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	[[File:Baba_Mandir_-_View_Outside.jpg\|thumb\|Baba Harbhajan Singh Mandir - View Outside]]		[[File:Baba_Mandir_-_View_Outside.jpg\|thumb\|Baba Harbhajan Singh Mandir - View Outside]]
	Captain '''"Baba" Harbhajan Singh''' (30 August 1946 – 04 October 1968)<ref>{{cite web\|title=Baba Harbhajan temple Sikkim History In Hindi: बाबा जशवंत सिंह मंदिर - सिक्किम - इस मृत सैनिक की आत्मा आज भी करती है देश की रक्षा\|url=http://www.ajabgjab.com/2014/06/baba-harbhajan-singh-temple-gangtok.html\|website=ajabgjab.com\|accessdate=15 January 2017\|date=2 June 2014}}</ref> was an [[Indian Army\|Indian army]] soldier who served from 30 June 1965 ~~{{Citation needed span\|text=until 1 December 2019 (Posthumous retirement).\|date=February 2021\|reason=}}~~		Captain '''"Baba" Harbhajan Singh''' (30 August 1946 – 04 October 1968)<ref>{{cite web\|title=Baba Harbhajan temple Sikkim History In Hindi: बाबा जशवंत सिंह मंदिर - सिक्किम - इस मृत सैनिक की आत्मा आज भी करती है देश की रक्षा\|url=http://www.ajabgjab.com/2014/06/baba-harbhajan-singh-temple-gangtok.html\|website=ajabgjab.com\|accessdate=15 January 2017\|date=2 June 2014}}</ref> was an [[Indian Army\|Indian army]] soldier who served from 30 June 1965

	He is revered as the "Hero of Nathula" by soldiers of the Indian army, who built a [[shrine]] in his honor. He was accorded the state of the saint by believers who refer to him as the "Baba" (saintly father). Many of his faithful - chiefly Indian army personnel posted in and around the [[Nathu La]] and the Sino-Indian border between the state of [[Sikkim]] and [[Tibet Autonomous Region]] - have come to believe his spirit protects every soldier in the inhospitable high-altitude terrain of the Eastern Himalayas. As with most saints, he is believed to grant favors to those who revere and worship him. He is said to be protecting the country even after death.

	==Life and military career==		==Life and military career==

	Harbhajan Singh was born into a [[Sikh]] family on 30 ~~August~~ 1946 in the village of Sadrana (now in Pakistan). He completed his preliminary education at a village school, and then matriculated from ~~DVA~~ High School in [[Patti, Punjab]], in March 1965. He enlisted as a soldier in [[Amritsar]] and joined the [[rajputana Regiment (India)\|Punjab Regiment]] (India).<ref>https://www.honourpoint.in/profile/sepoy-baba-harbhajan-singh/</ref>		Harbhajan Singh was born into a [[Sikh]] family on 30 Aug. 1946 in the village of Sadrana (now in Pakistan). He completed his preliminary education at a village school, and then matriculated from DAV High School in [[Patti, Punjab]], in March 1965. He enlisted as a soldier in [[Amritsar]] and joined the [[rajputana Regiment (India)\|Punjab Regiment]] (India).<ref>https://www.honourpoint.in/profile/sepoy-baba-harbhajan-singh/</ref>

	==Death and associated legend==		==Death and associated legend==
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	He was martyred in 1968 near the [[Nathu La]] in eastern [[Sikkim]], [[India]]. Harbhajan Singh's early death at the age of 22 is the subject of legend and religious veneration that has become popular among Indian Army regulars (''jawans''), the people of his village and apparently soldiers of the Chinese [[People's Liberation Army]] (PLA) across the border guarding the Indo-Chinese border between Sikkim and Tibet.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://www.indiatimes.com/culture/who-we-are/the-hero-of-nathula-pass-ghost-of-baba-harbhajan-singh-that-guards-India-s-border-247635.html\|title=The Hero Of Nathula Pass – Spirit Of Baba Harbhajan Singh That Guards India’s Border\|work=indiatimes.com\|access-date=2017-07-24\|language=en}}</ref>		He was martyred in 1968 near the [[Nathu La]] in eastern [[Sikkim]], [[India]]. Harbhajan Singh's early death at the age of 22 is the subject of legend and religious veneration that has become popular among Indian Army regulars (''jawans''), the people of his village and apparently soldiers of the Chinese [[People's Liberation Army]] (PLA) across the border guarding the Indo-Chinese border between Sikkim and Tibet.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://www.indiatimes.com/culture/who-we-are/the-hero-of-nathula-pass-ghost-of-baba-harbhajan-singh-that-guards-India-s-border-247635.html\|title=The Hero Of Nathula Pass – Spirit Of Baba Harbhajan Singh That Guards India’s Border\|work=indiatimes.com\|access-date=2017-07-24\|language=en}}</ref>

