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{{Infobox religious biography | {{Infobox religious biography | ||
| religion = [[Sikhism]] | | religion = [[Sikhism]] | ||
| alias = Baba Ji | | alias = Hazur Baba Ji | ||
| name = | | name = Baba 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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| image = Baba Gurinder Singh 8x10.jpg | | image = Baba Gurinder Singh 8x10.jpg | ||
| period = 1990–present | | period = 1990–present | ||
| predecessor = [[Charan Singh ( | | predecessor = [[Charan Singh (Sant)|Maharaj Charan Singh]] | ||
| post = | | post = | ||
| website = {{URL|https://www.rssb.org/}} | | website = {{URL|https://www.rssb.org/}} | ||
| spouse = {{marriage|Shabnam Dhillon|<!--unknown-->|27 November 2019|end=died}} | | spouse = {{marriage|Shabnam Dhillon|<!--unknown-->|27 November 2019|end=died}} | ||
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| children = 2 | | children = 2 | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Baba 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 (Sant)|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 [[Beas River|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 Dhillon was born 1 August 1954, into a family of the [[Dhillon]] clan who were followers of the [[Radha Soami Satsang Beas]]. His parents were Sardar Gurmukh Singh Dhillon and Mata Mahinder Kaur.{{cn|date=May 2022}} | |||
He was educated at the | 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> | ||
==Spiritual discourses== | ==Spiritual discourses== | ||
The Dera, located in [[Beas City|Beas]], Punjab, is the designated home of the | The Dera, located in [[Beas City|Beas]], Punjab, is the designated home of the spiritual leader of the organization. Large crowds visit on designated days, usually on the weekends, to hear discourses from him. He also gives Satsang at other major centres of RSSB in India.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://rssb.org/satsang_schedules.html|title=Satsang Programme|website= RSSB Official|access-date=1 July 2020}}</ref> He goes on tour to the various RSSB centres outside of India during the months of April–August.{{Citation needed|date = July 2020}} | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||