Some non historical Gurdwaras have been constructed by different sects of Sikhs or by particular groups of Sikhs constituting a particular Biradari (Caste) or people from a particular area. When the new faith was propounded by the Gurus, they wanted all the human beings to live together treating everyone at par, without any distinction of Caste, Creed, Religion, Nationality or sex. However, as the history of different religions reveals that with the passage of time, the people following the said religion always formed different groups for one or the other reason. This happened in case of Sikh religion also. The four sects, namely, Udasis, Nirmalas, Nihangs and Sewa Panthies, had grown during the period of the Gurus themselves. Udasis sect was founded by Sri Chand Ji, the elder son of Guru Nanak Dev Ji. As the Udasis concept of not having a family was contrarily to the Gurmat, Guru Nanak did not pass on his spiritual seat to his son. However, Baba Sri Chand Ji remained associated with the house of the Guru and at one point of time made one of his successors, Baba Gurditta Ji, one of the sons of the sixth Guru. It was this association of the Udasis with Sikh religion that many of their Deras had installed Sri Guru Granth Sahib and preached Sikhism in all respects except the concept of Sikh being a house holder. There are some Gurdwaras still belonging to this sect which are continuing to do Sikh Dharam Parchar through Gurbani. For example Gurdwara at Gopal Nagar in Jalandhar city is this kind of Gurdwara. Earlier Swami Ishwar Dass was an excellent preacher having wide knowledge of Gurbani and Sikh history. He was not only a good speaker, but also a writer. It was his vision to spread the light of education as a result of which Swami Sant Dass Public School was attached to this Gurdwara. He also saw to it that his nearest pupils who stayed with him could get the best of the education. The present head Swami Shanta Nand (in Sikhi Saroop) is one of those pupils. He is highly educated and equally competent preacher of Sikhism. He has raised the standard of the school in all respects. The school is now one of the best schools not only in Jalandhar district, but in whole of the Punjab. Swami ji can be contacted on mobile number 9872431555. Some other historical and non- historical Gurdwaras under the management of Udasis have been mentioned at different places.
When Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji sent some Sikhs to Banaras to learn Sanskrit for acquiring knowledge of earlier religions, those who came back with this learning became the founders of a sect known as Nirmalas. These original founders, five Sikhs were
Whereas, the tenth Guru sent some persons to achieve scholarly knowledge, a large number of Sikhs who learned the use of weapons, horse riding and became a part of Guru’s beloved forces came to be known as Nihangs. They remained with the Guru and
There is one Gurdwara in Sohana known as Gurdwara Singh Shaheedan. This Gurdwara was made in remembrance of Martyrs of Angro Sikh War. It is stated that Jathedaar Hanumaan Singh, the 7th Jathedar of Budha Dal
There are a number of Taruna Dal groups also which are having headquarters at different places in Punjab. For example, Baba Nihal Singh is the leader of one faction of Taruna Dal with its head office at Gurdwara Harian Vailan. This Gurdwara is associated with
The story of Bhai Kanaya Ji doing service even to the enemies in the battle ground is well known in Sikh history. When serving the wounded persons after the battle was over on a particular day gave birth to an international Red Cross movement, people
The above noted sects among the Sikh originating during the period of the Gurus gradually split into various groups. Further, many new sects were formed at different points of time. For example, Namdharis (also known as Kukas) constitute a big
This sect was founded by Sant Harnam Singh of Kile Sahib in 1966. The Neeldharis follow a dress code of Blue colour Turban and a Kammar Kassa (Cummer Bund). They are believers in Sikh principles and also the baptizing of Sikhs with original code of conduct
n addition to some Sampradas started during the period of the gurus or thereafter, many new sects among the Sikhs started emerging in the form of followers of Sikh Preachers. These Sikh Preachers were originally singers of Gurbani or
