Satguru Ram Singh
Satguru Ram Singh Ji | |
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Equestrian painting of Ram Singh Kuka | |
| Guru of the Namdharis | |
| In office 1841 – 17 January 1872 | |
| Preceded by | Guru Balak Singh |
| Succeeded by | Guru Hari Singh |
| Title | Twelfth Guru of the Namdhari Sikhs |
| Personal life | |
| Born | Ram Singh Tarkhan 3 February 1816 Raiyan village (Sri Bhaini Sahib), Punjab |
| Died | 29 November 1885; this information is contested by Namdhari Sikhs Mergui, Burma (now Myeik, Myanmar) |
| Spouse | Mata Jassan |
| Children | Bibi Daya Kaur Bibi Nand Kaur |
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| Religious life | |
| Religion | Sikhism |
| Sect | Namdhari |
| Religious career | |
| Based in | Sri Bhaini Sahib |
Namdhari Guru Ram Singh (3 February 1816 – 1885) is known to the Namdhari sect of Sikhism as the twelfth guru (religious leader), whilst for mainstream Sikhs such as Damdami Taksal and Nihangs, he is regarded as a 'Saint' and not a Guru. He is credited as being the first Indian to use non-cooperation and boycott of British goods and services as a political tool. He was exiled to Rangoon, Burma (Myanmar) by the British colonial government of India on 18 January 1872. In 2016, the Government of India officially decided to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Ram Singh.