Bhai Magh Singh, son of Bhai Sham Singh and Mai Dharmo, was a resident of village Lande (district Moga). He began his career as a soldier in the British army and was posted in Peshawar sector (N.W.F.P.). During his stay in the N.W.F.P. he got initiation. Here, he learnt Punjabi language and studied Sikh scripture and history. After resigning his job he returned to his village. During Jaito agitation, he visited Amritsar and joined the First Shaheedi Jatha, which left Akal Takht for Jaito, on February 9, 1924. The Jatha reached Jaito on February 21, 1924, where it was fired at by the British army. Bhai Magh Singh was one of the Sikhs who embraced martyrdom. He embraced martyrdom in the stairs of Gurdwara Tibbi Sahib. At that time, he was about 40 years old.
(Dr Harjinder Singh Dilgeer)