New Zealand: Veer Baal Diwas Celebration at High Commission of India

Auckland: In keeping with the Government of India’s notification to observe Veer Baal Diwas as an annual national event, the Indian High Commission marked the occasion with a special video presentation on its premises in Wellington on December 26.
Veer Baal Diwas commemorates the martyrdom of the sons of Gobind Singh, the 10th Guru of the Sikh pantheon.
The video depicts the martyrdom of the Guru’s two younger sons, who were entombed in a brick enclosure.
Guru Gobind Singh had four sons, Baba Ajit Singh, Baba Jujhar Singh, Baba Zoravar Singh and Baba Fateh Singh, who were martyred in the hands of the Moghul representative of Sarhand (in present-day Haryana) in 1704.
Addressing the gathering, High Commissioner Neeta Bhushan said Veer Baal Diwas was “being celebrated to make each one of us proud of our culture and our heritage.” She noted the Sikh Guru’s sons sacrificed their lives for the country at “a very tender age.” “In our freedom struggle, many young people have fought for the country and sacrificed their lives. But these [Guru Gobind Singh’s] Sahibzade [sons] have left a huge legacy for the younger generations that followed [to] learn from their bravery,” High Commissioner Bhushan observed.