Maharaja Ranjit Singh from Panjab had a good rapport with the then patriot of our country Amar Singh Thapa, rather say Rajnit singh was regarded as His guru. After Ranjit Singh passed away, East India Company gave a plenty of troubles to his wife named “Jinda Kaur’. Consequently, she ran away from there, and came to Nepal via Nepalgunj along with her kith and kin and courtiers and Amar Singh Thapa
gave her shelter and regarded her as her own sister. Later she went to London. But those who were left in Nepal, started their livelihood in Nepal. Gradually generation after generation, their population grew and they have become Nepali, Sikh. There is still a territory in Nepa
lgunj near Indian border but lies in Nepal, which has been named “Shikhhanpura”. They r still living there and most of them r enjoying their rural life. They have their different profession but rather in automobile profession. Right now they are in different profession. Be it government office, or security and soon. A person named Kanaiya Singh, who was in security force , was killed by the Maoists during Conflict who belonged to Nepalgunj. Now the person named Shanker Singh, recently, been promoted as an Inspector in Armed Police Force. Sikhs’ Role to pave the way for Roads In Nepal
It is believed that 60 or 70 years ago, there were no road facilities in Nepal. It is the contribution of Sikh community that they, courageously, started their driving in Nepal and it is they who contributed a lot to make the beaten track (Goreto Bato). After Nepalgunj, Sikh community started living in the border areas basically like Birgunj, Biratnagar and Bhairawa. In Birgunj, a young and energetic Nepali Sikh named Jaspal Singh’s forefathers played a vital role in introducing different kind of cold drinks like Limka, Thumps up, Gold spot exported from India via Patna. And his father Late Ragbir Singh introduced Coke, Fanta and Soda in Birgunj. Moreover, it was he who established Shere Panjab Hotel for the first time in Birgunj around Paan Mandi Galli which lasted for five or seven years and with the same name the hotel was established in Hetauda too for ten years.
