Bhai Khushal Chand was the son of Bhai Makkhan Shah Wanjara (Yadav Rajput). He, along with his father Makhan Shah, mother Mata Saljoi and brothers Bhai Chandu Lal and Bhai Lal Chand, visited Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib, at Bakala, in October 1664. It was on this occasion that Bhai Makhan Shah presented one hundred Mohars (gold coins) to Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib. He got initiation from Guru Gobind Singh Sahib and became Bhai Khushal Singh. Bhai Khushal Singh embraced martyrdom in the battle of Lohgarh (Anandpur Sahib), on September 1, 1700.
(Dr Harjinder Singh Dilgeer)