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The Akali movement was started in 1920 by the Central Sikh League's political wing, the Akali Dal, which was founded in Amritsar in December 1920 and assisted the SGPC. [ 8 ] [ 7 ] The term Akali derives from the word Akal ("timeless" or "immortal") used in the Sikh scriptures.
The Babbar Akali movement was a 1921 splinter group of "militant" Sikhs who broke away from the mainstream Akali movement over the latter's insistence on non-violence over the matter of the restoration of Khalsa Raj (Sikh rule) in Punjab as under the prior Sikh Empire [9] as well as gurdwara reforms in restoring pre-colonial gurdwara environments.
After the name of newspaper (i.e The Akali), the 'Gurudwara Reform Movement' also became popularly known as the 'Akali Movement'" . [13] Master Sundar Singh Lyallpuri is regarded as the founding father of the 'Akali Movement' and the 'Shiromini Akali Dal' (i.e. the religio-political wing of the Akali party). [14]
Dharam Singh Hayatpur (or Hiatpur) (1884 – 27 February 1926) [1] was a prominent member of the Sikh political and religious group the Babbar Akali Movement in India. Biography [ edit ]
Kishan Singh Gargaj [1] (1886-1926) was an Indian revolutionary from Punjab and was one of the founders of the Babbar Akali movement.Known mainly for his martyrdom for the cause of the movement, he was one of the renowned martyrs in the Babbar Akali movement.
On the night of 31 August 1923, a group of 18 Babbar Akalis in Babeli village took shelter in the house of their associate Shiv Singh Chahal. [1] Anup Singh, one of the Babbars, betrayed them; he told the British colonial police to destroy all of the party's ammunition with the exception of the gun Karam Singh carried with him. [2]
Dhanna Singh (Punjabi: ਧੰਨਾ ਸਿੰਘ Dha°nā Si°gh; 1888–1923) was a Sikh revolutionary and part of the Babbar Akali movement for India's freedom from British rule. [1] He died on October 26, 1923, while resisting arrest during his own suicide bombing; the bomb killed seven officers.
The Akali Party launched a campaign against the conditionally released leaders. When the new elections for the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee were held, the Akali Party won majority and the newly elected Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee elected Kharak Singh as the President [ 9 ] and Master Tara Singh as the Vice President.