COVER STORY
The house of Bagrian is closely linked with the spread of Sikhism in the Malwa region of Punjab. Guru
Arjun Dev Ji and later Guru Hargobind Sahib baptised the successive descendants of the family, i.e.
Sindhu and Rup Chand. In recognition of the services of Rup Chand in the Sikh cause, Guru Hargobind
named him as his own brother and bestowed on him the benediction of langer, a free kitchen, which to
this day feeds the poor and those who visit the place. This benevolence was further graced when the last
Guru, ordained that the descendants of the family would be considered as his descendants. Two of the
brothers from the Bagrian family had accompanied Guru Gobind Singh to Nanded Sahib.
THE BHAI FAMILY
OF BAGRIAN
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