Author Topic: Sikh family gave son away to grieving Muslim Couple (Read 5077 times)

cнιяρу νιвєѕ ツ · « **on:** July 09, 2010, 09:35:55 PM »

A promise is a promise — and for the past 62 years, Charan Singh, also known as Manjur Jugnu, now pushing 80, has smugly kept a pledge made by his father, Master Maan Singh, to Noor Mohammad and his wife. The Muslim couple had lost both their sons in the orgy of violence during partition and Maan Singh had given his only son, whom they’d named Charan, to the Muslim couple.

Jugnu’s life story is stuff of the celluloid: a youth whose love story began in Punjab’s hinterland but couldn’t blossom; then, amid blood-thirsty mobs of Hindus and Muslims, that unbelievable gesture by his father towards the Muslim couple, which took him across the Radcliffe Line into Pakistan.

A strapping young lad of 17 in 1947, Jugnu was in love with a girl in Indian Punjab. But when his father asked him to move to Pakistan with an unknown Muslim couple, he didn’t ask why — his father’s promise was a matter of honour. Jugnu left for Pakistan, where he settled with his new parents at Faislabad. His heart pined for his motherland, his love and his family. The pain of parting made a poet out of him, and that’s how he acquired ‘Jugnu’ as a nom de plume.

With time, the only son of Master Maan Singh saw both his fathers — one biological and the other foster — dying. But now he has a family to look after in Pakistan, his country. Talking to TOI over phone from Faislabad on Thursday, Jugnu said that he along with his parents lived at Ghuman village in Batala tehsil near Amritsar. In 1947, when Partition riots broke out, the Ghuman elders decided not to harm Muslims or their properties. Rather, the villagers helped them reach Pakistan. ‘‘The village elders also announced compensation for any loss to Muslims,’’ Jugnu said.

‘‘Noor Mohammad and his wife came to our village for help after losing their two young sons,’’ he said. Since his father had said the loss to Muslim families would be compensated, Noor Mohammed wept and reminded him about his dead sons. Maan Singh had to honour the pledge of village elders.

‘‘The Muslim couple stayed for 16 days at their home, disconsolate. By then, my father had decided to give me away to Noor Mohammad,’’ said Jugnu. He vividly remembers when his father said, ‘‘Mere muh to bhavaen galat gal nikal gayee hovey, par hun tu meri gal puri karni hai (I might have said something wrong but now you have to keep my words).’’

Noor got Jugnu married to Safia, the daughter of a relative. They lived for a while in Lahore, and later moved to Faislabad. But Noor’s poverty forced Jugnu to stop his studies and do odd jobs for a living. He visited India in 1952 and also saw his village. But he has never returned since then. Noor died in 1963, while Maan Singh passed away in 1970.

He said he used to miss his parents and his country and started writing poems and became famous in Faisalabad as ‘Manjur Jugnu’. He now runs a small shop selling grocery while his 24-year-old son Imran runs a separate shop in the same city. He has four daughters but is reluctant to tell their names.

As also about his adolescent lady love: ‘‘Please don’t ask about her, it’s too personal,’’ he said.

SOURCE: The Times of India

Punjabi Janta Forums - Janta Di Pasand · « **on:** July 09, 2010, 09:35:55 PM »

Jhanda_Amli · « **Reply #1 on:** July 09, 2010, 09:37:12 PM »

Challo Son de gal baht kar lenne aa Sweety..

Phela jehriya aa Thonn (Neck) teh Ghuggia Morr povve ne bachee.. Edde we koi update karoo :pagel:

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cнιяρу νιвєѕ ツ · « **Reply #2 on:** July 09, 2010, 09:44:05 PM »

Quote from: Daffa Hona on July 09, 2010, 09:37:12 PM

Challo Son de gal baht kar lenne aa Sweety..

