Bhai Gopal Singh (1883 – 1941), son of Bhai Sunder Singh, was born at village Sagari (district Rawalpindi). When he was barely a young boy, his father and his two elder brothers died. Now, he had to look after the whole family. He had a small shop so he had to work very hard to make both ends meet. By that time the Singh Sabha movement was in its full swing and soon the Gurdwara Reform Movement too began. He made active participation in these movements. He was chosen to the first S.G.P.C. on November 15, 1920. When Jathedar Kartar Singh Jhabbar led a Jatha for the freedom of Gurdwara Punja Sahib (on November 18, 1920), Bhai Gopal Singh joined him. Bhai Gopal Singh was arrested during Guru-Ka-Bagh Agitation too. When on October 12, 1923, the S.G.P.C. and the Akali Dal were banned by the British regime; he was arrested and interned in Lahore Fort Prison. He was released on January 25, 1926, on verbal assurances to act upon the Gurdwara Act 1925. After his release he attended his business and almost renounced active politics. In 1933, when some Sikh elite formed Gursewak Sabha in order to bring cordial relations between Akali factions, he joined and played an active role. Bhai Gopal Singh died in 1941.
(Dr Harjinder Singh Dilgeer)