History
The Damdami Taksal is claimed by its followers to have been started by Guru Gobind Singh and later headed by Baba Deep Singh, although Harjot Oberoi's research indicates that "No major work on Sikh religion, society, or history, alludes to this body". In 1706, when Guru Gobind Singh was encamped at Sabo Ki Talwandi, he is said to have "founded a distinguished school of exegesis". According to Dr Harjinder Singh Dilgeer (Sikh Twareekh, vols 2 and 5) the term Damdami Taksal never existed before 1977; in fact it was Jatha Bhindran, and, even the publications by this group used the name Jatha Bhindra (Mehta); in one publication of pre 1977 perid they had used Bhindran Taksal. Hence, it is Jatha Bhindran which has assumed the name Damdami Taksal. Guru Gobind Singh did not establish any so-called Taksal.
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