Sardar Teja Singh Samundri — When Principle Became Power

Sardar Teja Singh Samundri — When Principle Became Power

by Ravinder Singh Robin

This is not merely a chapter of the Akali movement—it is a test of character. In 1922, at Guru ka Bagh near Amritsar, unarmed Sikh jathas walked forward with only Ardas on their lips while lathis rained down. Among the guiding forces of that discipline stood Sardar Teja Singh Samundri. For him, non-violence was not strategy—it was conviction. From Rakabganj to the Keys Morcha, from Jaito to Guru ka Bagh, his message was clear: no compromise on Panthic principles. Even after the Sikh Gurdwaras Act of 1925, he refused conditional release. Jail, for him, was not suffering—it was service. In 1926, he breathed his last behind bars, but strengthened a movement outside them. He built schools in Sarhali, championed equality, and lived the Sikh rejection of caste not in speeches—but in action. History remembers events. But generations remember men of principle. #TejaSinghSamundri #AkaliMovement #GuruKaBagh #sikhhistory #sikhheritage #sikhlegacy #sikhwarriors #sikhmartyrs #PanthicPrinciples #GurdwaraReformMovement #sikhvalues #sikhism #JaitoMorcha #RakabganjMorcha #punjabhistory #sikhstruggle #SikhFreedomMovement #sikhleaders #EqualityInSikhism #sikhtradition #khalsapanth #waheguruji #sikhcommunity