Kesar Singh Chhibber (c. 1699 – ?) was the son of Bhai Gurbakhsh Singh Daroga and grandson of Diwan Dharam Singh Chhibber. He spent his early childhood at Delhi and Amritsar. In 1769, he wrote Bansawalinama Dasan Patshahian Da. This book partly depicts the life history of Guru Sahib, Baba Banda Singh Bahadur, Mata Sahib Kaur, Ajit Singh Palit and the Sikhs in general. This book is replete with dates and events, some of which are incorrect. Kesar Singh seems to have been under the Hindu influence and has presented distorted picture of Guru Sahib from this point of view. In spite of its major shortcomings, it is still a useful source of Sikh history.
(Dr Harjinder Singh Dilgeer)