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Chaar Sahibzaade – Story of Supreme Sacrifice of Guru Gobind Singh’s Sons

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Guru Gobind Singh Ji, the tenth guru of the Sikhs and the founder of the Khalsa had four brave sons who are collectively referred to as the Char Sahibzaade.  Ajit Singh was born to Mata Sundari while Jujhar Singh, Zoravar Singh and Fateh Singh were born to Mata Jito.

In 1704 CE, the brave, young Char Sahibzaade were sacrificed at the altar of the Great Dharmayuddha. The two elder sahibzaade – Ajit Singh and Jujhar Singh fought valiantly and fell at the Battle of Chamkaur against the Mughals. The younger sahibzaade – Zorawar Singh and Fateh Singh who were just 9 and 7 respectively were captured by the Nawab of Sirhind and executed in the most dastardly manner either by being walled in alive or by decapitation. Their grandmother Mata Gujri could not bear this news and passed away. The supreme sacrifice of these four young martyrs – the char sahibzaade is unparalleled in history and continues to inspire and move.

26th December is observed is Veer Baal Diwas to remember these immortal young heroes of India.

Read More: Life and Contributions of Guru Gobind Singhji

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Garima Chaudhry

Garima Chaudhry is the Founder and Editor of Cultural Samvaad and Founder and Managing Partner of Hiranya Growth Partners LLP, a boutique consulting and content advisory firm based in Mumbai.

A scholar-practitioner with deep roots in Indic Studies, Garima has been a visiting faculty member for over a decade at Mumbai University and KJ Somaiya Institute of Dharma Studies, among other institutions. She has taught diploma, graduate and post-graduate courses in Development of Religious Thought in India, Hindu Thought, Bhartiya Purakatha, Buddhism and Comparative Mythology. She regularly conducts immersive workshops on India's dharmic traditions, civilisational heritage, enduring values, stories and symbols for diverse cohorts across institutions and organisations.

Garima brings over 25 years of leadership experience across financial services, digital payments, eCommerce, education and media. She began her career as a TAS Officer with the Tata Group, working across functions and sectors including FMCG and Power. At Citibank, she held progressive leadership roles culminating as Head of Strategy, Citi South Asia — working with the CEO, South Asia and Asia Pacific office on near and long-term strategic initiatives. Garima earlier led the business team for Digital Marketing, ePayments and eCommerce across India, building one of the country's early digital payment platforms. As Director at Capital18 (Network18), she led investment transactions and managed portfolio companies across focus sectors. She also served as CEO of GreyCells18 (Topperlearning and Topper TV), where she turned around and scaled the company to a 150-member team and built one of India's foremost supplementary education platforms.

Garima holds an MBA from XLRI Jamshedpur and a Bachelor's degree in Economics and Statistics from DAV College, Kanpur.Her scholarly interest in India's ancient संस्कृति — culture — and her conviction that a native idiom rooted in India's own ethos is essential to equitable growth and sustainable change, is the founding impulse behind Cultural Samvaad.

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