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S. Mukhtiar Singh
got his primary education from his home village. He was only 7 yrs
old when the division among Pakistan and Hindustan occurred and the
family had to leave all his belongings at his home town. Due to
partition the family had suffer a lot of problems in rehabilitation.
So S. Mukhtair Singh could not get his formal education.
The family tried to settle on various places. Ultimately after spending few
years at Ferozshah (Near Ferozpur) then at Shahbad Markanda, Haryana
from 1950 to 1955 the family decided to settle at Muktsar in 1956.
Muktsar City is a historical city. It is intimately connected with
Sikh religion. Guru Gobind Singh Ji, fought his last battle against
Mughals in 1705 A.D. at Muktsar. During fighting, 40 disciples of
Guru Ji know as ‘40 Muktas’ (40 liberated ones) sacrificed their
lives. A mammoth gathering takes place every year on occasion of
Maghi Mela celebrated after next day of Lohri in January to
commemorate the velour of 40 Muktas.
At Muktsar the
family started building construction, woodworks and other labour
jobs for livelihood. With his hard work and sincerity the family
established “Khalsa Engineering works” in 1970 and started to
manufacture and repair of agricultural implements and gate grill.
Either S. Mukhtiar Singh have not got his formal education but
assessing the value of studies, he started to learn Punjabi,
Hindi and English himself with helping books available in market.
In 1980 the
company expanded his business and starts to manufacture steel
furniture’s as well as install a Nickel and Bright plant first in
the region. With this new venture the family gains popularity and
the brand “Khalsa” established.
Then they family
developed a Cotton Bail Press to compress and make a bundle of cotton.
The press was the first in the
Punjab and 4th in
India. Now the
company have a reputed name in cotton bailing press. The brand “KIM”
is an established name for quality. The company is supplying his
product through out India. The quality of the press is of
international level. The international press works with 100 horse
power motor the “KIM” press works with 30 horse power and consume
less electricity. Its weight is also less than the imported press.
But its efficiency is more then the imported cotton bail press. Now
the “Khalsa” has installed remote control device for its better
performance.
S. Mukhtiar Singh
is very social person. He is an active member of Shromani Akali Dal
(Badal) .He served Vishvkarma Ramgarhia Union as its president
from 1970 to 1980 under his presidentship he manage to purchase
land for Vishvkarma Bhawan, Muktsar.
S. Mukhtiar Singh
married to Smt Iqbal Kaur Gabarhi on 15 April 1957. And the couple
is blessed with a daughter and a son
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