	He is often confused with Maj Harbhajan Singh who got martyred in battle at the {{convert\|14,500\|ft}} Nathu La, a mountain pass between Tibet and Sikkim where many battles took place between the Indian Army and the PLA during the ~~1965 Sino~~-Indian war.<ref>http://gallantryawards.gov.in/awardees/maha-vir-chakra</ref>		He is often confused with Maj Harbhajan Singh who got martyred in battle at the {{convert\|14,500\|ft}} Nathu La, a mountain pass between Tibet and Sikkim where many battles took place between the Indian Army and the PLA during the 1967 Chino-Indian war.<ref>http://gallantryawards.gov.in/awardees/maha-vir-chakra</ref>

	[[File: Baba Harbhajan Singh Plaque.jpg\|thumb\|Plaque at Baba Harbhajan Singh's shrine.]]		[[File: Baba Harbhajan Singh Plaque.jpg\|thumb\|Plaque at Baba Harbhajan Singh's shrine.]]
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	==Legacy==		==Legacy==
	[[File: Baba Harbhajan Singh.JPG\|thumb\|Baba Harbhajan Singh mandir]]		[[File: Baba Harbhajan Singh.JPG\|thumb\|Baba Harbhajan Singh mandir]]
	He has come to be known as "Saint Baba".<ref>{{cite web\|title=Baba Harbhajan Singh: A Dead Soldier still on duty\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZrFEY6tSg8\|website=youtube.com\|accessdate=15 January 2017\|date=4 July 2015}}</ref> Every year on 11{{nbsp}}September, a jeep departs with his personal belongings to the nearest railway station, [[New Jalpaiguri]], from where it is then sent by train to the village of [[Kuka, Punjab\|Kuka]], in the [[Kapurthala district]] of the Indian state of [[Punjab (India)\|Punjab]]. While empty berths on any train of the Indian Railways are invariably allocated to any waitlisted passenger or on a first-come-first-served basis by the coach attendants, a special reservation for the Baba is made. Every year a seat is left empty for the journey to his hometown and three soldiers accompany the Baba to his home. A small sum of money is contributed by soldiers posted in Nathula to be sent to his mother each month and his village still remembers him as martyr and undertook the initiative to help his family.<ref>{{cite news\|url=~~http~~://~~indiatoay~~.~~intoday~~.in/story/capt-harbhajan-singh-guards-indo-china-border-after-death~~/1/190508.html~~\|title=The soul sentinel~~}}{{Dead link\|date=June 2020 \|bot=InternetArchiveBot \|fix-attempted=yes~~ }}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|title=Harbhajan Singh of Upper Sikkim \|url=http://www.himalmag.com/2002/march/travel.htm \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060807010626/http://www.himalmag.com/2002/march/travel.htm \|archivedate=7 August 2006 }}</ref>		He has come to be known as "Saint Baba".<ref>{{cite web\|title=Baba Harbhajan Singh: A Dead Soldier still on duty\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZrFEY6tSg8\|website=youtube.com\|accessdate=15 January 2017\|date=4 July 2015}}</ref> Every year on 11{{nbsp}}September, a jeep departs with his personal belongings to the nearest railway station, [[New Jalpaiguri]], from where it is then sent by train to the village of [[Kuka, Punjab\|Kuka]], in the [[Kapurthala district]] of the Indian state of [[Punjab (India)\|Punjab]]. While empty berths on any train of the Indian Railways are invariably allocated to any waitlisted passenger or on a first-come-first-served basis by the coach attendants, a special reservation for the Baba is made. Every year a seat is left empty for the journey to his hometown and three soldiers accompany the Baba to his home. A small sum of money is contributed by soldiers posted in Nathula to be sent to his mother each month and his village still remembers him as martyr and undertook the initiative to help his family.<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/offtrack/story/20061016-capt-harbhajan-singh-guards-indo-china-border-after-death-784503-2006-10-16\|title=The soul sentinel}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|title=Harbhajan Singh of Upper Sikkim \|url=http://www.himalmag.com/2002/march/travel.htm \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060807010626/http://www.himalmag.com/2002/march/travel.htm \|archivedate=7 August 2006 }}</ref>

