Moti Ram Mehra

Baba Moti Ram Mehra (fl. late 17th – early 18th century) was a devoted disciple and servant of the Guru Gobind Singh who, disregarding the risk to his own life, managed to enter the Thanda Burj in a very dramatic manner and serve milk to the Mata Gujri and Baba Zorawar Singh and Baba Fateh Singh, the two younger Sahibzadas (sons) of Guru Gobind Singh for three nights,[1] where they were kept under arrest by the Mughal Governor of Sirhind, Wazir. Khan.[2]


On December 27, 1704, the Sahibzadas were martyred and Mata Gujri also died. He arranged sandal wood for their cremation. Someone told the Nawab that his servant had served those prisoners with milk and water. The Nawab ordered the arrest of Baba Moti Ram Mehra and his mother, wife and a little son. He did not conceal his act and boldly told the Nawab that it was his pious duty to serve the imprisoned children and their grandmother. Hence Baba Moti Ram Mehra, along with his family, was sentenced to death by being squeezed in a Kohlu (oil press).[3] His sacrifice was first sermonized by Baba Banda Singh Bahadur.

Memorial Gurdwara and Gate

His followers and kin of his caste constituted the Amar Saheed Baba Moti Ram Mehra Charitable Trust.[4] A Gurudwara known as the Memorial Baba Moti Ram Mehra stands opposite Rauza Sharif 200 metres (660 ft) from Gurdwara Fatehgarh Sahib, which was constructed by the Trust[3] at the place where Moti Ram Mehra was martyred by the Nawab. The land was donated by Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee.

Today, Moti Ram Mehra is deeply respected by Sikhs[5] while the Baba Moti Ram Mehra Memorial Gate was constructed[6] by the Punjab Government in remembrance of his great sacrifices.

See also

References
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  3. "Baba Banda Singh Bahadur Gate – The General who Conquered Sirhind". Fatehgarh Sahib district Government. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  4. Walia, Varinder (15 July 2004). "Bhattal gone, panchayat officer faces dismissal". The Tribune. Archived from the original on 2 December 2008. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20110930190429/http://www.punjabnewsline.com/content/view/22714/38/. Archived from the original on 30 September 2011. Retrieved 14 February 2010. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. http://www.tribuneindia.com/2004/20040718/punjab1.htm Archived 10 March 2011 at the Wayback Machine


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