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[3] [61] The couple had two sons, Ishar Singh and Inderjit Singh, in 1971 and 1975, respectively. [4] After the death of Bhindranwale, Pritam Kaur moved along with her sons to Bilaspur village in Moga district and stayed with her brother. [61] She died of heart ailment at age 60, on 15 September 2007 in Jalandhar. [62]
Havildar Ishar Singh (1858 – 12 September 1897), IOM, IDSM was an Indian-Sikh Havildar and war hero of the 36th Sikhs. He was known leading the regiment on a last stand against the 10,000-12,000 strong Pashtun tribesmen with only 20 other men at the Battle of Saragarhi. After sustaining enough resistance, Singh was fighting alone but refused ...
The Battle of Saragarhi was a last-stand battle fought before the Tirah Campaign between the British Indian Empire and Afghan tribesmen. [8] On 12 September 1897, an estimated 12,000 – 24,000 Orakzai and Afridi tribesmen were seen near Gogra, at Samana Suk, and around Saragarhi, cutting off Fort Gulistan from Fort Lockhart.
Sardar Bahadur Ishar Singh VC, OBI (30 December 1895 – 2 December 1963) [1] was a soldier in the British Indian Army and a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Born at Nainwa, he was the first Sikh to receive the Victoria Cross. [2]
Ishar Singh specialized in the Kangra-style and also carried-out mural work. [5] [6] He was one of the artists named in a list prepared by Hari Singh of the known artists who had worked in the Harmandir Sahib complex of Amritsar. [3]: 62 He had adopted the style of Kehar Singh and carried-out decoration work on the Darshani Deori structure of ...
Operation Blue Star was a military operation by the Indian Armed Forces conducted between 1 and 10 June 1984 to remove Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale and other Sikh militants from the Golden Temple (Harmandir Sahib), a holy site of Sikhism, and its adjacent buildings.
In December 1983, the Sikh political party Akali Dal's President Harchand Singh Longowal had invited Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale to take up residence in Golden Temple Complex. [120] The Bhindranwale-led group under the military leadership of General Shabeg Singh had begun to build bunkers and observations posts in and around the Golden Temple. [121]
Ishar Singh was 25 years old, and a Sepoy in the 28th Punjab Regiment, Indian Army during the Waziristan Campaign, when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC: For most conspicuous bravery and devotion to duty on 10 April 1921, near Haidari Kach (Waziristan).