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The Revd. William James Jay
1827- 1869
William James Jay was Curate of Goldhanger between 1847 and 1849 and is listed in the White’s Directory of 1848 as Curate at the time when Revd. C.B. Leigh was the Rector. After less that two years at Goldhanger he joined the East India Company and moved to India. He worked for the Company throughout the Mutiny period and while at Fatehgarh in Uttar Pradesh instructed the young Maharajah Duleep Singh, who was the last Maharaja of Lahore and of the Sikh Empire.The Maharajah was converted to a Christianity, and was baptised by the Revd. Jay in March, 1853.
the young Maharajah Duleep Singh | ||
the Maharajah’s original palace
| No photograph of the Revd. Jay has been found, but this picture of the Maharajah (on the right) with friends could include him. | |
From documents and websites now available it seems that the Revd. Jay played a significant part in the anglicising the very young Maharajah,and perhaps albeit unwittingly, creating the circumstances in which the British Empire acquired all the Maharajah’s lands in Lahore and the Punjab, as well as transferring ownership of the famous Kohinoor diamond to Queen Victoria, which is now in the Coronation Crown. The main perpetrators of the scheme ap
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“The Past Obey a Distant Country”: Scenery as Depiction in rendering Writings magnetize William Dalrymple
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Yogi Bhajan
American Sikh yogi (1929–2004)
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| Born | Harbhajan Singh Puri (1929-08-26)August 26, 1929 Kot Harkarn, Punjab, British India |
| Died | October 6, 2004(2004-10-06) (aged 75) Española, New Mexico, United States |
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| Education | Panjab University, New Delhi, India (Master of Economics, 1952), University for Humanistic Studies, Solana Beach, CA, USA (PhD, Psychology of Communication, 1980) |
| Organizations | Healthy, Happy, Holy Organization (3HO), Sikh Dharma International, Kundalini Research Institute, Siri Singh Sahib Corporation |
| Known for | Promoting Kundalini yoga, Sikh missionary activities, alleged serial sexual assault and abuse |
| Title | Yogi, Siri Singh Sahib, Bhai Sahib, Panth Rattan |
| Spouse | Bibi Inderjit Kaur |
| Children | Ranbir Singh, Kulbir Singh, Kamaljit Kaur |
Yogi Bhajan (born Harbhajan Singh Puri)[1] (August 26, 1929 – October 6, 2004), also known as Siri Singh Sahib to his followers, was an American entrepreneur, cult leader, yoga guru,[2] and putative spiritual teacher. He introduced his version of Kundalini yoga to the United States. He was the spiritual director of the 3HO (Healthy, Happy, Holy Organi