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{{short description|Indian Sikh preacher}}
{{EngvarB|date=March 2020}}
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{{Infobox theologian
|name = Bhai Ranjit Singh Dhadrianwale
|image = DhadrianwaleNov2020.jpg
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|caption = Dhadrian Wale in November 2020
|birth_name = Ranjit Singh
|birth_date = 7 July, 1983<ref name="SPS">{{cite web |title=Gurdwara Parmeshar Dwar Sahib Patiala {{!}} DhadrianWale pages |url=https://www.parmeshardwar.in/dhadrianwale-bhai-ranjit-singh-about |website=www.parmeshardwar.in |access-date=30 December 2020}}</ref>{{better|reason=Source is associated with the individual. Needs WP:Independent third party source|date=December 2020}}
|birth_place = Dhadrian, [[Sangrur district|Sangrur]], [[Punjab, India]]<ref name="SPS"/>{{better|reason=Source is associated with the individual. Needs WP:Independent third party source|date=December 2020}}
|occupation = {{hlist|Religious preacher|public speaker}}
|language = [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]
|nationality =
|period =
|tradition_movement = Sikhism
|main_interest =
|notable_ideas =
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'''Ranjit Singh Dhadrian Wale''' (born July, 1983) is a preacher of [[Sikhism]].

== Gurudwara Parmeshar Dwar Sahib ==
[[File:Dhadrianwale.jpg|thumb|Ranjit Singh Dhadrianwale with parents.]]
The building of Gurudwara Parmeshar Dwar Sahib, completed in 2010, is situated on the Sangrur-Patiala Road Sheikhupur, Punjab.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Gurdwara Parmeshar Dwar Sahib Patiala {{!}} Dhadrian Wale|url=https://www.parmeshardwar.in/|access-date=9 October 2020|website=www.parmeshardwar.in|language=en-US}}</ref> The gurudwara complex also includes ''Kalgidhar Sangat Niwas and a'' massive ''diwan hall'' with the seating capacity of over 50000. Here, monthly Guru Manyo Granth Chetna Samagam (holy congregation) is organized on First Saturday of every month. Sikh devotees (Sangat) gather in huge numbers and Amrit Sanchar is also held on same day. The programs are uploaded and broadcast live on TV, website,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Parmeshar TV {{!}} Official Website of Bhai Ranjit Singh Khalsa Dhadrianwale|url=http://parmeshar.tv/|access-date=11 August 2020|language=en-US}}</ref> Youtube<ref>{{Cite web|title=Emm Pee - YouTube|url=https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCswIOlMY2_DT05glwBsxZyg|access-date=9 October 2020|website=www.youtube.com}}</ref> and a dedicated app.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Dhadrianwale - Apps on Google Play|url=https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gurbanitv&hl=en_US|access-date=11 August 2020|website=play.google.com|language=en}}</ref>
[[File:Dhadrianwale7.jpg|thumb|208x208px|Gurudwara Parmeshar Dwar Sahib]]

== Philosophy ==
Dhadrianwale urges people to practice the teachings of Sikh Gurus in daily life, instead of just performing rituals. He urges common Sikh people to read and understand the [[Gurbani]] themselves. People must be honest, hardworking and should follow their responsibilities with passion. He teaches people to live a practical and truthful life. He refuses to believe in heaven or hell and claims that all our [[Karma]]s are paid-for at mental, emotional and spiritual levels in this life. He also opposes ritualistic animal slaughter practices that are prevalent in some sects. According to him, the faith in God is not limited to any deity, personality or holy place. He emphasizes that the whole universe is the embodiment of God ([[Ik Onkar]]) itself including the humans. He strongly criticizes exploitation of the environment, "We must take care of nature as it takes care of us"<ref>{{Citation|last=Emm Pee|title=We all are in Nature {{!}} Bhai Ranjit Singh Khalsa Dhadrianwale|date=27 April 2019|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2l7UIneORN0|access-date=31 May 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|last=Bhai Ranjit Singh Khalsa Dhadrianwale|title=**LETS MAKE THE EARTH INTO HEAVEN**…Sikhi is about giving others life, not taking lives{{!}}Dhadrianwale|date=29 May 2018|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-m5qVVxFN7w|access-date=31 May 2019}}</ref> The law of nature is one thing he strongly believes in. Nature is bound by laws, and if we follow them, the desired results are bound to come.<ref>{{Citation|last=Emm Pee|title=Law of Nature {{!}} Bhai Ranjit Singh Khalsa Dhadrianwale|date=17 April 2019|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_O9iYt7TKI|access-date=31 May 2019}}</ref>

