The shy youngman said that he belonged to a family of freedom fighters from village Rode, near Baghapurana in the district of Faridkot, Punjab. His grandfather Joginder Singh had taken part in the Jaitu rebellion against the British. Our host introduced him as Jasbir Singh Rode, a Brar Jat by caste. Harcharan Singh, his uncle and former junior officer of the Indian Army, accompanied him.
