21st July
Sardar Chanan Singh and Gadhari Sikhs were hanged until death in Lahore.
1925 The police and army of Nabha State lifted the seize of Gurudwara Gangsar and Tibhi Sahib Jaito in 1925. Additionally, all Akalis imprisoned in connection with this movement were also released. This concluded the successful completion of Jaito Morcha. Hence a special Jatha of a few hundred valiant Akali Satyagrahies replaced the police and army forces and initiated Akhand Path of Sri Guru Granth Sahib.
22nd July
1685 Foundation stone of Paonta Fort laid by Guru Gobind Singh Ji.
1923 Subedar Amar Singh of Dhaliwal, a military pensioner and a member of the SGPC was arrested.
1984 Santa Singh, Jathaedar Budha Dal, expelled from Khalsa Panth.
1984 Regional Conference in Toronto. The attack on the Golden Temple by the Indian army struck teh Sikh world like a thunderbolt. All shades of Canadian Sikhs came together at the desecration of teh supreme emblem of their faith. Because of the shoartge of time, the Sikh institution’s executives decided to take the Canadian Sikhs into immediate confidence on the kind of action required. This was done by holding regional conferences at Kamloops and Toronto. The Kamloops conference was attended by representatives of all Sikh Societies from Western. While the Toronto Conference was attended by the socities of the eastern region. The Calgary Sikh Society, which was not on good terms with the federation, provided unqualified support for any action the Federation recommended.
23rd July
1627 Baba Atal Rai, son of Sri Guru Hargobind Ji, left for heavenly abode. Highest tower was erected in his memory mear the Harminder complex at Amritsar.
1707 Guru Gobind Singh and Bahadur Shah meet in Red Fort, Delhi.
1914 Kamagata Maru was compelled to leave Canadian waters without being granted entry. Punjabis traveling to foreign land in search of better jobs were being discriminated against at the begining of 20th century. The Canadian government had issued prohibition against their entry and the British ships had refused to accept any Punjabi travelers. The Canadian law stated, for the purpose of preventing immigration from india and other countries, that only those passengers could land in Canada who travelled on a through ticket without any break in journey from their land of birth. However, no company provided such a service between the Indian and Canadian ports. As a result, many Punjabis were stranded for months in Hong Kong, unable to get tickets for their final destination, Canada. Baba Gurdit Singh of Sarhali village, a well established businesses in Calcutta, Malaya, etc., heard of the stranded Punjabis in Hong Kong and decided to challenge this prevalent situation. He rented “Koma Gata Maru”, a Japanese ship and named it “Guru Nanak Jahaj”. Sri Guru Granth Sahib accompanied the passengers along with Kesri Nishan Sahib. On April 4, 1914, this ship sailed out of Hongkong and reached the Vancouver port on May 23, 1919, with 167 passengers. However, these passengers were not allowed to land at Vancouver and were forcibly returned to Calcutta in the same ship, after a long and painful struggle. Upon return, the ship was fired upon by the British at BajBaj Ghat in Calcutta. The returning passengers were either arrested or killed. Only a few managed to escape. Baba Gurdit Singh jee escaped the death and lived in disguise for almost 8-9 years. What started as a simple individual business venture turned into a major political event. The returning passengers were no longer considered as better job opportunity seekers but were prosecuted as freedom fighters.
1982 The police arrested two Sikhs from a bus and later they were killed (on July l9 and July 23 respectively) in fake encounters. These two were Amarjeet Singh of Daheru village and Baljeet Singh of Sultanpur (Kapurthala). The later was shaved after being murdered by the police.
1985 A meeting was held between Rajiv and Lonfowal. Although it was Longowal who represented the Akalis, it was Barnala and Balwant who were the real negotiators. The meeting was simply a formality — everything had been agreed upon beforehand between Rajiv and Barnala-Balwant. An agreement was reached by the parties. This so-called “agreement” included the transfer of Chndigarh to the Punjab and a referral of the Anandpur Sahib Resolution to a Commission.
24th July
1954 Baba Gurdit Singh, leader of Koma-Gata Maru passed away.
1985 A written agreement took place between the President of the Shiromani Akali Dal, Harchand Singh Longowal and the Prime Minister of India, Rajiv Gandhi. This agreement is known as the Rajiv-Longowal Accord.
25th July
1710 Bahadhur Shah ordered Pheroj Khan, Muyarif Khan, and Shikar Khan to arrest Baba Banda Singh Bahadhur.
1982 Akali Dal adopted Bhindrawala’s agitation.
26th July
1940 4 Sikhs of No.4 Regiment were hanged to death.
1981 World Sikh Convention held at Manji Sahib, Amritsar resolved to initiate Dharam Yudh morcha to seek Sikh’s righteous demands. A list of 45 demands was submitted to the government. Aug. 31 was set as the dealine for government’s acceptance of Sikh demands. Harchand Singh Longowal was elected as the Morcha Director.
27th July
1649 Janam Utsav, Shaheed Baba Jorawar Singh Ji.
Shaheed Baba Jorawar Singh Ji, son of Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji and Mata Jioto, was born at Anadpur Sahib. On 27th Dec. 1704, he was martyred by being bricked alive at the orders of Vajir Khan, Suba Sirhind. The place of this incident is known as Gurudwara Fatehgadh Sahib and the place of his body’s cremation is known as Gurudwara Joti Saroop Sahib.
1925 Akali prisoners released upon victory of Jaito Morcha.
1984 An International Sikh Convention was held at New York city, in the wake of June 5 and 6, 1984, when the Indian army stormed the Golden Temple complex in Amritsar. A group of Sikhs in New York formed an ad-hoc International Sikh Organization to represent Sikhs interests. They called themselves the World Sikh Organization.
