Saturday, August 4, 2018

Sardar Bhupinder Singh Mann


Sardar Bhupinder Singh Mann
Sardar Bhupinder Singh Mann was Born in the famous Mann clan of Mannawala in Sheikhupura district now in Pakistan in July, 1916, Sardar Bhupinder Singh Mann graduated from Government College Lyllalpur( Now in Pakistan) and graduated in law from Law college, Punjab University, Lahore. While in college at Lahore, in collaboration with Prof. I.C. Nanda, a well- known punjabi play Wright and the then cultural czar, he was one of the first exponent of 'Bhangra’, the Punjabi folk dance in its present form.       
. He underwent imprisonment for participating in nationalist movement from 1942 to 1945. He was member, Punjab Congress Committee in 1946 and later on General Secretary Shiromani Akali Dal in 1947. He was one of Sikh representatives in the Indian constituent Assembly. After partition, his family settled in District Fatehgarh Sahib.  
He was arrested by the British in 1942 during the Quit India movement and kept interned upto 1945. Late, he was elected a member of the Assembly of the United Punjab at Lahore. The high point of his political career was being a member of the National Constituent Assembly. Being a gifted speaker, he actively participated in the assembly debates. Later, he was the Finance Minister in the Sardar Gian Singh Rarewala ministry of PEPSU.
He was a keen horticulturist and bequeathed one of the best multifruit farm at village Barra. The multifaceted personality passed away in 1993.

4 comments:

Unknown said...

I am Sardar Bhupinder singh Mann'granddaughter his son that's my father went into indian army retired as a general Hind Ravi Singh Mann he is settled in village Barra dist-fatehgarh sahib we look after hearing from others if passing by please drop in so that we can meet it is never to late in life to meet and catch up

Aman Mann said...

Thanks for this information. I live in Sirsa, Haryana. We often pass through Fatehgarh Sahib while enroute to Chandigarh. Our other Co-laterals from Fatehgarh are in touch with me.(Inderjeet[Biba] dadi ji, Shelly Mann, Adhiraj Tipu, Abhay Sher Mann etc.)
My contact number is 9896117876 same for whatsapp.
I will try my best to see you and family on one of my future visits.

Warm Regards- Aman Mann

Unknown said...

Do you have Jaghet (or Jagat) Singh Mann in your family? Possibly born 1900 and died 1985.

Navraj said...

Jagjit Singh s/o kirpal Singh born 1901 is closest to your query.