<div>BHAI TAKHAT SINGH ZINDA SHAHEED
Col Dr Dalvinder Singh Grewal
Bhai Takhat Singh of Ferozepur was a rare missionary and a pioneer of women education in nineteenth century. He started school for boys in 1890 and the first school for girls later known as Sikh Kanya Mahavidalya, Ferozepur in 1892. Those were the days when education for girls was a taboo. He had the difficulty in finding students for starting classes. In his words, "When I approached Singh Sabha for opening girls school, only a few supported the idea. There were numerous objections. Someone said, "Are they to do service after studies?" Someone else said, "Girls will get spoiled after their studies. They will write letters to their boy-friends. No secrets can be safe from them." Another said,
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Col Dr Dalvinder Singh Grewal
Bhai Takhat Singh of Ferozepur was a rare missionary and a pioneer of women education in nineteenth century. He started school for boys in 1890 and the first school for girls later known as Sikh Kanya Mahavidalya, Ferozepur in 1892. Those were the days when education for girls was a taboo. He had the difficulty in finding students for starting classes. In his words, "When I approached Singh Sabha for opening girls school, only a few supported the idea. There were numerous objections. Someone said, "Are they to do service after studies?" Someone else said, "Girls will get spoiled after their studies. They will write letters to their boy-friends. No secrets can be safe from them." Another said,
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