Month: November 2022

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5 Cafes That are Perfect for Read-n-Dine in Tricity

16/11/2022

Chandigarh and the Tricity is coming into its own as a cosmopolitan space and what makes it stand out is the fact that there are still cozy, green nooks one can retire to for escaping the daily grind.

It has maintained the fine balance between being a city and yet holding its clean, green status as a badge of honour. From the clubs that populate Sector 26 to the Nexus Elante mall and the VR Punjab Mall, the Tricity has everything for pleasure seekers. But what about all the bookworms out there looking to cozy up with their favourite reads? Don’t you worry, we have you covered! Whether you are new to the city, or just passing by , don’t miss out on these cafes that provide the best environment for all you serial readers out there.

Books N Brew

Books N Brew - book cafes Tricity

The name says it all. Books N Brew is known for having been featured in a popular music video which actually centred around a love story between a live singer and a woman lost in her books. True to form, the cafe located in Sector 16 provides the perfect vibes for a day spent drinking coffee and reading a book. They have an enviable collection of books at the cafe itself in case you forget to carry one and the mood to read strikes you. Their small outside area is perfect to spend some quality time with your favourite read. You can also expect some great live singing sessions on the weekends!

Cup & Kitaab

Cup & Kitaab - Read N Dine Cafes

Located in Silvi Park in Phase 10, Mohali , this cafe has a ‘no laptop’ policy allowing its visitors to relax and rewind away from the glare of technology and lose themselves in insightful conversations or the many books that are available there. They have an entire section dedicated to book shelves filled with all genres of reads; from fiction to non-fiction, you can pick what you like and spend a lazy afternoon there. The greenery outside helps in maintaining the ambience of solitude that is every book lover’s dream.

Art & Ko

Man holding Burger at Art & Ko - Read N Dine Cafe

Found in one corner in the busy market of Chandigarh’s sector 34 C, this cafe promotes art like no other eatery! The walls are lined with beautiful artwork from the owner and you can just spend hours perusing the beauty that surrounds you. The place also offers art workshops on some weekends and also boasts of a studio space for like-minded artists to get together. Their masala chai is to die for and makes for the perfect accompaniment to your latest literary obsession making for the perfect artistic environment.

The Willow Cafe

Tables and Chairs arrangement at The Willow Cafe

With perfect English cottage vibes inside, the space offers up the space to completely switch off from the outside world and grab a huge cup of your favourite hot beverage while you delve deeper into your fictional fantasy world. Head over to The Willow Cafe in the very popular Sector 10 if you want to read old English novels of Agatha Christie or Enid Blyton or the Bronte sisters. Their food, particularly their pasta is a must-try and the light music in the background is just what you need when you don’t want to be interrupted in your reverie.

Cafe Cha’a Brewers

Kulhad Pizza At Cafe Cha'a Brewers - read n dine cafes

This cozy cafe is a well-visited haunt for chai lovers. Chai and books have a very long-lasting
relationship and the one that is still going strong. Each table at this cafe located in sector 35 B has a
good collection of books for one to read while their menu has a good collection of different flavours of tea and snacks to go along with them. The most pocket-friendly place on this list, do try out their bun
maska and kulhad pizza when you head over. Also, a lesser known fact is that the cafe also
hosts pop up bazaars selling second hand books occasionally.
Did we miss out on any cafe? Do let us know in the comments!

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Yo Yo Honey Singh back with ‘jaam’, to release on Nov 24

16/11/2022

Yo Yo Honey Singh is back with a power-packed song titled ‘Jaam’, and to add more glamour to it, he has the very talented beauty Larissa Bonesi, an Indo-Brazilian model and actress who will be starring along with the mutli-talented actor, singer and producer.

Larissa took to social media and shared a teaser of her upcoming song ‘Jaam’ with Honey Singh, The song is a casino song. The teaser appears to be quite engaging, and it gives us the déjà vu moment from the ‘Blue Eyes’ days.
While sharing her excitement and experience while shooting the song, Larissa said, “I’m excited to be working with Honey for the first time, the song is a complete party song”.

 

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It’s one of those songs that will instantly boost your mood.  The song is something that really portrays and identifies the personality of Honey, which is all about fun, happy moments, craziness, and a lot more.

This will be one of the songs on your loop list. Jaam is as incredible as all his other songs.

