Teja Singh Bhambra

Teja Singh Bhambra

For all the laughter, love and the joys of living that we celebrate every morning, there are times when life throws you a curved ball. You cry, in silence. As we did, when news came in of Teja Singh Bhambra, lying critical in a hospital at Faridabad. He is on ventilator. The doctors have given up on him, his wife informed on telephone.
“Doctor ne jawab de diya,” she said.
Teja Singh shall forever be the ‘Benign Sardar’ we have known him all along, from the time he joined Big Laaf in November 2011. The last we had him with us was till about six months back when he paid his membership renewal for 2016-17. “I will have to leave for Faridabad as there are some pressing tenancy issues I need to attend,” he said. “I’ll be back in two months.”
According to his wife, his return ticket to Mumbai was booked for July 3. But a day earlier, he suffered a nasty fall at home, fracturing a leg. “They inserted a rod in the leg which was to cause infection and then he had a paralytic attack,” his wife went on to narrate. “Since then he has remained bed-ridden and helpless.”
Apparently the doctors had feared the worst in September and the family had summoned his son from the U.S. to be by his bedside. The crisis blew over and the son went back to his job. Now, they are waiting for him to return.
“Sardarji is running high fever and had become disoriented,” his wife said. “But he used to remember you all in hospital. Till the other day he would tell me to wake him up early morning because he has to go to the Garden. My other son (who lives in Mumbai), when he heard this, asked me if I had informed Big Laaf. That is why I am calling.”
What can anyone say after this? It was like being hit by a sledgehammer. We were rendered speechless. Stunned.
Post Script: Sardar-ji breathed his last today, at 2:10 in the afternoon. We shall never see him again. May his soul rest in peace. Also, our condolences go to the family -- his brave wife and children in particular.
Kiran Prakash:
Very sad news about Sardar-ji's demise. May his soul rest in peace. We will never be able to forget him. He will always be in our heart!
Lt Col Angad Singh (from Mohali):
Teja Singh Bhambra was a lively person, always cool and calm. He was very regular and punctual at joining the daily routine of Big Laaf whenever he was in Mumbai. We all miss him. May his soul rest in peace and family bear the loss courageously.