History
Birth place: Gobind Pur, District Nawanshahar, Panjab
In our village of Gobind Pur, our mahala (area) was called the Fauji Mahala (Army Area). All of the
older generation living in this area participated in World War One and World War Two
Parents: (late) Joginder Singh Nanuwan and (late) Parkash Kaur Nanuwan.
Joginder Singh was in World War Two and was fighting in all European countries. Both mother and
father are amritdhari (baptized Sikhs).
Grandparents: (late) Battan Singh Nanuwan and (late) Harnam Kaur Nanuwan. Both grandparents
were amritdhari.
Battan Singh fought in World War One. He had a bullet in his leg and he retired in 1918. Between the
years of 1920 to 1942, Battan Singh was based in Fiji. He was the Head of Prison in the capital of Fiji
Islands, Suva. Battan Singh was very skilled in the Sikh martial art of Gatka.
Balbinder Singh Nanuwan was born on 19th April 1956 and was educated up to 8th grade in his village
school. He then studied up to metric level at SGHG Khalsa High School Banga. Due to personal
circumstances, Balbinder was not able to further his education. He then did 5 years of training as a
motor mechanic in Ludhiana. After the training, in 1977 he then relocated to Dubai for two and half
years and worked for Wimpy company. In January 1980, Balbinder got married in Derby, England to
his wife, Bibi Kalbinder Kaur. Balbinder has four children (Paramveer Kaur, Harvir Kaur, Hardeep
Kaur, Sandeep Singh) who are all highly educated and working in respectable careers.
Balbinder has two Brothers: Avtar Singh Nanuwan living with his family in Rahon, district
Nawanshahar. Jaspal Singh Nanuwan living with his wife Ramesh Kaur in Derby with his family and
both are amrtidhari. Jaspal Singh is the president of Gurdwara Prabandak Committee Sri Guru Arjan
Dev Gurdwara Derby. One sister Charanjit Kaur married to Akam Singh, who are both amrtidhari,
living with her family in Derby. Second sister is Jasvir Kaur married to Sawarn Singh, living in Toronto,
Canada. 
Balbinder Singh Nanuwan is the eighth generation of Sardar Jamala
Singh Nanuwan (pictured above) from village Bhaku Majra, district
Ropar. At the time of 8th Guru’s death in Delhi, he arranged the
cremation & later carried Guru ji’s bone urn to Kiratpur Sahib. From
there, along with Guru’s family members he reached Baba Bakala as
indicated by the 8th guru. After the cremation ceremony of 9th guru, he
remained in the company of his master on various teaching missions. At
the time of the last voyage of Guru Tegh Bahadur ji to Delhi, he
accompanied the convoy. After the martyrdom of the Guru & Sikhs, he arranged their cremation. He
along with Bhai Jaita and Bhai Uda had found and carried Guru Tegh Bahadur’s severed head to
Anandpur Sahib. Sardar Jamala Singh Nanuwan was also part of the 52 poets of Sri Guru Gobind
Singh Ji (10th Guru). He attainted martyrdom at Chamkaur Sahib in the same battle as Sri Guru
Gobind Singh Ji’s two sahibzadey (Ajit Singh and Jujhar Singh) and forty Sikhs against 1 million Mugal
and Hindu Rajey.
Balbinder Singh Nanuwan is proud and humbled to be part of this lineage.
Balbinder is always kind hearted and always volunteered for the community and humanity. Since
1981, he did a lot of work for the Sikh community in Derby (England). In 1999, he went to Pakistan
for a yatra (pilgrimage) and when he saw all the Gurdwaras, he felt emotional and wanted to
preserve the Sikh history and heritage in Pakistan. After coming back to the UK, Balbinder asked all
the UK Sikhs to make a Kar Seva committee UK and he worked as a treasurer. The president is Avtar
Singh Sanghera from Coventry, jathedar Balbir Singh from Walsall, secretary Joga Singh from
Birmingham, vice-president Harbaksh Singh Sarai, second treasurer and media Rajinder Singh
Purewal from Derby. In 2005, the Kar Seva committee built a new Gurdwara in remembrance of the
Shaheed Singh-Singhnia in the area of Nau Lakha Bazar – Landa Baazar in Lahore. This was a life
changing moment for Balbinder. This place was the butcher place for all Sikhs (Singh, Singhnia and
children) for 100 years in the 18th century. Over half a million lives were lost. This gurdwara was
disputed with the muslim community for over 250 years, who claimed it was Manu’s Mosque. This is
the place called Manu Jail. This is a supreme gurdwara of Pakistan and is a blessing for the Sikh
panth.
In 2018, another Gurdwara named Ball Lilla Gurdwara in Nankana Sahib, was built. Guru Nanak was
playing with his friends as a child at this place. Two residential blocks and langar hall was built in
Tambu Sahib Gurdwara Nankana Sahib. Currently, a new Gurdwara is being constructed by the name
of Tambu Sahib. The Kar Seva Committee UK did a lot of work to preserve the historical Gurdwaras
in Pakistan. So far, there are 37 Gurdwaras open and hundreds of thousands of Sikhs come to visit
from around the world every year. Since 1947, we were the first people to start Kar Seva in Pakistan.
