Sikh Martyrs

Bhagat Lakshman Singh (1863-1944) was born in Rawalpindi toHinduparents, Bhagat Kahan Chand and Bhagatani Gurditti. In 1895hereceived Sikh rites from Baba Khem Singh Bedi, a directdescendantof Guru Nanak. In 1899 he launched The Khalsa, the first Sikh weekly paperinEnglish language, where he expressed strong support for theongoingSingh Sabha Movement. However, two years later he was forcedtoclose it down owing to financial constraints. In 1929here-launched The Khalsa, continuing with his campaign for theSinghSabha reforms. He also contributed articles to The Tribuneamongother journals. He wrote two books A Short Sketch of the LifeandWorks of Guru Govind Singh (1909) and Sikh Martyrs (1929).