“I really had a great time shooting for it and felt really good to work with Honey. Fans have just gone insane as the teaser is being dropped,” said Larissa.

Family Life Wavered

Meanwhile, Yo Yo Honey Singh’s personal life was going through a rough patch as he went through divorce from his wife Shalini Talwar. The rapper paid an alimony of ₹1 crore. In 2021, Shalini had registered a case of domestic violence against him  after a marriage of 21 years.

However, he gave many hit numbers in 2022 with his songs in Brahmastra 1 and Bhul bhulaiyan 2,  and his  own songs — Together Forever, Casanova, Paris ka trip and Honey 3.0.

When Brig Chandpuri (then Major) held back over 2,000 Pak soldiers with his 120

16/11/2022

Maha Vir Chakra and Vashisht Seva Medal  winner Kuldeep Singh Chandpuri led  120 soldiers in the Battle of Longewala, while facing a strong 2,500-3,000 assault force of the Pakistani 51st Infantry Brigade. The odds were India would have lost the battle. But Chandpuri and his Batallion held the Pakistanis at bay for a full night until the arrival of the Indian Air Force fighter planes in the morning who destroyed the enemy’s tanks one by one.

Back home, his wife Surinder Kaur Chandpuri had no inkling that war had broken out and neither did she know where was her husband posted. She was travelling with her mother-in-law to Chandigarh when she got to know about the war. She knew he was somewhere in the western sector, but where? When she came to know about the war, she went silent, kept crying, as told by her later reliving the war memories.

She did not know then, it was a historical win with her husband at the forefront of a war that would be remembered for generations to come. We’ve completed 50 yrs of the battle of Longewala and the fourth death anniversary of the hero of the historic battle falls on Nov 17.

Late Brig Kuldip Singh Chandpuri

He was decorated with India’s second highest gallantry award Mahavir Chakra and  Vashisht Seva Medal. Such was his strength of character and devotion to the armed forces that he carried a loaded carbine with him to shoot himself if he was captured by the Pakistani troops during the battle of Longewala.

The Battle of Longewala

Fought on 4-5 December  1975, 120 men of 23rd battalion of Punjab regiment led by Major Chandpuri saved a strategically important post backed by 22nd Armoured regiment fighting over 2,000 strong force of the Pakistani army backed by over 40 tanks.

Moving from bunker to bunker, Chandpuri kept inspiring his men encouraging them to beat back the enemy until reinforcements arrived. Kuldip Singh Chandpuri and his men inflicted heavy casualties on the enemy, and forced them to retreat, leaving behind twelve tanks.

Among a few things that Chandpuri used to his advantage was the anti-tank mines laid by the Pioneer.  One of the only defence against the powerful enemy was the wire fence that had been basically laid to keep out the wild camels that came sniffing for water.

Having patrolled the areas around and fortified the trenches, the batallion was confident . Intelligence inputs had already pointed to a Pakistani attack, and air strikes on all Indian airfields started on Dec 3 announcing the start of the war on the western front.

On the night of December 4/5, Lt Dharamvir, the Company Officer with Maj Chandpuri, reported large columns of tanks and infantry moving towards Longewala. Maj Chandpuri collected his men, spoke to them about their rich martial traditions and urged them to hold fast at all costs. He, however, said that anyone who feared death was free to leave, but he would fight to the very last. “Loon de mull chakaon da wela aa gaya sathiyo (time has come to repay a national debt),” he had said.

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As the enemy inched closer,  Chandpuri had no answer from his CO on his request for reinforcements and tanks. The enemy tanks had closed in on the wire and gradually spread out to surround the post. Exchange of small arms fire had commenced, all avenues of reinforcement were now blocked. Maj Chandpuri expected a tank assault on his weak defence anytime. Fortunately, that did not happen. The Pakistani tanks thought the fence to ward off camels to be a minefield, so they stopped, in order to save their tanks.

Maj Chandpuri was now moving under continuous artillery from the enemy. Tank-tracer rounds were guiding every fire and making it more accurate, men were getting injured but seeing their Company Commander move under fire kept the company motivated.

As day broke, the IAF Hunter aircraft took to air strikes targeting every tank in the open, once Maj Chandpuri communicated to the higher-ups that all the tanks that IAF planes were seeing from above were Pakistani tanks.

How did he make it possible?

