Sant Baba Prem Singh
Sant Prem Singh was an important social, political and religious leader. he was a Visionary & a Social Reformer. He worked for Sikhism through Amrit Sanchaar and played important role for the uplift of the Lobana community. He also supports education and open various educational institutes for this purpose.
Childhood
Born in 1882 at Khori Dunna Singh, a village in Gujrat district in house of Sardar Vasva Singh. His mother died in early age and gather did second marriage and step mother didn't gave the love as real mother but his grandfather Sardar Arur Singh give him good parvarish. When Baba ji was 15 years of age then his grandfather sardar arur singh also died. the neighbour of Baba Prem Singh i.e Sardar Beer singh helped this chid a lot. As in villages in lder times there was no mean of public transportation so the clothes seller have to come on bysycle to various villages, sly a cloth seller named sardar ram singh of bura vali village needed a worker. Beer Singh when get to know this he talked with that cloth seller and baba prem singh was employed there. Baba ji started the work of cloth selling with him.
Dera Morala Sahib
From Dera Murala sahib his spiritual way started. Sant baba Prem singh liked the roohani sakhshiyat of baba bishen singh. he went to Morala Sahib in his early age and learnt Panjabi and KIRTAN. Sant prem singhvishwaas in nishkaam sewa, nitnemi jeewan and leen in gurushabad. In 1908 he was nominated as SANT of the DERA by Baba Bishan Singh. Henceforth he took keen interest in his community. Some says In 1905 Baba Prem singh was niyukted as spiritual leader of that dera and in 1907 Baba bishen singh left the heavnly abode. then he worked for dera including construction of new building and langar.
Amrit Sanchar
Sant Baba Prem Singh's main motive was to do amrit sanchaar. In 1911 - 1912 he started this great work from his village khori duna singh and villages in district gujrat. In 1921, he constructed a Sikhi Bunga in Nankana Sahib. In 1945 he became a MLA and went to Uttar Pardesh, Madhya Pardesh, Pilibheet and hazur Sahib and did amrit sanchaar.
Politics
Sant Prem Singh preached Sikhism enthusically and remained a member of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandak Committee from 1926 to 1950. He also became the member of its executive committee in 1948.
In 1926 he became the member of SGPC and in 1937 he became the member of Karajkarniya committe of SGPC. While construction of Takhat Patna Sahib baba ji was also member of 5 Memberi Committe of that time. In harimandir sahib the baba ji did sewa for har ki pauri.
In 1937 he became the MLA of gujrat district then sargodha district. Sant Prem Singh was an active Lobana participant in the Akali Movement. He sent a Jatha of 25 Lobanas for the Morcha under Giani Chet Singh. He contested for the membership of Legislative Assembly and was elected twice, in 1937 and then in 1946. He remained its member upto his death in 1950.
Samaj Vihar Sudhar Movement.
He was the prominent leader of Vihar Sudhar Movement. * SAmaj vihar Sudhar: Baba Ji did various cobnferences for sudhar of Society. * He continued Jihaad for various social Kuritiyan like rumours, Consumption of drugs, Alcohol and intoxicants, various faltoo rituals performed during Marriages. he did various conferences in Shekupura, Sialkot, Gujranwala, Lahore. he was against egoism, selfishness as these were against sikh sidhant.
Against Casteism: Baba Jee was a sikh and he was against casteism. he did amrit sanchar among Ramdasiya and Megh community and tell them the updesh of brotherhood in sikhism. In 1927, he insisted SGPC to pass the Jaat Paat Torhu Mata, but today also this casteism exists.
Education
He prefers education of childern for this purpose he opened various educational institutes. In 1921 He opened first Guru Gobind singh khalsa Lobana high school in tanda village of district gujrat, then in 1944 Sant Prem singh khalsa high school at babakwal in district shekupura. 1945 sant prem singh khalsa high school at khori doona in district guijrat and in 1946 a school sant prem singh khalsa high school,in bhatnura lobana Jalandhar. He regarded education as the best means of upward social mobility. Many schools were started under his guidance.
Sant Prem Singh preached Sikhism enthusiastically and remained a member of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandak Committee. The holy spiritual leader Sant Baba Prem Singh died in 1950. The death anniversary of Sant Baba Prem Singh falls on June 2.
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