Bhai CHelaram (1904-1964), a wellknown Sahajdhari Sikh of modern times who sang and preached gurbani, the Guru's inspired word, with a rare love and devotion, was born in a Sindhi family of Hyderabad (Sindh) on 3 May 1904, the son of Dr Tekchand Rachumal Mansukhani and ChetTbai. Chellaram's parents died while he was still in his infancy and his only sister not long afterwards. Successive deaths in the family left him a lonely youth, with a rather pensive mind. He took his degree in Law and set up practice as a lawyer, but his heart was not in the profession. He joined civil service which left him ample time for the study of religious books. Sikh Scripture, the Guru Granth Sahib, took hold of his mind and he started reciting Sikh hymns in the Gurdwara at Karachi. He also taught children to