Shaheed Baba Nihal Singh Gurdwara
It is located in a small village of Jalandhar named Talhan and is a small shrine which is dedicated to Baba Nihal Singh, a divine person who helped locals in making pulleys for water wells and worked for the betterment of the society. The shrine is believed to have been established several decades ago by Harnam Singh, who was a disciple of Baba Nihal Singh a toy aeroplane is associated with a shrine.people come here to offer these toy aeroplanes so that they could get a visa and fly abroad. Yes, it is certainly ridiculous but it is true.As per recent reports, more than 50 toy aeroplanes are offered to the deity every week. On account of its immense popularity amongst locals and seasonal tourists, the shrine is known as Hawaijahaj today.
However, the history of the practice of offering toy aeroplanes is still unknown. As it houses the samadhi of Baba Nihal Singh, it is considered as a highly revered site amongst locals and his devotees.
The Talhan conflict is a very important event in the assertion of dalit rights in Punjab. 60% of the population is from the scheduled caste and are mainly from the Chamar caste.In June 2003, Talhan hit the headlines in when a forceful assertion of the majority dalit community of Chamars took on members of the Jat community; they wanted a share on the governing committee of the Shaheed Baba Nihal Singh Gurdwara.Though the Chamar community form more than 60 percent of Talhan's 3,000-strong population, they were denied a share in the committee.
As a result of a protracted dispute between the villagers, members of the dalit and other communities engage in running all aspects of the village administration.
-M.Anandhi
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