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Was the son of Bhai Hari Singh and Mai Thakari, Ramdasia Sikhs,
weavers by profession, originally of Bassi village in Hoshiarpur
district, who had migrated for better living to Chakk No. 18 Bahoru
in Sheikh upura district (now in Pakistan). Mota Singh was born
on 15 Poh 1959 Bk/28 December 1902 in his mother's village Thandhevala
in Firozpur district. As he grew up, he learnt enough Gurmukhi to
be able to read the Sikh granth fluently. He took the Khalsa pahul
and inspired his parents to have the Guru Granth Sahib in their
own home where members of the Khalsa Baradari (an association of
Sikhs belonging to the so-called lower castes) began to assemble
to listen to gurbani recited and explained by him. He was drawn
into the Gurdwara Reform movement and had himself registered as
an Akali volunteer. On 19 February 1921, he was all dressed up and
ready to go to bring home his bride when the call was received for
the liberation of Gurdwara Janam Asthan. He joined the Dharovah
group in the same dress and fell a martyr the following morning
in the reckless shooting in the compound of the Gurdwara Janam Asthan.
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