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The Royal Counsellor to the Maharajah of Patiala and his family, used to the trappings of court in a feudal society and unquestioning subservience to 'family honour', are overwhelmed by changes in the newly-independent nation. They cling to the crumbling mores of the old order, unsuccessfully and with tragic consequences. ... Read more

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Chapters: Phulkian Sardars, Bhupinder Singh of Patiala, Raja Nahar Singh, Raja Mahendra Pratap, Baghel Singh, Maharaja Yadavindra Singh, Hira Singh of Nabha, Maharaja Bhim Singh Rana, Kandhola, Chhatar Singh, S. Khushal Singh Virk, S. Budh Singh Virk, Hari Singh Dhillon, Jujhar Singh Nehra, Maharaja Rajinder Singh, Chhajja Singh Dhillon, Jhanda Singh Dhillon, Girdhar Pratap Singh, Raja Maldeo, Bhuma Singh Dhillon, Ganda Singh Dhillon, Raja Chahar Deo. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 89. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Phoolka family had descended from the celebrated Phool, their eponym, from whom descended the rulers of Patiala , Jind , Nabha as well as the Chiefs of Bhadaur, Malaudh and Badrukhan and the Sardars of Juindan, Laudhgarh, Dyalpura, Rampura and Kot Duna. The early progenitors of the Phoolka House were scions of the Princely Rajput family of Jaisulmer who left their desert homes around the time of Rai Pithora and established themselves around the country of Hisar, Sirsa and Bhatner. Maharaja Ala Singh of Patiala descended from Phool and to his genius must be ascribed the remarkable and rapid rise of the family in the first stages of its history. The Phoolka Sardars trace their genealogy from the Raja of Jaisalmer Rawal Jaisal , Yadu Bhatti Rajput of Chandra Vanshi clan and descendants of Lord Krishna, Avatar of Lord Vishnu. Phool, a Sidhu Brar was the founder of this family. Phool's eldest son Tiloka was the ancestor of the Nabha, Jind and Badrukhan royal families and his second son Rama sired six sons and out of Dunna, Ala Singh and Bakhta sprang the princely states of Bhadaur, Patiala and Malaudh which were the most important of the Cis-Satluj States belonging to Phoolkian Misl. Collaterally, the descendants of Phool were connected with the rulers of Faridkot ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=16792585 ... Read more

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Chapters: Chaudhari Devi Lal, Bhupinder Singh Hooda, Bansi Lal, Bhajan Lal, Om Prakash Chautala, Banarsi Das Gupta, List of Chief Ministers of Haryana, Shri B. D. Sharma. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 30. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Chaudhary Devi Lal Sihag (19142001) (Hindi: ) was an Indian politician, freedom fighter, Chief Minister of the state of Haryana and Deputy Prime Minister of India. He was born in a Jat Hindu family of Sihag clan on 25 September 1914 in Teja Khera village of Sirsa district in Haryana, India.. His mother's name was Shugna Devi and father's name was Ch. Lekh Ram Sihag.Ch. Lekh Ram was a wealthy Jat landlord of Chautala village and he owned 2750 bighas of land. Ch. Devi Lal, whose original name was Devi Dayal, received education up to middle and also trained as a wrestler at an 'Akhara' in Badal village (Punjab). On Mahatma Gandhi's call, both he and his elder brother Ch Sahib Ram, left their studies unfinished to take part in the freedom movement. His son Om Prakash Chautala is also a former Chief Minister of the state of Haryana . He belongs to the Jat clan of Bagris. Chaudhari Devi Lal was a follower of Mahatma Gandhi and was actively involved in the struggle for Indian independence from the British Raj. On Mahatma Gandhi's call, both he and his elder brother Ch Sahib Ram, left their studies unfinished to take part in the freedom movement. For this he was sentenced to one year rigorous imprisonment and sent to Hissar jail on 8 Oct, 1930. He took part in the movement of 1932 and was kept in Sadar Delhi Thana. In 1938 he was selected delegate of All India Congress Committee. In March 1938 his elder brother Ch. Sahib Ram was elected M.L.A. in a by-election on the Congress party ticket. In January, 1940 Ch. Sahib Ram courted arrest as a 'satyagrahi'...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=1773999 ... Read more

