Sardar Lehna Singh Majithia | |
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Died | 1854 Banaras (modern-day Varanasi) |
Known for | Sikh polymath: scientist, inventor, architect, engineer, mechanic, writer, warrior, and statesman |
Title | Administrator (Nazim) of Amritsar Governor (Nazim) of Kangra and Hill Districts |
Children | Dyal Singh Majithia |
Parent | Desa Singh Majithia (father) |
Relatives | Gujar Singh (brother) Ranjodh Singh Majithia (younger half-brother) |
Family | Majithia |
Honours | Kasir-ul-Iktidar (Chief of Exalted Dignity) Hasam-ud-Aula (the Sword of the State) |
Lehna Singh Majithia (died 1854), also romanized as Lahina or Lahna, was a polymath, inventor, warrior, and statesman.[1][2] Lehna Singh was the father of famous businessman and philanthropist, Dyal Singh Majithia.
Desa Singh died in 1832, and was succeeded in all his estates and honours by his eldest son, Lahina Singh Majithia.