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Bhagat Puran Singh, born at Rajewal, Distt. Ludhiana in 1904, set out in life for the service of the suffering humanity- the greatest religion. He founded Pingalwara in 1947 with a few discarded patients. Now Pingalwara is a very big home of human service. Bhagat Ji's contribution in spreading awareness about the global dangers of environment pollution, increasing soil erosion etc are also commendable. His dedication was awarded with heaps of honours by many quarters. Prestigious among these was the Padamshri award in 1979, which he surrendered in the wake of the army attack on the Golden Temple in 1984. He left for his heavenly abode on August 5, 1992. At this time Pingalwara is run by Dr Inder Jit Kaur, she is also President of All India Pingalwara Charitable Society(Regd). She has embarked upon a mission to produce a movie on the life of Bhai Puran Singh ji. Please spread this information. | Home Singh Sabha |
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Puran Singh ji is to Sikhism, what Mother Teresa is to Catholicism. Against the
backdrop of violence and poverty in 1947 he established a premier institute
which takes care of sick, disabled and forlorn persons. Whatever money and
financial resources he could gathered he used it to establish this institute. It
is also believed that he was almost nominated to receive Nobel Peace Prize in
1990 but by not giving him prize it was the loss of sick and disabled persons as
well as nobel Prize committee. His life story is a saga of grit, determination,
faith in the almighty and unending love for the suffering humanity. A very brief
sketch of Bhagat Ji's life is given below