Lehna Singh Majithia
Sardar Lehna Singh Majithia | |
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Portrait of Sardar Lehna Singh Majithia, ca.1830 | |
| Died | 1854 Banaras (modern-day Varanasi) |
| Known for | Sikh polymath: scientist, inventor, architect, engineer, mechanic, writer, warrior, and statesman |
| Title | Administrator (Nazim) of Amritsar Governor (Nazim) of Kangra and Hill Districts |
| Children | Dyal Singh Majithia |
| Parent | Desa Singh Majithia (father) |
| Relatives | Gujar Singh (brother) Ranjodh Singh Majithia (younger half-brother) |
| Family | Majithia |
| Honours | Kasir-ul-Iktidar (Chief of Exalted Dignity) Hasam-ud-Aula (the Sword of the State) |
Lehna Singh Majithia (died 1854), also romanized as Lahina or Lahna, was a polymath, inventor, warrior, and statesman. He had an interest in statecraft, architecture, mathematics, astronomy, firearms, mechanics, languages, art, and ordnance. Lehna Singh was the father of famous businessman and philanthropist, Dyal Singh Majithia.