Sardar Hari Singh Nalwa – The Legend Hero of Punjab

Ms Surekha

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The present paper gives the information about the life of Sardar Hari Singh Nalwa.  The paper is divided into three sections. First section deals with the early life of Hari Singh Nalwa. It gives information about his birth place, clan and his ancestors, it also described how Hari Singh meet Maharaja Ranjit Singh and why Maharaja adorned him a name of “Nall-wa“. It also describes his governorship in Kashmir and Greater Hazara. The second section deals with his conquest. Hari Singh Nalwa participated in the twenty major battles and his military achievements in these battles were also described. The third section deals with his administration. He was sent to the most troublesome spots of the Sikh empire in order to “create a tradition of vigorous and efficient administration. Government of India in 2013 issued a postage stamp and marked the 176th anniversary of Hari Singh Nalwa’s death. Besides this some other relevant information is also to mention here i.e. Hari Singh Nalwa’s life became a popular theme for martial ballads. His earliest biographers were poets, including Qadir Bakhsh urf Kadaryar, Misr Hari Chand urf Qadaryaar and Ram Dayal, all in the 19th century. Amar Chitra Katha first published the biography of Hari Singh Nalwa in 1978. In 20th century, the song Mere Desh ki Dharti from the 1967 Bollywood film Upkaar eulogises him.

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