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Teja Singh Samundri (1882-1926) was one of the founder members of Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee and played an important role in the gurudwara reform movement. [1]
Samundri was born to Deva Singh and Nand Kaur on 20 February 1882 at Rai Ka Burj in tahsil Tarn Taran, Amritsar district, Punjab. His village was Chak 140 GB
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