Bhai Makkhan Singh was a Granthi of Darbar Sahib in 1840s. It was due to his efforts that H. M. Lawrence, the British Resident at Lahore, issued a notification, on March 24, 1847, asking the English people to give regards to the sanctity of Darbar Sahib and its vicinity, and observe the Sikh protocol, while visiting the Sikh holy city of Amritsar. Makhan Singh died in 1863.
(Dr Harjinder Singh Dilgeer)