Mehar Singh Dahiya (1916-1945) commonly known as Fauji Mehar Singh and Jat Mehar Singh, was a

Haryanavi Haryanvi ( ' or '), also known as Bangru, is an Indo-Aryan language spoken in the state of Haryana in India, and to a lesser extent in Delhi. Haryanvi is considered to be part of the dialect group of Western Hindi, which also includes Kharibo ...

poet. He was born in the

Dahiya Dahiya, or variants, may refer to: * Dahiya (surname), an Indian surname * Dahia (title), derived from Dey * Dahieh, a suburb of Beirut, Lebanon * Dihya, or Kahina, a Berber warrior queen * Dahije, or Dahijas, renegade Janissary officers who took ...

clan of

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in the village Barona in the Kharkhoda tahsil, in the district of

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(formerly

Rohtak Rohtak () is a city and the administrative headquarters of the Rohtak district in the Indian state of Haryana. It lies north-west of New Delhi and south of the state capital Chandigarh on NH 9(old NH 10). Rohtak forms a part of the National ...

district). In addition to Haryana, his ragnis are still popular in

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, Western

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and

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. According to the records of the

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. In 1945, he died while fighting for the cause of India's freedom.

Legacy

Some activities held in his native village and state, in his honour: *The Fauji Jaat Mehar Singh Award is given to folk singers by the Chief Minister of Haryana State, for their contribution to promoting the culture and traditions of Haryana. *15 February is celebrated as a day in Memory of Mehar Singh and a Ragani Programme is organised every year. *A school children's programme on November 14 is organised every year. *A Health Camp is organised once a year in which retired and working doctors of PGIMS Rohtak participate on voluntary basis. *A book of his writings has been published. *A Statue of Mehar Singh has been installed in 2 acres of land donated by the Panchayat of the village.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Singh, Kavi Mehar Singh 1916 births 1945 deaths 20th-century Indian male writers 20th-century Indian poets Folk artists from Haryana Indian male poets Indian National Army personnel Military personnel killed in World War II Poets from Haryana

Legacy

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