Thursday, August 17, 2023

My Father Sardar Vasdev Singh And His Memorabilia recorded on Oct 16, 2017


Aug 15, 1919 - Aug 27,1997

My father Late Sardar Vasdev Singh was born on August 15, 1919, in Multan. He was the 8th descendant of Bhai Nand Lal Ji Goya, a famous poet in Guru Gobind Singh's court. Bhai Nand Lal ji had ancestral ties to Sikh history, which our family is proud of.

He owned agricultural lands in Multan and Muzzafargarh with his younger brother, late Sardar Inderjit Singh. They also had houses in Multan and Loyalpur, which brought in good rent. For instance, the Loyalpur property alone fetched them 750 Rupees per month.

Sardar Vasdev Singh also worked as an acting Superintendent of District and Session Courts in Karnal. This showed his commitment to justice. But his farms in Badbar, District Sangrur, were far away, making it hard to balance his job and farms.

In 1971, he made a significant choice. He opted for early retirement to focus on his farms. This demonstrated his strong attachment to his family's land and a willingness to prioritize it over his court career. He betrothed his agricultural farms and his share of house in Jangpura Ext to me.

I have collected his prized left over personnel possessions of his day-to-day use and have documented as Memorabilia and produced below:

Dad Vas Dev Singh in his 30s


Middle aged Papa ji and Bibi ji


With his first four kids and Bibi ji our mother in 1954


His five kids
From left to right: Bhagwant, Mohinder((Bobi), Preet Mohan, Tripat(Tipi), Amarjit(Ambu)



Matriculation Certificate


Self Autographs, his date of birth with his own handwriting


He handed me over his signature valid in the eyes of government and Banks etc duly signed on a blank paper as above, so that I May use the same at will in his absence.





The hand bag, he left behind


                             Eye Glasses Cover


Tooth Brush Cover


Tooth Brush


The Piece of Soap Cake


Eye Glasses 


Another pair of Eye Glasses of Papa Ji


His Wallet


Pics of Harvinder and Preetmohan 

Preet Mohan in late 20s

Harvinder in her teens
when opened, his wallet contained these above two pictures which he kept close to his heart- no money but this treasure


The needle and thread

The handy Card Calalnder


His Personnel Sikh Comb


His Passport First Page



His Indian Passport marked with American Embassy Sticker




Last page of Passport showing names of our mom Late Savitri Devi, our Grandfather Late Bhagwan Das, our Grandmother Karam Devi and his famous mole on middle of  Right hand Palm which he showed us proudly that he was a wealthy man who lived poor.


The day Feb 18 1991, he landed in San Francisco USA never to return again.






When Vina Kapoor and her video graphed covered me and our family for Partition Archives



An Obituary Aug 30, 1997 in San Jose Mercury News



Some local News Papers of Indian origin also carried his news of his demise


Death Cerificate from County Of Santa Clara




His next Generations!

7 comments:

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Anonymous said...

Lovely and informative Veer ji

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Anonymous said...

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