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Brahm Bunga Trust refers to another Gurbani Singing Group, commonly known as Dodra  Sangat after the name of its place of origin. This sect was founded in about 1960 by a retired Burmese Army Officer Jaswant Singh fondly known as Bauji. In 1976 Mataji Charanjeet Kaur of Malaysia began actively promoting satsang fellowship gatherings around Punjab. Over the decades the satsang movement spread around the world.
The greatest distinction of the Dodra is that they devoutly read the writings of their founder who used the pen name “Khoji” and wrote “Lekhs”, or tracts, pamphlets, and booklets, on inspirational spiritual topics such as the power of thought and word, and like subjects. Officially sanctioned by the Akal Takhat in 2003, Dodra sangat practices naam simran meditation for an hour, morning and evening, and preceding every kirtan samagam. The Dodra sangat revere Guru Nanak and generally repeat the refrain “Dhan Guru Nanak” while singing shabads. Although, the two main Gurdwaras at Dodra, Mansa, and at Doraha serve as Brahm Bunga Sahib headquarters in Punjab, the Gurbani Singers following their pattern known as Dodra Sangat have spread all over the world. There is a considerable number of Dodra Sangat even in foreign countries (eg. New York).