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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></del></div></td><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-added"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">'''Baba Hardev Singh''' (23 February 1954 – 13 May 2016), also known as '''Nirankari Baba''',<ref name="indiatoday"/> was an Indian spiritual [[guru]] and chief leader of the [[Sant Nirankari Mission]] from 1980 until his death.</del></div></td><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-added"></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">==Early life and education==</del></div></td><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-added"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Baba Hardev Singh ji was born on 23 February 1954 to Baba Gurbachan Singh and Kulwant Kaur in Delhi.<ref name="indiatoday">{{cite news|author1=Nivedita Dash|title=Nirankari mission head Baba Hardev Singh dies in Canada car crash|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/nirankari-mission-head-baba-hardev-singh-dies-in-canada-car-crash/1/667325.html|accessdate=13 May 2016|work=India Today}}</ref><ref name="IE13May16">{{cite news|title=Baba Hardev Singh dead: Who was he|url=http://indianexpress.com/photos/picture-gallery-others/nirankari-sect-head-baba-hardev-singh-dies-in-canada-car-crash-2798667/|accessdate=13 May 2016|work=The Indian Express|date=13 May 2016}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web |url=https://theancestory.com/hardev-singh-family-tree/ |title= Nirankari Baba Hardev Singh Ji Family Tree| publisher= Theancestory |accessdate= Jan 23, 2021}}</ref> He completed his elementary education from Yadvindra public school, [[Patiala]], Punjab and later schooling from Rosary public school, Sant Nirankari Colony, Delhi.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-01-23|title=Nirankari Baba Hardev Singh Ji Family Tree|url=https://theancestory.com/hardev-singh-family-tree/|access-date=2021-07-06|website=theancestory.com|language=en-US}}</ref> He graduated from [[Delhi University]].<ref name="jagran">{{cite news|title=Chief Priest of Nirankari sect, Baba Hardev Singh, killed in a car accident in Canada|url=http://www.jagran.com/news/national-chief-priest-of-nirankari-sect-baba-hardev-singh-killed-in-a-car-accident-in-canada-14008274.html|accessdate=13 May 2016|work=Jagran}}</ref> </del></div></td><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-added"></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">==Spiritual career==</del></div></td><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-added"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Hardev Singh ji became a member of the Nirankari Seva Dal in 1971. After the assassination of his father [[Gurbachan Singh]], who headed the [[Sant Nirankari Mission]] in 1980, he succeeded as the chief leader (''satguru'') of the organization. In 2005, he established the Nirankari Museum in Sant Nirankari Sarovar complex in New Delhi.<ref name="IE13May16"/> Sant Nirankari Mission was established in 1929,<ref name="Baumann2010">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=v2yiyLLOj88C&pg=PA2528|title=Religions of the World, Second Edition: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Beliefs and Practices|publisher=ABC-CLIO|year=2010|isbn=978-1-59884-204-3|pages=2528–|author1=J. Gordon Melton|author2=Martin Baumann|accessdate=16 July 2013}}</ref> by [[Baba Buta Singh]] who previously belonged to the [[Nirankari]] sect. He was succeeded by Baba Avtar Singh. The mission flourished after it shifted base to Delhi from [[West Punjab]], after [[partition of India]] in 1947.<ref name="Singh2004">{{cite book|author=Raj Pal Singh|title=The Sikhs : Their Journey Of Five Hundred Years|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ra19YSPDliQC&pg=PA157|accessdate=16 July 2013|date=1 April 2004|publisher=Bhavana Books & Prints|isbn=978-81-86505-46-5|pages=157–}}</ref><ref name="Dalal2010">{{cite book|author=Roshen Dalal|title=The Religions of India: A Concise Guide to Nine Major Faiths|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pNmfdAKFpkQC&pg=PA324|accessdate=16 July 2013|year=2010|publisher=Penguin Books India|isbn=978-0-14-341517-6|pages=324–}}</ref> As of 2016, the organization has 2000 centers and millions of followers all over the globe.<ref name="indianexpress">{{cite news|title=Nirankari sect head Baba Hardev Singh killed in Canada accident|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/baba-hardev-singh-nirankari-sect-head-killed-in-car-accident-2798567/|accessdate=13 May 2016|work=The Indian Express|date=13 May 2016}}</ref></del></div></td><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-added"></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Hardev Singh ji died on 13 May 2016 in a car accident near [[Montreal, Quebec]], Canada. Indian President [[Pranab Mukherjee]], Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]], Home minister [[Rajnath Singh]], and Congress leader [[Sonia Gandhi]] among others expressed their grief over sudden demise of Baba Hardev Singh.