Bhai Rupa
| Bhai Rupa | |
|---|---|
| Town | |
  Bhai Rupa | |
| Coordinates: 30°25′52″N 75°13′14″E / 30.43111°N 75.22056°ECoordinates: 30°25′52″N 75°13′14″E / 30.43111°N 75.22056°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Punjab |
| District | Bathinda |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 16,561 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Punjabi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 151106 |
| Telephone code | 91-1651 |
| Website | www.bhairupa.org |
Bhai Rupa is a town in the sub-division Rampura Phul in the Bathinda district of the Punjab. It celebrates the name of a prominent Sikh, Bhai Rupa (Roop Chand, 1614–1709), the son of Bhai Sadhu, who laid the foundation of the village in 1631, at the instance of Guru Hargobind. Next to Bhai Rupa's house, a gurdwara (Sikh community center) was built in Guru Hargobind's honour. The present Gurdwara Sahib Patshahi Chhevin, a two-storey domed building, marks that site inside the village. Guru ka Langar is across a narrow lane. In the same direction is the pavilion, raised recently to accommodate larger divans.
The Gurdwara, though affiliated to the Gurdwara Local Committee, Bhai Rupa, is managed by the descendants of Bhai Rupa. Close to the Gurdwara, in a private house belonging to one of the descendants of Bhai Rupa, there is preserved an old rath or chariot. It is said to have been brought from Dera Ram Rai at Dehra Dun by Bhai Gian Chand, a grandson of Bhai Roop Chand Ji. According to local tradition, it once belonged to Guru Arjan and was used by his successors, Guru Hargobind and Guru Har Rai.
The title of "bhai"
The guru in recognition of devotion, honoured Roop Chand with the title of "bhai" (own brother) and put him in charge of the spiritual welfare of the new region of Malwa and the country south of Sutlej. With his own hands Guru Ji made Bhai Roop Chand the masand of the area and put on his forehead the tilaka, (saffron mark of leadership) and gave a karchha, a long spoon, asking him to run langar to feed the poor and the needy. This karchha is a symbol of veneration for the family. The guru also remarked that even fresh cut wood would burn like dry wood in the langar fire. This can be seen even now at Dyalpura Bhai village at any time.
Education
There are five government and several private schools in this village
- Government Senior Secondary School Bhai Rupa,
- Government Girls Senior Secondary School Bhai Rupa
- Government Girls Elementary School Bhai Rupa
- Government Boys Elementary School Bhai Rupa
- Government Elementary School (Branch) Bhai Rupa.
- Bhai Roop Chand Senior Secondary School
- Sunrise Public Senior Secondary School
- Summer Hill Public Senior Secondary School
- Guru Kul International Public School
- Hargobind Public School
Facilities
Bus stands
- Main bus stand
- Harpal Khokher bus stand
- Jalal bus stand
- Sailbrah bus stand
- Gumti bus stand
Banks
- Punjab & Sind Bank Gumti Road Bhai Rupa
- The Bathinda Co-op Central Bank
- State Bank Of Patiala
Main Bazar
- grain market
- Vegetable markets
- Main Bus stand
- Near GE School
- Post Office Main Bazar
Hospitals
- Primary Health Centre Bhai Rupa
- Veterinary Hospital Main Bazar
- Many private hospitals
Other facilities
- Bhai Roop Chand taxi service
- Sh.Harpal Singh khokhar library
- Bhai ghnya ji library
- BSNL Brodband and tata docomo 3G and all 2G services
See also
References
- ↑ "Bhai Roop Chand Ji - brcj - Pothis 6th-Guru_writin. - Bhai, Guru, Utensil, Mata, Hukamnama".
- ↑
- ↑ "Bhai Roop", sikh-heritage.co.uk, 2010.
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