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A Jathedar (Template:Lang-pa) is a leader of a Jatha (a group, a community or a nation). Among the Sikhs, a Jathedar is an ordained leader of the clergy and leads a Takht, a sacred and authoritative seat.
Sikh clergy consists of five Jathedars, one each from five takhts or sacred seats. The Jathedar of Akal Takht makes all the important decisions after consultations with the Jathedars of the other four Takhts. The highest seat of the Sikh community is called Akal Takht.
History
During the 18th century, Jathedars of Takhts were appointed by the Sarbat Khalsa, a biannual deliberative assembly of Sikhs held at Amritsar in Panjab.
From 1921, Jathedars of Takhts have been appointed by Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC), an elected body of the Sikhs controlled by Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), a political party in the state of Punjab and an ally of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
In November 2015, the Sikhs appointed four interim Jathedars through the traditional Sarbat Khalsa at Chabba village on the outskirts of Amritsar, Panjab. Some 100,000 [1] to 500,000 Sikhs attended the event from around the world. A few Sikh organizations did not attend and refused to recognize the resolutions of the event. The congregation of Sarbat Khalsa 2015 dismissed the SGPC Jathedars and appointed interim Jathedars for Akal Takht, Damdama Sahib and Anandpur Sahib.
Jathedars of Akal Takht
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- Teja Singh Akarpuri
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Acting Jathedars of Akal Takht
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Jathedars of Budha Dal
- Baba Binod Singh
- Baba Darbara Singh
- Nawab Kapur Singh
- Sardar Jassa Singh Ahluwalia
- Baba Naina Singh
- Akali Phula Singh
- Akali Hanuman Singh
- Akali Prahlad Singh
- Baba Giana Singh
- Baba Teja Singh
- Akali Sahib Singh Kaladhari
- Akali Chet Singh
- Baba Santa Singh
- Baba Surjeet Singh
- Baba Prem Singh
- Baba Maan Singh (Disputed)
References
- ↑ What sounds like a religious schism in Punjab could be a cry for better political leadership. The Economist(28 November 2015). Retrieved 15 October 2016.