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!