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Sardar Bahadur Risaldar Major Ganda Singh Datt (1830 - July 1903) was a decorated soldier in the British Indian Army, who served in the 19th Bengal Lancers also known as Fane's Horse. Ganda Singh was a Muhiyal〔The History of the Muhiyals- The militant Brahmin race of India - by TP Russell-Stracey, 1911 p.171.〕 He belonged to the village of Zaffarwal Dattan in Tehsil Rayya of District Sialkot.〔Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology 2004: (Guest Editorial p. 126 )〕 The Pakistani town of Ganda Singh Wala is named in his honour. ==Family== Ganda Singh didn't have a son, but being a gentleman and a scholar, he passed on the heritage to his daughter Bhagan Devi. Her son, Sardar Amar Singh who rose to make an empire with Amritsar Sugar Mills, Amritsar. Amritsar Sugar mills, Rohana (UP), a very reputed Amrit Bank and the large tract of land in Amritsar. His Sons, icons in their own right, Shyam Singh, Bakshi Hardev Singh, Narinder Singh Bakshi and Beant Singh Vaid looked after the immense empire. Bakshi Hardev Singh, Architect, philosopher and an artist also took charge of the Amrit Bank. Till they were all nationalized. His son, Atul Bakshi is a reputed Indian Glass artist. Ganda Singh's extended family featured many other eminent persons as well. His cousin Bakshi Prem Singh Vaid was a decorated soldier in the British Indian Army as well, and so was his son Bakshi Tirath Ram Vaid. His maternal grandson Dr. Baldev Singh Vaid was a famous neurologist who was awarded the Padma Bhushan by the Indian government, and whose son-in-law KK Bakshi was a decorated Air Vice Marshal of the Indian Air Force.〔Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology 2004: (Guest Editorial p. 131 )〕 Ganda Singh's, grand nephew, was Sardar Sant Singh Datt PCS, who was Chief Resident of Kalsia State. Sardar Sant Singh Datt son Lt. Gen. Kalwant Singh, was Army Commander in the Indian army. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ganda Singh Datt」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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