Life
Randhir Singh's original name before baptism and initiation into the Khalsa was Basant Singh. He was born in the village of Narangwal in the Ludhiana District of Punjab on July 7, 1878 to a family of a very noble and devout heritage. His father, S. Natha Singh, was a learned scholar of Punjabi, Hindi, Urdu, Persian and English, who initially worked as a District Inspector of Schools but later rose to the rank of a Judge in the High Court of the State of Nabha.he made the akj
His mother, Sardarni Punjab Kaur, was a direct seventh-generation descendant of Bhagtu, a disciple of Sri Guru Arjan Dev Ji Sahib and Sri Guru Hargobind Sahib.
He completed his schooling in Nabha and higher education from Government and Foreman Christian Colleges at Lahore.
Randhir Singh wrote various books on Sikh theology, philosophy, and the Sikh way of life.
He was charged in 1914 with waging war against the British Crown and had to undergo life-imprisonment from 1914 to 1931.
He died on Vaisakhi, April 13, 1961. and his (cremation) took place at the lake between Gujjarwal and Narangwal.
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