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Chapters: Imran Khan, Aitchison College, Akbar Bugti, Imran Anwar, Aitzaz Ahsan, Bhupinder Singh of Patiala, Malik Umar Hayat Khan, Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi, Rameez Raja, Zulfikar Ali Magsi, Asfandyar Wali Khan, Farooq Leghari, Zafarullah Khan Jamali, Majid Khan, Feroz Khan Noon, Malik Amjad Ali Noon, Sher Ali Khan, Amin Ud-Din Ahmad Khan, Amir Mohammad Khan, Ghulam Qadir Khan, Sadiq Hussain Qureshi, Omar Ayub Khan, Malik Khizar Hayat Tiwana, Hassan Sardar, Javed Burki, Sundar Singh Majithia, Syed Fakhar Imam, Usman Mobin. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 140. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Imran Khan Niazi (Urdu: ) (born 25 November 1952) is a retired Pakistani cricketer who played international cricket for two decades in the late twentieth century and has been a politician since the mid-1990s. Currently, besides his political activism, Khan is also a charity worker and cricket commentator. Khan played for the Pakistani cricket team from 1971 to 1992 and served as its captain intermittently throughout 1982-1992. After retiring from cricket at the end of the 1987 World Cup, he was called back to join the team in 1988. At 39, Khan led his teammates to Pakistan's first and only World Cup victory in 1992. He has a record of 3807 runs and 362 wickets in Test cricket, making him one of eight world cricketers to have achieved an 'All-rounder's Triple' in Test matches. In April 1996, Khan founded and became the chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (Movement for Justice), a small and marginal political party, of which he is the only member ever elected to Parliament. He represented Mianwali as a member of the National Assembly from November 2002 to October 2007. Khan, through worldwide fundraising, helped establish the Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital ... Read more

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Chapters: Sampat Singh, Randeep Surjewala, Ajay Singh Chautala, Chaudhari Devi Lal, Ashok Tanwar, Bhupinder Singh Hooda, Bansi Lal, Suraj Bhan, Inderjit Singh Rao, Bhajan Lal, Selja Kumari, Om Prakash Chautala, Ajay Singh Yadav, O. P. Jindal, Naveen Jindal, Avtar Singh Bhadana, Chander Mohan, Shruti Choudhry, Kuldeep Bishnoi, Ranbir Singh Mahendra, Savitri Jindal, Jai Parkash, Chaudhary Dal Singh, Deepender Singh Hooda, Atma Singh Gill, Shri B. D. Sharma, Jitender Singh Malik, Arvind Kumar Sharma, Kishan Singh Sangwan, I.d. Swami. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 89. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Prof Sampat Singh (born 20 April 1949 in Bhattu, Sirsa District, Haryana) is a former Finance Minister of Haryana, India. He was elected to the Haryana Legislative Assembly for the Janata Party in the Battukalan constituency in 1982 and was leader of the opposition from 1991 to 1996. He is senior most congress legislator in 12th Haryana assembly, entering 6th time since 1982. In the past, he has handled many important portfolios in state govt as minister. He was born at village Bhattu Kalan in Sirsa district. He is staunch Follower of the policies of the great kisan leader Ch. Devi Lal. He has been one of the most important person in Haryana politics for many decades. He is known a mentor and thinktank among his party colleagues. Political career of Prof Sampat Singh started when he met Tau Chaudhary Devilal in Hisaar in 1977. Tau had come to Hisar and was to leave for Delhi. Since, it was already lunch time, Prof Singh requested him to take lunch. Tau agreed to it. When Tau came to power, Prof Singh went to congratulate him. Prof Singh was appointed as Personal Secretary to Chief Minister ( Chaudhary Devilal). Prof Singh had no political ambitions and he was reluctant in taking the p...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=17320498 ... Read more

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Chapters: Chief Ministers of Haryana, Governors of Haryana, Chaudhari Devi Lal, Shankar Dayal Sharma, Bhupinder Singh Hooda, Bansi Lal, Bhajan Lal, Dharma Vira, Om Prakash Chautala, List of Governors of Haryana, A. R. Kidwai, Banarsi Das Gupta, List of Chief Ministers of Haryana, Jagannath Pahadia, Shri B. D. Sharma, Harcharan Singh Brar, O.p. Verma, Babu Parmanand, Municipal Corporation of Faridabad. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 53. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Chaudhary Devi Lal Sihag (19142001) (Hindi: ) was an Indian politician, freedom fighter, Chief Minister of the state of Haryana and Deputy Prime Minister of India. He was born in a Jat Hindu family of Sihag clan on 25 September 1914 in Teja Khera village of Sirsa district in Haryana, India.. His mother's name was Shugna Devi and father's name was Ch. Lekh Ram Sihag.Ch. Lekh Ram was a wealthy Jat landlord of Chautala village and he owned 2750 bighas of land. Ch. Devi Lal, whose original name was Devi Dayal, received education up to middle and also trained as a wrestler at an 'Akhara' in Badal village (Punjab). On Mahatma Gandhi's call, both he and his elder brother Ch Sahib Ram, left their studies unfinished to take part in the freedom movement. His son Om Prakash Chautala is also a former Chief Minister of the state of Haryana . He belongs to the Jat clan of Bagris. Chaudhari Devi Lal was a follower of Mahatma Gandhi and was actively involved in the struggle for Indian independence from the British Raj. On Mahatma Gandhi's call, both he and his elder brother Ch Sahib Ram, left their studies unfinished to take part in the freedom movement. For this he was sentenced to one year rigorous imprisonment and sent to Hissar jail on 8 Oct, 1930. He took part in the movement of 1932 and was kept in Sadar Delhi Thana. In 1938...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=1773999 ... Read more

