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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Fauja Singh<br />
| image = Photograph of Fauja Singh giving a speech to American Sikhs at the Gurdaspur jail.jpg<br />
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| caption = Photograph of Fauja Singh giving a speech to American Sikhs at the Gurdaspur jail<br />
| birth_name = Fauja Singh<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date|mf=yes|1936|05|17}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Gurdaspur]], [[Punjab (British India)]]<br />
| death_date = {{death date and age|mf=yes|1978|04|13|1936|05|17}}<br />
| death_place = <br />
| death_cause = Killed in protest{{citation needed|date=May 2016}} against Nirankari<br />
| nationality = Indian<br />
| occupation = <br />
| spouse = Amarjit Kaur<br />
| children = <br />
| parents = Surain Singh<br />
| signature = Signature of martyr Fauja Singh.gif<br />
| footnotes = <br />
}}<br />
'''Fauja Singh''' ([[Gurdaspur]], [[Punjab (British India)]], May 17, 1936 &ndash; [[Amritsar]], April 13, 1978) was one of 13 [[Sikh]]s killed at [[1978 Sikh–Nirankari clash|violence during a protest]] against the [[Sant Nirankari Mission|Sant Nirankaris]] in 1978.<ref>[http://www.mrsikhnet.com/BhaiFaujaSingh/2005/07/baisakhi-day-1978-and-martyrs-of.html Bhai Fauja Singh: Baisakhi Day, 1978 and the Martyrs of Amritsar]</ref><br />
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==Early life==<br />
Singh was born in District Gurdaspur. His father, Surain Singh, was a middle class farmer.<ref>"Bhai Fauja Singh (1936-1978)". khalsaspirit.com. http://www.khalsaspirit.com/files/ShaheedBhaiFaujaSinghJee.pdf.</ref> After the formation of [[Pakistan]] they moved to the village of Gazneepur, which is 6 miles on the Gurdaspur Dera Baba Nanak road.<br />
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In 1964, he got [[baptism|baptised]] by taking Khande di Pahul (also called [[Amrit Sanchar]]) at a smagam organised by the Akhand Kirtani Jatha. On Vaisakhi 1965 his marriage took place with Amarjit Kaur.<br />
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Professionally, he was an agriculture inspector.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=2_nryFANsoYC&dq=fauja+singh+1978&pg=PA216 The Sikhs of the Punjab - Google Books]</ref><br />
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==Baisakhi Day, 1978 ==<br />
On the day of Vaisakhi 13 April 1978 Sikhs led by Fauja Singh went to protest against the Nirankari procession and against [[Nirankari]] [[Gurbachan Singh]]'s apparent insults against the Gurus. 16 people including 13 Sikhs were killed in the ensuing clashes.<br />
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==Cremation==<br />
The cremation of the 13 Sikhs took place on 15/4/78 in front of Gurdwara Siri Ramsar Sahib and in the presence of a large congregation of about 25-30,000 people. All these Sikhs were cremated together. [[Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale]] also attended the cremation.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sikhcybermuseum.org.uk/history/amritsarmassacre1978.htm |title=Sikh Cyber Museum - History |access-date=2010-05-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100504223646/http://www.sikhcybermuseum.org.uk/history/amritsarmassacre1978.htm |archive-date=2010-05-04 |url-status=dead }}</ref><br />
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==Afterwards==<br />
In the year 1989, Shaheed Bhai Fauja Singh Charitable Trust was established in city of Amritsar to take care of orphan children of Sikh martyrs and any other orphan children irrespective of their caste and creed. This trust is being run by Fauja Singh's widow Amarjit Kaur.<ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/41304172.cms Shelter home now orphanage - The Times of India]</ref><br />
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In April 2003, A Sikh gathering held at village [[Pheruman]], 40 kilometers from city of Amritsar paid tributes to Fauja Singh and other 12 Sikhs who died in April 1978. Chief of supreme Sikh authority [[Akal Takhat]] addressed this event.<ref>[http://www.tribuneindia.com/2003/20030410/punjab1.htm#12 The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Punjab]</ref><br />
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In April 2009, in the city of [[Amritsar]], Khalsa Action Committee and Dal Khalsa activists declared Fauja Singh and other 12 Sikhs "martyrs of faith".<ref>[http://worldsikhnews.com/15%20April%202009/KAC%20Dal%20Khalsa%20march%20for%201978%20Martyrs.htm WSN-Religio-Political news-KAC, Dal Khalsa march for 1978 Martyrs]</ref> Dal Khalsa separately paid homage to Fauja Singh.<ref>[http://www.tribuneindia.com/2009/20090408/punjab.htm#13 The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Punjab]</ref><ref>[http://www.thetimesofpunjab.net/news.aspx?newsid=7318&dt=8/8/2009 The Times of Punjab - The Site of Exclusive News, Daily Newspaper in Punjabi and English]</ref><br />
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