Bhai Madan Singh was a dedicated Sikh of the time of Guru Gobind Singh. Bhai Madan Singh and his brother Bhai Kattha/Kottha Singh were the sons of a weaver, Bhai Diala, a resident of village Bhagrana, in the present Fatehgarh Sahib district. Bhai Diala was a dedicated Sikh of the time of Guru Tegh Bahadur and Guru Gobind Singh. He has accompanied Guru Tegh Bahadur during his missionary journeys. Both his sons remained in the service of the Sikh army. Madan Singh and his brother Kattha Singh were the in charges of the stable of the horses of the Sikh army. When the Guru left Anandpur Sahib, on the night of December 5-6, 1705, he was along side Sahibzada Ajit Singh. On their way to Kotla Nihang, Sahibzada Ajit Singh and Madan Singh picked up Bachitar Singh Parmar (who had been very seriously wounded in fight against the Mogul army) from the village Malakpur and carried him to the residence of Bhai Nihang Khan, at village Kotla Nihang. Madan Singh was one of the 40 Sikhs who were in the fortress of Chamkaur on the night of December 7-8, 1705. Bhai Madan Singh and his brother Bhai Kattha Singh were the guards of the main gate of the fortress. During this battle one Pathan soldier advanced towards the gate of the fortress. Though an arrow was shot at him, but he (the Pathan) succeeded in reaching near the gate of the fortress. He attacked Bhai Madan Singh and Bhai Kattha Singh. Both of them and the Pathan soldier were killed in the battle.
(Dr Harjinder Singh Dilgeer)