Singh Sabha movement, which in 1873 From 1920 AD He guided the Khalsa Panth well in every aspect for nearly half a century, will be described in golden letters on the pages of Sikh history. The Chief Khalsa Diwan, the Shiromani Akali Dal, the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee and many other organizations and institutions belong to the Singh Sabha movement.The Singh Sabha movement started a new chapter in Sikh history, which was named the Sikh Reform Movement. Influenced by this movement, panth dardis and scholars urged the Sikh community, especially the Sikh youths, to drink the nectar of Khande Bate and Sikh intellectuals and educational experts took up the responsibility of spreading education.
Before the rise of this wave, the situation had become such that Sikhism was being destroyed from all sides. The power of the state had been weakened, efforts were being made to weaken it from the religious, social and cultural aspects as well. If the leading intellectuals of this movement and their supporters had not woken up the nation sleeping in the slumber of ignorance and indolence at that time, then the Khalsa Panth founded by Kalgidhar Patshah would have become the subject of stories and stories in books, journals and magazines today.
Due to the seriousness of the situation, it was considered necessary to create a strong organization to face the challenges facing the Sikh form and existence in the coming time, to show the right path to the upcoming Sikh race and to strengthen the roots of the sect, which slept in ignorance. Can awaken the nation. S. Thakar Singh Sandhawalia in consultation with Guni Giania and Panth Dardis organized a panthak meeting at Sri Amritsar on 30th July 1873. In this, apart from the heads of Gurdwaras, Guni Giania, Grathians, Udasi and Nirmal sects and other Panth Dardis, Kanwar Bikram Singh Ji, Baba Khem Singh Ji Bedi, Giani Gian Singh Ji, Giani Sardul Singh Ji, Giani Thakar Singh Ji of Kapurthale. , Dr. Charan Singh Ji and other cult personalities joined. Addressing this gathering, Mr. Thakar Singh Sandhavaliye appealed to the congregation about the choices facing the panth in that critical time and appealed in a very painful tone that if we do not save our young generation from this storm, then the Sikh form and existence will be in danger. Even the races will never forgive us for this mistake. Apart from S. Thakar Singh Sandhawalia, Kanwar Bikram Singh ji, Baba Khem Singh ji Bedi and other eminent scholars and scholars also addressed the congregation and emphasized the need to work hard to save Satguran Bakshi Sikhi. After much thought, an organization was established which was named “Sri Guru Singh Sabha Sri Amritsar”.
Bhai Kanh Singh Ji Nabha writes about the Singh Sabha on page 145 of his book ‘Gurshabd Ratnakar Mahan Kosh’ – “Singh Sabha Sangaya – a reforming group of Amritdhari Singha, whose purpose is to remove the evils that have come into the Sikh religion and Sikh society. The real standard of religion is to be established. The first Sri Guru Singh Sabha for the propagation of religion and education was established in Bunge Sammat 404 (Bikrami 1928) of Majithia in Amritsar, whose president was Sardar Thaker Singh was a Sandhawalia. Guru Ka Bagh was fixed as the meeting place of the assembly.”