Sardar Gajjan Singh of Gujarwal and Raipur, was born into Grewal Jat family of Gujjarwal Estate, He has been Vice-President of the Ludhiana Municipal Committee for the last eight or nine years and a Member of the District Board for several years, and for the good work done in both these capacities he was granted a certificate by the Government of India in the name of the King-Emperor on the occasion of the last Coronation Durbar at Delhi. Besides this, his services in connection with all matters of public interest have been favourably mentioned by successive District Officers and Divisional Commissioner.
The Gajjan Singh of Gujarwal and Raipur was a Notary Public appointed by the Government of India and a Lambardar in the Lyallpore District where he holds 10 squares of land in proprietary rights. His position and status in the Sikh community is sufficiently indicated by the fact that he was fora considerable time Chief Secretary of the Lahore KhalsaDiwan, and was for several years its Vice-President.He was President of its Executive Committee when the scheme of the Khalsa College was developed, and being one of its original promoters he has been a Member of the College Managing Committee for over 15 years, and is still a Member of the College Council. For his own district he is President of the Ludhiana KhalsaDiwan which has under its management a flourishing Khalsa High School.
He has been at the head of the Ludhiana Bar for at least the last 15 years and President of the Local Bar Association for several years. He has lately been elected a Member of the Punjab Legislative Council. He pays over Rs. 2,000 per annum in the shape of land revenue, income-tax etc., of the big land-owners and house proprietors in the districts of Ludhiana and Lyallpore.
References :-
- Imperial Coronation Durbar of Delhi (1911), Volume 2 by Umair Mirza