About Guru Harkrishan Public School

Guru Harkrishan, the second and younger son of Guru Har Rai, was born on July 7, 1656. He succeeded to the Gaddi in 1661at the age of five. His elder brother Sri Ram Rai lost out to him on account of the cowardice which he displayed at the court of Aurangzeb.

When his younger brother was appointed to the guruship at Kiratpur, Ram Rai was at Aurangzeb’s court in Delhi. Promptly he lodged a complaint to the Emperor against his father’s decision. Aurangzeb summoned the Guru to Delhi for an explanation. At first the Guru refused to go to Delhi but later at the insistence of Raja Jai Singh of Amber, he agreed.

Accompanied by a large number of Sikhs and his mother, Guru Harkrishan set out for Delhi. On reaching village Panjokhara near Ambala, the Guru made a boundary of sand and ordered that no Sikh should cross it after his departure, so that he might hasten his journey to and fro. He asked them to stand there and pray. There is now a Gurudwaraon the spot in memory of the Guru’s visit. The Guru breathed his last on March 30, 1664.