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{{short description|Fifth and Present Satguru of Radha Soami Satsang Beas}} | {{short description|Fifth and Present Satguru of Radha Soami Satsang Beas}} | ||
{{Other people}} | {{Other people}} | ||
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2017}} | {{Use Indian English|date=March 2017}} | ||
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2022}} | {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2022}} | ||
{{Infobox religious biography | {{Infobox religious biography | ||
| religion = [[Sikhism]] | | religion = [[Sikhism]] | ||
| alias = | | alias = Baba Ji | ||
| name = Baba Gurinder Singh | | name = <!-- do not add Baba here, it is a title and not part of his name -->Gurinder Singh Dhillon | ||
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|year=1954|month=8|day=1|df=yes}} | | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|year=1954|month=8|day=1|df=yes}} | ||
| birth_place = [[Moga, Punjab]] | | birth_place = [[Moga, Punjab]] | ||
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| period = 1990–present | | period = 1990–present | ||
| predecessor = [[Charan Singh (guru)|Maharaj Charan Singh]] | | predecessor = [[Charan Singh (guru)|Maharaj Charan Singh]] | ||
| post = | | post = [[Sant (religion)|Sant]] | ||
| website = {{URL|https://www.rssb.org/}} | | website = {{URL|https://www.rssb.org/}} | ||
| spouse = {{marriage| | | spouse = {{marriage|Shabnam Dhillon|<!--unknown-->|27 November 2019|end=died}} | ||
| parents = | | parents = | ||
| children = | | children = 2 | ||
}} | }} | ||
''' | <!-- do not add Baba here, it is a title and not part of his name -->'''Gurinder Singh Dhillon''', also known as '''Baba Ji''' to his followers, is the [[guru|spiritual head]] of [[Radha Soami Satsang Beas]] (RSSB). He succeeded [[Charan Singh (guru)|Maharaj Charan Singh]], his uncle, in 1990.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=oVQUAQAAIAAJ&q=%22Gurinder+Singh%22++Radha+Soami+Satsang+Beas&dq=%22Gurinder+Singh%22++Radha+Soami+Satsang+Beas&lr=&cd=3 The encyclopedia of cults, sects, and new religions] James R. Lewis - 1998 - Page 395</ref> The headquarters of this spiritual community, called Dera Baba Jaimal Singh, are located beside the [[river Beas]] near the town of [[Beas City|Beas, Punjab]], in northern India, and have been a centre for [[Satsang]] since 1891. RSSB has centres located worldwide.{{Citation needed|date=February 2022}} | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
Baba Gurinder Singh was born 1 August 1954, into a family of the [[Dhillon]] clan who were followers of the [[Radha Soami Satsang Beas]]. His parents were | <!-- do not add Baba here, it is a title and not part of his name -->Gurinder Singh was born 1 August 1954, into a family of the [[Dhillon]] clan who were followers of the [[Radha Soami Satsang Beas]]. His parents were Gurmukh Singh Dhillon and Mahinder Kaur.{{cn|date=May 2022}} | ||
He was educated at the [[Lawrence School, Sanawar]], in the Shimla Hills of [[Himachal Pradesh]],<ref>[http://www.radhasoamiji.in/babaji.html Sardar Gurinder Singh] at radhasoamiji.in, accessed 14 March 2012</ref> and obtained his bachelor's degree in Commerce from [[Panjab University]], [[Chandigarh]]. He was in [[Spain]] working before coming back to India to accept his nomination as the next spiritual head of RSSB in 1990. He has two sons, namely Gurpreet Singh Dhillon and Gurkirat Singh Dhillon. Gurpreet Singh Dhillon is the CEO of Religare Health Trust (RHT).<ref>{{Cite web |title=RSSB.org |url=http://www.rssb.org/philosophy.php | access-date=5 March 2011}}</ref> | He was educated at the [[Lawrence School, Sanawar]], in the Shimla Hills of [[Himachal Pradesh]],<ref>[http://www.radhasoamiji.in/babaji.html Sardar Gurinder Singh] at radhasoamiji.in, accessed 14 March 2012</ref> and obtained his bachelor's degree in Commerce from [[Panjab University]], [[Chandigarh]]. He was in [[Spain]] working before coming back to India to accept his nomination as the next spiritual head of RSSB in 1990. He has two sons, namely Gurpreet Singh Dhillon and Gurkirat Singh Dhillon. Gurpreet Singh Dhillon is the CEO of Religare Health Trust (RHT).<ref>{{Cite web |title=RSSB.org |url=http://www.rssb.org/philosophy.php | access-date=5 March 2011}}</ref> | ||