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    BALBIR SINGH, RAJA

    BALBIR SINGH, RAJA (1869-1906), born on 30 August 1869, the son of Raja Bikram Singh, ascended the throne of Faridkot state on 16 December 1898. He ruled for barely eight years, yet his reign was marked by new buildings such as the Victoria Memorial Clock Tower and the Raj

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    BHOLU, BHAI

    BHOLU, BHAI, a Tivari Brahman, is mentioned in Bhai Gurdas, Varan , XI. 19, as a devoted Sikh of the time of Guru Arjan. The Guru, as says Bhai Mani Singh, Sikhan di Bhagat Mala, once explained to him that Guru Nanak`s Guru was God himself, though he did

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    ISRU
    ISRU, village 13 km southwest of Khanna (30°42`N, 76″13`E), in Ludhiana district, has a historical shrine, Gurdwara Palshahi ChhcvTri, commemorating Guru Hargobind`s visit. The present building was raised in 1955-56 to replace the old modest one. The shrine was managed by a succession of mahants until the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak
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    RAMKALI KI VAR

    RAMGARHIA MISL. See MISLS RAMKALI KI VAR, also known as Tikke di Var, lit. Coronation Ode, is the joint composition of the bards Balvand and Satta. In the caption given it by Guru Arjan in the Guru Granth Sahib, the former is particularized as a Rai, or panegyrist, and

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