Rana Inderjeet Singh
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Rana Inderjeet Singh, a Sikh missionary, founder chairman of Gurmat Gian Charitable Trust, was born on 3rd April, 1963 at Sirsa, Haryana, India in the house of S. Jagtar Singh and Bibi Kulwant Kaur.
After completing his education ending with graduation from Sirsa, he started his career with LIC. While
in service, he got inclined toward the important task of preaching Sikh religion. In fact, right from his
early age he had an interest in spreading the message of the Masters and as such he had started associating
himself with spiritual training camps. In 1996 a group of few selfless and devoted persons setup Gurmat
Gian Charitable Trust with the sole purpose of spreading the message of Sri Guru Granth Sahib in its true
spirit amongst the masses. Viewing the dedication, commitment and leadership qualities in Rana Inderjit
Singh, he was made chairman of the trust.
To start with, this trust opened Gurmat Gian Missionary College
(GGMC) to provide two year Diploma Course in Gurmat (Sikh Religion) studies with 10 students only.
Presently there are 150 students in this college. This is a residential course and all the lodging and boarding
facilities are provided without any fee. Rana Inderjit Singh has made dedicated efforts during the last 20
years to produce more than 500 preachers who are rendering their services to the society at different places
in India and abroad. Some of these students, namely Bhai Sarabjeet Singh Dhunda, Bhai Harjinder Singh
Sabra and Bhai Sukhwinder Singh Dadehar are well known international preachers. The efforts made by
S. Rana and the other Trustee of the team have resulted into starting of some other projects also which
relate to the spiritual and general improvement in the personality of youngsters. These projects are meant
for carrer guidance, creating employment, social upliftment of downtrodden, eradicating drug menace,
female feticide, universal brotherhood and helping the needy students and patients irrespective of their
caste creed and colour. In addition to the Gurmat Studies courses and personality development programme,
the trust has also undertaken programmes in rural and backward areas for the benefit of women and less
educated people like vanjaras and other backward classes. A school called Grace Public School is also been
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run for poor and needy students. The trust also organizes blood camps, Gurmat Matrimonial service and
publishes Gurmat literature including monthly magazine ‘Gurmat Virsa’. It also provides financial aid to
deserving students and organizes Gurmat training camps every year. S. Rana had been honoured by various
organizations for his services to the community. These awards and honours include Kes Sambhal Parchar
Sanstha: Award of Honour 2010, Alag Shabad Yag : Puran Singh Dhaami Award 2010, Sahibzada Jujhar
Singh Gurmat Missionary College : Sidki Award 2012, Bhai Gurdas Educational Council : Special Award
2012, Fateh TV Channel Award 2015. The fact that S. Inderjit Singh Rana has dedicated his life for the
service to the community, and even forgone all the promotions coming on his way so that he could focus
upon such selfless services make him a real role-model. Further he has been holding important posts in other
organizations also which are working in the field of social and religious education. For the promotion of
various projects of his trust and other organizations, he had to visit a number of countries like USA, Canada,
U.K., Singapore, Hong Kong, Thailand and Malaysia. Thus, the role-model Gursikh is an international
preacher of Sikh values and teachings of the Gurus.