Lehna Singh Majithia

Sardar
Lehna Singh Majithia
Portrait of Sardar Lehna Singh Majithia, ca.1830
Died1854
Banaras (modern-day Varanasi)
Known forSikh polymath: scientist, inventor, architect, engineer, mechanic, writer, warrior, and statesman
TitleAdministrator (Nazim) of Amritsar
Governor (Nazim) of Kangra and Hill Districts
ChildrenDyal Singh Majithia
ParentDesa Singh Majithia (father)
RelativesGujar Singh (brother)
Ranjodh Singh Majithia (younger half-brother)
FamilyMajithia
HonoursKasir-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.