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Vishav Namdhari Sangat | |
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| Nickname | Kuka |
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| Formation | April 1812 |
| Founder | Balak Singh |
| Founded at | Bank of the Haron river |
| Type | Sect of Sikhism |
| Headquarters | Bhaini Sahib, Ludhiana, Punjab, India |
Membership | Claim to number between 5 and 10 lakhs (500,000-1 million), consisting primarily of Jat, Ramgarhia, Arora, and Mazhabi castes.[1] |
Official language | Punjabi |
Current Guru | Uday Singh |
Key people | H.S. Hanspal (president of Namdhari Darbar) |
Main organ | Sri Bhaini Sahib |
| Secessions | International Namdhari Sangat |
| Website | https://sribhainisahib.com/ |
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The Namdharis (Gurmukhi: ਨਾਮਧਾਰੀ; Devanagari: नामधारी; nāmadhārī, meaning "bearers of the name"), also known as Kuka and Kukaism[2] (Gurmukhi: ਕੂਕਾ; kūkā [sg]; ਕੂਕੇ; kūkē [pl]: from Punjabi kuk, “scream” or “cry”),[3] are a Sikh sect that differs from mainstream Sikhs chiefly in that it believes that the lineage of Sikh Gurus did not end with Guru Gobind Singh (1666–1708), as they recognize Balak Singh (1797–1862) as the 11th Guru of the Sikh religion, thus continuing the succession of Sikh Gurus through the centuries from Guru Nanak Dev to the present day.[4] The 12th Guru was Ram Singh (1816–1885), who moved the sects centre to Bhaini Sahib (Ludhiana) and is regarded as the first Indian to use non-cooperation and non-violence boycott in order to combat the British Empire in India.[5]
- ^ Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada (1 October 1998). India: The Namdhari sect of Sikhism, including its practices and beliefs, and whether the Punjab police seeks in particular its male members. Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada.
- ^ Parkash Singh Badal : chief minister of Punjab. S. R. Bakshi, Sita Ram Sharma, S. Gajnani. New Delhi: APH Publishing. 1998. p. 40. ISBN 81-7024-987-2. OCLC 55522775.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ "Ram Singh | Indian philosopher | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2022-09-05.
- ^ Gill, Davinder Singh (1998). Nanded Toun Baad Dasam Guru. Punjab: Capco Printing. pp. 121–123.
- ^ "Ram Singh Philosopher". Encyclopædia Britannica. January 2024.
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