Nitnem by Dr. Kulwant Singh, with Punjabi ... - Gurbanifiles.org

DEDICATION
THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED TO S. POORAN SINGH AND SARDARNI BASANT KAUR WHO WERE
DEEPLY GOD-ORIENTED, AND HELPED THE PEOPLE OF THE VILLAGE MADHIR AND THE AREA
OF MUKATSAR, PUNJAB, INDIA AT THE RELIGIOUS, SOCIAL, CULTUAL AND POLITICAL LEVELS.
S. Pooran Singh Sidhu was born at the village Fattanwala (Mukatsar), in the late 1800s. He was
the only son of his parents and had one sister who was the mother of late S. Teja Singh Badal.
Soon after his eldest son was born, he moved to the village Madhir near Gidderbaha in the
same district. His younger two sons and daughter were born at Madhir.
He studied up to the fifth-grade, but managed a very good education for his children
and grand children, in the reputed institutions like Sikh National College, Lahore; F.C. College,
Lahore; Yadavindra Public School, Patiala; Sherwood College, Nainital; and Punjab Public
School, Nabha.
He did a lot during the freedom struggle of India. After partition of this country in
1947, he helped in the settlement of refugees in the Punjab. He did tremendous work for the
education of the rural children in the backward areas of District Ferozepur. He went from door
to door to send children to schools. It was through his efforts that this area prospered. He
enjoyed great respect in the area. Through his dedication and sincerity to the people, he became
the first M.L.A. (Member of the Legislative Assembly) from Gidderbaha Constituency.
I owe my success to the guidance I received from him - my grandfather, who was a
great visionary.
Sardarni Basant Kaur, my Grandmother, was a kind hearted lady, devoted to her family,
and she worked hard. No visitor ever left her house without sharing food even at the odd hours.
Ten to fifteen guests daily was nothing unusual.
She urged and helped my Grandfather to expand and modernize his farms. I was very
fortunate to have spent a lot of my early childhood with both of them.
B. S. Sidhu, MD,
13801 Allied Road,
Chester, Virginia 23836, USA.
May 30, 2001.
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