“I was given a task in writing and I had to complete it until changes were received from the army in writing. I did what was asked to do by my seniors,” he had told the then Field Marshall R M Carver who later went to visit the site which saw such heroism.

 

Making of the film ‘Border’

 Filmmaker JP Dutta’s brother, Squadron Leader Deepak Dutta, was one of the officers who had come as saviours on the dusk of Dec 5 to bombard the Pakistani tankers and relieve the unit of the fight overnight.

JP Dutta was a collegiate when his brother narrated the entire sequence and the chivalry of the infantry unit at his Mumbai home to his family after the war. JP Dutta had then decided he would make a film on this win one day. However, he had to wait for 25 long years to make it because the Official Secrets Act forbids sharing of details of war for 25 years.

Citywoofer.com spoke to late Brig Chandpuri’s son Hardeep Chandpuri who lives in Chandigarh.

Tell us about Brig Chandpuri as a person, a father, an officer?

He was very cool-headed, always helpful, and he went out of the way to help others, especially the JCOs and other ranks.

As a father, he was not strict, but firm. I never remember him shouting at us. I have fond memories of him, we still feel his presence amongst us.

How old were you when the Battle of Longewal was fought?

I was one-yr-old and my two other siblings were born later.

A film was made on this historic battle with Brig Chandpuri as the protagonist, what were his initial reactions?

He always gave credit for the victory to the people who fought with him.

How do you feel being a gallantry award winner’s son?

Our family is the only family in Indian military history to have produced four gallantry award winners – Maha Vir Chakra for my father, my two uncles in the Indian Air Force who received Vir Chakras and another Vir Chakra posthumously for a close relative.

OTT new release: Suneil Shetty’s digital debut ‘Dharavi Bank’ on MX player

15/11/2022

Dharavi Bank web series

OTT: MX player

Release Date : Nov 19

Cast:  Suneil Shetty, Vivek Anand Oberoi, Sonali Kulkarni, Luke Kenny, Freddy Daruwala, Shanthi Priya, Santosh Juvekar, Nagesh Bhosle, Siddharth Menon, Hitesh Bhojraj, Samikssha Batnagar, Rohit Pathak, Jaywant Wadkar, Chinmay Mandlekar, Bhavvana Rao, Shruti Srivastava, Sandhya Shetty, Pavitra Sarkar and Vamsi Krishna

Director: Samit Kakkad

Production House: Zee Studios

Nobody is unaware of the Dharavi slum in Mumbai which is one of the world’s largest slums. It is one of the most densely populated areas in the world.

Founded in 1884 during the British colonial era, it has an informal economy of its own in which numerous household enterprises employ many slum residents in leather, textiles and pottery products which are made in Dharavi.

The total current population of Dharavi slum is unknown because of the floating population of migrant workers. The voter turnout of 2019 state legislative assembly election was 119,092, which is only an indication of its population.

Dharavi residents would lap this web series with none other than Suniel Shetty playing the untouchable 63-yr old villain Thalaivan who is in charge of a 30,000-crore empire . Vivek Anand Oberoi plays JCP Jayant Gavaskar, who is on a mission to neutralise Thalaivan and his enemies at all costs.

Speaking about essaying Thalaivan, Suniel Shetty said, “He is powerful, ruthless and is also the most giving to those he considers his family, the people of Dharavi. Through the making of the show, I realized how OTT allows you to really deep dive into your character and Thalaivan made for the perfect digital debut for me.”

 

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Splash of Colour by Artists at Sector 17 Underpass

15/11/2022

Art has always played an important role in connecting people with the emotions and thoughts of artists. An art exhibition is on at the underpass, connecting Sector-17 to Rose Garden, where young and senior artists of the Tricity have exhibited their works. It is being held by the Chandigarh Lalit Kala Akademi in collaboration with the Society for Development of Films & Arts.

The works of around 67 artists are at display, including ones made by freshers to final-year students of Art as well as senior artists.

Artists have given form to their thoughts using different media and ideas, with every canvas being unique and different from the others. The entire gallery is beaming with colours and  ideations which only an artist can put on paper.

Bheem Malhotra, Chairman Lalit Kala Academi said, “We are very happy to host an exhibition one after another at the underpass and hosting this art festival is an honour for us. Here each work narrates a story, and it is an honour for CLKA to organise this event.”

The exhibition will be on view till  24th November, 2022 daily from 11.00 am to 7.00 pm daily.

 

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What’s your fitness schedule this winter?

