ISHAR SINGH (JAITO);- Bhai Ishar Singh, a resident of village Samalsar (district Firozpur), joined the Sixth Shaheedi Jatha to Jaito, on May 10, 1924. The Jatha reached Jaito on June 19, 1924. At Jaito, the Jatha was arrested. Bhai Ishar Singh died in jail due to torture and inhuman conditions.
ISHAR SINGH (KOMAGATAMARU):- Bhai Ishar Singh, son of Bhai Jiwa Singh, resident of village Manake Sidhu (district Ludhiana), was one of the passengers of the Komagatamaru ship. Komagatamaru ship reached Vancouver on May 21, 1914. The passengers were not allowed to land. After a struggle of about 2 months, the ship left Vancouver for Calcutta on July 24, 1914. It reached Budge Budge (about 7 km from Calcutta), on September 29, 1914, at about 11 A.M. When the ship reached there the police put siege to the passengers. In the evening the passengers tried to leave Budge Budge to make a visit to the Gurdwara at Calcutta. The police tried to stop them. The passengers did not bother and began moving with Guru Granth Sahib amidst them. At this the police opened fire. Bhai Ishar Singh was one of the 18 who were killed by police firing.
ISHAR SINGH (KOMAGATAMARU):- Bhai Ishar Singh, son of Bhai Jiwa Singh, resident of village Manake Sidhu (district Ludhiana), was one of the passengers of the Komagatamaru ship. Komagatamaru ship reached Vancouver on May 21, 1914. The passengers were not allowed to land. After a struggle of about 2 months, the ship left Vancouver for Calcutta on July 24, 1914. It reached Budge Budge (about 7 km from Calcutta), on September 29, 1914, at about 11 A.M. When the ship reached there the police put siege to the passengers. In the evening the passengers tried to leave Budge Budge to make a visit to the Gurdwara at Calcutta. The police tried to stop them. The passengers did not bother and began moving with Guru Granth Sahib amidst them. At this the police opened fire. Bhai Ishar Singh was one of the 18 who were killed by police firing.
ISHAR SINGH [NANAKANA] (2):- Bhai Ishar Singh (27.7.1888 – 20.2.1921), son of Bhai Wadhawa Singh, was born at village Rupowali (district Gurdaspur). Later, the family moved to Chakk No. 33 Dharowali (district Sheikhupura). At Dharowali, he developed relations with Bhai Lachhman Singh. Bhai Lachhman Singh taught him Gurmukhi and recitation of Gurbani. Soon, Bhai Ishar Singh became an initiated Sikh. When Bhai Lachhman Singh took a Jatha to Nanakana Sahib on February 19, 1921, he joined it. He embraced martyrdom at Nanakana Sahib, on February 20, 1921.
ISHAR SINGH [NANAKANA] (2):- Bhai Ishar Singh (27.7.1888 – 20.2.1921), son of Bhai Wadhawa Singh, was born at village Rupowali (district Gurdaspur). Later, the family moved to Chakk No. 33 Dharowali (district Sheikhupura). At Dharowali, he developed relations with Bhai Lachhman Singh. Bhai Lachhman Singh taught him Gurmukhi and recitation of Gurbani. Soon, Bhai Ishar Singh became an initiated Sikh. When Bhai Lachhman Singh took a Jatha to Nanakana Sahib on February 19, 1921, he joined it. He embraced martyrdom at Nanakana Sahib, on February 20, 1921.
ISHAR SINGH [NANAKANA] (4):- Bhai Ishar Singh, son of Bhai Atar Singh, was born at village Bahoru (district Amritsar) in 1881. Later the family moved to Bahoru Chakk No. 18, district Sheikhupura. When he was just a schoolboy, his father died. He could not continue his studies. Later, in 1907, he joined Khalsa Parcharak Vidiala at Tarn Taran and studied Sikh Scriptures, philosophy and history. In 1915, he was appointed as Punjabi teacher at Khalsa School Jhabal (district Amritsar). After a couple of years he returned home. The villagers requested him to become Granthi of the local Gurdwara. He served the local Gurdwara with dedication. When Bhai Lachhman Singh announced the formation of a Jatha for the liberation of Nanakana Sahib, he offered himself. He joined the Jatha on February 19, 1921 and embraced martyrdom at Nanakana Sahib, the following day.
(Dr Harjinder Singh Dilgeer)