	== In popular culture ==		== In popular culture ==
	[[Bhuvan Bam]] and [[Divya Dutta]] came together for a short-film which was loosely based on Singh's life and legacy. The film was directed by [[Jyoti Kapur Das]].<ref>{{Citation\|title=Plus Minus Movie: Showtimes, Review, Trailer, Posters, News & Videos {{!}} eTimes\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-details/plus-minus/movieshow/69020666.cms\|access-date=2021-05-07}}</ref> It won the Best Short Film at the [[64th Filmfare Awards]].<ref>{{Cite web\|date=2019-03-31\|title=Bhuvan Bam, Divya Dutta on their short film Plus Minus winning big at Filmfare Awards 2019-Entertainment News , Firstpost\|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/bhuvan-bam-divya-dutta-on-their-short-film-plus-minus-winning-big-at-filmfare-awards-2019-6358951.html\|access-date=2021-05-07\|website=Firstpost}}</ref>		[[Bhuvan Bam]] and [[Divya Dutta]] came together for a short-film, ''Plus-minus'', which was loosely based on Singh's life and legacy. The film was directed by [[Jyoti Kapur Das]].<ref>{{Citation\|title=Plus Minus Movie: Showtimes, Review, Trailer, Posters, News & Videos {{!}} eTimes\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-details/plus-minus/movieshow/69020666.cms\|access-date=2021-05-07}}</ref> It won the Best Short Film at the [[64th Filmfare Awards]].<ref>{{Cite web\|date=2019-03-31\|title=Bhuvan Bam, Divya Dutta on their short film Plus Minus winning big at Filmfare Awards 2019-Entertainment News , Firstpost\|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/bhuvan-bam-divya-dutta-on-their-short-film-plus-minus-winning-big-at-filmfare-awards-2019-6358951.html\|access-date=2021-05-07\|website=Firstpost}}</ref>

	==References==		==References==
	{{Reflist~~\|30em~~}}		{{Reflist}}

	{{DEFAULTSORT:Singh, Harbhajan}}		{{DEFAULTSORT:Singh, Harbhajan}}

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[[File:Baba_Mandir_-_View_Outside.jpg|thumb|Baba Harbhajan Singh Mandir - View Outside]]
Captain '''"Baba" Harbhajan Singh''' (30 August 1946 – 04 October 1968)<ref>{{cite web|title=Baba Harbhajan temple Sikkim History In Hindi: बाबा जशवंत सिंह मंदिर - सिक्किम - इस मृत सैनिक की आत्मा आज भी करती है देश की रक्षा|url=http://www.ajabgjab.com/2014/06/baba-harbhajan-singh-temple-gangtok.html|website=ajabgjab.com|accessdate=15 January 2017|date=2 June 2014}}</ref> was an [[Indian Army|Indian army]] soldier who served from 30 June 1965 {{Citation needed span|text=until 1 December 2019 (Posthumous retirement).|date=February 2021|reason=}}

He is revered as the "Hero of Nathula" by soldiers of the Indian army, who built a [[shrine]] in his honor. He was accorded the state of the saint by believers who refer to him as the "Baba" (saintly father). Many of his faithful - chiefly Indian army personnel posted in and around the [[Nathu La]] and the Sino-Indian border between the state of [[Sikkim]] and [[Tibet Autonomous Region]] - have come to believe his spirit protects every soldier in the inhospitable high-altitude terrain of the Eastern Himalayas. As with most saints, he is believed to grant favors to those who revere and worship him. He is said to be protecting the country even after death.