15/11/2022

Winter increases our laziness quotient. The cold may restrict us indoors, but we need to find reasons to be up and about either inside the house or outdoors. Why is it neccessary to work out in the winters? Listen in to Ishaan, fitness manager of Octane Fitness:

“In some ways, winter can offer benefits you don’t get in summer, for instance, cold weather may actually improve endurance,” says Dominic Jude, fitness trainer at Bodyzone. In colder temperatures your heart doesn’t have to work as hard, you sweat less, and expend less energy, all of which means you can exercise more efficiently.

“On the other hand one has to be super cautious while working out during winter because muscles are at a greater risk of strains and injuries due to the cold, so make sure to warm up before your cold-weather workout,” warns Dr Nimrita Kaur, a dentist and a fitness enthusiast.

The dry cold icy air might be a shock to your system at first, but the best way to warm yourself up is to get going, exercise gets your blood pumping, and you’ll keep that heat long after you finish your workout sessions.

“Exercise can help you avoid the winter blues. So I believe it is very important to work out, especially in winter. Along with exercising, I increase my water intake,” says Deepak, a student.

Mankirat Kaur, nutritionist and fitness coach, recommends a one-hour rule doing some physical activity or the other — yoga, exercise, walking, jogging, Zumba anything to keep yourself up and about. Yes, seasonal changes affect everybody’s psyche, so any form of physical activity will definitely boost your mood. Listen in :

“For me, exercise is always important be it winter or summer. Exercising outdoors provides all the physical benefits that we get from indoor exercise — cardiovascular health, strength, flexibility, and endurance. It is always important to work out,” says Divya, a banker.

“I have started to catch up with my routine of 2 km morning walk, few breathing exercises like naadi shodan pranayama , and plenty of detox water which I prepare myself at home with herbs or condiments usually found in every home, like, ajwain, tulsi leaves, etc,” says Archana  Sharma.

Daily winter schedule shared by a housewife, Abhilasha

Morning have 2 glasses of water followed by a cup of tea — Brisk walking for half an hour with running in between — Then have 4 apricots soaked overnight or any other nuts and tea — Breakfast at 9:  2 eggs and bread or 1 prantha. Do household chores/ work/ shopping/ grocery —  Lunch at 1.30: Dal , veggies, curd and rice or 2 chapatis. Sleep for 1 hour — Evening tea and then prepare dinner. Go for evening walk again for half an hour. Have lots of water. Then puja time — Dinner before 8 pm — 2 chapatis and vegetable or non-veg.

If you have your own winter fitness schedule, feel free to share it with us, we would love to publish it.

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Tej Farm’s Eco Commune Sundays

14/11/2022

As we go more towards being techno-savvy, going organic is another tangent in that direction. A one-of-its-kind event aimed at promoting organic products was held at Tej Farm in Chandigarh’s first experiential eco showcase.

A family property since 1985, the owner of Tej Farm, Dr Amandeep Kahlon, and her entire family has invested in Nature-based endeavours. Her son Yashvir Singh Sandhu runs Countrysiders Agritech which is a foremost provider of protein-rich Kadaknath eggs from the farm.

After the lockdown , her daughter, Anahat Preet Sandhu started her non profit  venture in 2021 called Unifawe Foundation and Eco Commune is a part of that initiative.“We started working together with like-minded people and met in natural surroundings, rather than getting together in cafes and hotels or restaurants. Why not gather amidst Nature? So that’s where Eco Commune came about,” shares Dr Amandeep.

“It was a synergy waiting to happen. We had some space which has been in the family for some time, we are all fond of doing something which is Nature-based, and got allied with people who are also running businesses or non-profits in the same spirit,” she says,  while talking about Eco commune.


Eco Commune Sundays

A host of exciting workshops which aim at fostering an environment-friendly attitude towards daily living are held at Eco commune, not every Sunday, but only on Sundays whenever they happen.  Mohit Gusain was the singer at the workshop creating a very lively atmosphere to the special Sunday.

Eco Commune Sunday on Nov 13 

  • Philosopher, psychologist and author, Renu Thakur, who is a ‘soul healer’

offered a session on “accessing the subconscious for self improvement and

transformation”.

Another interesting session was held by Vatama Solutions which is a

company dedicated to providing solutions for wet waste management across North India for kitchen and garden waste.

