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The
armiger belongs to the
Sandhu clan of Faridkot
State which is an
erstwhile Princely State
or kingdom in North
India, Punjab province.
The word Sandhu is
derived from the word
Sindhu which was used to
denote people of the
land of seven rivers. In
the year 1804, the
ancestors of the armiger
played a major political
role in the history of
this Princely State or
Kingdom, by acting as
Guardians of the State
as well as Ministers of
their Queen sister,
Sardarni Biba Sahib and
by making their nephews
the ruler of Faridkot
State who were known by
the names of Rajah Gulab
Singh and King/Raja
Pahar Singh Brar,
descendants of the
Jaisal dynasty of King
of Jaisalmer in
Rajasthan State in
India, upon recapturing
the Kingdom, from
assassins of the
previous ruler Sardar
Charat Singh and husband
of their sister .The
chevron in the shield is
inspired by the shield
and coat of arms of the
King of the State.
The colour red denotes
the sacrifices and
Chivalry of the
armiger's clan and the
struggle for survival.
The colour yellow (Or)
represents hope, honour,
loyalty and remembrance
and both take
inspiration from 19th
century flag colours of
the Sikh Empire.
The important charges
upon the shield are the
Sun symbolizing
sunshine, optimism and
strength. The charges of
wheat stalks are
symbolic of plentiful
provision of food and
fertility of lands
coming from careful
management of the land
for the last 200 years.
The family had a grant
of 18,000 acres of land
in the beginning of the
19th century by the
ruler of the native
State and subsequently a
grant of 11,000 acres by
the British Government
upon moving to British
territory in the mid of
19th century; a small
proportion of which is
still intact and remains
in the possession of the
family. The crossed
swords symbolize defence
and protection of the
weak.
For the crest, the
armiger has chosen a
lion with a musket
because the word Singh
in the armiger’s name
means lion derived from
the Sanskrit language
and bestowed upon Sikhs
by the 10th Master of
Sikhs. The musket is
symbolic of the military
power of Sikhs in the
18th and 19th century in
the Sovereign Sikh State
and the military service
of Sikhs in both World
Wars of the 20th century
for their motherland
under the British
Government.
The motto has been
borrowed from Sikh
religious texts in the
ancient Persian language
which literally
translates as "God is
always with us and his
soporific qualities are
infinite".
The armiger adheres to
the above values while
working as a lawyer and
agriculturist and
remembers and respects
the history and legacy
of his family, and the
family members continue
to do so to this day by
providing services to
the Judiciary, Police
and Medicine.
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