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* Life:-
Sawan Singh Grewal was born
into a Sikh family on 27 July
1858 in village Jatala, District
Ludhiana. His father was
Subedar Major Kabul Singh
and his mother was Mata
Jiwani. He was married to
Mata Kishan Kaur and
together they had three
children. He passed
Engineering from Thomson
College, Roorkee and joined
the Military Engineering
Service. His bearing was
majestic and attractive.
He studied scriptures of
various religions but retained
a strong connection with the
Gurbani of the Sikh religion.
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He had contact with a mystic
of Peshawar named Baba
Kahan who he hoped to get
initiation from but was
refused:
"I associated with him for
several months and during
that time he showed
supernatural powers on several
occasions. When I asked him if
he would shower grace upon me
by initiating me, he answered:
'No, he is somebody else; I do
not have your share.' I then
asked him to tell me who that
person was so that I could
contact him. He replied: 'When
the time comes, he will himself
find you.'"[8]
Later when Sawan Singh was
stationed at Murree, he met
Sant Jaimal Singh, who said to
his companion that he had
come to initiate Sawan. After
much arguing and discussion
and several conferences with
Jaimal Singh, Sawan became
thoroughly convinced and
received Initiation from Jaimal
Singh on the 15th day of
October, 1894. Sawan was very
devoted to his master Jaimal
Singh.
Sawan Singh retired in 1911
and developed Dera Baba
Jaimal Singh (Beas) --the
"camp of Baba Jaimal Singh"
where Baba Jaimal had settled
in 1891-- and built houses,
bungalows and a Satsang Hall.
Sawan sheltered victims of the
communal holocaust of the
Partition of India. His
following included Hindus,
Muslims, Sikhs, Christians, and
for the first time, thousands
from abroad, the US, UK,
Switzerland, Germany,
including Dr. Julian Johnson
and Dr. Pierre Schmidt. True
to his name Sawan, the Season
of Rain, he showered his
Master's wealth freely.