Early Life
Bhindranwale was born in the village of Rode, in Moga District located in the region of Malwa (Punjab). The Grandson of Sardar Harnam Singh Brar, His father, Joginder Singh Brar, was a farmer and a local Sikh leader and his mother was Nihal Kaur Brar. Jarnail Singh Brar was the seventh of seven brothers and one sister. He was brought up as a strict vegetarian. In 1965, he was enrolled by his father at the Damdami Taksal, a religious school, near Moga, Punjab, then headed by Gurbachan Singh Khalsa. After a one year course in Sikh studies he returned to farming again. He continued his studies under Kartar Singh, who was the new head of the Taksal. He quickly became the favourite student of Kartar Singh. Kartar Singh was fatally injured in a car accident and nominated Bhindranwale as his successor, in preference to his son Amrik Singh. Amrik Singh later became close associate of Bhindranwale.
He married Pritam Kaur, the daughter of Sucha Singh of Bilaspur. The couple had two sons, Ishar and Inderjit Singh Brar, in 1971 and 1975, respectively. Pritam Kaur Brar died of heart ailment at age 60, on 15 September 2007 in Jalandhar.
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