Gurdwara Damdama Sahib is where Guru Gobind Singh Ji stayed after battling with the Mughal armies and fighting Aurangzeb’s cheap tricks of capturing him, all while losing his four sons. He stayed here for nearly a year and named and blessed the town of Talwandi Sabo as Guru Ki Kashi, a hub of knowledge and learning.The place where Sahibzada Ajit Singh breathed his last is now known as Gurdwara Katalgarh, situated in Chamkaur, Punjab. Sahibzada Fateh Singh was 6 years old when he willingly gave up his life in honour of his religion and was probably the youngest one in history. Both of Guru Gobind Singh Ji’s older sons- Sahibzada Ajit Singh and Sahibzada Jujhar Singh- who were leading the Sikh armies to the battleground, were no more than 18 and 14 years of age, respectively, when they fight with valour and bravery, the incident that has been beautifully captured in “Shahidani Wafa” by an Urdu poet Allayhar Khan Jogi.Baba Deep Singh Ji was appointed as the 1st Jathedar or Head of this holy shrine. He was utterly devoted to Sikhism and its teachings and believed in community service. He spent a lot of his time doing Seva. He also sent copies of Guru Granth Sahib Ji to other religious places and copies of Sikh scriptures to various Sikh communities.It was at this place that Guru Gobind Singh Ji revised and finalised Guru Granth Sahib Ji or the Adi Granth, which was originally compiled by Guru Arjan Dev Ji, and added the verses of Guru Teg Bahadur Ji, the ninth Guru and his father.Damdama means a place to breathe and find peace, which is why Guru Gobind Sigh Ji came here after fighting a tumultuous battle against the Mughals and having his sons die a tragic yet heroic death with two of them- Sahibzada Fateh Singh and Sahibzada Zorawar Singh- being bricked alive in Sarhind, now known as Fatehgarh Sahib, and Sahibzada Ajit Singh and Sahibzada Jujhar Singh dying leading the Sikh armies to battle.After the death of his 2 youngest sons in Sarhind, Guru Gobind Singh Ji sent a Zafarnama to Aurangzeb, calling him out on his dishonour of not keeping his words, which he etched in the Holy Quran, the Holy Book of Muslims, and telling him how despite his conniving tricks and huge army of a lakh soldiers being sent against him and his Sikh army of only a handful, Aurangzeb and the Mughals failed miserably in their mission of capturing Guru Gobind Singh Ji.