<ref>{{cite news|title=Nirankari spiritual head Baba Hardev Singh dies in road accident - The Economic Times|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/nirankari-spiritual-head-baba-hardev-singh-dies-in-road-accident/articleshow/52254011.cms|accessdate=13 May 2016|work=The Economic Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Nirankari spiritual leader Baba Hardev Singh dies in road accident in Canada {{!}} The Asian Age|url=http://www.asianage.com/india/nirankari-spiritual-leader-baba-hardev-singh-dies-road-accident-canada-997|accessdate=13 May 2016|work=The Asian Age}}</ref> He was cremated on 18 May 2016 at [[Nigambodh Ghat]] crematorium.<ref>{{cite news|author1=Abhishek Singh|title=Nirankari Mission head Baba Hardev Singh cremated|url=http://www.merinews.com/article/nirankari-mission-head-baba-hardev-singh-cremated/15916303.shtml|accessdate=26 May 2016|work=merinews}}</ref></del></div></td><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-added"></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">* {{cite book|author1=J. R. D. Satyarthi|title=Gurudev Hardev (Biography)|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kgs0AAAAMAAJ|year=1988|publisher=Sant Nirankari Mandal}}</del></div></td><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-added"></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">* {{cite book|author1=Shiri Ram Bakshi|author2=Sangh Mittra|title=Saints of India: Sant Nirankari Baba|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=k5slAQAAIAAJ|year=2002|publisher=Criterion}}</del></div></td><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-added"></td></tr>
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| name = Hardev Singh<br />
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| caption =Baba Hardev Singh with his wife Sawinder Kaur in 2011| birth_name =<br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date |1954|02|23|df=y}} <br />
| birth_place = [[Delhi]], India<br />
|death_date = {{death date and age|2016|5|13|1954|02|23|df=y}}<br />
|death_place = [[Beauharnois, Quebec]], Canada<br />
| other_names = Nirankari Babaji <br />
| occupation = {{nowrap|Head of the [[Sant Nirankari Mission]]}}<br>(1980–2016)<br />
|spouse = {{marriage|Sawinder Kaur|1975|2016}}<br />
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'''Baba Hardev Singh''' (23 February 1954 – 13 May 2016), also known as '''Nirankari Baba''',<ref name="indiatoday"/> was an Indian spiritual [[guru]] and chief leader of the [[Sant Nirankari Mission]] from 1980 until his death.<br />
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==Early life and education==<br />
Baba Hardev Singh ji was born on 23 February 1954 to Baba Gurbachan Singh and Kulwant Kaur in Delhi.<ref name="indiatoday">{{cite news|author1=Nivedita Dash|title=Nirankari mission head Baba Hardev Singh dies in Canada car crash|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/nirankari-mission-head-baba-hardev-singh-dies-in-canada-car-crash/1/667325.html|accessdate=13 May 2016|work=India Today}}</ref><ref name="IE13May16">{{cite news|title=Baba Hardev Singh dead: Who was he|url=http://indianexpress.com/photos/picture-gallery-others/nirankari-sect-head-baba-hardev-singh-dies-in-canada-car-crash-2798667/|accessdate=13 May 2016|work=The Indian Express|date=13 May 2016}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web |url=https://theancestory.com/hardev-singh-family-tree/ |title= Nirankari Baba Hardev Singh Ji Family Tree| publisher= Theancestory |accessdate= Jan 23, 2021}}</ref> He completed his elementary education from Yadvindra public school, [[Patiala]], Punjab and later schooling from Rosary public school, Sant Nirankari Colony, Delhi.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-01-23|title=Nirankari Baba Hardev Singh Ji Family Tree|url=https://theancestory.com/hardev-singh-family-tree/|access-date=2021-07-06|website=theancestory.com|language=en-US}}</ref> He graduated from [[Delhi University]].<ref name="jagran">{{cite news|title=Chief Priest of Nirankari sect, Baba Hardev Singh, killed in a car accident in Canada|url=http://www.jagran.com/news/national-chief-priest-of-nirankari-sect-baba-hardev-singh-killed-in-a-car-accident-in-canada-14008274.html|accessdate=13 May 2016|work=Jagran}}</ref> <br />
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In 1975, he married Sawinder Kaur during an annual Nirankari Sant Samagam in Delhi.<ref name="jagran"/><br />
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==Spiritual career==<br />
