Who is Sujan Rai Bhandari or Sujan Singh Dhir ?
Dr. Ganda Singh gave me 18 questions which needs to be answered.He ordered me to find the answers to these questions. After thiry years, I have been able to find the logical answer, scatter on the pages of History.For your kind information, the answer is as follows.
One day in 1633, Bhai Gurdas Ji met Tirathu Dhir in his fields at Goindwal Sahib and asked about well being of the in-laws of his daughter named Chander Mukhi or Chander Kanta,who was very intelligent, hardworking,beautful, religious and couragious ( ref. pp 29 of Khalastut Twarikh, by Sujan Rai Bhandari).Tirathu Dhir told Bhai Sahib that his daughter has been blessed with a son.Please note that Tirathu's daughter was married to Dargah Bhandari of Gurdaspur.This Dargah Bhandari was martyered along with Bhai Dasa and others near Phagwara on April, 29, 1635( ref. Sikh Kaun Han ?, by Dr. Harjinder Singh Dilgeer). This means the birth of Sujan Rai Bhandari is before April 29, 1635. This Tirathu Bhandari was the Sikh of Satguru Hargobind Sahib ( ref.War 11 and Pauri 29---"Takhtu Dhir Gambir Hai---". Like Thakhtu Dhir, his daughter, Chander Kanta was serious and hardworking. After the demise of Dargah Bhandari, worthy father of little Sujan Rai Bhandari, she came to her parents." Dhargah Bhandari was the Hazuri Sikh of Satguru Hargobind Sahib.( ref." Dargah Bhandari Ate Bhara---" War 11, Pauri 28). Sujan Rai was almost four year old when Bhai Gurdas Ji passed away in 1637.He took Gurmat education along with Arabic, Persion, Sanskrit, Punjabi etc from the School of Bhai Gurdas Bhalla and other Madrassas in Goindwal Sahib. His grand father is Hira Nand and great grand father is Gangadhar( ref pp 79 of "Khalastut-- Twarikh", translated in Gurmukhi, by Punjabi University,Patiala).After Bhai Gurdas Ji, Sujan Rai Bhandari is the contemporary of Five Satgurus, from Satguru Hargobind Sahib onwards.Sujan Rai Bhandari took "Pahul" from Satguru Gobind Singh and became Sujan Singh Bhandari. But he has written Sujan Singh Dhir,because, one book he dedicated to his father, wheras the other one he dedicated to the parents of his mother. Sujan Singh Bhandari is reported to die in 1701. Satguru Gobind Singh was busy in War with the 22 hill kings, so Goya Nand Lal Singh and other Sikhs attended his funeral in Goindwal Sahib( ref some personal documents of Bhai Parmanand, the heir of Bhai Nand Lal Singh Goya).
Family-tree of Sujan Rai Bhandari is given below for your convenience.
Ganga Dhar------Hira Nand------Dargah Bhandari-----Sujan Rai Bhandari---------Rai Nand Singh,Rai Kishan Chand, Gobind Jas----------etc.
Bibliography:
(1)---Khalsutut-Twarikh, by Sujan Rai Bhandari, published by Punjab Itihas Adhayan Vibhag,Punjabi University, Patiala,1972.
(2)---Waran Bhai Gurdas Steek,by Bhai Vir singh, published by Bhai Vir singh Sahit Sadan,New Delhi,1992.
(3)---Mahan Kosh, by Bhai Kahan Singh Nabha, Published by , Bhasha Vibhag, Punjab, 1978.
(4)---Elliot and Dawson," History of India As told by Its Own Historians" Volume VIII, pp 5-12.
(5)---Sikh Kaun Han ?, by Dr. Harjinder Singh Dalgir, published by sikh University Press, Belgium, 2007.
Copy Right 2010 by Bhai Harpal Singh Kasoor.
One day in 1633, Bhai Gurdas Ji met Tirathu Dhir in his fields at Goindwal Sahib and asked about well being of the in-laws of his daughter named Chander Mukhi or Chander Kanta,who was very intelligent, hardworking,beautful, religious and couragious ( ref. pp 29 of Khalastut Twarikh, by Sujan Rai Bhandari).Tirathu Dhir told Bhai Sahib that his daughter has been blessed with a son.Please note that Tirathu's daughter was married to Dargah Bhandari of Gurdaspur.This Dargah Bhandari was martyered along with Bhai Dasa and others near Phagwara on April, 29, 1635( ref. Sikh Kaun Han ?, by Dr. Harjinder Singh Dilgeer). This means the birth of Sujan Rai Bhandari is before April 29, 1635. This Tirathu Bhandari was the Sikh of Satguru Hargobind Sahib ( ref.War 11 and Pauri 29---"Takhtu Dhir Gambir Hai---". Like Thakhtu Dhir, his daughter, Chander Kanta was serious and hardworking. After the demise of Dargah Bhandari, worthy father of little Sujan Rai Bhandari, she came to her parents." Dhargah Bhandari was the Hazuri Sikh of Satguru Hargobind Sahib.( ref." Dargah Bhandari Ate Bhara---" War 11, Pauri 28). Sujan Rai was almost four year old when Bhai Gurdas Ji passed away in 1637.He took Gurmat education along with Arabic, Persion, Sanskrit, Punjabi etc from the School of Bhai Gurdas Bhalla and other Madrassas in Goindwal Sahib. His grand father is Hira Nand and great grand father is Gangadhar( ref pp 79 of "Khalastut-- Twarikh", translated in Gurmukhi, by Punjabi University,Patiala).After Bhai Gurdas Ji, Sujan Rai Bhandari is the contemporary of Five Satgurus, from Satguru Hargobind Sahib onwards.Sujan Rai Bhandari took "Pahul" from Satguru Gobind Singh and became Sujan Singh Bhandari. But he has written Sujan Singh Dhir,because, one book he dedicated to his father, wheras the other one he dedicated to the parents of his mother. Sujan Singh Bhandari is reported to die in 1701. Satguru Gobind Singh was busy in War with the 22 hill kings, so Goya Nand Lal Singh and other Sikhs attended his funeral in Goindwal Sahib( ref some personal documents of Bhai Parmanand, the heir of Bhai Nand Lal Singh Goya).
Family-tree of Sujan Rai Bhandari is given below for your convenience.
Ganga Dhar------Hira Nand------Dargah Bhandari-----Sujan Rai Bhandari---------Rai Nand Singh,Rai Kishan Chand, Gobind Jas----------etc.
Bibliography:
(1)---Khalsutut-Twarikh, by Sujan Rai Bhandari, published by Punjab Itihas Adhayan Vibhag,Punjabi University, Patiala,1972.
(2)---Waran Bhai Gurdas Steek,by Bhai Vir singh, published by Bhai Vir singh Sahit Sadan,New Delhi,1992.
(3)---Mahan Kosh, by Bhai Kahan Singh Nabha, Published by , Bhasha Vibhag, Punjab, 1978.
(4)---Elliot and Dawson," History of India As told by Its Own Historians" Volume VIII, pp 5-12.
(5)---Sikh Kaun Han ?, by Dr. Harjinder Singh Dalgir, published by sikh University Press, Belgium, 2007.
Copy Right 2010 by Bhai Harpal Singh Kasoor.