Explore Khalsa Diwan Malaya, promoting Sikhism and education in Malaysia since 1903. Discover its impact on Sikh temples and cultural growth.
Explore the history of Shiromani Khalsa Diwan, a pivotal Sikh sociopolitical organization known for safeguarding Sikh interests in the Northwest Frontier Province.
Explore the historic role of Akali Dal Khara Sauda Bar in Sikh shrine liberation & reform. Learn about its origins & evolution in the 20th century.
DECCAN KHALSA DIWAN, a philanthropic organization of the Sikhs, now nonexistent, was formed in Bombay on the eve of Indian Independence (August 1947), with Partap Singh as president and Hari Singh Shergill as general secretary. The DIwan`s main object was to provide help for the rehabilitation of persons uprooted from their homes in the north in the wake of inter communal rioting. It also offered its services to protect the old Sikh residents of Nanded in Hyderabad state, who were numerically a very small group and who felt apprehensive about the safety of their historic shrine in the town and of their own lives in the deteriorating law and order situation in the state, then held to ransom by the fanatical Qasim Rizvi.
Explore Khalsa Pracharak Vidyala, Tarn Taran's historic institution since 1906, training in Sikh theology and culture. Join the legacy of Sikh enlightenment.
Discover how the Singh Sabha Movement revitalized Sikhism in the 19th century, preserving its unique identity amidst Western influences.
Explore the legacy of Amar Nath, a notable historian and paymaster of the Sikh army, known for chronicling Maharaja Ranjit Singh's reign. Learn more.
DEVI DAS, DIWAN (1767-1830), eldest son of Diwan Thakur Das Khatri of Peshawar, was, like his father, in the service of the Afghan rulers prior to joining the court of Maharaja Ranjit Singh. At the time of Shah Zaman`s last invasion of northern India (1798-99), the Maharaja, who had heard about the reputation of Devi Das, offered him the post of Diwan at Lahore. Devi Das entered the service of the Maharaja in 1803 as the keeper of the royal seal, accountant general and head of the secretariat (mfr munshT). Devi Das found that the financial administration needed his immediate attention.
Explore the life of Kirpa Ram, a pivotal Sikh statesman and soldier, known for his leadership and historical influence during the 19th century.
Discover the ideological and personal reasons behind the formation of Sri Guru Hitkarni Singh Sabha, a splinter group from the Khalsa Diwan, Lahore.
