Bhai Sahib Bhai Randhir Singh ji (1878–1961) was a

Sikh Sikhs ( or ; pa, ਸਿੱਖ, ' ) are people who adhere to Sikhism (Sikhi), a monotheistic 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 ' ...

leader who started the

Gurdwara Sudhaar Movement A gurdwara (sometimes written as gurudwara) (Gurmukhi: ਗੁਰਦੁਆਰਾ ''guradu'ārā'', meaning "Door to the Guru") is a place of assembly and worship for Sikhs. Sikhs also refer to gurdwaras as ''Gurdwara Sahib''. People from all faiths ...

, and founded the

Akhand Kirtani Jatha The Akhand Keertanee Jathaa (AKJ) is a ''jatha'' (collective group) of Sikhism dedicated to the Sikh lifestyle. The Jatha follows a strict discipline in keeping the Rehat of Guru Gobind Singh Jee. They also enjoy an active style of Keertan rec ...

Life

Bhai Sahib Bhai Randhir Singh ji was born as Basant Singh in Narangwal,

Ludhiana Ludhiana ( ) is the most populous and the largest city in the Indian state of Punjab. The city has an estimated population of 1,618,879 2011 census and distributed over , making Ludhiana the most densely populated urban centre in the state. ...

district, Punjab on July 7, 1878 in a

Jat The Jat people ((), ()) are a traditionally agricultural community in Northern India and Pakistan. Originally pastoralists in the lower Indus river-valley of Sindh, Jats migrated north into the Punjab region in late medieval times, and subseq ...

family. His father Natha Singh worked as a District Inspector of Schools and as a Judge in the High Court of the State of Nabha. He completed his schooling in

Nabha Nabha is a city and municipal council in the Patiala district in the south-west of the Indian state of Punjab. It was the capital of the former Nabha State. Nabha is also a sub-division city which comes under Patiala district. Geography Nabha ...

and higher education from Government and Foreman Christian Colleges at Lahore. Singh wrote various books on Sikh theology, philosophy, and the Sikh way of life. He was charged in 1914 with waging war against the British Crown and had to undergo life-imprisonment from 1914 to 1931. He died on

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, April 13, 1961 and his

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took place at the lake between Gujjrawal and

Narangwal Narangwal is a village in Ludhiana Punjab, India, where most of the Grewal clan live. The Grewals are mainly Sikhs. The famous school Drishti Dr.R.C.Jain Innovative Public School is in Narangwal. Jaswinder Singh Grewal working at the "Nehru Pla ...

Publications

* Gurmat Lekh (1937) * Gurmat Nam Abhiyas Kamai (1938) * Jail Chithian (1938) * Charan Kamal Ki Mauj (1939) * Kee Sri Guru Granth Sahib Di Puja But Prasti Hai? (1940) * Anhad Shabad Dasam Duaar (1942) * Amrit Kallaa * Gurmat Bibek (1949) * An-dithi Duniya (1949) * Karam Philosophy (1951) * Baba Vayd Rogiaa Da (1952) * Gurmat Rammjaa (1952) * Haumai Naavay Naal Virodh Hai * Temar Aageya Thu Oajara Aerthat Gyan Chanha * Darshan Jhalkaan * Granth Prem Sumarg (1953) * Gurbani diyan Lagaan Matraan dee Vilakhantaa (1954) * Sant Padh Nirnay (1954) * Ik Umar Kaidi Da Supna * Katha Keertan (1957) * Sikh Itihaas De Partakh Darshan (1958) * Jhatka Maas Prathai Tat Gurmat Nirnay (1958) * Sachkhand Darshan (1959) * Zaharaa zahoor Guru Gobind Singh * Amrit Ki Hai? (1960) * Aastak Tei Naastak * Gagan Oudaree * Rangle Sajjan * Jyot Vigaas * Sikh Kaun Hai? * Autobiography of Bhai Sahib Randhir Singh - translation by Trilochan Singh (1971)

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