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'''Akali Kaur Singh Nihang''' (1886-1953) was a religious preacher and Sikh scholar.<ref>''Jiwan Britant Akali Kour Singh Nihang: ''</ref> He was son of Mahari Singh and Malkaram Kaur of Village Paddhar, Chakar, in occupied [[Jammu and Kashmir (princely state)|Jammu and Kashmir]], [[Pakistan]].<ref>''Jeevan Britant – Akali Kaur Singh'': An Abstract by Gurcharan Singh.: [http://sikhinstitute.org/apr_2007/15-gurcsi.html sikhinstitute.org]</ref> Kaur Singh studied Sikh scriptural texts, Sanskrit, Braj and Ayurveda under Bava Mahari Singh. In 1904, he became student of Giani Bagh Singh, a well known scholar of Peshawar. He used to take part in Arya Samaj Debates. He turn Nihang and renamed as Kaur singh at Hazoor Sahib, Nanded.<ref>[http://www.thesikhencyclopedia.com/biographies/sikh-mystics-and-traditional-scholars/kaur-singh-nihang-akali Kaur Singh Nihang Akali] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140504074920/http://www.thesikhencyclopedia.com/biographies/sikh-mystics-and-traditional-scholars/kaur-singh-nihang-akali |date=2014-05-04 }}: Retrieved sikhencyclopedia.com</ref>

He preached the message of guru during his travels throughout [[India]] and [[Afghanistan]].

==Works==
He worked on alphabetical index of [[Guru Granth Sahib]] in 1907, and completed it in 1920. In March 1923, it was published under title Guru Shabad Ratan Prakash/Tuk Tatkara<ref>Retrieved from Page 183, Bibliography, The Making of Sikh Scripture, Oxford University Press, Apr 3, 2001</ref> and also worked on an index of [[Bhai Gurdas]]'s work in 1929. He preached message of Gurus in Chakar and opened chain of schools, set up library and published bullietn called Ashram Samachar. His works include Sri Gur Sobha,<ref>Retrieved Notes, Page 40 from Sikh Religion, Culture and Ethnicity: Arvind-Pal S. Mandair, Christopher Shackle, Routledge, Dec 16, 2013</ref> Kavi Senapati, Gutka Pramanik Nitnem, Buddhibaridh Hitopadesh Ratnakar([[Panchtantra]] in Gurmukhi), Sukh Sagararihat Gharaa Vaid([[Ayurveda]]), Istri Sankat mochan (Women upliftment).<ref>Retrieved from Page 481, The Sikh Reference Book, Harajindara Siṅgha Dilagīra, Sikh Educational Trust for Sikh University Centre, Denmark, 1997</ref>

In 1952, he suffered from a heart attack and died on 23 January 1953.

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[[Category:Indian Sikhs]]
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