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Experiences with Sant Baba Nand Singh Ji & Sant Baba Isher Singh Ji Nanaksar | Bhai Bahadar Singh
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- Basics of Sikhi Podcast
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- Aug 28, 2026
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Summary
An astrologer told Bhai Bahadar Singh’s family that he would live only until the age of 9. Now 87+, he shares the blessing he received from Baba Nand Singh Ji and his rare personal memories of Baba Isher Singh Ji of Nanaksar Kaleran. In this special BoS TV Gurmukh Series conversation, Bhai Bahadar Singh takes us from village Bagh in pre-Partition Punjab to Nanaksar, Baghdad and Britain. He recounts his family’s close relationship with Baba Nand Singh Ji, the years in which he received the darshan and Sangat of Baba Isher Singh Ji, and three unforgettable occasions when he was able to meet Baba Ji personally. Bhai Bahadar Singh recalls how his grandfather brought him before Baba Nand Singh Ji after an astrologer predicted that he would not live beyond nine. When the family later approached Baba Isher Singh Ji, he told them that the elder Baba Ji had already granted him the gift of life. Now, at 87+, Bhai Bahadur Singh preserves memories belonging to those blessed generations. In this conversation, he shares: • What it truly means to become a Gurmukh • How Baba Nand Singh Ji first came to village Bagh • The blessing Baba Ji gave to the families of the village • Baba Nand Singh Ji’s extraordinary reverence for Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji • Why his father was made to recite five Sukhmani Sahib Paaths • The blessing Bhai Bahadar Singh received as a young child • How Baba Isher Singh Ji confirmed that blessing when he turned 9 • His personal meetings with Baba Isher Singh Ji from 1950 to 1963 • What Baba Ji taught him when he was reciting Gurbani “like a machine” • His memories of Baba Isher Singh Ji’s final journey to Harike Pattan • Escaping the violence of Partition on a refugee train • The importance of Sukhmani Sahib, Gurbani and Amrit Vela • Working as a civil engineer in…