Akali Kaur Singh

Akali Kaur Singh Nihang (28 February 1886 – 23 January 1953) was a religious preacher and Sikh scholar. He was born on 28 February 1886 as Puran Singh, son of Mahan Singh and Malkaram Kaur of Village Paddhar, Chakar, in Pakistan-administered Kashmir. Kaur Singh studied Sikh scriptural texts, Sanskrit, Braj and Ayurveda under Bava Mahari Singh. In 1904, he became student of Giani Bagh Singh, a well known scholar of Peshawar. He used to take part in Arya Samaj Debates. He turn Nihang and renamed as Kaur singh at Hazoor Sahib, Nanded. He preached the message of guru during his travels throughout India and Afghanistan.