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Chapters: Gujar Mal Modi, Bhupinder Singh of Patiala, Mohinder Amarnath, Navjot Singh Sidhu, Maharaja Yadavindra Singh, Asad Amanat Ali Khan, Amarinder Singh, Rakesh Sharma, Lala Amarnath, Dharma Vira, Prem Singh Chandumajra, Preneet Kaur, Maharaja Rajinder Singh, Reetinder Singh Sodhi, Amjad Amanat Ali Khan, Bibi Sahib Kaur, Bibi Rajindar Kaur, Sardar Ridha Singh. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 70. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Rai Bahadur Gujarmal Modi (August 9, 1902 - January 22, 1976) was a noted Indian industrialist and philanthropist, who co-established the Modi Group of companies and the industrial city of Modinagar, Uttar Pradesh in 1933, with his brother Kedar Nath Modi. Later he established from a chain of schools and colleges at his birth place, Mahendragarh, in Patiala and in Modinagar. He also contributed a lot in the field of higher education by giving grants to established institutions such as Banaras Hindu University, and different colleges in Meerut and other places. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan by Government of India in 1968. Gujar Mal Modi Hospital has foundation stone in his name.He established a Women's Training College and Nurses' Training Centre in Modinagar in 1965. All these above-mentioned institution's provide education to more than 16,000 students. Dependants of the workers of different Modinagar industries get free education or training in these institutions. Monetary help and stipends are also given to students going in for higher education in India or abroad. He also established a High School and a Sanskrit Pathshala at Mahinder Garh, his birth place, and a Degree College in Patiala, which was named after his father. He was interested in Scientific Research and Development. He contributed Rs. 2.5 million for the establishment of the Modi S...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=10551394 ... Read more

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Not illustrated. Excerpt: Maharaja Bhupinder Singh (12 October 1891, Patiala23 March 1938, Patiala) was the ruling Maharaja of the princely state of Patiala from 1900 to 1938. He was born at the Moti Bagh Palace , Patiala in a Jat family, and educated at Aitchison College. At age 9, he succeeded as maharaja of Patiala state upon death of his father, Maharaja Rajinder Singh, on 9 November 1900. A Council of Regency ruled in his name until he took partial powers shortly before his 18th birthday on 1 October 1909, and was invested with full powers by the Viceroy of India, the 4th Earl of Minto, on 3 November 1910. Inspecting a BL 12 inch Railway Howitzer in France, August 1918He served on the General Staff in France, Belgium, Italy and Palestine in the First World War as an Honorary Lieutenant-Colonel, and was promoted Honorary Major-General in 1918 and Honorary Lieutenant-General in 1931. He represented India at the League of Nations in 1925, and was chancellor of the Indian Chamber of Princes for 10 years between 1926 and 1938, also being a representative at the Round Table Conference. He married ten times, and had 88 children by his wives and concubines. His Highness was the first man in India to own an aircraft, which he bought from the United Kingdom in the first decade of the twentieth century. For his aircraft he had Patiala Airstrip built. He was well known for the construction of buildings with bold architectural designs in Patiala, including Kali Temple, Patiala, and Chail View Palace in the summer retreat of Kandaghat and Oak Over and Cedar Lodge in Shimla which now house the Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh and Punjab State Guest House respectively. He was also known for an exceptional collection of medals, believed to be the world's large... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=5701071 ... Read more

