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KARAM SINGH (NANAKANA SAHIB)


Bhai Karam Singh (19.9.1891 – 20.2.1921), son of Bhai Hakam Singh, was born at village Lahuke (district Amritsar). Later, the family moved to Chakk No. 75 Lahuke. He spent his early childhood in the village. He studied some Sikh literature and also got initiation. In 1913, he joined the British Indian army. In 1915, he resigned the army and returned home. When Gurdwara Reform movement began, he made active participation in it. When Bhai Lachhman Singh began enroling volunteers for Jatha for the liberation of Gurdwaras of Nanakana Sahib, he offered himself. On February 19, 1921, he joined the Jatha and went to Nanakana Sahib we he embraced martyrdom, the following day.

(Dr Harjinder Singh Dilgeer)