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The windows rattle with Kharak Singh’s rattle

The windows rattle with Kharak Singh’s rattle

You must have heard this quote from your childhood, but you may not know the story behind it.

Kharak Singh was the paternal uncle of the Maharaja of Patiala, the most influential large landlord of Patiala and also the village panchayat sarpanch.

One day, getting fed up with the banter, he came to his nephew and said that the seat of the session judge of the city is vacant, make me a judge.

(In those days any session judge … Continue Reading