The first Sikh who was converted to Christianity was Daud Singh who, while on a visit to Cawnpore was baptized by Rev. W.N. Pervens.

This conversion had taken place in 1853.

Maharaja Dalip Singh, who after the annexation of Punjab was under the protection of the British Government was also converted to Christianity.

The historical conversion of Maharaja Dalip Singh was a red signal for the Sikhs.

Some of the other aristocratic Sikh families also adopted Christianity and the most well known amongst them was Raja Harnam Singh of Kapurthala.

Sikh youth, who were educated in the missionary schools, also come under influence of Christianity.

In 1873 four Sikh Students Attar Singh, Aya Singh, Santokh Singh and Sadhu Singh of Mission High School, Amritsar were converted to Christianity.

The British Government was also taking a keen interest in detailing Christianity because they believed that Sikh and Pathan are two such like communities, who can again revolt at any time against the British in Punjab.

A meeting to muster forces for allround Panthic upliftment was convened by Harsha Singh Dhupia and Thakur Singh
Sandhawalia in July, 1873 in Amritsar at the bunga of Majithian in the Darbar Sahib.

This meeting was attended by large number of Sikhs of different ranks and it was decided to form an association of the Sikhs which should effectively unite the community and also guide it on the right path.

The new association which came into being on July 28, 1873 was given the name of "Sri Guru Singh Sabha" Amritsar.

The inaugural meeting of the "Singh Sabha" was held on 2nd October on the "Dussehra Day".

and here comes the most important member of the Singh Sabha Movement....

"Kanwar Bikram Singh of Kapurthala was an important figure of Amritsar Singh Sabha. He was one of the recipients of the mutiny medal for his distinguished services in crushing the revolt of 1857".

"Kanwar Bikram Singh" was a master of classical music.

He wanted Punjab to follow western style of education. He wanted the Sikh girls to be educated.

At the time of his death, in 1887 he was elected as "President of the Singh Sabha of Jalandhar".

Thakur Singh Sandhawalia was the first president of Singh Sabha Amritsar. He played a crucial role in establishing Singh Sabha.

In the beginning, Thakur Singh Sandhawalia was in "good books of the British".

The Objectives of the Singh Sabha Amritsar were:

-To restore Sikhism to its pristine purity.

-To edit and publish historical and religious books.

-To propagate current knowledge, using Punjabi language as their medium and to start magazines and newspapers
in the same language.

The Objectives of the Singh Sabha Amritsar:

-To interest the highly placed English men in and ensure their association with the educational Programme of the
Singh Sabha.

-To cultivate loyalty to the Crown.

The main aim of the Singh Sabha movement in the prevailing conditions was to get recognition for the Sikhs as a "separate community in politics and law".

people from countryside began to criticize Singh Sabha & ridiculed them by saying “Jadon Muk Gaye Ghar Vicho daane, Ban Gaye Singh Sabhiye.” (when the grain basket is empty, they become members of Singh Sabha).

Some people ridiculed the Singh Sabha by calling it a “Singh Safa".

Thus the "orthodox Sikhs" living in the Villages, failed to appreciate the new ideology. They made fun of the Singh Sabha leaders.

Gyani Ditt Singh (1853-1901) a Ramdasia Sikh was one of the leading spirits of the Lahore Singh Sabha. He was the one who bring enlightenment in Sikhs for their religion.

He was born in Nandpur Kalaur, a village in Patiala.

He was fond of education so he shifted to Ambala under the guidance of Sant Gurbaksh Singh Gulabdasiye.

He soon attained the higher levels of education under the guidance of Pandits, Giyanis, Sadhus and Sants...

After that one of his friends Bhai Jawahar Singh, who was a follower of Gulab Dass joined Arya Samaj at Lahore.

With his help Ditt Singh cleared the exam for Gyani and started working at Oriental College.

He gained a lot of knowledge about Arya Samaj from Bhai Jawahar Singh.

Bhai Jawahar Singh was very close to Gurmukh Singh and Gyani Ditt Singh. He was employed as a clerk in North Western Railway. His father was a Granthi at Golden Temple.

He honored Swami Dayanand at his arrival in Punjab and became a leading member of Arya Samaj at Lahore.

Just like Singh Sabha Amritsar, Singh Sabha Lahore also resolved to remain loyal to the British Government.

The Sabha also resolved "not to discuss any matter against the Government".

Amritsar Singh Sabha had upper caste people, while Lahore Singh Sabha had general mass base and that touched
the hearts of the general masses.

The members of Lahore Singh Sabha went far & wide to propagate its principles and them became the spinal cord of Sikh religion

In the beginning the Singh Sabha held their meetings in
Gurdwaras, but later on when the reformers antagonized the Mahants and the Pujaris due to ideological differences, their entry into the Gurdwaras was restricted...