Phela jehriya aa Thonn (Neck) teh Ghuggia Morr povve ne bachee.. Edde we koi update karoo :pagel: : :

meri profile ch check karlio..full pic ha

and likhea vi ha ki ITS not ME

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Jhanda_Amli · « **Reply #3 on:** July 09, 2010, 09:48:21 PM »

Better not be ..
Cause I hate Tattooes [avve janta ghuggi Morr kadonde rehnde aa..... /:) ]
But Love you .... Sadde Sweetyyy :happy: :happy:

cнιяρу νιвєѕ ツ · « **Reply #4 on:** July 09, 2010, 09:49:46 PM »

Quote from: Daffa Hona on July 09, 2010, 09:48:21 PM

Better not be ..
Cause I hate Tattooes [avve janta ghuggi Morr kadonde rehnde aa..... /:) ]
But Love you .... Sadde Sweetyyy :happy: :happy:

lolz..hun topic vi read karlo :pagel:

Jhanda_Amli · « **Reply #5 on:** July 09, 2010, 09:58:13 PM »

What what an amazing story.. Really a great story

Thank You for sharing ji

Rubbie · « **Reply #6 on:** July 10, 2010, 12:02:19 AM »

This is a heart touching story.....
Why dont people take lesson from this rather than fighting on Khalistan issues
Keeping promises is an old Indian tradition but for this .....am speechless....

cнιяρу νιвєѕ ツ · « **Reply #7 on:** July 10, 2010, 08:03:27 PM »

Quote from: Rubbie on July 10, 2010, 12:02:19 AM

This is a heart touching story.....
Why dont people take lesson from this rather than fighting on Khalistan issues
Keeping promises is an old Indian tradition but for this .....am speechless....

thanks for reading and I absolutely agree with you, keeping promise is an old Indian tradition but these days promise are hardly kept

Deleted User · « **Reply #8 on:** July 10, 2010, 08:10:51 PM »

Quote from: Daffa Hona on July 09, 2010, 09:48:21 PM

Better not be ..
Cause I hate Tattooes [avve janta ghuggi Morr kadonde rehnde aa..... /:) ]
But Love you .... Sadde Sweetyyy :happy: :happy:

ahaha fer ta mehndi v nai pasnd honi :mean: :mean:

bt ankho u got reali nyc tatto del karda bana lewa

cнιяρу νιвєѕ ツ · « **Reply #9 on:** July 11, 2010, 12:36:11 AM »

Quote from: ℓα∂σ on July 10, 2010, 08:10:51 PM

ahaha fer ta mehndi v nai pasnd honi :mean: :mean:

bt ankho u got reali nyc tatto del karda bana lewa

lolz..thats not me

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« **Reply #10 on:** July 11, 2010, 01:21:31 AM »

thnx for sharing

Ranja YoGi · « **Reply #11 on:** July 11, 2010, 01:22:32 AM »

ultimate story

💕» ρяєєтι мαη∂ «💕 · « **Reply #12 on:** October 21, 2011, 09:57:22 AM »

then they must bt ture sikh

Arz Sra · « **Reply #13 on:** October 21, 2011, 11:18:24 AM »

While the story presents a 'great' example of keeping promises. I would not really advocate making promises of any kind. That person Jugnu had to suffer just because his father had made a promise. Only he knows the pain. There is no need to glorify such SICK promises. Humans come first , promises later.

Sardar_Ji · « **Reply #14 on:** October 21, 2011, 11:28:00 AM »

well i respect jugnu to keep his father's head up.

Dhaliwal. · « **Reply #15 on:** October 21, 2011, 02:18:47 PM »

wow how can someone do tht?

★raman preet is back★ · « **Reply #16 on:** October 21, 2011, 02:27:12 PM »

thanx for sharing

Vehlejatt · « **Reply #17 on:** October 21, 2011, 05:34:11 PM »

Men of honour. Par jee keete te pachtaava aa jaave te kii faida

cнιяρу νιвєѕ ツ · « **Reply #18 on:** October 24, 2011, 07:58:41 AM »

thanks for reading

Kamz~K · « **Reply #19 on:** October 20, 2015, 08:29:12 AM »

Great Story :superhappy:

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