Bedi's Short History

Bedi's short History. Bedi is a well known Khatri clan in India. Guru Nanak Dev, the founder of Sikhism, was born into this clan. His son, Sri Chand was the founder of the Udasi order, which is the oldest of the existing Sikh orders.

The ancestors of Guru Nanak Dev came to be called as Bedi (Vedi), because they had studied the Vedas, the ancient Hindu texts, according to the Bichitra Natak, the autobiography of the tenth Sikh Guru, Guru Gobind Singh. History Sri Chand was a celibate yogi, but his younger brother, Lakshmi Chand (or Lakshmi Das), was married to the daughter of Diwan Uttam Chand. It is said that all the Bedis today are descendants of Manak Chand and Mehr Chand, the two sons of Lakshmi Chand. Traditionally the Bedis were specially repected by the Sikhs. Baba Kaladhari, a Bedi, was honoured and given special gifts by Guru Gobind Singh. Baba Kaladhari had inherited a cap ("seli topi") originally worn by Guru Nanak Dev. This cap has been preserved at Una in present-day Himachal Pradesh. Sahib Singh Bedi was asked to preside over the coronation of Maharaja Ranjit Singh. Baba Khem Singh Bedi along with Thakur Singh Sanduwallia founded the Sanatan Singh Sabha. Bedis today The memorials of Sahib Singh Bedi and Baba Kaladhari in Una have been recently restored [link]. It is believed that there have been some fake Bedis. Some of the prominent members of this clan today include Kiran Bedi and Bishan Singh Bedi. Geneology of Bedi Chiefs Baba Ram Narayan | Baba Shivram/ Shiv Narayan (born Samvat 1417 ) | Baba Kalyan Chand (Kalu Ji) (Sam. 1497-1579) | Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji (Sam 1526-1596) | Baba Lakhmi Das (Sam 1553-1612) (died AD 1773) | Baba Sahib Singh (Sam 1813 -1891 [AD1834]) | Baba Bishan Singh (died AD1839) And Baba Bikram Singh (died AD 1863) | | Baba Attar Singh Baba Sujan Singh (Born AD1845, died AD 1919) | | Baba Sir Khem Singh (died AD1904/5) Baba Ram Kishan Singh (born AD 1874) | | Baba Sir Gurbaksh Singh (born AD 1861) Tikka Sanwal Singh (born AD 1898) |

Tikka Surendra Singh (born AD 1897) From the Mahan Kosh of Bhai Kahan Singh of Nabha.