The concept of martyrdom and offering oneself at alter of truth, justice or believes was alien to Indian culture. And there is no mention of any martyr in Indian history prior to the advent of Sikh Gurus. The way to martyrdom was led by the Guru himself and the fifth Nanak was the first to lay down his life for upholding the freedom of believe and free expression. It inspired and infused such a spirit amongst the Guru's followers that the Sikh history is replete with numerous cases of martyrdom, be it the Ghallugharas of 18th century or those of the 20th century. We have made an endeavour to record one such portion of history.

This directory is not about those thousands of Sikh pilgrims and devotees that were shot in cold blood by the Indian troops at Darbar Sahib in June 1984. It is also not about all those Sikhs who fought but were either arrested or escaped. This directory is about those who had given up their lives fighting the Indian invaders, when the latter desecrated the Darbar Sahib. It focuses specially on those who preferred to die, than surrender. For the Sikh nation they are martyrs of faith.

This is a small attempt to record and compile the heroics of those brave Sikhs who fought a pitched battle at Amritsar in June 1984 to defend the most sacred shrine of theirs against the Indian invasion. This document is also a rebuttal to those Sikhs who in connivance with the Indian Union are attempting to erase this period from public memory. We have brought out this directory with a hope that it will provide an inspiration to the youth of the Sikh Nation.