Bhai Gurdas son of Bhai Kirat, grandson of Bhai Kewal and great-grandson of Bhai Aru Atrish, of Yadav family, was a dedicated Sikh of the time of Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib. He was along side Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib when the latter was arrested at village Dhamtan, on November 8, 1665. Bhai Gurdas’s brother Bhai Karan Singh embraced martyrdom in the battle of Amritsar (April 7, 1709). Bhai Gurdas Barhtia was probably a collateral of Bhai Lakkhi Rai Wanjara.
(Dr. Harjinder Singh Dilgeer)