==Life and military career==

Harbhajan Singh was born into a [[Sikh]] family on 30 August 1946 in the village of Sadrana (now in Pakistan). He completed his preliminary education at a village school, and then matriculated from DVA High School in [[Patti, Punjab]], in March 1965. He enlisted as a soldier in [[Amritsar]] and joined the [[rajputana Regiment (India)|Punjab Regiment]] (India).<ref>https://www.honourpoint.in/profile/sepoy-baba-harbhajan-singh/</ref>

==Death and associated legend==

He was martyred in 1968 near the [[Nathu La]] in eastern [[Sikkim]], [[India]]. Harbhajan Singh's early death at the age of 22 is the subject of legend and religious veneration that has become popular among Indian Army regulars (''jawans''), the people of his village and apparently soldiers of the Chinese [[People's Liberation Army]] (PLA) across the border guarding the Indo-Chinese border between Sikkim and Tibet.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.indiatimes.com/culture/who-we-are/the-hero-of-nathula-pass-ghost-of-baba-harbhajan-singh-that-guards-India-s-border-247635.html|title=The Hero Of Nathula Pass – Spirit Of Baba Harbhajan Singh That Guards India’s Border|work=indiatimes.com|access-date=2017-07-24|language=en}}</ref>

He is often confused with Maj Harbhajan Singh who got martyred in battle at the {{convert|14,500|ft}} Nathu La, a mountain pass between Tibet and Sikkim where many battles took place between the Indian Army and the PLA during the 1965 Sino-Indian war.<ref>http://gallantryawards.gov.in/awardees/maha-vir-chakra</ref>

[[File: Baba Harbhajan Singh Plaque.jpg|thumb|Plaque at Baba Harbhajan Singh's shrine.]]

==Legacy==
[[File: Baba Harbhajan Singh.JPG|thumb|Baba Harbhajan Singh mandir]]
He has come to be known as "Saint Baba".<ref>{{cite web|title=Baba Harbhajan Singh: A Dead Soldier still on duty|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZrFEY6tSg8|website=youtube.com|accessdate=15 January 2017|date=4 July 2015}}</ref> Every year on 11{{nbsp}}September, a jeep departs with his personal belongings to the nearest railway station, [[New Jalpaiguri]], from where it is then sent by train to the village of [[Kuka, Punjab|Kuka]], in the [[Kapurthala district]] of the Indian state of [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]]. While empty berths on any train of the Indian Railways are invariably allocated to any waitlisted passenger or on a first-come-first-served basis by the coach attendants, a special reservation for the Baba is made. Every year a seat is left empty for the journey to his hometown and three soldiers accompany the Baba to his home. A small sum of money is contributed by soldiers posted in Nathula to be sent to his mother each month and his village still remembers him as martyr and undertook the initiative to help his family.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://indiatoay.intoday.in/story/capt-harbhajan-singh-guards-indo-china-border-after-death/1/190508.html|title=The soul sentinel}}{{Dead link|date=June 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Harbhajan Singh of Upper Sikkim |url=http://www.himalmag.com/2002/march/travel.htm |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060807010626/http://www.himalmag.com/2002/march/travel.htm |archivedate=7 August 2006 }}</ref>

== In popular culture ==
[[Bhuvan Bam]] and [[Divya Dutta]] came together for a short-film which was loosely based on Singh's life and legacy. The film was directed by [[Jyoti Kapur Das]].<ref>{{Citation|title=Plus Minus Movie: Showtimes, Review, Trailer, Posters, News & Videos {{!}} eTimes|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-details/plus-minus/movieshow/69020666.cms|access-date=2021-05-07}}</ref> It won the Best Short Film at the [[64th Filmfare Awards]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-03-31|title=Bhuvan Bam, Divya Dutta on their short film Plus Minus winning big at Filmfare Awards 2019-Entertainment News , Firstpost|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/bhuvan-bam-divya-dutta-on-their-short-film-plus-minus-winning-big-at-filmfare-awards-2019-6358951.html|access-date=2021-05-07|website=Firstpost}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

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[[Category:Dayanand Anglo-Vedic Schools System alumni]]
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[[Category:Indian Sikhs]]
[[Category:People from Kapurthala]]
[[Category:People from Punjab, India]]
[[Category:Punjabi people]]
[[Category:Sikh warriors]]