Sant Baba Iqbal Singh (posthumous) gets Padma Shri
Babushahi Bureau
New Delhi, April 1, 2022:
President Ram Nath Kovind presented Padma Shri to Sant Baba Iqbal Singh (posthumous) for Social Work. He was the pioneer of the values-based education methods at 129 CBSE affiliated schools in the villages of Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, and Himachal Pradesh.
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About Sant Baba Iqbal Singh Ji:
The venerable Sant Baba Iqbal Singh Ji was born on May 1, 1926, in village Bharial Lahri, Tehsil Pathankot, District Gurdaspur (now Pathankot) to father Sanwal Singh Ji and mother Gulab Kaur Ji. Baba Ji had two elder brothers Bhai Daulat Singh Ji and Bhai Harbans Singh Ji and an elder sister.
From very childhood, he was inclined towards deep devotion to the Eternal Lord and used to go in the forests for recitation of the Divine Name without informing anyone at home. He would very often join the company of the saintly and divine people and get blessed by listening to their discourses about the Eternal Lord. While learning from his teacher of history in 6th Grade about the daughter and son of Emperor Ashoka remaining unmarried and propagating Buddhism, Baba Ji made a resolve to dedicate his life towards serving humanity and propagate Sikhi. Although his family later forced him several times to get married, he remained steadfast in his resolve. Being afraid of the British rule, when his family didn’t allow him to become Amritdhari (get him initiated into the Khalsa fold with Amrit), he went on a hunger strike to persuade his family; and then got blessed by Amrit at Akal Takht Sahib, Amritsar.
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