Punjab: Udham Singh, great freedom fighter from punjab, was born Sher Singh, on 26 December
1899, at Sunam, in the princely state of Patiala. His father, Tahal Singh, was at that time working as
a watchman on a railway crossing in the neighbouring village of Upall. Sher Singh lost his parents
before he was seven years and was admitted along with his brother Mukta Singh to the Central Khalsa
Orphanage at Amritsar on 24 October 1907.
Udham Singh Kamboj changed his name to Ram Mohammad Singh Azad, symbolizing the unification
of the three major religions of India: Hinduism, Islam and Sikhism. Singh is considered one of the
best-known revolutionaries of the Indian independence struggle; he is also sometimes referred to as
Shaheed-i-Azam Sardar Udham Singh Kamboj.
Lakhs of people gathered on the occasion to pay homage to his memory.
Bureau Report
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