Bhinder Kalan (ਭਿੰਡਰ ਕਲਾਂ) is a village in

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located in Dharamkot tehsil of Moga district. Earlier its name was Bhinder, but in

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, some people from this village settled a new village Bhinder Khurd due to the increase in population and its name was changed to Bhinder Kalan. The village was founded in the 15th century by Sardar Chanan of the Toor tribe on the advice of a sanyasi sadhu Suman. Its PIN code is 142041. The village has a higher secondary school, a girls' high school and a primary school. The village was in media headlines after the village sarpanch was accused of performing

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on a teenage girl that eventually led to her death. The village is also notable for the previous base of

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at the Gurdwara Akhand Parkash from which many Sikh preachers took their name among whom is Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale. Image of Sant Mohan Singh Bhindranwale

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