Mangal Singh (1892–1987) was a Punjabi politician and legislator, member of Central Legislative Assembly and also served as President of SGPC.

Early life

Mangal Singh was born into the family of zaildar. His father Kapur Singh was a zaildar. Mangal Singh passed his matriculation in 1911 and then joined the

Khalsa College, Amritsar Khalsa College ( ''khālsā kālaj'') is a historic educational institution in the northern Indian city of Amritsar in the state of Punjab (India), Punjab, India. Founded in 1892, the sprawling campus is located about eight kilometers from the ...

for further study. After

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broke out in 1914 he left the college and joined the military and posted at

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. After he returned to country, he vehemently opposed the policies of British Government, for this he was arrested many times.

Later life

Mangal Singh actively participated in

Gurdwara Reform Movement The Akali movement (IPA: ; known in Punjabi as the Akali Morcha), also called the Gurdwara Reform Movement, was a campaign to bring reform in the gurdwaras (the Sikh places of worship) in India during the early 1920s. The movement led to the intro ...

. He was the member of ad hoc committee who negotiated with Britishers which ultimately led to the passing of

Sikh Gurdwaras Act, 1925 The Sikh Gurdwaras Act, 1925 was a piece of legislation in British India which legally defined Sikh identity and brought Sikh gurdwaras (houses of worship) under the control of an elected body of orthodox Sikhs. Gurdwara reform movement Prior to ...

. He served as president of SGPC from 1925 to 1926 He represented the

Sikh Sikhs (singular Sikh: or ; , ) are an ethnoreligious group who adhere to Sikhism, a religion that originated in the late 15th century in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent, based on the revelation of Guru Nanak. The term ''Si ...

s in the

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Committee which drew up a draft constitution of India commonly known as

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. He elected to

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in 1935 on nominee of

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and then again in 1945 on the nominee of

Shiromani Akali Dal The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) (translation: ''Supreme Eternal Party'') is a centre-right Sikh-centric state political party in Punjab, India. The party is the second-oldest in India, after Congress, being founded in 1920. Although there are ma ...

.Kali Morchia da Itihas (Pdf)
(Punjabi). Book by Sobhan Singh. Mangal Singh withdraw from the active politics in 1960 due to health problems. He died in Chandigarh on 16 June 1987.

References

1892 births 1987 deaths Indian National Congress politicians from Punjab, India {{PunjabIN-SAD-politician-stub