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13 February
On this day in 1870

Baba Darbara Singh of the Nirankari movement, passed away

He was second to Baba Dayal Singh, founder of the Nirankari movement.

Also on this day

  • 1923A police informer, Diwan, is murdered by the Babbar Akalis
  • 1987Feb. 13-15, an Academic Conference on Sikh Scholarship was organized under the auspices of the University of Toronto This was the first conference of its kind after the assault on Golden Temple. Many renowned scholars from United Kingdom, India, United States, and Canada participated in this conference. Papers were presented on selected topics on Religion and Culture; History and Politics: India; History and Society; Diaspora; and Comments on recent Events.

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