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Baba Dayal (1783-1855) born in
Dr. Man Singh Nirankari (1912- 2010)
who retired as the principal of the Amritsar medical College, has continued popularizing the teachings of Baba Dayal Das. He is known throughout Punjab because of his newspaper columns, and because of the many books that he has written, including a few on Baba Dayal and the Nirankaris. He was instrumental in setting up the Nirnarki Gurudwara in Chandigarh, after partition. He brought with him from Pakistan a large number of Sikh manuscripts. He donated these to the
in order to encourage scholarly research. After his death, his grandson Angad Chowdhry is said to continue his work.
General overviewMcleod Book indexJstor Article Available FreelySpecial edition on Sikh Sects
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Baba Dayal (1783-1855) born in Peshwar
Peshawar (; ps, پېښور ; hnd, ; ; ur, ) is the sixth most populous city in Pakistan, with a population of over 2.3 million. It is situated in the north-west of the country, close to the International border with Afghanistan. It is ...
was a Sahajdhari
A Sahajdhari Sikh ( Punjabi: ਸਹਜਧਾਰੀ ; Meaning "spiritual state of equilibrium adopter") is a person who believes in Sikhism, but is not an Amritdhari. A Sahajdhari adheres to the principles of Sikhism and the teachings of the S ...
Sikh
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whose main mission was to bring Sikhs back to the Adi Granth
The Guru Granth Sahib ( pa, ਗੁਰੂ ਗ੍ਰੰਥ ਸਾਹਿਬ, ) is the central holy religious scripture of Sikhism, regarded by Sikhs as the final, sovereign and eternal Guru following the lineage of the ten human gurus of the re ...
and Simran
Simran (Gurmukhi: ਸਿਮਰਨ; hi, सिमरण, सिमरन ; from Sanskrit: , ''smaraṇa'', 'to remember, reminisce, recollect'), in spirituality, is a Sanskrit word referring to the continuous remembrance of the finest aspect of ...
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Sahib Hara Singh's younger son,Dr. Man Singh Nirankari (1912- 2010)
who retired as the principal of the Amritsar medical College, has continued popularizing the teachings of Baba Dayal Das. He is known throughout Punjab because of his newspaper columns, and because of the many books that he has written, including a few on Baba Dayal and the Nirankaris. He was instrumental in setting up the Nirnarki Gurudwara in Chandigarh, after partition. He brought with him from Pakistan a large number of Sikh manuscripts. He donated these to the
in order to encourage scholarly research. After his death, his grandson Angad Chowdhry is said to continue his work.
Further reading
Sikh Twareekh / Harjinder Singh Dilgeer, in Punjabi (especially volume 3 has a comprehensive chapter of the Nirankari Movement). Sikh History in 10 volumes / Harjinder Singh Dilgeer, in English (especially volume 4 has a comprehensive chapter of the Nirankari Movement). Historical dictionary of Sikhism / W.H. McLeod. Textual sources for the study of Sikhism / translated and edited by W.H. McLeod Baba Dayal: A Crusader of True Sikhism / Ed. Dr. Man Singh NirankariExternal links
* Political clashesGeneral overview
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