Baba Harnam Singh (1877 – 20.12.1928) was born in the family of Bhai Mai Das. At the age of 16 he joined the British army and served with 22 Sikh Platoon. During his service he met Baba Karam Singh of Hoti Mardan. Since then he became a missionary of the Sikh faith. In 1908 he happened to visit village Jian to address the Sikhs. He was so impressed by the people of Jian that he decided to spend the est of his life at Jian. The next twenty years he served the Sikhs of the area; initiated several Sikhs, built several Gurdwaras and worked for renovation of several Sikh shrines including Gurdwaras of Anandpur Sahib. He died in 1928. A Gurdwara has been built at village Jian to commemorate his memory.
(Dr Harjinder Singh Dilgeer)