February 3, 1816: A date etched in history when Baba Ram Singh was born in Ludhiana’s Bhaini village, emerging as the thorn in Britain’s imperial side. This Sikh luminary didn’t just preach spirituality; he orchestrated a movement that unraveled colonial control in Punjab.
No stranger to modest roots, Ram Singh skipped books for innate devotion. Carpentry from father Jassa Singh didn’t stick; army stints offered temporary refuge until a transformative Peshawar meeting with Balak Das. The saint’s initiation sealed his path to spiritual leadership.
Post-1845 army exit, Bhaini Sahib became his forge for Sikh revival. Word of his wisdom spread, painting him as both sage and strategist.
Launching Namdharis on April 12, 1857, by baptizing five acolytes, Ram Singh instilled divine consciousness and ethical rigor, bridging gender divides and redefining valor.
His genius shone in the Kuka non-cooperation: mass rejection of British schools, mill-made clothes, and intoxicants. The empire quaked, exiling him to Rangoon and Andamans amid savage persecution lasting 14 years, ending in 1885.
Though silenced, Baba Ram Singh’s flame of resistance and purity burns eternal, a cornerstone of Sikh heritage and anti-colonial lore.