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Taranjit Singh Sandhu, who retired as Indias Ambassador to the United States on February 1, 2024, will make his poll debut on a BJP ticket from Amritsar...
Taranjit Singh Sandhu, Indias former Ambassador to the United States, was born into a family credited with building iconic Sikh institutions and for its role in freeing up gurdwaras from British-appointed administrators through movements intertwined seamlessly with Indias freedom struggle...
Rewind to 1882: Teja Singh, born to parents in Burj Rai Ke in what was then a Tarn Taran tehsil within Amritsar district, came to be known as Teja Singh Samundri after he moved to Samundri in Lyallpur district in undivided Punjab.. . Teja Singh Samundri, iconic Sikh leader and grandfather of Ambassador Sandhu. ..
Teja Singh Samundri's own formal education ended at the primary level, but his role in founding Sikh institutions after serving in the British Indian army as a Dafadar (Junior Commissioned Officer) in 22 Cavalry for three-and-a-half years is written in golden letters...
The young reformer then went on to set up two Khalsa schools in Sarhali, then in Amritsar district.. . Teja Singh Samundri, iconic Sikh leader and grandfather of Ambassador Sandhu ..
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