tat nie uguar@ o€ misaa yatfe tl @ Hat 3 ute udua 3. sua fw aa woe de fas Hidta—a1y ag saa Se fins ufewrer @arar yarfiss atat fart HS : Tue 5-00PREFACE, Guru Nanak Dev Mission was formed in 1963 with Dr. Ganda Singh as President. The main aim of the Mission was to publish the tracts connected with Sikhism, Gurbani and Sikh History. After the death of Dr, Ganda Singh, some members of the Mission decided to form a Trust in his memory and Dr. Ganda Singh Memorial Trust was created by the Guru Nanak Dev Mission, Patiala, Taking into consideration the life Jong research in history by Dr. Ganda Singh, it was decided to have annual research paper competition in his memory. The first competition was held in 1989, second in 1990 and the third in 1991, It was also decided by Guru Nanak Dev Mission to publish the research papers as tracts. Last year, first three papers for the year 1990 were published as tracts Nos. 403, 404 & 405. Similarly, this year the first three papers of the year 1991 are being published and this paper written by Dr. Shamsher Singh has been awarded 3rd Prize by the Trust and is being published as a Tract by the Mission. Mission is grateful to Prof. Mohinder Singh for his co-operation and help in publishing the tract. Guru Nanak Dev Mission Patiala