After Delhi, we have the biggest state of India, called Uttar Pradesh. This state has since been split into
two states, the second one named as Uttrakhand. In Utrakhand state, Hemkunt Sahib attracts a very big
The Hemkunt Trust was constituted with a view to see all aspects of management relating to the famous Sikh Shrine Sri Hemkunt Sahib. When the way to Sri Hemkunt Sahib closes because of the snow, the trust ensures the timely removal of the snow so that
The prominent towns of Uttar Pradesh include Lucknow (capital), Kanpur, Allahabad and Agra. In Lucknow, the most important Gurdwara is at Yaiya Ganj named after the ninth Guru, Guru Tegh Bahadar Ji, who is stated to have stayed here for some
Kanpur is a town near to Lucknow, which has the maximum Sikh population in the state. The maximum crowd of Sikhs has been attracted by a Gurdwara known as Gurdwara Kirtan Sahib, Gomti, Kanpur. This Gurdwara is managed by a Trust known as Sant
Another notable Gurdwara in Kanpur is known as Bhai Bannu wala Gurdwara. This Gurdwara is known because a hand written copy of the original Adi Granth stated to have been made by Bhai Bannu Ji when he took the original Beer to Lahore for
Rajasthan being an adjoining state of Punjab has a considerable Sikh population, particularly in cities like Ganganagar, Jaipur, Udaipur, and Jodhpur. The maximum population of Sikhs is concentrated in Ganganagar and Jaipur. Jaipur, the capital city has
The central and western India comprises of a number of states. To start with Madhya Pradesh, the four prominent cities where we have considerable Sikh population are Indore, Gwalior, Jabalpur and Bhopal, the capital of the State
Bhopal has a good population of Sikhs. Apart from a historic Gurdwara, Guru Nanak Tekri Sahib, we have a number of non historic Gurdwaras also. The famous Gurdwaras are in T.T. Nagar, in Punjabi Bagh and Gurdwara Sri Guru Singh Sabha Guru Nanak
Indore is a prominent city in the state of Madhya Pradesh. It has many historical and non historical Gurdwaras. Sri Guru Singh Sabha Indore is the leading Sikh organization in the city. This organization not only controls the management of 7 Gurdwaras
The prominent cities of Gujarat which have significant Sikh population are Baroda (now called Vadodra), Surat and Ahmadabad. In Baroda, Gurdwara Nanakwadi Singh Sabha located near Khanderao Market is believed to be a historical Gurdwara as
Ranchi and Jamshedpur popularly known as Tata Nagar are the two cities in Jharkhand where Sikhs are living in good number, particularly in Tata Nagar (Jamshedpur), many of them are employed with Tata Group of Enterprises. There is one Gurdwara at
It is believed that Gurdwara Guru Nanak Dev Ji is the oldest Gurdwara in Raipur which was constructed in 1940. Gurdwara Sri Guru Singh Sabha situated at Devpuri near Megal Vibhag, Sri Guru Amar Das Dhamtari Road, Devpuri, Raipur is quite popular
In the state of Maharastra, there are a large number of non historical Gurdwaras. We will select the three prominent cities of Nagpur, Mumbai and Pune. The most popular and the oldest Gurdwara managed by Singh Sabha is situated at Kamptee road, 3kms
Mumbai, earlier known as Bombay is the capital of Maharashtra and the commercial capital of India. After partition of the country, many Punjabi families including Sikhs came to Bombay and settled here. The main concentration of Punjabi population was
The city of Nanded in Maharashtra is famous for Takht Sachkhand Sri Hazur Sahib and other historical Gurdwaras. However, there is one non historical Gurdwara also situated on the bank of River Godavri, at a stone’s throw from Sachkhand Sahib called
In Pune, there are more than 10 Gurdwaras, managed by the various committees including Singh Sabha Registered under the societies act. Again, there are other Gurdwaras numbering more than 10, which are managed by Army
Although Sikh population in east India is not much, even then in addition to historical gurdwaras mentioned in the last chapter, we find a number of non historic Gurdwaras in a number of cities of east India. We have gurdwaras even in Far East cities like
Apart from the historical Gurdwaras mentioned above, there are a number of non historical Gurdwaras also in these states. Starting from southern most part of the country, we have a small Gurdwara in Trivandrum, presently
A reference may also be made to the two Union Territories which, despite a small population of Sikhs, have a connection with Sikh religion and also Gurdwaras to satisfy the desire of the devotees to join the congregation and