– Bhawna Singh, founder of Chandigarh based ‘Naturally Yours’brought her natural flavours with South Indian delicacies like idli and

sambhar at the event.

– Chef Manav Suri from Sir Dough Bakehouse Cafe in Mohali whose sourdough croissants and sandwiches were a major attraction

– The Nature Mill, a brand specializing in creating new age beauty and food products from all purest ingredients, held a session on winter care with saffron which they source from Kashmir.

– On gardening and plant care, there were two sessions to look out for. One was creating a Zen garden by the Tricity Water Garden Centre, and the other one was ‘starting plants from seeds’ workshop by Blooms n Stylz.


– For art lovers, there was a watercolour and community painting session by

‘Spellbound Hues’

For more reach out at https://unifawefoundation.com/

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PEC team shortlisted for NASA rover challenge

14/11/2022

A team from Punjab Engineering College (PEC) has been shortlisted, along with 60 other teams from all over the globe to compete in National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Human Exploration Rover Challenge to be conducted in April 2023.

Team leader Vanshul Goyal said that PEC students have participated in NASA competitions earlier also in 2011,2012, 2013 and 2014 and now after a gap of almost eight years, PEC team is again participating in the challenge. The motive of NASA Human Exploration Rover Challenge is to encourage research and development of new technologies for future mission planning.

NASA has announced the 61 teams selected to compete in the 2023 Human Exploration Rover Challenge (HERC) April 20-22 at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama.

For the 2023 season, HERC returns to live, on-site competition for the first time since 2019. Participating teams will represent 45 colleges and universities and 16 high schools from 30 countries around the world.

Throughout the nine-month challenge, each team will attempt to design, build, and test human-powered rovers capable of traversing a challenging half-mile obstacle course that simulates the terrain of the Moon, Mars, or other rocky bodies in our solar system. In addition, students must also design and demonstrate a unique tool capable of completing various mission tasks.

 

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Integrated Command and Control Centre (ICCC), Sector 17, Chandigarh

14/11/2022

Integrated Command and Control Centre (ICCC) set up in Chandigarh as part of the smart city project has been operational since March, 2022. Its primary objective is to enhance the safety and security, improve efficiency of municipal services and promote a better quality of life for residents.

To achieve this goal, a robust ICT Information and Communication Technology infrastructure has been developed that supports digital applications and ensures seamless operations, city management, surveillance, emergency response mechanisms and real-time tracking of services and vital city metrics throughout the city and in government departments. It works in liaison with the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation and other stakeholders such as transport, water, fire, police, etc., and  the Chandigarh Police.

“We take the help of CCTV cameras for challaning purposes, for surveillance of public services like which street lights are not functionong, from which house was garbage not collected, where are public cycles being used, which CTU buse routes earns the most revenue, etc.” says Ashish Sharma, Information and Communication Technology Expert at the ICCC, Chandigarh.

“Every month, at least 72-80 cases of snatching, eve teasing, etc are solved till the last stage. But for this, a common man has to approach the police first with its grievance, then only can the police reach out to us for help,” he informs.

ICCC is also majorly into data collection and data analytics which the policy makers can use for the benefit of the government or common man. “It requires years of data collection to reach some conclusion , but it has become easy to collect data and analyse it with the help of ICCC,” says an ICCC official.

What are the challenges ICCC is facing?

Execution part is a little challenging because all departments have to help with inputs, co-ordinate with each other, manual as well as digital information has to be collated. There are technical glitches, language is a major barrier, data needs to be cleaned up to reach a conclusion, he says.

ICCC is functioning in 100 smart cities and towns across India, which is no small achievement.

Jalandhar to have an ICCC  soon

Abhijeet Kaplish IAS, Chief Executive Officer, Jalandhar Smart City Limited along with his team visited Integrated Command and Control Centre (ICCC) of Chandigarh Smart City Limited, located in Sector 17, Chandigarh.  Jalandhar Smart City Limited is also establishing the Integrated Command and Control Centre (ICCC).

“Integrated Command and Control Center (ICCC) is striving to provide efficient service deliveries, a safe and secure environment and better quality of life to the citizens. It acts as a “nerve center” for operations management. It processes a complex and large pool of data sets at an aggregated level. ICCC is designed to enable city administrators to monitor the status of various amenities, any kind of disaster by providing them the real time incident details and help in rapid resolution of the situation,’said Anindita Mitra, Chief Executive Officer, Chandigarh Smart City Limited.