Balbinder Singh is grateful for being blessed with the seva to start this project in Pakistan.
Balbinder Singh Nanuwan spent 5 years researching all of the history
between Khalsa Panth and Lahore Pakistan, after which, he wrote a
book containing over a one thousand pages. He released on 2nd June
2004 at Darbar Sahib complex Amritsar, released by Akal Takht
Jathedar (Gyani Joginder Singh Badanti), general secretary of SGPC
(Manjit Singh Kalkata), Gyani Pooran Singh Ji (Head granthi of Darbar
Sahib), Gyani Bladev Singh (Jathedar of Akhand Kirtani Jatha) and
Harpreet Singh Udukey and all of the Sikh Jatheybandeya. This was
shown live in 26 countries by all of the Indian media. The book has gone to over 150 countries. All of
the profit has gone to charity. This is a must read book for everyone.
In 2012, Balbinder started a new society, Khalsa International Welfare Society (Canada and UK) of
which he is the President of UK and Canada. The needy and poor families in India were helped by
providing shelter, medical assistance, or any other needs. We helped in over 350 marriages for poor
families who could not afford to marry their daughters. A lot of work was also done for widows with
children. We supplied them with over a year of groceries and nice sowing machines. In India, over
1300 families have been helped by the Khalsa International Welfare Society since 2012.
From 2012, free eye camps have been arranged at Tambu Sahib Gurdwara Nankana Sahib. Every last
Sunday of the month, two extra large camps every November, total of 14 camps a year, over 70,000
people are treated every year. People from over 1500 villages come for free treatment every month,
who appreciate the Sikhs doing invaluable seva.
The Khalsa International Welfare Society started Dharam Prachaar Lehr in Panjab with late Gyani
Baldev Singh. A lot of work was done for Sikhi in villages of Panjab, Haryana, Himachal, Jammu
Kashmir, UP, Rajasthan and Delhi. A bus was purchased for the Sikhs and costs were covered for
transport. We covered up to 8500 villages. Amrit Sanchar and Sikhi prachar was done in these states.
Khalsa International Welfare Society has arranged for cold water coolers to be installed in all the
Gurdwaras in Pakistan. All the poor people are given cold water in the burning hot summers.
Thousands of concrete benches were also constructed at all Gurdwaras in Pakistan because the
sangat and nowhere to sit in the Gurdwara complex. Handmade benches were also constructed.
In Nankana Sahib, the education of 30 children have been sponsored and paid for by the Society,
including school fees, books, stationary, summer and winter uniforms, transport from home to
home.
In November every year, the Society go to Pakistan for Guru Nanak Prakash celebrations, helping out
around 50 families, widows and divorced women.
Balbinder has worked for the British Sikh Council UK as a vice president for a few years and has
helped a lot of Sikligar Vanjara, Satnamia, Kabir Panthi, Labana Sikhs. A lot of work was carried out in
Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh by constructing Gurdwaras and houses.
Over 15 different Sikh prayer books have been translated into different languages, along with
meanings and explanations of the prayers, and have been distributed for free. In the Odisha state in
India, the Sikh prayers have been translated in the local language of Odia with the assistance of
Hindu Bibi Sadhna Patri. The costs of translation, translator and transport have all been funded by
the Society. The translated books were distributed to over 60 Gurdwaras in unlimited supply, local
libraries, universities and colleges, all of the politicians, the King of Odisha, and all educated people
and the public. The prayer books are now being translated to the languages of Sindhi, Urdu and
Nepali. All the Panjabi guktas are ready. The prayer gutkas contain all the main prayers for the Sikh
religion. The Society will continue to fund the costs and distribute freely.
In the UK, women who are divorced or who are widowed with two or three children, the Society are
helping them to get remarried. So far, the Society has helped 45 women to remarry and they are all
living a happier life. The Society is also helping out needy people in the UK. The Society has helped
out in Sikh Camps across the UK. Books for learning Panjabi have been distributed in the UK.
In India, the Society have arranged for free Eye camps, Cancer camps, Disabled camps and Hearing
camps, for the public.
This is all being done with the blessings of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji, all 10 Sikh Gurus, Sri Guru Granth
Sahib Ji, as well as the Sadh Sangat around the world. Balbinder Singh is doing seva as a volunteer
and through his passion and desire to see Sikh teachings being spread through the world.
In the past 24 years, Balbinder Singh Nanuwan went around the world. We are greatly thankful to all
the Gurdwaras Prabandak Committees and all the Sadh Sangat around the world.
Balbinder Singh Nanuwan: President of Khalsa International Welfare Society (UK and Canada).
Treasurer of Kar Seva Committee UK
Ex Vice President of British Sikh Council UK
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