== Controversies ==
In recent years, he shifted to a different perspective of understanding the ideas in [[Guru Granth Sahib]]. There has been some ongoing controversy among some Sikh scholars and Sikh groups over this. In 2016, a conflict started with Baba Harnam Singh of [[Damdami Taksal]]. The basis of this was ideological disagreement.<ref>{{cite web | access-date=23 February 2019 | url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/what-s-at-the-heart-of-dhumma-dhadrianwale-rift/story-SDulChV9O7XNEAWsutgRpJ.html | title=What's at the heart of Dhumma-Dhadrianwale rift? | date=25 May 2018 | language=en | website=www.hindustantimes.com}}</ref> On the evening of 17 May 2016, while Ranjit Singh was travelling to attend a Diwan (congregation) in [[Ludhiana district|Ludhiana]], more than two dozen armed men attacked him. His aide Bhai Bhupinder Singh Khasi Kalan was shot dead, but Ranjit Singh survived.<ref>{{cite web | access-date=23 February 2019 | url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/sikh-preacher-ranjit-singh-dhadrianwala-attacked-near-ludhiana/story-VYqDQNnJFE4e33lTXYNSNL.html | title=One dead in attack on Sikh preacher Dhadrianwale | date=17 May 2016 | language=en | website=www.hindustantimes.com}}</ref> Dhadrianwale continued to receive life threats from various groups.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ludhiana/dhadrianwale-alleges-fresh-threats-from-taksal/articleshow/64295717.cms|title=Ranjit Singh Dhadrianwale alleges fresh threats from Damdami Taksal - Times of India|website=The Times of India|access-date=23 February 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/damdami-taksal-threatens-to-eliminate-dhadrianwale/594549.html|title=Damdami Taksal threatens to eliminate Dhadrianwale|work=Tribune India}}</ref> The chief minister of Punjab intervened and asked them to stop giving such threats.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2018/state-editions/capt-warns-damdami-taksal-over-alleged-threats-to-dhadrianwale.html|title=Capt warns Damdami Taksal over alleged threats to Dhadrianwale|work=The Pioneer|language=en|access-date=31 May 2019}}</ref>

In February 2020, activists from Sikh groups including [[Damdami Taksal]] disrupted his sermons alleging Dhadrianwale of distortion of Sikh history and opposition of core Sikh principles like ''Naam Japna'' (meditation with recitation of God’s name); waking up at ''amrit vela'' (early morning) and belief in heaven and hell. Dhadrianwale preaches that these principles should be as per the judgement of an individual.<ref>{{cite news | access-date=13 September 2020 | url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/in-dhadrianwale-sikh-bodies-tussle-it-s-reason-vs-ritual/story-OOt2jHdaJ8wzAaooNLF0aK.html | title=In Dhadrianwale-Sikh bodies tussle, it's reason vs ritual | date=5 February 2020 | language=en | work=Hindustan Times}}</ref>

In March 2020 a group of protestors warned Dhadriawnale to face unpleasant response if he addresses any congregation in Punjab. Singh then decided not to hold gatherings to avoid any serious problem to ''sangat''.<ref name="dhadrianwale">{{cite news |last1=Singh |first1=Harjeet |title=Dhadrianwale cancelled congregation to avoid any deadly resistance from rivals |url=https://www.parmeshardwar.in/dhadrian-wale-news/dhadrianwale-stopped-congregation-to-avoid-any-deadly-conflict |access-date=14 August 2020 |work=ParmesharDwar News |date=14 November 2019|language=en}}</ref>{{better source|reason=Needs reliable WP:Independent source, like news articles, etc|date=November 2020}}

In August 2020, the [[Akal Takht]] directed the Sikh community to boycott Dhadrian Wale till he seeks clemency for his alleged objectionable remarks against 'Sikh principles', the [[Jathedar]] of Akal Takht and distortion of Sikh history.<ref>{{cite news |title=Takht calls for social boycott of preacher Dhadrianwale |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/takht-calls-for-social-boycott-of-preacher-dhadrianwale/story-1y8hX57IFvT9rLdlXgPWyH.html |access-date=12 September 2020 |work=Hindustan Times |date=24 August 2020 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="TOI">{{cite news |last1=Rana |first1=Yudhvir |title=Ranjit Singh Dhadrianwale may invite Akal Takht's ire for possible no-show {{!}} Amritsar News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/amritsar/dhadrianwale-may-invite-akal-takhts-ire-for-possible-no-show/articleshow/72883114.cms |access-date=12 September 2020 |work=The Times of India |date=19 December 2019 |language=en}}</ref> Dhadrian Wale was previously asked to participate in a meeting with a five-member committee constituted by Akal Takht Jathedar Harpreet Singh at Gurdwara Dukh Niwaran Sahib, Patiala in December 2019, but he declined the invitation.<ref name="TOI"/>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [https://gaana.com/artist/bhai-ranjit-singh-khalsa-dhadrianwale Gaana]
* [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.BaaniNet.ParmesharTV Official Android App]
* [https://itunes.apple.com/in/app/parmeshar-dwar/id963585210?mt=8 Official iOS App]
* [https://www.parmeshardwar.in Gurdwara ParmesharDwar Sahib] &

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