Baba Kirtan Singh Ji

Who is Baba Kirtan Singh Ji?

Baba Kirtan Singh Ji was the former Chief of the Tarna Dal Baba Bakala. He was born in the small village Kotli Lehal, near by Baba Bakala Sahib, Amritsar. He born in the Jat Sikh family,by father S. Veer Singh and Mother Sardarni Kishan Kaur. His father was a farmer but had keen interest to make baba ji a big officer. Baba kirtan Singh ji Passed his Matriculation in 1930. He was awarded a job as the Tehsildar but he refused to take and went to Kartarpur sahib in 1933 to do the sewa. It was very popular story that when ever Baba ji's mother took a blanket or other stuff for him then he accepts all at that time but after she left, he gave it to other needy people. He did not go back from Kartarpur Sahib which is also known as Chhota Kartarpur. In 1946, Baba Bishan Singh ji the head of tarna dal at that time took Baba ji to Baba Bakala sahib to do sewa as a Food maker and server. Baba ji did sewa at Baba Bakala Sahib about 21 years and after that on the orders of vadde baba ji in 1967, Baba ji went to Anandpur Sahib at Shaheedi Bagh Gurudwara. At the time of the akaal chalana of Baba Bishan Singh ji, they asked baba ji to meet him at his last time in Baba Bakala Sahib. After the akaal chalana of vadde baba ji, Baba Kirtan Singh ji became the Head of Tarna Dal Baba Bakala in 1992.It was a ceremony for this position by all Tarna Dal, Budha Dal & Head of Akal Takhat Sahib Amritsar, in which first of all Akal Takhat Jathedar Sahib tied a Dastar to baba ji and after that all jathebandis like tarna dal and budha dal tie dastar to baba ji. He was the 14th head of the Tarna Dal after Baba Deep Singh Ji, he served 9 years again to do sewa at Baba Bakala Sahib. He died on 17 December 2001 and gave charge to Baba Makhan Singh ji at Baba Bakala Sahib and for Shaheedi Bagh Anandpur Sahib, he put Baba Gurdev Singh ji to do the sewa.