Inspiring Resolve: The Sikh Morcha of Bhai Pheru Gurdwara

This account by Sodhi Harbhajan Singh (my grandfather) was shared by Bhai Kulbir Singh on Gurmatbibtek.

Recounted by Pitajee (as my grandfather was known to us), this story is about a British police captain who was ordered to handle a peaceful protest by the Akalis at Gurdwara Bhai Pheru in Lahore, Pakistan, in 1924. Despite using various methods to gather information about the protesters, including physical torture, the protesters refused to disclose their worldly father’s name, instead naming Siri Guru Gobind Singh as their father and Sri Anandpur Sahib as their village. Overwhelmed by their non-violent resolve, the police captain resigned and wrote a resignation letter acknowledging the strength and pride of the Sikhs.

https://www.gurmatbibek.com/contents.php?id=82

Sodhi Harbhajan Singh Ji’s Weekly Katha at Home Archives now on YouTube

We are thrilled to announce the launch of a new YouTube series on our channel, that will take you on a journey through time and spirituality. This series features cleaned-up audio recordings from 1991, made by my grandfather, Sodhi Harbhajan Singh Ji, the renowned author of “Bhajan Bandagi da Pratap”. These recordings were made in a weekly interactive katha setting in Chandigarh, India, a regular feature in our family home that brought together people from all walks of life.

In this series, we will be sharing cleaned-up audio recordings from these weekly katha gatherings, offering a rare opportunity to experience the wisdom and teachings of my grandfather and the Sikh community. Originally recorded on audio tape, these were transcoded to CDs back in the early 2000s by my uncle (Tayaji). It seemed that in so doing, the tempo/BPM were compromised, and even though we ripped them to MP3 in the early 2010s, making them available as-is diluted the effect of the recordings. However, under the expert eye of my father, Sodhi Jas Desh Singh Ji, we have tried to clean up the ambient noise and reduce the tempo to match my grandfather’s tone and timbre.

As of 26th August 2024, two out of the ten recordings are on YouTube. I will endeavor to publish one each week.

We hope that these recordings will inspire, guide, and nurture spiritual growth and understanding in all who listen.

Your comments and thoughts are most welcome.

Back after some downtime

This site has been down for nearly a year as I tried to get my head around VPS and Home ESXi Servers. This domain has long been my scratchpad on which to try new and novel ideas.

Finally, I am back online with the new and improved Sodhis.net. It is now being served up from my closet in Florida. In order to give some semblance to the number of sites that I host now, I’ve switched them by purpose and audience.

My dearest father, JDS Sodhi’s website is now hosted at http://jds.sodhis.org.

Harbhajan Singh Sodhi’s (my grandfather) site can now be found at http://harbhajansingh.sodhis.org.

Please adjust your bookmarks accordingly.

Site migration complete

The Sodhi sites are back online. We’ve migrated to a new provider and exciting things are planned.

  • A fully redesigned and relaunched JDS Sodhi’s website.
  • A fully redesigned and relaunched Sodhi Harbhajan Singh jee’s website
  • Many more updates.

Please note that JDS Sodhi’s website can be now reached at http://jds.sodhis.org.

Chandigarh College of Architecture Golden Jubilee pictures added

Jas Desh Singh Sodhi recently attended the fiftieth anniversary of the foundation of one of the nations prestigious Architectural colleges,  Chandigarh College of Architecture or CCA in Chandigarh, India. JDS Sodhi, our father studied here from 1964 – 1969, and his site has been updated with an additional shot of nostalgia – more high quality, scanned pictures of his friends and of his fun college life back in the ’60s.

Jas Desh Singh Sodhi with his friends 1964-69

Some impressions of the 50th anniversary of CCA have also been uploaded. As always feel free to contact him at [email protected] with any comments or impressions.

Golden Jubilee celebrations of CCA, October 2011

Welcome to the new Sodhis.net

A new look, and a new host, not to mention a brand new CMS (Content Management System). Stay tuned for updates and additions to this front.