Baba Harbhajan Singh
Indian Army soldier
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Key Takeaways
- Baba Harbhajan Singh (1946–1968) was an Indian Army soldier who served from 30 June 1965 to 4 October 1968.
- There is a temple dedicated to him in East Sikkim.
- He completed his preliminary education at a village school, and then matriculated from DAV High School in Patti, Punjab, in March 1965.
- Death, legacy and associated legend Singh died in 1968 near the Nathu La (pass) in eastern Sikkim, India.
Baba Harbhajan Singh (1946–1968) was an Indian Army soldier who served from 30 June 1965 to 4 October 1968. He is said to serve the Indian Army even after his death by coming in dreams of soldiers and telling them the plans of their enemies. There is a temple dedicated to him in East Sikkim.
Life and military career
Harbhajan Singh was born into a Sikh family on 30 August 1946 in the village of Sadrana (now in Pakistan). He completed his preliminary education at a village school, and then matriculated from DAV High School in Patti, Punjab, in March 1965. He enlisted as a soldier in Amritsar and joined the Punjab Regiment (India).
Death, legacy and associated legend
Singh died in 1968 near the Nathu La (pass) in eastern Sikkim, India. A board besides his shrine describes that he died after falling into a nullah while escorting a mule column from Tuku La to Dongchui La.
Harbhajan Singh's early death at the age of 22 is the subject of legend and religious veneration that has become popular among Indian Army regulars (jawans), the people of his village and apparently soldiers of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) across the border guarding the Indo-Chinese border between Sikkim and Tibet.
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