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Satguru Pratap Singh Ji took Avatar in Bhaini Sahib on 9th March 1890 A.D. (Corresponding to Chet Vadi Teej of 1946 Bikrami) to the House of the Guru, Satguru Hari Singh Ji & Mata Jivan Kaur Ji. Naming Him Partap
(Glorious) Singh (Lion), Satguru Hari Singh Ji declared: The young Partap
Singh showed an amazing capacity to memorize the Scriptures and by the age
of seven He could recite most of the Scriptures and historical books by
heart. It is said that He could recite one Asht Padi of
Sukhmani Sahib during a horse ride of one mile. Satguru Hari Singh
Ji had once said: On 17th May 1906, Sri Satguru Pratap Singh ascended the Gurgaddi (Seat of the Guru). He was just seventeen years old then. Under His divine leadership, the Namdhari movement gained great momentum and Satguru Pratap Singh became the powerful messenger of peace for humanity and an outstanding promoter of justice, truthfulness and courageousness. The flame of struggle for independence lit by Sri Satguru Ram Singh was kept burning by Satguru Partap Singh till the country achieved its independence. He decided to give support to the Congress party because of the ideological similarities in achieving the goal of Independence.
Satguru Ji's love and devotion to
His country aside, He
was on the other hand fully committed to his religion, and was not willing
to compromise on any basis where the doctrines of His revered religion
were in question: He had great love for animals and immense talent for horse riding. His cows and buffaloes bagged numerous prizes in competitions throughout India. Similarly His race-horses earned immense pride on the Indian racecourses, winning many prestigious prizes.
“It
is my duty that I should keep on making efforts to achieve unity.
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"Sri
Guru Nanak Sarab Sampardaya Conference"
While Sri Satguru Partap Singh was touring the south-eastern Asia and granting His divine audience to the fortunate beings who came to seek His blessings, His Holiness once came across a 'Singh-Sabha-Gurdwara' (House of Worship belonging to the sect of Sikhs that worship the holy Scripture, Sri Aad Granth Sahib, as Guru). That particular House of Worship, however, had its doors all shut and tightly chained. A person native to that area informed the Satguru that the House of Worship was locked up because of the strife between the two parties who wanted to gain control over it.
The benevolent Satguru felt very strongly about the particular incident and also keeping in mind that there were several other incidents of previous strife and antagonism present within the factions of Sikhs, Satguru Partap Singh Ji therefore inaugurated a conference at Sri Bhaini Sahib on the 13th of October 1934 to constitute harmony and entirety within the Sikh Nation. The President of this memorable conference was Bhai Arjan Singh Bagria. It was attended by the most eminent personalities of the Panth, including Sir Sunder Singh Majithia, Principal Jodh Singh and Bhai Kahn Singh of Nabha. The Namdhari Darbar welcomed Nirmal Mahan Mandal, Chief Khalsa Diwan, Udasin Mahan Mandal, Both Akali Parties, Gargajj Akali Diwan, Panch Khalsa Diwan, Buddha Dal Nihang Singh, Seva Panthi, Adan Shahi, amongst many other, with open arms.
The main agenda of the conference was to create harmony and unity amongst those Sikh factions who believe in the doctrines of the Holy Sri Aad Granth Sahib and the Holy Sri Dasam Granth Sahib. The most significant resolution put forward by Sri Satguru Ji , which revealed His impartial and benign character, was that the conference implored all the leaders, saints, lecturers, journalists, minstrels, and all other responsible persons to sermonize the essence of their belief without violating and defaming the principles of any other sect. This concept bestows the impression of a pure and provident intellect. The conference ended with Sir Sunder Singh Majithia, stating these immortal words: "I am sure that all the congregation will approve of me when I thank Sri Maharaj Partap Singh Ji, who made this tremendous effort to bring us all on one platform and like the beads in a string tried to thread us. Let us all corroborate that we can live up to His expectations. In the end I thank all the members of the Namdhari Darbar who made us most welcome and instituted this historic conference." Sri Satguru Partap Singh Ji was of the conviction that all those organizations who believed and preached the teachings of Guru Nanak were the miscellaneous types of flowers adorning the same garden. All these organizations have the right to sermonize according to their own methods. Antagonism arises only when one sways from the real doctrines of unity & religion. At Sri Bhaini Sahib, the Namdharis conduct the 'Ardaas' to the twelve Gurus, but at the inaugural ceremony of the "Sri Guru Nanak Sarb Sampardaya Conference", the 'Ardaas' to ten Gurus was conducted, and Sri Satguru Ji had smilingly acknowledged: "These ten Gurus are also ours and without including them we cannot perceive twelve."
Hindu - Sikh Milap Conference,
Sri Bhaini Sahib-25th March 1943
A Hindu-Sikh Unity Conference
After this conference, Sri Satguru Partap Singh Ji organized another conference which brought all the major religions of India, the Hindus, Sikhs and Muslims together. Never in history has this sort of get-together been recorded, which brought all the communities of Punjab on one common platform.
"Remember Satguru
Partap Singh Who In This Present Age of Darkness Has Preached Perfect
Piety, Purity, The Practice of Repeating The Divine Name And
Recitation of The Scriptures."
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was
held under the patronage of Sri Satguru Partap Singh on the 25th of
March 1943 at Sri Bhaini Sahib, Dist. Ludhiana. The President of the
conference was Seth Jugal Kishore Birla, seen here making the
inaugural speech. This conference had an electrifying effect on the
people of India, and their struggle for Independence was strengthened
to a great extent.
