My family and our times: 06/01/2006

My name is Preetmohan Singh son of late Sardar Vas Dev Singh. This is our village Badbar. A village we all are proud of. This is the most beautiful village in the world. 'All-walks-of-life guys have inhabited this village. They love to stay together and enjoy the picturesque unexploited views at all times of the year. It has a treasure of countryside beauty which sparkles with its spectacular environment. The healthy and cool breeze is ready made freshener. My older Aunt would love to travel all the way from Metropolitan city like New Delhi just to get the very taste of awful water for drinking her never ending thirst. She often bet this water over Coca Cola. And all the children around will laugh majestically, knowing fully well that she was trying to save money.

No matter where you are in any part of the world, you get attracted to come back again and again. This is what I do too. I live in San Francisco Bay Area of California and visit my Village Badbar once every now and then. The visit is religiously solemnized by all members of my family which includes my wife Harvinder, our son Shivpreet Singh, his wife Dashminder and their son Gobind - the newest member of our Badbar Family.

The village Badbar sits on Sangrur - Barnala Highway. My late father Sardar Vas Dev Singh and his brother late Sardar Inderjit Singh Advocate Punjab And Haryana High court were allotted about 100 Acres of agricultural land as a compensation to our land left behind in the District of Muzzafargarh, Multan and Lyallpur, now a part of Pakistan. The other cousins of my Father were also allotted 700 Acres in this village. They are known as Multani Landlords. We still have a house in the Village in the 'Gaggapatti' .

We are the descendants of Bhai Nand Lal 'Goya' the poet Laurette in the court of Guru Gobind Singh. Bhai Nand Lal came down to Multan from Ghazni Afghanistan at a young age. Multan was one of the biggest trade and business centers in the North of India. Due to geographical reasons, Multan developed itself to be a major trade disbursing center. All the goods from West Asia will pass through the Great Himalayan Passes and get collected at this place. From here the goods will be further distributed to various parts of the country

Bhai Nand Lal liked this place. Multan was not only a Major business center, but a very pious and religious place. It had the reputation of giving birth to top Hindu and Muslim Scholars of all times. Baba Farid and Bhagat Prahlad developed this part of the land with their utmost religious devotion in their field of adopted religious practices with modern scientific theories. This is the place where the Punjabi language was born here and the first written records of Punjabi are found.

As Multan was a walled city and had gates towards directions of Major cities of the country. Bhai Nand Lal purchased a parcel of land outside Delhi gate and constructed a house for himself. Slowly others Hindu Khashtries also started to live in this area. His two servants from Ghazni would call him 'Aaka' meaning Malik (Lord), the place came to be known as 'Agha Pura'. This is the place where he and his family continued to live for generations. Incidentally the Author was also born at the same place. All of this changed as the partition of the country took place in Aug 1947, and all of his family members settled in places like Amritsar, Patiala, Chandigarh, and New Delhi. They have also settled in Canada and USA

Dec 2010

Lala Gopal Das Ji, getting old but more resolute

Mr Megh Raj taking care of 'Maaru' Land

NEED more Tube-wells

There is desperate need for more water. My two tubewell connections continue to be in waiting. I was told to pull up some Political link for getting early connection. Being half a world away, I find it difficult to get the favor. My Governmental connections are not effective.

I have ordered the demolition of my village home with instructions that the resultant plot may be graded into one level. I intend to construct a small inexpensive two room set with Kitchen, Bath and W&C.

I also understand that Punjab would be soon a Power surplus state. Lets keep our fingures crossed.

I had a strong urge to meet my cousin Mandeep but could not do so due to paucity of time, but he also being a native of Sangrur can not be available in the village at this off peak period.

What a picturesque view! Sun sets on my 'Nehri Land'. The wheet gets growing while the water channel looks dry. It is generally required to irrigate three times the wheet crop.

Suresh, Dr Pawan, and Me near the 'Nehri' Lands.

July 2010

It is very interesting tio see a Multi-technical college structure coming up with in a quarter mile on the same side of my farms. It seems to be a huge building. A stone laying ceremony was recently done by the Hon'able Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal. This will definitely enhance the face and the name of the village Badbar and its surrounding. Here are a few pictures:

Village Badbar And Multani Landlords

April 2008
Badbar
I happen to be there in Badbar. Here are new pictures. The village has developed a lot as would be seen from the following pictures: