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Authenticity of Kartarpuri Bir - Global Sikh Studies

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1 vwr rwmklI kI mhlw 4<br />

1 vwr swrMg kI mhlw 4<br />

1 vwr sRI rwg kI mhlw 4<br />

1 vwr kwnVy kI mhlw 4<br />

1 vwr gauVI kI mhlw 4<br />

1 vwr vfhMs kI vwr mhlw 4<br />

1 vfhMs kI vwr mhlw 4<br />

1 sorT kI vwr mhlw 4<br />

1 iblwvl kI vwr mhlw 4<br />

86<br />

Then there were three blank folios before the tatkara.<br />

(g) The bani <strong>of</strong> Bhagats were from folio 442 to 468<br />

folio.<br />

(h) One folio was blank after tatkara and then started<br />

the date <strong>of</strong> demise <strong>of</strong> nine Gurus. On the next folio is the<br />

Nishan <strong>of</strong> Guru Hargobind.<br />

Besides the <strong>Bir</strong>, there were four hukumnamas preserved<br />

in the Gurdwara. Two out <strong>of</strong> them were written by Guru Tegh<br />

Bahadur and were published in “Hukumnama”. These two<br />

were addressed to Bhai Ugarsain and Bhai Lal Chand, rest <strong>of</strong><br />

Hukumnamas were also addressed to Bhai Ugarsain and Bhai<br />

Lal Chand, but there was no name probably <strong>of</strong> Bhai Banno.<br />

The writings <strong>of</strong> the hukumnamas were not deciphered then<br />

because a whitish transparent paper were pasted on it.<br />

However, the photographs <strong>of</strong> these hukumnamas and the<br />

Nishans as well as painting were taken.<br />

Shri Kalyan Singh Bhatia, General Secretary, Gurdwara<br />

Bhai Banno, Jawahar Nagar., Kanpur was in possession <strong>of</strong> a<br />

manuscript entitled “Bhai Banno Prakash”. Though, at that<br />

time the original manuscript was at Amritsar, but some copied<br />

portions <strong>of</strong> it was with him. This was not only a source on the<br />

life <strong>of</strong> Bhai Banno but other significant topic like the<br />

foundation <strong>of</strong> Amritsar and compilation <strong>of</strong> Guru Granth Sahib<br />

were also discussed. It was written by some Jawahar Singh in<br />

the second half <strong>of</strong> nineteenth century.

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