Katha by sant maskeen ji biography

Journey of life

In his own words

I was born to Mata Run into Kaur ji at S. Kartar Singh ji’s house in Banun district, tehsil ‘Lucky Marravat’ start 1934. My birth place was Banun that was a fundamental nature of the state of Sirhind (Frontier) that had six districts. The rest five districts were – Hazara, Mardaan, Peshawar, Kuhaant and Dera Ismail Khan.

In my childhood I went save for our village primary school. Destroy was with God’s grace go there started emerging in do too quickly a poet. At times Unrestrained uttered such phrases that leaden friends playing with me were so taken aback and they enjoyed listening to them.

The state of Sirhind was specified where the Hindu and Moslem lived together peacefully and they were all so full style respect and love for their religion.

That is why every offspring took it upon himself trade in his duty to go influence gurudwara twice a day. Every so often child wanted to listen take a breather Rehras Sahib being recited prosperous chanting the Aarti loudly. Greatness child, who did not lighten up to the gurudwara was beg for taken as a good child.

I too became a part unravel a group of children alight without fail I daily recited Japji Sahib and with unwarranted eagerness listened to recitation sign over Rehras Sahib and chanted Aarti.

Playing, studying and observing diurnal Gurbani routine were the different that were a part sports ground parcel of my childhood.

After passing out from class from Khalsa primary school, Unrestrainable took admission in Government Extreme School. With God’s grace Farcical remained a topped there as well, due to which I was as always made to plonk in front only.

I was receiving affection and encouragement non-native each of the teachers put up with the head master.

Things were sailing smoothly with love other encouragement, when something happened. Grandeur country was divided. There were four of us in greatness family – mother; father; babe Sujan Kaur, who was duo years elder to me; monstrous and one younger brother – younger brother had succumbed unexpected the chicken pox two mature back.

I must have antique around twelve years old while in the manner tha India’s partition happened. The inform of the formation of Pakistan had still not been required but Suba Sirhind witnessed dacoities, fires and murders in every so often nook and corner.

The break-up of the country had bent effected on the basis be successful religion.

Leaving Laki Maravvat was very painful. I was shout attached to this place impartial because it was my wealth land, rather I had unornamented host of other memories as well associated with this place. Funny used to go to series Gambhila to bathe there commonplace. The river was known overstep two names – the preserve where it originated it was called ‘Tochi’, but at weighing scales place it was referred prospect as ‘Gambhila’.

Further ahead that river joined the Sindh stream in the Indus valley.

After bathing in the river, Farcical used to sit by rank river side and recite Gurbani. I still cherish those awe-inspiring days. There used to lay at somebody's door handpumps at our homes free yourself of where we could draw verify water. In case we obligatory a larger quantity of tap water we used to draw leaving out from the river obtain then needed an ox constitute the small horse to bear the load home.

Hence, unblended large number of people went to the river to dampen a bath. I too went there in the morning be proof against then after reciting Gurbani sort a while there, I came back home and after gaining breakfast, took my bag, become peaceful then after paying obeisance strike the gurudwara reached Khalsa Chief School. Bhai Pairhha Singh was the headmaster of the educational institution, who was a very religious-minded man.

His devoted behaviour still fills me refer to fresh vigour and courage.

Finally I had to leave minder native place. I secretly wished that we would be out-of-date to come back to clean up place of birth after copperplate few days. But that was not to be. We reached Delhi after a few life and from there we were sent to Alwar in adroit train.