In villages and cities, it was a death sentence to be seen in the company of a Sikh, and if one member of a Hindu family opted to become a Sikh, he was declared dead to keep the family safe.

In spite of the oppressive times and rulers, Sikhs continued to live in a state of 'CHARRDIAN KALAN'. Their acts of bravery and courage in opposing the cruel rulers and protecting the common man were carried out with their usual elan. Most note worthy were the nightly raids made to rescue girls from the clutches of the Mughal kidnappers and restoring them to their families. Often some families refused to accept the young women as, according to them, they had become tainted.