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Written by Tribune News Service
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Tuesday, 24 July 2007 |
 Chandigarh.
Punjab advocate-general H.S. Mattewal released a book, ‘Maharaja Dalip Singh Cheated Out’, at Punjab Bhavan here today. The book has been penned by Avtar Singh Gill, additional district and sessions judge (retd).
The book is the fourth and last in the series covers the turbulent period in the Sikh history following the demise of Maharaja Ranjit Singh and tragedies that befell on his son Dalip Singh and the Sikh empire.
The author, while addressing a gathering of intellectuals and bureaucrats, revealed how he got interested in the pursuit of the Sikh history and credited God for being able to harness his passion.
The book carries a forward by S.S. Johal, a former vice-chancellor, Punjabi University, Patiala, and starts with the revolt forced on Diwan Mulraj, the governor of Multan, by the British.
“With his legal acumen and disposition, the author knows the difference between evidence, hearsay and fiction. He has painstakingly collected the wealth of information and visited Pakistan twice for the purpose,” Mattewal said while congratulating Gill for his labour of love.
The book is essentially a story of disloyalty, treachery and betrayal of trust by Dalip Singh’s own kith and kin. It mentions the grisly murders where even the children were not spared.
It also reveals how the British became the sole guardian of the person and property of the infant Maharaja Dalip Singh, and how they took both, including the famous Kohinoor.
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