Sikh reformist movements

CENTRAL MAJHA KHALSA DiWAN, also known as the Shiromani Panth Milauni Jatha, was one of the several regional organizations that came into being on the eve of the Gurdwara reform movement of the 1920\'s. A Khalsa Diwan in the Majha area had in fact been established as early as 1904, but it had merged with the Chief Khalsa Diwan three years later. Upon its revival in 1918 as Central Majha Khalsa Diwan, it concerned itself mainly with reforming the ceremonial in Sikh holy places, especially at Tarn Taran and Amritsar.

DEV SAMAJ, a religious and social reform society, was founded on 16 February 1887 in Lahore by Pandit Shiv Narayan Agnihotri (1850-1929). The story of the Dev Samaj is in essence the story of its founder. Pandit Agnihotri was born in the village of Akbarpur, in Uttar Pradesh, on 20 December 1850. At sixteen he went to Thomson College of Engineering at Roorkee. In November 1873, he moved to Lahore taking a position as drawing master at the Government College.

Explore the Guru Ka Bagh Morcha, a pivotal 1920s Sikh campaign for sacred reform near Amritsar, marking a historic stand against oppressive forces.

Discover the history of the Central Malva Khalsa Pritinidhi Diwan, founded in 1906, focused on Sikh faith, education, women's upliftment, and more.