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{{Infobox religious biography | {{Infobox religious biography | ||
| name = Hazur Maharaj Charan Singh Ji | |||
| name = Charan Singh | |||
| image = Charan Singh Grewal.jpg | | image = Charan Singh Grewal.jpg | ||
| location = Beas, Punjab, India | | location = Beas, Punjab, India | ||
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| religion = [[Sant Mat]] , [[Radha Soami]] | | religion = [[Sant Mat]] , [[Radha Soami]] | ||
| Period = 1951 - 1990 | | Period = 1951 - 1990 | ||
| Predecessor = [[Jagat Singh (chemist)|Jagat Singh]] | | Predecessor = [[Jagat Singh (chemist)|Maharaj Jagat Singh]] | ||
| Successor = [[Gurinder Singh]] | | Successor = Baba [[Gurinder Singh]] | ||
| birth_date = 12 December 1916 | | birth_date = 12 December 1916 | ||
| birth_place = Sikanderpur, Sirsa, Punjab, British India (at present Haryana) | | birth_place = Sikanderpur, Sirsa, Punjab, British India (at present Haryana) | ||
| death_date = {{d-da|1 June 1990|12 December 1916}} | | death_date = {{d-da|1 June 1990|12 December 1916}} | ||
| death_place = Beas, Punjab, India | | death_place = Beas, Punjab, India | ||
| alias = Hazur Maharaj | | alias = Hazur Maharaj Ji | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Hazur Maharaj Charan Singh''' (1916–1990), was the | '''Hazur Maharaj Charan Singh Ji''' (1916–1990), was the spiritual head of [[Radha Soami Satsang Beas]], Dera Baba Jaimal Singh, after he was named successor by the preceding Beas guru [[Jagat Singh (Sant)|Sardar Bahadur Jagat Singh Ji]] , in 1951. Maharaj Charan Singh served as the guru for the Beas [[sangat (term)|sangat]] for almost four decades, until his death from heart failure in 1990 at the age of 73. Before his appointment in 1951, he had practiced law in Hisar and Sirsa, India. He was an initiate of [[Sawan Singh|Maharaj Sawan Singh]]’s, who was his paternal grandfather and the predecessor of [[Jagat Singh (Sant)|Maharaj Jagat Singh]]. Maharaj Charan Singh assigned the duties of his successor and guru to his initiate and nephew [[Gurinder Singh|Baba Gurinder Singh]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Maharaj Charan Singh|url=https://rssb.org/Maharaj_Charan_Singh.html#1|access-date=2021-07-20|website=Radha Soami Satsang Beas|language=en}}</ref> | ||
Maharaj Charan Singh was born in 1916 in his mother’s home at Moga in the Ferozepur district of Punjab. His father, Sardar Harbans Singh Grewal, was the youngest son of Maharaj Sawan Singh Ji, who was affectionately known as the Great Master.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Maharaj Charan Singh|url=https://rssb.org/Maharaj_Charan_Singh.html#2|access-date=2021-07-20|website=Radha Soami Satsang Beas|language=en}}</ref> | Maharaj Charan Singh was born in 1916 in his mother’s home at Moga in the Ferozepur district of Punjab. His father, Sardar Harbans Singh Grewal, was the youngest son of Maharaj Sawan Singh Ji, who was affectionately known as the Great Master.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Maharaj Charan Singh|url=https://rssb.org/Maharaj_Charan_Singh.html#2|access-date=2021-07-20|website=Radha Soami Satsang Beas|language=en}}</ref> | ||