Maharaj Bir Singh Ji, the younger brother of Sri Satguru Jagjit Singh ji. Maharaj Bir Singh ji was born in November 1923. He was one of a handful of sikhs who lead his life in the purest marayada of sooch & sood. M. Bir Singh ji was a champion diplomat and represented Sri Satguru Ji and the namdhari panth on the internantional stage, including the renowned meetings of the World Vegetarian Congress.

He was a  man of extraordinary humility, compassion, love, humour - a photographer (He was the mentor of Thakur Dilip Singh Ji ) , pilot, pakhawaji, dhrupadiya and a complete Sikh.

The Maharaj Bir Singh maintained an important private animal breeding and agricultural research farm in the Hissar district of India. First established in the early years of this century by his late holiness Sri Satguru Pratap Singh ji, the farm has breeding herds of Sahiwal and Hariana cattle.

His passion for gurmat sangeet was second to non, and under his leadership great musicians flourished, including Ustad Harbhajan Singh and Manjit Singh Ji. >> more..

AN ANNOUNCEMENT WAS MADE TODAY (11 oct) MORNING AFTER ARDAAS THAT MAHARAJ BIR SINGH JI EXPIRED AT SATGURU PRATAP SINGH APOLLO HOSPITAL, LUDHIANA AT 5:10 A.M (IST).

Maharaj Bir Singh Ji suffered from heart problem on 9^th October 2008 and was admitted to a hospital at Bhatinda the same day. He was shifted to Satguru Pratap Singh Apollo Hospital on the 10 October in the evening. But on 11 October at around 5:10 a.m. he expired at  the hospital. Further information is available at www.beantpatshah.info

Namdhari Sikh Sangat Southall pays homage to
Maharaj Bir Singh Ji:

tribute to maharaj bir singh ji by ajeet anjan

tribute to maharaj bir singh ji by
ustad harbhajan singh ji