Timeline – Satguru Ram Singh Ji

For their part in the attack on the slaughter house on 15 June 1871 (to preserve sanctity of Sri Harmandir Sahib, Amritsar), four Namdhari Sikhs : Sant Lehna Singh, Sant Beehla Singh, Sant Fateh Singh and Sant Hakam Singh were hanged to death openly by the British Government on 15th September 1871 at Ram Bagh Amritsar. The hangings were designed  to create terror among the masses and an attempt to banish the Kuka Movement.

Namdhari sikhs attacked the slaughter house of Raikot at midnight of 15th July 1871. Satguru Ram Singh Ji had to appear in the court on 24th July 1871. He reached there along with 36 Kuka Sikhs, Subas and other prominent persons. He denied any information about the incident and also denied giving money to anybody for the purpose. Sessions Judge J. W. Macnabb awarded death penalty to Gurmukh Singh, Mangal Singh, Mastan Singh and Gulab Singh on 27th July 1871 based on the witnesses of Ramo, Daloo and Kahna.

Satguru Ram Singh  was the first to perform marriage by Anand Karaj system. Marriages as per the Anand Karaj Maryada were preformed for the first time at Village Khotey (then in Distt. Firozepur) on 3rd June 1863 A.D., Jeth Sudi 10th, Vikrami Samvat 1920. Seeing this countless Sikhs starting performing marriages by the Anand Karaj system. He brought about a revolution in society by solemnizing the marriage with utmost simplicity. He initiated a brand new ritual for marriages where there was no room for ‘thaka’, ‘shagun’, ‘barat-doli’, ‘milni’, ‘muklav’e and ‘dowry’.

Sri Satguru Ram Singh goes to Haridwar on the occasion of Ardh-Kumbh. At Haridwar, the sangat could not pick up a burning heavy timber beam. Sri Satguru Ji himself and his younger brother Budh Singh picked it up from either side and put off fire by throwing it into the Ganga river waters. Here he made Sahib Kaur sit on burning ‘pyre with her son’ and by his spiritual power did not let the heat affect them.

After the initiation of the Sant Khalsa on Vaisakhi 1857, Satguru Ram Singh sent one of his Sikhs, Bhai Rai Singh, to go to Hazoor Sahib, Nanded, to familiarise with the “GUR-MARYADA” (code of religious conduct) of Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji Maharaj.

After leaving the army in 1845, Satguru Ram Singh J i returned to Sri Bhaini Sahib and engaged himself deep meditation. Giani Gian Singh Ji in his famous book Panth Prakash has described this as: ‘He spent nearly twenty years of beatitude in single-minded devotion, austerity and meditation. The Ridhi-Sidhi – the treasure and the supernatural powers, were revealed to him as no mare than the maid-servants of Naam.’ Such was the impact of his practice of Naam, that whatever he uttered proved true. The heavens themselves spoke to this great man charging him to spread Naam, the giver of enlightenment..Read more

In 1841, the Sikh army on its way to Peshawar. stopped over at Hazron, the head quarters of Satgum Balak Singh Ji. They learnt about the popularity and spiritual greatness of Satguru Balak Singh Ji. Satguru Ram Singh Ji also went to pay his reverence to Satguru Balak Singh J i along with other soldiers. On seeing Satguru Ram Singh Ji , Satguru Balak Singh Ji at once recognised him. He said, ” O Thakur Ji, I had been waiting for you since long”. Satguru Balak Singh Ji performed formal ceremony by offering five pesas and a coconut to Satguru..Read more

Parkash Utsav of SRI SATGURU RAM SINGH JI. (Born on Basant Panchmi of 3 February 1816). Sri Satguru Ram Singh ji is ranked as one of the personalities who shaped the millennium. Sri Guru Ram Singh considered political freedom a part of religion. He had lasting influence which changed the history and outcome of British rule in India. Satguru Ji’s wisdom and philosophical outlook contributes to mankind and had influence on its contemporaries. His contribution for gender equality on its own, takes him to the top of the list of supreme reformers of the world. Sri Satguru Ram Singh Ji..Read more