Baba Gurmukh Singh (6.1.1896 – 19.6.1984), son of Bhai Kalu, was born at village Dalel Singh Wala (district Bathinda). In 1914, he joined the British Indian army. He was appointed Granthi. He resigned the army after a service of five years. When Gurdwara Reform movement began, he made active participation in it. He was arrested for making a speech. He served one and a half year in jail. In 1935, he joined the Jatha of Baba Nand Singh, who had set up his Dera at Dera Baba Jassa Singh, at Patiala. Baba Gurmukh Singh spent rest of his life preaching the Sikh mission. He initiated a large number of Sikhs. In 1973, he was nominated as a member of the Singh Sabha Shatabadi Committee. In 1975, he was given Siropao at Akal Takht Sahib for his services to the Sikh Panth. In 1984, he visited the U.S.A. The news of the attack of Darbar Sahib by the Indian army (June 4, 1984) affected him a lot. Within a few days, he died of a heart attack in New York.
(Dr. Harjinder Singh Dilgeer)