Hardev Singh ji became a member of the Nirankari Seva Dal in 1971. After the assassination of his father [[Gurbachan Singh]], who headed the [[Sant Nirankari Mission]] in 1980, he succeeded as the chief leader (''satguru'') of the organization. In 2005, he established the Nirankari Museum in Sant Nirankari Sarovar complex in New Delhi.<ref name="IE13May16"/> Sant Nirankari Mission was established in 1929,<ref name="Baumann2010">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=v2yiyLLOj88C&pg=PA2528|title=Religions of the World, Second Edition: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Beliefs and Practices|publisher=ABC-CLIO|year=2010|isbn=978-1-59884-204-3|pages=2528–|author1=J. Gordon Melton|author2=Martin Baumann|accessdate=16 July 2013}}</ref> by [[Baba Buta Singh]] who previously belonged to the [[Nirankari]] sect. He was succeeded by Baba Avtar Singh. The mission flourished after it shifted base to Delhi from [[West Punjab]], after [[partition of India]] in 1947.<ref name="Singh2004">{{cite book|author=Raj Pal Singh|title=The Sikhs : Their Journey Of Five Hundred Years|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ra19YSPDliQC&pg=PA157|accessdate=16 July 2013|date=1 April 2004|publisher=Bhavana Books & Prints|isbn=978-81-86505-46-5|pages=157–}}</ref><ref name="Dalal2010">{{cite book|author=Roshen Dalal|title=The Religions of India: A Concise Guide to Nine Major Faiths|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pNmfdAKFpkQC&pg=PA324|accessdate=16 July 2013|year=2010|publisher=Penguin Books India|isbn=978-0-14-341517-6|pages=324–}}</ref> As of 2016, the organization has 2000 centers and millions of followers all over the globe.<ref name="indianexpress">{{cite news|title=Nirankari sect head Baba Hardev Singh killed in Canada accident|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/baba-hardev-singh-nirankari-sect-head-killed-in-car-accident-2798567/|accessdate=13 May 2016|work=The Indian Express|date=13 May 2016}}</ref><br />
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==Death==<br />
Hardev Singh ji died on 13 May 2016 in a car accident near [[Montreal, Quebec]], Canada. Indian President [[Pranab Mukherjee]], Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]], Home minister [[Rajnath Singh]], and Congress leader [[Sonia Gandhi]] among others expressed their grief over sudden demise of Baba Hardev Singh.<ref>{{cite news|title=Nirankari spiritual head Baba Hardev Singh dies in road accident - The Economic Times|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/nirankari-spiritual-head-baba-hardev-singh-dies-in-road-accident/articleshow/52254011.cms|accessdate=13 May 2016|work=The Economic Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Nirankari spiritual leader Baba Hardev Singh dies in road accident in Canada {{!}} The Asian Age|url=http://www.asianage.com/india/nirankari-spiritual-leader-baba-hardev-singh-dies-road-accident-canada-997|accessdate=13 May 2016|work=The Asian Age}}</ref> He was cremated on 18 May 2016 at [[Nigambodh Ghat]] crematorium.<ref>{{cite news|author1=Abhishek Singh|title=Nirankari Mission head Baba Hardev Singh cremated|url=http://www.merinews.com/article/nirankari-mission-head-baba-hardev-singh-cremated/15916303.shtml|accessdate=26 May 2016|work=merinews}}</ref><br />
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On 17 May 2016, Baba Hardev Singh's wife Sawinder Kaur became the fifth chief leader of the mission.<ref>{{cite news|title=Baba Hardev Singh’s wife Sawinder to head Nirankari sect|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india/baba-hardev-singh-s-wife-savinder-to-head-nirankari-sect/story-1sV5crjSgv84fqJO1kzFUJ.html|accessdate=19 May 2016|date=18 May 2016}}</ref><br />
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==Bibliography==<br />
* {{cite book|author1=J. R. D. Satyarthi|title=Gurudev Hardev (Biography)|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kgs0AAAAMAAJ|year=1988|publisher=Sant Nirankari Mandal}}<br />
* {{cite book|author1=Shiri Ram Bakshi|author2=Sangh Mittra|title=Saints of India: Sant Nirankari Baba|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=k5slAQAAIAAJ|year=2002|publisher=Criterion}}<br />
* {{cite book|author1=Hardev Singh|author2=Jaganath Sharma|title=Stream of Thoughts|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LwWgMwEACAAJ|year=2011|publisher=Sant Nirankari Mandal}}<br />
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== References ==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.nirankari.com/spiritualguide/founderHsEL.shtml Official biography of Baba Hardev Singh] at [[Sant Nirankari Mission]]<br />
*[http://www.nirankari.org/ Sant Nikrankari Mission, Official website]<br />
*[http://wikibioinside.com/baba-hardev-singh-wiki-biography-age-dob/ Hidden Life of Baba Hardev Singh]<br />
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