Satguru Ram Singh Ji | |
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,_he_was_the_second_Namdhari_Guru_(cropped).jpg) Equestrian painting of Ram Singh Kuka | |
| Guru of the Namdharis | |
| In office 1841 – 17 January 1872 | |
| Preceded by | Guru Balak Singh |
| Succeeded by | Guru Hari Singh |
| Title | Twelfth Guru of the Namdhari Sikhs |
| Personal life | |
| Born | Ram Singh Tarkhan 3 February 1816 Raiyan village (Sri Bhaini Sahib), Punjab |
| Died | 29 November 1885; this information is contested by Namdhari Sikhs Mergui, Burma (now Myeik, Myanmar) |
| Spouse | Mata Jassan |
| Children | Bibi Daya Kaur Bibi Nand Kaur |
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| Religious life | |
| Religion | Sikhism |
| Sect | Namdhari |
| Religious career | |
| Based in | Sri Bhaini Sahib |
Namdhari Guru Ram Singh (3 February 1816 – 1885[1][2][3][4][note 1]) is known to the Namdhari sect of Sikhism as the twelfth guru (religious leader), whilst for mainstream Sikhs such as Damdami Taksal and Nihangs, he is regarded as a 'Saint' and not a Guru. He is credited as being the first Indian to use non-cooperation and boycott of British goods and services as a political tool. He was exiled to Rangoon, Burma (Myanmar) by the British colonial government of India on 18 January 1872.[1][5] In 2016, the Government of India officially decided to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Ram Singh.[1][6]
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- ^ Bhattarcharya, Sabyasachi (2010). DICTIONARY OF MARTYRS: INDIA'S FREEDOM STRUGGLE (1857-1947). Indian Council of Historical Research. p. 270. ISBN 978-81-7831-222-4.
- ^ "Sri Satguru Ram Singh Ji - the twelfth Master". www.sikh-heritage.co.uk. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
- ^ Das, Darshana; Stefon, Matt; Singh, Tajinder; Parrott-Sheffer, Chelsey; Shukla, Gaurav (21 April 2011). "Namdhari". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
- ^ Press Information Bureau, Government of India issued on 16 December 2016
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