Teja Singh Samundri Digital Heritage Archive1882–1926 · evidence-first digital heritage

Claim record · DOS-III.TARA-SINGH-TRIBUTE

Master Tara Singh’s tribute

C Attributed / requires confirmation Character & testimony

Master Tara Singh is reported to have written, in Akali te Pardesi, that Samundri did not become a martyr by dying, because his whole life had already been martyrdom. This is a paraphrase of a widely circulated tribute; the original Punjabi has not yet been located and quoted with a citation.

This is the exact wording approved for public display. It is never strengthened beyond what the tier — Partially supported — published only with attribution — permits.

Evidence

Tier
C Attributed / requires confirmation Press-only, single-source, or contested between sources. Published only with attribution (“according to…”).
Sources
Writings in Akali te Pardesi, Master Tara Singh; “Sardar Teja Singh Samundri: A Century On”, K. B. S. Sidhu
Attribution
Widely circulated paraphrase; original not yet located
What would change it
The original issue of Akali te Pardesi carrying the tribute.
Open question
OQ-9
Note
The dossier grades this C/D; the tribute is a published statement by a named contemporary, so tier C with explicit attribution is applied and the original is sought.
Reviewed
· Master Research Dossier Part III

Connections

People
Master Tara Singh
Open questions
OQ-9 — Can the contemporary tributes — Master Tara Singh’s and Bhai Vir Singh’s — be located and quoted from their originals?

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Permanent URL
https://tejasinghsamundri.org/claims/tara-singh-tribute/
Chicago
“Master Tara Singh’s tribute (claim DOS-III.TARA-SINGH-TRIBUTE).” Teja Singh Samundri Digital Heritage Archive. Reviewed September 10, 2026. https://tejasinghsamundri.org/claims/tara-singh-tribute/.
MLA
“Master Tara Singh’s tribute (claim DOS-III.TARA-SINGH-TRIBUTE).” Teja Singh Samundri Digital Heritage Archive, September 10, 2026, https://tejasinghsamundri.org/claims/tara-singh-tribute/.
Plain text
Master Tara Singh’s tribute (claim DOS-III.TARA-SINGH-TRIBUTE) — Teja Singh Samundri Digital Heritage Archive — https://tejasinghsamundri.org/claims/tara-singh-tribute/ (page last reviewed 2026-09-10)
BibTeX
@misc{tssclaimstarasinghtribute2026,
  title = {Master Tara Singh’s tribute (claim DOS-III.TARA-SINGH-TRIBUTE)},
  howpublished = {Teja Singh Samundri Digital Heritage Archive},
  year = {2026},
  month = {sep},
  url = {https://tejasinghsamundri.org/claims/tara-singh-tribute/},
  note = {Page last reviewed 2026-09-10}
}
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