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Sohan Singh Bhakna


sohx isMG Bknw

sohx isMG Bknw (4.1.1870-21.12.1968), pu`qr BweI krm isMG dw jnm Awpxy nwnky ipMf Kuqrwie Kurd ivc hoieAw sI[ auh Ajy iek swl dw hI sI ik ipqw dI moq ho geI[ aus dI muFlI pVHweI dwdky ipMf Bknw ivc hI hoeI[ aus ny pMjwbI qoN ielwvw aurdU qy &wrsI dI mhwrq vI hwisl kIqI[ ds swl dI aumr ivc aus dw ivAwh lwhOr dy iek zmINdwr ^uShwl isMG dI bytI ibSn kOr nwl ho igAw[ sohx isMG BwvyN cMgI zmIn dw mwilk sI pr aus ny jvwnI ivc ^Ub A`XwSI kIqI ijs dOrwn byihswb ^ricAW kr ky aus ny AwpxI mwlI hwlq ^rwb kr leI[ ies hwlq ny aus nUM JMJoiVAw Aqy aus ny ivdyS jwx dw ierwdw kr ilAw[ ApRYl 1909 ivc auh AmrIkw dy ngr sIeytl phuMc igAw[ au~Qy aus ny l`kV dI iek &YktrI ivc nOkrI SurU kr leI Aqy Agly cwr swl ^Ub imhnq nwl kMm kIqw[ aunHW idnW ivc AmrIkw qy knyfw ivc rMgdwr lokW nwl bhuq ivqkrw kIqw jWdw sI[ ies ny pMjwbIAW Aqy hor BwrqIAW ivc ros pYdw kIqw[ ies hwlq ivc 14 ApRYl 1913 dy idn iek iek`T hoieAw ijs ivc ihMdI AYsosIeySn dy nW hyT iek pwrtI bxweI geI (ijs nUM mgroN Zdr pwrtI dw nW id`qw igAw)[ aus nUM ies dw pRDwn cuixAw igAw[ienHW idnW ivc hI jd knyfw dI gorI hkUmq ny vYnkUvr (knyfw) ivc kwmwgwtwmwrU jhwz dy musw&rW nwl D`kw kIqw qy aunHW nUM vwips muVnw ipAw qW ies jhwz dy Xokohwmw pu`jxw ’qy ies ny bhuq swry hiQAwr ies jhwz ivc rKvw id`qy (jo mgroN muswi&rW ny PVy jwx dy fr qoN smuMdr ivc su`t id`qy sn)[ sMn 1914 ivc jd Zdr pwrtI dy AwgUAW ny pMjwb jw ky AMgryzI srkwr dy i^lw& hiQAwrbMd Gol krn dw &Yslw kIqw qW auh vI pMjwb Aw igAw[ auh 13 AkqUbr 1914 dy idn klk`qw pu`jw ij`Qy aus nUM igR&qwr kr ky mulqwn jylH Byj id`qw igAw[ ies mgroN aus nUM lwhOr jylH ilAWdw igAw ij`Qy aus dy (qy aus dy swQIAW) au~qy ‘pihlw lwhor swizS kys’ clwieAw igAw qy aus nUM 13 sqMbr 1915 dy idn mOq dI szw id`qI geI, jo mgroN aumr kYd ivc bdl id`qI geI[ aus nUM 10 dsMbr 1915 dy idn AMfymwn sYlUlr jylH ivc iljwieAw igAw[ auQy kYdIAW nwl bhuq mwVw slUk huMdw sI ijs kr ky aus ny keI vwr Bu`K hVqwl kIqI[ auh pMj swl ies jylH ivc irhw[ 1921 ivc aus nUM koieMbytUr qy iPr Xrvdw jylH ivc qbdIl kr id`qw igAw[ ie`Qy vI aus ny is`K kydIAW vwsqy kCihrw Aqy dsqwr dy h`k vwsqy Bu`K hVqwl kIqI[ 1927 ivc aus nUM lwhOr jylH Byj id`qw igAw[ie`Qy aus ny jUn 1928 ivc AKoqI nIvIN zwq dy lokW nwl AKOqI au~cIAW zwqW nwloN vKrw slUk krn dy i^lw& Bu`K hVqwl kIqI[ julweI 1930 ivc aus nUM irhw kIqw igAw[

irhweI mgroN vI sohx isMG Bknw ny isAwsI qy smwijk kwrvweIAW ivc ih`sw lYxw jwrI r`iKAw[ 1935 ivc jd AkwlI AwgUAW ivc SRomxI gurduAwrw pRbMDk kmytI ’qy kbzy vwsqy JgVy SurU hoey qW aus nUM Aqy bwbw ivswKw isMG ddyhr nUM swls cux ky aunHW ivc smJOqw krvwieAw igAw[ 1937 ivc ZdrI AwgUAW ny ‘dyS Bgq cox borf’ bxw ky pMjwb AsYNblI dIAW nON sItW ’qy coxW lVIAW ijnHW ivcoN auh A`T sItW ’qy kwmXwb hoey[ ies dorwn ‘BwrqI ikswn sBw’ vI bxweI geI ijs dw aus nUM pRDwn cuixAw igAw[ dUjI sMswr jMg dOrwn aus nUM igR&qwr kIqw igAw qy qkrIbn iqMn swl idaulI kYNp (rwijsQwn) ivc kYd kIqw igAw[ aus nUM 1943 ivc irhw kIqw igAw[ 31 mwrc 1948 dy idn aus nUM iPr igR&qwr kIqw igAw, pr 8 meI nUM hI irhw kr id`qw igAw[ 1955 ivc aus dIAW koiSSW nwl ‘dyS Bgq Xwdgwr kmytI’ bxweI geI ijs ny jlMDr ivc Zdr pwrtI dI Xwdgwr bxwaux dw kMm SurU kIqw[ hux vfyrI aumr hox kr ky auh ipMf ivc hI rihx lg ipAw sI qy Aw^rI aumr au~Qy hI ibqweI[ kuJ icr bImwr rihx mgroN auh cVHweI kr igAw[ aus ny AwpxI sÍY-jIvnI vI ilKI sI ijs ivc aus ny Zdr pwrtI bwry bhuq hYrwnkuMn q`Q pyS kIqy hn; aus ny lwlw hridAwl nUM cMgI qrHW bynkwb kIqw hY.

(fw. hrijMdr isMG idlgIr)