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{{Short description|Punjabi Sikh preacher}}{{BLP sources|date=March 2024}}

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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Harnam Singh Khalsa
| office1 = 16th [[Damdami Taksal|Jathedar of Damdami Taksal]]
| honorific_prefix = [[Sant (religion)|Sant]] [[Gyani|Giani]]
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| image = Harnam Singh Dhumma.jpg
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| predecessor1 = Baba Thakur Singh
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| birth_name = Harnam Singh
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| term_start1 = 27 December 2004
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| known_for = Acting Jathedar of Damdami Taksal, Head of Sant Samaj
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'''Harnam Singh Khalsa''' is the current 16th [[Damdami Taksal|Jathedar of Damdami Taksal]], preceding Baba Thakur Singh.{{Sikhism sidebar}}

==Personal life==
In 1993, Baba Harnam Singh went to America. Baba Harnam Singh has been said to have moved to the city of [[Manteca, California]], where he resided for 11 years. It is believed that he spent these years in the US meditating in the house of Sikhs which belonged to the Taksal, and that he gained dual citizenship of the United States.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-06-17|title=Background of Harnam Singh Dhumma|url= https://www.sikh24.com/2016/06/17/oped-history-and-background-of-bhai-harnam-singh-dhumma/ |access-date=2023-12-24 |website=Sikh24 |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Jathedari==
During the same time as the Dastarbandi ceremony of Baba Harnam Singh, another prominent figure within the [[Damdami Taksal]], known as Baba Ram Singh Sangrawan, had claimed to have been the successor, and his faction held a separate ceremony. Baba Takhur Singh is said to have ostracized Ram Singh on video tape and had issued written statements condemning his actions prior to his death. In 2017, Baba Harnam Singh became the successor to [[Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale]], and was officially declared the 16th [[Jathedar]] of [[Damdami Taksal]] by the [[Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee|SGPC]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-07-02|title=Taksal Chief Dhumma hailed as heir to Bhindranwale|url= https://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/taksal-chief-dhumma-hailed-as-heir-to-warrior-bhindranwale-at-sgpc-function-badals-mark-presence/story-kPg7foprHqk3rZDFJWJGVJ.html |access-date=2023-12-24|website=Hindustan Times|language=en-US}}</ref>

==Controversy==
In 2016, another prominent Sikh preacher, [[Ranjit Singh Dhadrian Wala]], who had been seen as an opponent to Baba Harnam Singh, was attacked alongside his [[Jatha]] in his vehicle while travelling near Barewal village.Despite suffering several injuries, Ranjit Singh survived, while Bhupinder Singh, a member of his Jatha, lost his life. It is claimed that his Jatha was attacked while they had stopped at a 'Chabeel' stand, when unidentified individuals began the attack while raising slogans of "Khalistan Zindabad".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-05-18|title=One dead in attack on Sikh preacher Dhandrianwale|url= https://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/sikh-preacher-ranjit-singh-dhadrianwala-attacked-near-ludhiana/story-VYqDQNnJFE4e33lTXYNSNL.html |access-date=2023-12-24|website=Hindustan Times|language=en-US}}</ref>

Baba Harnam Singh and [[Ranjit Singh Dhadrian Wala]] had been at the heart of a philosophical conflict for a long period of time, as they had profound disagreements on various matters regarding Sikh faith, such as controversy on the [[Dasam Granth]]. After this attack had been carried out, most people of [[Punjab, India]] had suspected [[Damdami Taksal]] under the leadership of Baba Harnam Singh to have had a hand in the event. Within a few days, Baba Harnam Singh had openly spoken about this attack and stated that some students of the Taksal had taken part of what had occurred, but that he was unaware and had condemned the atrocity. <ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-05-23|title= Harnam Singh Admits To 'Taksal Hand' In Dhadrianwale Attack|url=https://www.darpanmagazine.com/news/india/harnam-singh-dhumma-admits-to-damdami-taksal-hand-in-attack-on-ranjit-singh-dhadrianwale/ |access-date=2023-12-24 |website= Darpan Magazine|language=en-US}}</ref>

== References ==
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