwly A&sr hwpiknsn (jo bylw isMG Zdwr dw srpRsq sI) dw ^Un kr id`qw sI (myvw isMG nUM 11 jnvrI 1915 dy idn &WsI dy id`qI geI sI)[ knyfw dy hwkmW ny blvMq isMG nUM vI hwpiknsn dy kql dI swizS dy nW ‟qy Pswaux dI koiSS kIqI sI, pr sbUq nw hox kr ky auh kwmXwb nhIN ho sky sn[
ies hwlq ivc blvMq isMG ny pirvwr nwl knyfw qoN pMjwb cly jwx dw &Yslw kr ilAw sI[ auh pMjwb jWidAW kuJ idn vwsqy SMGweI (cIn) ivc ruikAw sI[ ie`QoN aus ny pirvwr nUM pMMjwb Byj id`qw sI Aqy Awp Zdr pwrtI dIAW kwrvweIAW nUM jQybMd krn lg ipAw sI[ blvMq isMG, bqn isMG kwhrI Aqy krqwr isMG nvWcMd iqMny 13 julweI dy idn bYNkwk (QweIlYNf) pu`jy sn[ ie`Qy blvMq isMG bImwr pY igAw sI Aqy aus nUM hspqwl ivc dwi^l hoxw pY igAw sI[ ie`QoN pihlI Agsq 1915 dy idn aus nUM ZYr-kwnUMnI qrIky nwl igR&qwr kr ky pihlW isMgwpur, iPr klk`qw Aqy aus mgroN pMjwb iljwieAw igAw sI[ ies dOrwn aus ‟qy bhuq BwrI qS`dd kIqw igAw sI[ aus nUM julweI 1916 ivc pMjwb iljw ky „dUjw lwhOr swizS kys‟ ivc Swiml kr ky aus ‟qy muk`dmw clwieAw igAw sI[ aus dy i^lw& Zdwr bylw isMG ijAwx, mMgl isMG ijAwx, Amn shoqw, byAMq isMG Awid ny JUTIAW gvwhIAW id`qIAW sn[ ienHW ZdwrW dIAW gvwhIAW qoN isvw aus dy i^lw& koeI p`kw sbUq nhIN sI, pr iPr vI aus nUM D`ky nwl &WsI dI szw Aqy jwiedwd zbqI dI suxweI geI sI, ikauNik auh brqwnvI hwkmW nUM bhuq cuBdw sI[ aus nUM 30 mwrc 1917 dy idn &WsI id`qI jwxI sI; pr pMjwb dy gvrnr mweIkl aufvwier (jo aus smyN lY&tInYNt gvrnr sI) ny blvMq isMG ‟qy Awpxw purwxw Zu`sw k`Fx vwsqy ieh &WsI iek idn pihlW id`qy jwx vwsqy spYSl hukm ‟qy dsq^q kIqy sn Aqy aus nUM 29 mwrc dy idn lwhOr jyl ivc &WsI ‟qy ltkw id`qw igAw sI[ aus dI pqnI nNUM aus nwl Aw^rI mulwkwq vI nhIN krn id`qI sI[ ieM\ iek kYdI dy G`to-G`t h`k dw vI Gwx kIqw igAw sI[ ieh sI AMgRyzW dI zwlmwnw izhnIAq dI iek imswl.
BweI blvMq isMG dI iek purwxI Xwd
BweI blvMq isMG Aqy aus dw pirvwr
