![]() ![]() ![]() The special recitation of the hymns of the “Guru” sounded genuinely emotional and appeared rather impressive. It seemed that the musicians were emotionally calling Guru Nanak to once again bless this earth with his physical presence in human form. In a split second the beat of the drums (tabla), the sound of harmonium and high pitched voices of a group of musicians could be heard. The announcer told that we are taking you to the Golden Temple Amritsar for a direct transmission of the recitation of “Asa Di Vaar”. Then a sweet voice announced the time 5:00am and the start of a special one hour morning service on the airwaves of All India Radio Jalandhar-Amritsar in honour of the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak. The sign-on tune of All India Radio looked like a great achievement. I pushed the on-button and the light came on. After I put on new clothes, she took me to the family radio and asked me to operate it. But on one cold early winter morning of 1948, my mother woke me up at about 4:30am, gave me a bath and made my JooRa (a bun of combed and knotted hair worn by the Sikhs). On 19 February 1921, he fell in with Bhai Lachhman Singh Dharovali's squad and met with a violent death on 20 February 1921 singing holy hymns with other Sikhs.īhai Santa Singh - A Unique Exponent of Guru’s HymnsĪS a child I was used to waking up between 6 and 7am. As the movement for Gurdwara Reform got under way, he joined the Akali ranks. He commanded respect for his upright conduct, religious devotion and tuneful recital of the heroic deeds of Sikh martyrs. He was initiated a Singh at the age of 17. Santa Singh learnt Gurmukhi from the village granthi, Bhai Tek Singh, and could read the Holy Book fluently. His father Bhai Mohra however had become through thrift and hard work a small shopkeeper and moneylender. Bhai Santa Singh (1886 - 1921), one of the martyrs of Nankana Sahib, came of a poor barber family of Fatehgarh Sukkarchakkian, a village near Amritsar. ![]()
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