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'THE GALLANT DEFENDER'
By A.R. Darshi, PCS (Retd)
Published by the author from B-XX-2939, Gurdev Nagar, Ludhiana - 141 001
Pages : 152
This is the first book by a Punjabi Hindu, paying tribute to the late Sant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwal, the gallant defender. The author has dedicated the book to the tercentenary celebrations of the Khalsa. During his long service in the government of Punjab, Mr Darshi had developed close and cordial relations with the leaders of the Akali Dal. He claims that behind-the-ade Harkishan Singh Surjit.
He describes in detail the anti-Sikh activities of the Nirankaris and how neither the SGPC nor the Akali Dal bothered to counter this nefarious anti-Sikh onslaught. It was the Damdami Taksal under the leadership of Sant Kartar Singh which challenged the Nirankaris. After the accidental death of Sant Kartar Singh in 1977, his successor, 30 year old Sant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwal continued the fight against the Nirankaris. "His struggle was also targeted at the Indian Government which had been discriminating against the Sikhs and treating them as second rate citizens."
Moutstanding contribution made by Sant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwal who had raised the spirit of the Khalsa .... it is for the loving memory of Sant Bhindranwal who had made an unparalleled and unique sacrifice in defence of the faith and the philosophy of the Khalsa, so fondly created and nourished by Guru Gobr Darshi has written the book to "recall and commemorate the ind Singh." Mr Darshi claims that he wrote the book in 1985 but was prompted to publish it now to coincide with the tercentenary celebrations of the Khalsa. He writes, "I am deeply pained to observe that those leaders whose role during the Bhindranwal time was anti-panthic, have now come to the forefront to farcically celebrate this auspicious event. And none of these failed leaders has bothered to remember or even mention his name .... who (had) resuscitated the dead spirit of the Khalsa .... (to) revive the forgotten memory of the gallant defender."
The book describes in detail the Taksal-Nirankari skirmishes from 1973 to April 1980 when Gurbachan Singh, the Nirankari chief, was assassinated. The role played by the Akali government under Badal during 1977-1980 is aptly described. Talwandi who was the president of the Akali Dal, was replaced by Longowal and ministers owing allegiance to Talwandi had to resign from Badals Ministry. He leaves this episode here when he could have completed the episode by writing that this vertical split in Akali Dal led to the Badal and Talwandi factions fighting each other during the 1980 assembly elections, thus paving the way for the Congress victory and formation of the Darbara Singh Ministry. But for this feud, the Akalis would have won an overwhelming majority and there would not have been any "Operation Bluestar and its aftermath." Not only this, a united Akali Dal in 1980 would have got the Sikhs demands fulfilled.
The role of Sant Bhindranwal during the Dharam Yudh Morcha is discussed in detail, concluding that Bhindranwal had eclipsed all other Akali leaders "like a sun who would continue to shine in the annals of history of the Sikhs."
I recommend this book to all lovers of reality about Sant Bhindranwal.
If a literate man be the sinner,
An illiterate Saint is punished not in his stead.
For, as are the deeds of a man,
So is he known.
Why play then such play through which,
One loses in the True Court.
Whos literate, who the illiterate,
Is to be considered in the Yond.
And, he who follows his minds will,
Shall suffer hereafter. [12]
Guru Granth Sahib, Asa di Var
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