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{{short description|Indian politician (1909-1986)}}
{{distinguish|Nawab Kapur Singh}}

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| name = Kapur Singh Ghuman
| image = Kapoor Singh ICS.jpg
| caption = Singh in 1964
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| office1 = [[Deputy Commissioner]]
| term_start1 = 1934
| term_end1 = 1948
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| office4 = [[Member of Parliament]]
| term_start4 = 1962
| term_end4 = 1967
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| office5 = [[Member of Legislative assembly]]
| term_start5 = 1969
| term_end5 = 1972
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| birth_date = 2 March 1909
| birth_place = [[lyallpur]], [[Punjab Province (British India)|Punjab]]
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1986|08|13|1909|03|02|df=y}}
| death_place = Jagron, [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], India
| party = [[Akali Dal]]
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| residence = [[Jagraon]]
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| alma_mater = [[Lyallpur Khalsa College]]
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| state = Punjab
| education = M.A (Punjab) , M.A. (Cantub)
| profession = Civil Service, Politician, Writer
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'''Sirdar Kapur Singh, ICS''' (2 March 1909 – 13 August 1986) was a [[Sikh]] philosopher, theologian, politician-parliamentarian, and a prolific writer of the twentieth century. As a distinguished linguist he had a mastery over English, [[Gurmukhi]], [[Persian language|Persian]], [[Arabic]] and [[Sanskrit]].

== Birth and education ==
Kapur Singh Ghuman was born in a [[Jat]] Sikh family at village Chakk in the district of [[Ludhiana]]. His father's name was Didar Singh. He post-graduated from Government College, Lahore. Later he completed studies in Moral Sciences from Cambridge University.<ref name=":0">[http://eos.learnpunjabi.org/KAPUR%20SINGH%20SIRDAR%20BHAI%20SAHIB%20(1909-1986).html Encyclopedia]{{Cite web|url=http://eos.learnpunjabi.org/KAPUR%20SINGH%20SIRDAR%20BHAI%20SAHIB%20(1909-1986).html|title=Sirdar|last=Bhai Sahib|first=Kapoor Singh|website=Encyclopedia of Sikhism by Harbans Singh|access-date=26 April 2020}} of Sikhism, Harbans Singh</ref>

== Career in bureaucracy and dismissal ==
Returning from UK, Kapur Singh joined the [[Indian Civil Service]] (ICS). After serving at a number of administrative posts under the [[British Raj]], he was summarily dismissed from service by Chandu Lal Trivedi, the governor of [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], shortly after [[Partition of India|Indian Independence]], while he was serving as the deputy commissioner of [[Kangra district]].<ref name="sakhi" />

Kapur Singh was incensed at a circular issued by the government that targeted his community.<ref name=":0" /> Kapur Singh filed a protest and made the circular public and invited the wrath of Chandu Lal Divedi, the governor of [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]. The charges leveled against him were of corruption and [[insubordination]]. Kapur Singh fought a protracted legal battle but was not restored to the administrative service.<ref name="sakhi">{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/SachiSakhi-SirdarKapurSingh/page/n7/mode/1up|title=Sachi Sakhi|last=Sirdar|first=Kapoor Singh|website=archive.org|publisher=Rajrup Prakashan Jalandhar|location=Jalandhar|language=pa|access-date=26 April 2020}}</ref>

The Circular was CONFIDENTIAL but was disclosed to Akali leader Tara Singh, violating Official Secret Act 1923, who had come and stayed at the residence of Kapur Singh for few weeks. Tara Singh disclosed this matter to PM Nehru, who as an advocate knew the violation of law. The Other Sikh DC at that time was Hardit Singh Malik, ICS. He kept quiet the matter and saved his service ! Nehru told this matter to CJI Sinha who instructed judges not to give any relief to Kapur Singh after his dismissal from service.{{Citation needed|date=February 2020}}

