Singh Sabha movement
A tradition no longer extant within Khalsa. The disagreements in the sources are shown rather than settled.
Singh Sabha movement is recorded within Khalsa and is no longer extant. Also written Singh Sabha Lahir.
Origin
Founding date given as 1873. Nikky-Guninder Kaur Singh dates the launch of the Singh Sabha movement to 1873 and describes it as working to reform Sikh institutions and to remove 'Hindu images, icons, practices, and ideologies' from gurdwaras. Marked extinct as an organised movement; its outcome is the modern Khalsa mainstream and its definitions of Sikh identity.
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Citation
English
The language and the date you read it belong in the citation: this corpus is multilingual and articles are revised after publication.
John Shaqi. “Singh Sabha movement.” English version. 11 August 2026. https://johnshaqi.com/articles/sect-singh-sabha-movement.
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