Panth Rattan Shiri Gurcharan Singh Tohra was a president of Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC),a Sikh body in charge of controlling Gurdwara. He died of a heart attack in New Delhi on 1 April 2004 at the age of 79. He remained the head of the SGPC for a record 27 years,and was one of the most influential and controversial Sikh leaders of the 20th century.
The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee is an organization in India responsible for the management of gurdwaras,Sikh places of worship,in the states of Punjab and Himachal Pradesh and the union territory of Chandigarh. SGPC also administers Darbar Sahib in Amritsar.
The Nanakshahi calendar(Gurmukhi:ਨਾਨਕਸ਼ਾਹੀ,romanized: Nānakshāhī) is a tropical solar calendar used in Sikhism. It is based on the "Barah Maha",a composition composed by the Sikh gurus reflecting the changes in nature conveyed in the twelve-month cycle of the year. The year begins with the month of Chet,with 1 Chet corresponding to 14 March. The reference epoch of the Nanakshahi calendar is the birth of Guru Nanak Dev,corresponding to the year 1469 CE.
Teja Singh Akarpuri was an Indian and Sikh politician who served as the 11th Jathedar of Akal Takht from 1921 to 1923 and 1926 to 1930. He was the First MP from Gurdaspur constituency In Lok Sabha from 1952 to 1957 and was succeeded by Diwan Chand Sharma.
The Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) is organization in India responsible for the management of Gurdwaras, Sikh places of worship in the City of Delhi. It also manages various educational institutions,hospitals,old age homes,libraries and other charitable institutions in Delhi. It is headquartered in Gurdwara Rakab Ganj Sahib,near Parliament House. Currently,the president of DSGMC is Harmeet Singh Kalka.
The Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee is a Sikh religious organisation in Pakistan. PSGPC was formed by the Government of Pakistan and is entrusted with the maintenance of Sikh religious institutions,places of worships in Pakistan.
Giani Gurbachan Singh is a Sikh preacher who served as the jathedar of the Akal Takht from 2008 to 2018.
The Haryana Sikh Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee,also known as the Haryana Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (HSGMC),is an organization responsible for the upkeep of Sikh gurdwaras in the Indian state of Haryana. It was formed on 11 July 2014 by a Haryana Legislative Assembly bill. Before this,the gurdwaras of Haryana were officially under Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC). HSGPC is headquartered at Kurukshetra.
Pashaura Singh(1928–2008) also known as Jathedar Santa Singh was the 13th Jathedar of Budha Dal,succeeding Akali Chet Singh.
The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) is a centre-right Sikh-centric state political party in Punjab,India. The party is the second-oldest in India,after Congress,being founded in 1920. Although there are many parties with the description Akali Dal,the party that is recognized as "Shiromani Akali Dal" by the Election Commission of India is the one led by Sukhbir Singh Badal. The party has a moderate Punjabi agenda. On 26 September 2020,it left the National Democratic Alliance over the farm bills.
Prem Singh Lalpur (1925-2011) was an Indian politician from the state of Punjab and was a three term member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly. Between 1958-1960,Lalpur served as president of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee where he defeated longtime SGPC leader,Tara Singh. Elected at the age of 33,Lalpur was the youngest SGPC president in the organization's history.
The Jathedar of the Akal Takht is the head of the Akal Takht and head of the Sikhs worldwide. The jathedar has the de facto power as the supreme spokesperson of the Khalsa to summon,trial and sentence any person who identifies as a Sikh from the Akal Takht.
Udham Singh Nagoke was a freedom fighter,Jathedar of Akal Takht and member of Rajya Sabha.
Kirpal Singh Badungar is a politician from Punjab,India. He is the former president of Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee.
Avtar Singh Makkar (1943–2019) was a Punjabi politician and former President of Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee.
Ishar Singh Majhail (1901-1977) was an Indian politician and legislator from Punjab.
Bawa Harkrishan Singh was a politician from Punjab and freedom fighter.
Giani Harpreet Singh is a Sikh preacher who served as the Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee-appointed acting jathedar of the Akal Takht from October 2018 to June 2023. He has also served as the acting jathedar of Takht Sri Damdama Sahib since April 2017.
The Golden Temple in Amritsar,India,was damaged by the first blast that happened on May 7,2023,and by the second blast that happened on May 8,2023. At midnight on May 10,2023 a third blast occurred. The explosions were triggered by low-grade explosives without detonators,despite the police's initial claim that they could have been unintentional.
Iqbal Singh Lalpura is a former IPS officer and Indian politician. He is currently serving as chairman of India's National Commission for Minorities. He is known for the arrest of Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale. Lalpura was an investigating officer for the 1978 Sikh–Nirankari clash.
