Ram Singh Kuka

Satguru Ram Singh Ji (Kuka) (3 February 1816 – [1][2]) is the twelfth guru in the Namdhari Sikh lineage. He is credited as being the first Indian to use non-cooperation and boycott of British goods and services as a political tool.[3] In 2016, the Government of India officially decided to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Ram Singh.[4][5] He also used the revolt of 1857 to his advantage and created the Sant khalsa and heightened their pride by calling others mleecha.

Guru Ram Singh ji
Title Guru
Personal
Died
Cause of death
Religion Sikh
Nationality
Teachers Guru Balak Singh
Rank Guru
Commands held Kukas

Early life

Satguru Ram Singh ji was born to mother Sada Kaur and father Jassa Singh. He lived in the village of Raiyan, near Sri Bhaini Sahib, Ludhiana.

Satguru Ram Singh ji was a member of a unit of Prince Naunihal Singh's platoon, sent in 1841 from Lahore to Peshawar to bring the royal coffers. On its way back, the unit rested at Hazro Fort, now in Pakistan. It is said that Satguru Ram Singh ji and some soldiers of his regiment went to meet Guru Balak Singh ji, a great saint who was living nearby.Guru Balak Singh ji was overjoyed to see Satguru Ram Singh ji and told him: "I had been waiting for you."[6]

Guru Balak Singh ji taught the guru mantra to Satguru Ram Singh ji and asked him to keep it in his heart and pass it on to deserving seekers.Guru Balak Singh ji gave him "Batasha" (sugar bubbles), a coconut, five paise coins and took five rounds around him in reverence and bowed before him.[7] In 1845, Ram Singh left the Khalsa (a special group of Sikh warriors) army and returned to Sri Bhaini Sahib to live the life of a pious householder pursuing the spiritual path.

References
  1. Students' Britannica India. Popular Prakashan. 1 January 2000. ISBN 9780852297605. Retrieved 25 August 2016 – via Google Books.
  2. "Ram Singh Kuka Biography, History and Facts". www.mapsofindia.com. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
  3. "Satguru Ram Singh | Indian philosopher". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
  4. Press Information Bureau, Government of India issued on 16 December 2016
  5. "Kamu Bilgi". Kamu Bilgi (in Turkish). Retrieved 21 August 2017.
  6. Saldi, Tara Singh Anjan/Rattan (16 September 2016). SATGURU RAM SINGH JI AND KUKA MOVEMENT. Publications Division Ministry of Information & Broadcasting. ISBN 9788123022581.
  7. Tara Singh Anjan - Ram Singh and Kuka Movement, p. 14
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