== Politics ==
On insistence of [[Akali movement|Akali]] leaders, Kapur Singh joined the Akali politics.{{citation needed|date=June 2013}} In 1962, he was elected to the [[3rd Lok Sabha]] as a candidate of the [[Swatantra Party]] from the Ludhiana constituency.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.parliamentofindia.nic.in/ls/comb/combalpha.htm |title=Members of Lok Sabha |publisher=Parliament of India |access-date=11 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130627204233/http://www.parliamentofindia.nic.in/ls/comb/combalpha.htm |archive-date=27 June 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 1969 Kapur Singh was elected to the [[Vidhan Sabha]] in the new [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] state.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books/about/Sikh_achievers.html?id=SLnXAAAAMAAJ&redir_esc=y Sikh Achievers, Ranjit Singh OBE and Kripa Shankar, 14.02.13]</ref> He also remained the National Professor of [[Sikhism]].
His 6 th September, 1966 speech of Lok Sabha and Anadpur Sahib resolution of 1973 is magna carta of Sikhs demands and aspirations.

== Support of Sikh dharma mission in the West ==
Kapur Singh made a significant and important contribution to the missionary work of [[Harbhajan Singh Khalsa]] outside of India. In April 1979, he went to Los Angeles, where he addressed the Khalsa Council of Sikh Dharma of the Western Hemisphere (later renamed "Sikh Dharma"). In his presentation, he assured the members of the administrative body that while their administrative titles and regalia might differ from contemporary [[SGPC]] practice, they fit in well with the overall arch of Sikh history which often was characterized by a diversity of flags among its constituent organizations or "missals."<ref>Bhai Sahib Kapur Singh, "Khalsa Takes a Stand in the West," Beads of Truth, II:3:36-44</ref> Bhai Sahib also referenced a prophesy of [[Guru Gobind Singh]] that [[Khalsa]] would rise in the West.<ref>Bhai Sahib Kapur Singh, "Peepal Tree Marks the Growth of the Khalsa Nation."</ref>

==Writings==
Kapur Singh was a prolific writer. The books written in English by him include Parasaraprasna (a classic treatise on Sikhism, Published by Guru Nanak Dev University), The Sacred Writings of the Sikhs (a UNESCO publication), Me Judice (English Miscellany), [http://sikhdigitallibrary.blogspot.com/2013/06/contributions-of-guru-nanak-by-s-kapur.html Contributions of Guru Nanak], Sikhism for Modern Man, The Hour of Sword, Guru Arjan and Sukhmani, Some Insights into Sikhism, [http://sikhdigitallibrary.blogspot.com/2014/03/sikhism-oecumenical-religion-sirdar.html Sikhism an Oecumenical Religion].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Singh|first=Kapūr|title=Me Judice|publisher=Chattar Singh Jiwan Singh, Bazar Mai Sewan, Amritsar|year=2003|editor-last=Singh|editor-first=Balwant|location=Amritsar|language=en|chapter=More writings of same Author (ਇਸ ਕਲਮ ਤੋਂ ਹੋਰ ਲਿਖਤਾਂ)}}</ref> Hashish (poems in Punjabi), Saptsaring (Punjabi Biographies), Bahu Vistaar (Punjabi Essays), Pundrik (Punjabi Essays on culture and religion), Bikh meh Amrit (political essays and lectures in punjabi) and [http://sikhdigitallibrary.blogspot.com/2014/03/mansur-al-hallaj-sirdar-kapur-singh.html Mansur-al-Hallaj (Monograph of a Sufi saint in Punjabi)], Sachi Sakhi (Memoirs in Punjabi)[http://sikhdigitallibrary.blogspot.com/2013/12/sachi-sakhi-1972-edition-sirdar-kapur.html (1972 edition)] [https://sikhdigitallibrary.blogspot.com/2020/09/sachi-sakhi-1979-edition-sirdar-kapur.html (1979 edition)]. His works have also been published by [[Guru Nanak Dev University]], [[Amritsar]] and [[Punjabi University]], Patiala.
He is also believed to have scripted the Anandpur Sahib Resolution 1973 of the Akali Dal.
His SACHI SAKHI (memoirs) of 1979 is most read book on Punjab and Sikhs politics.

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