Bikram Singh, Kanwar Kapurthala
ibkrmw isMG kpUrQlw
kMvr ibkrm isMG (1835- 8.5.1887), pu`qr rwxI hIrW* Aqy rwjw inhwl isMG Aqy poqw &qh isMG AwhlUvwlIAw, dw jnm kpUrQlw ivc hoieAw sI[ auh rwjw inhwl isMG dw Cotw pu`qr sI, ies kr ky auh rwjw nhIN sI bx sikAw Aqy v`fw Sihzwdw rxDIr isMG rwjw bixAw sI; hwlWik rwjw inhwl isMG cwhuMdw sI ik ibkrm isMG q^q ’qy bYTy, pr ibRitS srkwr ny rxDIr isMG dw pK ilAw sI[
{*jlMDr Sihr dw mweI hIrW gyt iesy dy nW ’qy bixAw hoieAw hY; audoN ieh jlMDr dy iklHy dw gyt sI}.
ibRitS srkwr v`loN krvwey smJOqy hyT ibkrm isMG SwhI pYnSn lY ky kpUrQlw C`f ky jlMDr Aw visAw sI; aus dI mwqw hIrW vI aus dy nwl Aw vsI sI[ aus ny jlMDr ivc Awpxw mihl bxw ky aus dy duAwly ibkrmpurw muh`lw vswieAw sI[ jdoN jlMDr imaUNspl borf bixAw sI qW aus nUM ies dw pRDwn bxwieAw igAw sI[ kpUrQlw irAwsq dI AvD (XU. pI.) ivc jwgIr ivc vI aus dw ih`sw sI[ rwjw rxDIr isMG ny iek smJOqy hyT ies dy bdly aus nUM XU. pI. ivc hI sIqwpur qy brylI dI jwgIr dy id`qI sI[
kMvr ibkrm isMG pMjwbI, &wrsI, sMsikRq qy aurdU zbwnW dw cMgw mwihr sI[ aus ny ‘aupmw sr’ gRMQ dI rcnw vI kIqI sI[ auh sMgIq dw bhuq pRymI sI Aqy sMn 1857 dy Zdr ivc aus ny muZl drbwr dy gv`eIAW dI bhuq mdd kIqI sI qy aunHW nUM Awpxy drbwr ivc pnwh id`qI sI[ iesy qoN ‘kpUrQlw klwsIkl sMgIq Grwnw’ dI SurUAwq hoeI sI[ ibkrmw isMG nUM iemwrqW bxwaux dw vI bhuq SOk sI[ aus ny kpUrQlw ivc &rYNc klw ’qy ADwrq ‘AYlIsI mhl’ bxvwieAw sI[ aus nUM vyK ky hI mgroN aus dy BqIjy jgqjIq isMG (puqr rwjw rxDIr isMG) ny Awpxw mihl ‘jgqjIq pYls’ bxwieAw sI[
Kwlsw kwlj AMimRqsr dI kwiemI ivc aus dw vI bhuq rol sI[ pihlI AkqUbr 1873 dy idn jd isMG sBw kwiem hoeI qW ieh aus dy moFIAW ivc Swiml sI[ auh pRo. gurmuK isMG Aqy igAwnI idq isMG dw muK sRprsq sI[ aus dI mdd nwl lwhOr ivc ‘Kwlsw pRYs’ lweI geI sI qy sMn 1886 ivc iesy pRYs qoN ‘Kwlsw A^bwr’ SurU kIqw igAw sI[ jdoN Kym iMmG bydI toly ny igAwnI id`q isMG dI rcnw ‘svpn nwtk’ dy nW ’qy aus ’qy muk`dmw kIqw qW aus smyN igAwnI id`q isMG vwsqy vkIl dw ^rc iesy ny hI kIqw sI[ kMvr ibkrm isMG dy do pu`qr sn: kMvr pRqwp isMG K.C.S.I (ky.sI.AYs.AweI.) Aqy rwjw sr dljIq isMG K.B.E. (ky.bI.eI.).
