Bhagat Puran Singh - A True Sikh and an Environmentalist

BHAGAT PURAN SINGH JI

Bhagat Puran Singh Ji were born on 4 June, 1904 in village Rajewal, district Ludhiana. Bhagat Puran Singh Ji's Father's name was Chaudhary Chibu Mal and Mother's name was Mehtab Kaur. Bhagat Puran Singh Ji were a true Sikh and an Environmentalist.

Bhagat Puran Singh

Bhagat Ji were born as Ramji Das but adopted Sikhism due to an incident that happened in their life. One day, Bhagat Ji cleaned a temple completely and worked all day cleaning the stuff like statues at the temple. But at night time, when Bhagat Ji sat down to have food they were given no food to eat. This incident hurt Bhagat Puran Singh very badly. Next day, Bhagat Puran Singh Ji went to Gurudwara Sahib and got food to eat. They were also served with milk and got place to rest and sleep. Puran Singh need not do anything to get food at the Gurudwara Sahib. This incident changed Bhagat Ji's life and made them a Sikh. Due to the circumstances, Bhagat Puran Singh Ji were not able to complete their studies after 10th standard. Bhagat Puran Singh Ji had an emotional attachment with the environment and the disabled people who were not supported by anyone. Bhagat Puran Singh is the only person who devoted all his life for the welfare of the disabled and homeless people. 

Bhagat Puran Singh Ji were awarded with the Padamshree award by the Indain Government. But after the Indain army attacked Golden Temple in 1984, Bhagat Ji surrendered the Padamshree award. Bhagat Puran Singh Ji loved the mother earth and kept removing all unwanted materials they found on the roads throughout their life. Bhagat Puran Singh Ji were tensed towards the high rate of cutting of trees. Bhagat Puran Singh Ji spread awareness about saving the environment by using various means like distributing free pamphlets, banners and books. Bhagat Puran Singh Ji wrote articles and books on topics like Cutting of trees, Soil erosion and increasing pollution. 

Some of the books written by Bhagat Puran Singh Ji

BHAGAT PURAN SINGH AND PYARA SINGH

Bhagat Puran Singh with Pyara Singh 

One example of the thought of caring the disabled of Bhagat Ji's is Pyara Singh, whom they found at Gurudwara Dera Sahib and carried on their shoulders throughout their life. Bhagat Puran Singh carried Pyara Singh all the way from Pakistan to India walking 50kms during the partition of India in 1947. Bhagat Puran Singh Ji used to perform their daily routine jobs carrying Pyara Singh on their shoulders. Bhagat Ji thought that their are lot of others like Pyara Singh that are disabled and are unable to do anything on their own. This thinking led to the formation of the Pingarwarha, the home for the homeless. Pingarwarha supported disabled and the orphans that were not supported by anyone. Bhagat Puran Singh Ji dedicated their whole life for the welfare of the disabled people and saving the environment. Bhagat Puran Singh Ji died on 5th August, 1992 afternoon in PGI hospital, Chandigarh. Bhagat Puran Singh Ji will always be remembered for their dedication for the disabled and their love for the environment. Pingalwarha setup by Bhagat Ji at G.T. Road, Amritsar, Punjab, India is still running successfully. Pingalwarha is currently run by Dr. Inderjit Kaur. Free print media of Bhagat Puran Singh is still available from Pingalwarha. Pingalwarha is supporting orphans, disabled, education of children, free medical support and much more. We can donate to the Pingalwarha to help nourish the thoughts of Bhagat Puran Singh Ji.