ICCC, Chandigarh

Set up at a cost of ₹199 crore to comprehensively monitor the city, the ICCC oversees management of traffic, and major citizen services, including e-governance, sewerage, waste, electricity and public bike sharing, among others.

The most significant highlight of the centre is real-time surveillance of major junctions and important landmarks, such as water works, parks, government hospitals, community centres, parking locations and schools.

For this purpose, more than 1,000 cameras have been installed around the city, including all entry and exit points to maintain a record of all vehicles entering and leaving the city.

Through the ICCC, traffic police officials can remotely also issue e-challans in case of traffic violations.

What is ICCC?

Integrated Command and Control Centre (ICCC) is a command and control centre, even referred to as ‘situation room’. It is the place where the overall operations like monitoring, controlling and commanding are carried out. The CCCs (command and control centre) serves its purpose not only to the government but also to the Departments of Police & Fire, Universities and utility companies and much more. It further helps in sharing of decisive commands, warnings, and alerts quite flawlessly in huge numbers.

How does ICCC help?

It is an important source of intelligence input for management of day to day operations in a city/ town, management of disasters and handling of exceptions on daily basis. Data of complex nature is processed at a comprehensive level. Thus, it provides intelligence for formulating policies and better planning. Information and data are collected through various sensors and applications which are positioned across a certain location. After the analysis of information or data, some suitable and workable details are put forward to act upon.

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Moosewala’s new song ‘Vaar’ trending big among Chandigarh youth; touches 19 mn on YouTube

12/11/2022

Punjabi rapper Sidhu Moosewala’s new song which was released on Gurpurb, the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Devji has hit more than 16 million views within 48 hours.

But more importantly, the song Vaar, is a hit among the Tricity youth, in schools, colleges, university campuses, and even in gyms. The song talks about the bravery and heroism of the Sikh general of Maharaja Ranjit Singh,  Hari Singh Nalwa. The song describes Nalwa as the brave son of Dashmesh and pride of Punjab.

Says Aman, ” Sidhu’s songs have always left a mark on our minds and souls.  I really liked the way Sidhu has depicted the whole scenario. Being a fan of such a singer is a blessing for me, I guess”.

” Aghans were scared of this great warrior from the time of Maharaja Ranjit Singh. There is a line in the song that afghans started wearing salwars to pretend they are women as they were afraid of the Sikh tribes. The song is very nice and informative, people are liking it very much,” says Amanat Sidhu, Class XII student from Yadavidndra Public School, Chandigarh.

Netizens too are all praise for MooseWala’s new song.  Comedy Ki Wines a YouTube channel commented: “ Someone said death can destroy your body but not your glory.”

Prabhat Kumar said very poetically, “A mother lost her son, A father lost his lion, People lost their idol, a country lost its great artist. Rest in Power Sidhu Paaji.”

Rahul Jadhav wrote, “Don’t cry because he died, smile because he was born.”

Sunil Kumar commented, “Legends never die.” Jarmanjeet Singh said, “We will maintain your legacy until we live….. no matter what … salute jatta.”

 

Who is Hari Singh Nalwa?

Hari Singh Nalwa was the Commander-in-Chief of the Sikh Khalsa Fauj and he is known for his role in the conquests of Kasur, Sialkot, Attock, Multan, Kashmir, Peshwar and Jamrud. Nalwa was responsible for expanding the frontier of the Sikh empire beyond the Indus river right up to the Kyber pass. He served as the governor of Kashmir, Peshwar and Hazara. He established a mint (an industrial facility which manufactures coins) on behalf of the Sikh empire to facilitate revenue collection in Kashmir and Peshwar.

Balkaur Singh, Sidhu Moosewala’s father said, “He wrote this song after Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Harpreet Singh asked him to sing about Sikh heroes.”

 

SYL reached 4.9 million views 4 months ago

Before this, the first song released after Moose Wala’s death was SYL, Sutlej Yamuna Canal which focused on the more than four-decade-old political turmoil between Punjab and Haryana on the construction of the Canal (SYL).

Striking a controversial chord, apart from SYL, the singer talked about the post-Independence sovereignty, making undivided Punjab a reality again, 1984 riots, Sikh prisoners’ release, incident of hoisting the Khalsa flag at Red Fort during the farmer agitation in Delhi.