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Gurbachan Singh and the Sant Nirankari Movement – Prophethood, Permissiveness and Provocation

Gurbachan Singh, son of Avtar Singh, inherited leadership of the Sant Nirankari Mission and quickly positioned himself not as a spiritual teacher, but as the living successor to a divine lineage. Claiming that prophets from Noah to Guru Nanak had passed their responsibility onto him, Gurbachan declared, “The responsibility assigned to prophets… has now been put on my shoulders by my predecessor Baba Avtar Singh Ji.” In letters and public messages, he asserted, “I have the entire reservoir of water for the present day thirsty world,” offering immediate revelation of God to any who approached him. A disciple wrote, “There is one lineage of prophets from Adam to Gurbachan,” placing him as the final link in a chain including Christ, Mohammad, Guru Nanak Dev Ji and Guru Gobind Singh Ji. The movement’s teachings under him went further. A core tenet stated, “There is no sin that can touch or tarnish those who cherish full faith in the cent per cent divinity of Avtar Singh and his progeny.” Followers openly claimed they consumed pork, beef, wine and spirits with no impact on their inner purity. Another teaching forbade any form of judgement among believers, no matter their actions. Dr Fauja Singh, Director at Panjabi University, warned the public: “In the name of spiritualism, all moral values… have been thrown to the winds.” He described the group’s permissive views on sex, alcohol and meat as dangerous to Indian society, calling on authorities to intervene. Tensions escalated in 1973 when Gurbachan publicly mocked Guru Gobind Singh Ji, saying he “knew nothing about spiritualism… he was just a common hunter.” He further elevated the Avtar Bani alongside Sikh scripture and sat on the same platform as the Guru Granth Sahib, provoking outrage across Sikh communities. In 1980, after years of growing hostility, Gurbachan Singh was assassinated. His leadership remains one of the most provocative chapters in modern Indian religious history, defined by claims of divinity, moral permissiveness and the rewriting of spiritual legacy. Instrumental – Roopa Panesar