1951 (1951) Village Brahmpura, Tarn Taran district, India
Died
22 July 1988(1988-07-22) (aged 36–37) Rajasthan, India
Nickname
Brahma
Military service
Allegiance
Khalistan Liberation Force
Years of service
1984–1988
Rank
Jathedar, General
Battles/wars
Insurgency in Punjab
Operation Mand
Avtar Singh Brahma (1951 – 22 July 1988) was a Sikh Kharku and one of the main founding figures and the second leader of Khalistan Liberation Force founded in 1986.[1][2][3] Avtar Singh has been reputed for never attacking civilians.[3] He was famed and popular amongst rural Sikhs who consider Brahma a Robin Hood figure.[3] Avtar Singh was famed for his bravery and for the multiple encounters he took part in. Most known was Operation Mand where Brahma shoot down a Central Reserve Police Force helicopter.[4] Brahma also famed for being very religious and was credited with reading Gurbani 18 hours of a day.[5]
AvtarSinghBrahma (1951 – 22 July 1988) was a Sikh Kharku and one of the main founding figures and the second leader of Khalistan Liberation Force founded...
injured. They left behind a note from AvtarSinghBrahma claiming responsibility. In January 1987 AvtarSinghBrahma and fellow militants fired at CRPF and...
launched by India to capture or kill AvtarSinghBrahma and Tat Khalsa members on 21–22 July 1986. AvtarSinghBrahma was a Sikh kharku who had founded the...
late 1986 and he was soon after made Lieutenant-General of KLF by AvtarSinghBrahma. As Lieutenant-General he would discuss each and every action of KLF...
with the preceding BrahmaAvtar composition into a combination termed as the Upāvatār (meaning "lesser avatars"). The Rudra Avtar covers the stories of...
not change his path. In 1987 Toofan Singh broke out of Hoshiarpur Jail, and came into contact with AvtarSinghBrahma the chief of Khalistan Liberation...
all sangats to attend the bhog ceremony in large numbers." AvtarSinghBrahma and Sukhdev Singh Babbar issued statements saying, "'One who dies in the battlefield...
Bathinda in Bathinda district of Punjab, India. At this place Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Sikh Guru, prepared the full version of the Sikh scriptures called...
in 1909). AvtarSinghBrahma founded a Khalistani militant outfit named Tat Khalsa in the 1980s. Khalsa Akhbar Lahore Sects of Sikhism Singh, Sudarshan...
Banwala Anu in 1983. His great-grandnephew Durga Singh Arifke was a prominent militant with AvtarSinghBrahma's Tat Khalsa and Khalistan Liberation Force during...
the Vedas. In Brahm Avtar, one of the compositions in Dasam Granth, Guru Gobind Singh mentions Rishi Vyas as an avatar of Brahma. He is considered the...
recognized as the 'mind-born sons' (Sanskrit: मनस पुत्र, manasaputra) of Brahma, the representation of the Supreme Being as Creator. Other representations...
Greek-American architect and educator. K. Vijayan, 48, Indian film director. AvtarSinghBrahma, 36–37, Indian revolutionary and founding figure of the Khalistan...
Dasam Granth, second scriptures of Sikhs written by Guru Gobind Singh, mentioned seven Brahma Avatars. Valmiki Kashyapa Shukra Baches Vyasa Khat Kalidasa...
of knowledge) Chaubis Avtar (24 incarnations of Vishnu ordered by Supreme God) Brahm Avtar (incarnation of Brahma) Rudar Avtar (incarnation of Shiva)...
Natak; 'The Wonderful Play') is partly an autobiography of Guru Gobind Singh. The appellation Bachitar Natak is sometimes confusingly only applied around...
and Krishna Avtar compositions. Among critics Gyani Harnam Singh Balabh believes that only 303 Charitars were written by Guru Gobind Singh among 404 Charitars...
demise of Guru Gobind Singh. This manuscript provides evidence of existence of 303 Charitars, Shastar Nam Mala and Krishna Avtar compositions. This manuscript...
in Dasam Granth, a text that is traditionally attributed to Guru Gobind Singh. The Chaubis Avatar (24 incarnations) section mentions Sage Matsyanra describing...
Vishnu (gorakh), Brahma (barma) and mother Parvati (parbati)," yet the one who is all and true cannot be described. The Chaubis Avtar lists the 24 avatars...
Vishnu in the Chaubis Avtar, a composition in the Dasam Granth traditionally and historically attributed to Guru Gobind Singh. The discussion of Rama...
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