Satguru Uday Singh


Satguru Uday Singh is the current spiritual leader of the Namdhari community and is headquartered at Sri Bhaini Sahib, Ludhiana.

Life and background

Satguru Uday Singh was the nephew of the previous head Satguru Jagjit Singh and was declared the current leader in 2012 - two days after the cremation of Satguru Jagjit Singh. Some Namdhari leaders rejected this and announced that Uday Singh's elder brother Thakur Dalip Singh should have been made the spiritual leader.
In 2013, Singh travelled to the UK to meet his British devotees and was attacked by an extremist with an axe. His attacker was jailed for 17 years.
In 2015, Singh was doing a world tour to meet members of his global community and included a trip to Ireland.
In 2016, the Namdhari leader was given permission to bullet proof 3 of his cars and was accorded Z-plus security from the Indian government after the murder of the Namdhari matriach Mata Chand Kaur and a bomb blast in Jalandhar.
The succession feud between Singh and his brother Thakur Dalip Singh has brought the Namdhari community closer to the Shiromani Akali Dal.
In 2018, he inaugurated a new old age home in Patiala.
In 2020 he encouraged Indians to remain at home amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.

Teachings

In 2019, the Namdhari leader organised a special nagar kirtan to commemorate the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak in Sultanpur Lodhi.