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The book outlines the Sisyphean task Akalis faced trying redeeming to no avail Pandit Nehru's pre-independence promise allowing Sikhs to enjoy a glow of freedom in the north of an independent India. It delves into the anatomy of the Akalis' titanic struggle with Mrs. Gandhi for conceding basic demands set out in the Anandpur Sahib Resolutions to the Sikhs that was to culminate in an ill-conceived and ruthless attack in June 1984 on the Golden Temple; and, which set in motion a train of incalculable calamitous events.The author surveys the aftermath of the showdown when in a brief defining moment Sikhs coalesced into a rarely occurring united front (a qaum) and how that shining instant wasted away with the changing contours of political landscape, Sikh identity, didactic approach and doctrinal ambiguities.Post-1984 some flawed notions of Sikh religion have gained currency and by way of illustration the author points out Nobel Laureate Naipaul s misconstruction of Sikh history and religion in the book India: A Million Mutinies Now and Gurpreet KaurBhatti s attack on Sikh iconography in her controversial play Behzti (dishonour).He also examines the predicament of the Sikhs of diaspora who face the twin risks of ensuring their right to wear turban in the workplace and avoiding cross-cultural influences likely to hybridize their religious traditions. ... Read more

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The work embodies development and systematicoptimization of oral controlled release (CR)mucoadhesive hydrophilic matrices of atenololusing "Design of Experiments". A central compositedesign was used to optimize drug release profileand bioadhesive strength. Two polymers, namely,Carbopol 934P and sodium CMC, were taken assynergistic factors. The 3-D response surfaces and2-D contour plots indicated significant effect ofboth the polymers on ex vivo bioadhesive strengthof tablet against porcine gastric mucosa,diffusional release exponent and drug releaseextension. The optimized drug delivery formulationwas selected by feasibility and grid searches basedon maximization of the response variables.Validation of drug delivery optimization studyusing experimental runs indicated high prognosticability of the chosen experimental design. Besidesunraveling the effect of the two factors on variousresponse variables, the study helped in findingthe "optimized" formulation with excellentbioadhesive strength and extended release for 24 h,holding immense promise for once-a-daygastroretentive CR formulation and minimizingfluctuations in plasma drug levels. ... Read more

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THE NOMDAS (Past and present)

The thunder of their hoofs was heard for miles away sending people scampering for cover and safety. First to tame and mount the horse, these marauding nomads ruled the steppe for five hundred years. History calls them the Scythians.

Around 300 BC, these noble warriors were displaced from their homeland by their nomadic cousins. Some made their way to the Indus Valley, the heart of what came to be known as Punjab.

Two millennium later some of their descendants are on the move again, primarily because of economic and political pressures. These are the Sikhs who have migrated and joined the mainstream in western countries and have distinguished themselves as entrepreneurs, politicians, professors, artists, writers, doctors and engineers.

THE MAVERICKS (old and new)

Jats, the progeny of the Scythians flourished in Punjab. They excelled in farming and animal husbandry. Matchless as soldiers, they are unafraid to take arms to fight for their rights and those of fellow beings. Many converted to Islam, some embraced the Sikh faith, while others were assimilated into Hinduism.

But, they remained nomadic at heart: fiercely independent. Their rugged individualism often sets them at odds with one another, splitting them into factions. Some are adrift in a sea of socio-religious confusion. Turned fundamentalist, they promote infighting, while others behave like Caeser. ... Read more

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Long-term Nomadism in Sikh Culture
In this interesting essay Bhupinder Singh Mahal attempts to trace Punjabicultural characteristics back to the Scythians, focusing particularly onthe independent nomadic spirit that still infuses the Punjabi (especiallyPunjabi Sikh) diaspora.It is quite a readable book, and the author'screation of a resonance from ancient to modern times rings true for anybodywith a sense of the Punjabi character.There are fascinating asides andplausible if speculative linkages among various old and new traditions, thecharacteristic turban-wearing amongthem.

However, this book suffersfrom the same problems that plague much South Asian academic writing - lackof citations.There are informal references to all manner of writings, butno detailed citations that one could check, and little attempt torigorously evaluate sources for their reliability which unfortunately makesthe treatise less than scholarly.

This author's experience in Canadaadds something to his understanding of Punjabis and the issues they face. He is able, for example, to draw on Canadian stereotypes about the peopleof Newfoundland ("Newfies") to comment on subcontinental humorabout Sikhs.He grasps more than most Sikh authors in Punjab the trulyglobal character of the community today, and therefore is well placed toexpound on his theme of long-term nomadism in the culture.The diasporanSouth Asians are not best viewedas "ex-pats" at a distance fromtheir homelands; rather, the diaspora is itself part of the South Asiancultural heartland.(Certainly we have seen this in the Khalistanmovement, for example.)On this key point, the author has an importantinsight to offer.Trying to track the motif of travel back into history isan innovative, if by nature speculative, endeavor.Bhupinder Singh Mahalis to be commended for the attempt. ... Read more