Baba Hardev Singh

Hardev Singh
Born Hardev singh
(1954-02-23) February 23, 1954
Delhi, India
Nationality Indian
Other names Nirankari Baba
Occupation Head Sant Nirankari Mission (1980-present)

Hardev Singh (born February 23, 1954) is an Indian spiritual guru and the current leader of Sant Nirankari Mission.

Early life and background

Baba hardev singh was born to Gurbachan Singh and Kulwant Kaur on February 23, 1954 in Delhi. He received his elementary education at home. After his early schooling at Rosary Public School, Sant Nirankari Colony, Delhi, in 1963 he joined Yadavindra Public School, Patiala, a boarding school. Upon completing his schooling he studied at Delhi University. In 1971, he joined the Nirankari Sewa Dal as its primary member.

He married Savinder Kaur (born January 12, 1958 in Farrukhabad, Uttar Pradesh), in 1975, during the annual Nirankari Sant Samagam in Delhi .

Spiritual career

After the assassination of his father, who was also then head of the Sant Nirankari Mission in 1980, he succeed as the "Satguru" of the organization. Sant Nirankari Mission was established in 1929,[1] by Baba Buta Singh who previously belong to the Nirankari sect. He was succeed by Baba Avtar Singh, the mission flourished after it shifted base to Delhi from West Punjab, after partition of India in 1947.[2][3] By 2009, the organization had over 100 branches in 27 countries.[1]

Bibliography

References

  1. 1 2 J. Gordon Melton; Martin Baumann (2010). Religions of the World, Second Edition: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Beliefs and Practices. ABC-CLIO. pp. 2528–. ISBN 978-1-59884-204-3. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
  2. ↑ Raj Pal Singh (1 April 2004). The Sikhs : Their Journey Of Five Hundred Years. Bhavana Books & Prints. pp. 157–. ISBN 978-81-86505-46-5. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
  3. ↑ Roshen Dalal (2010). The Religions of India: A Concise Guide to Nine Major Faiths. Penguin Books India. pp. 324–. ISBN 978-0-14-341517-6. Retrieved 16 July 2013.

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