Social
worker and Humanitarian Baba Iqbal Singh, breathed his last at Badu Sahib. Due
to bad health, he was admitted to a private hospital in Chandigarh. On Friday itself, he was taken back to Badu
Sahib, where he left for his heavenly abode.
Iqbal
Singh is a socio-spiritual leader of the Sikh community. He was born on 1 May
1926 (age 96 years). He is the Founder
President of The Kalgidhar Trust, The Kalgidhar Society and Baru Sahib. He is
considered to be one of the most significant Sikhs in the world. He was
bestowed with the Sikh Lifetime Achievement Award in 2016. He started Akal
Academy, a school on the foothills of Baru Sahib in the state.
He has
contributed a lot in the education sector. Baba Iqbal Singh, the founder of
Kalgidhar Trust, was awarded the Padma Shri in the field of social service and
education. The President's Office had announced the conferment of Padma Shri to
Sant Baba Iqbal Singh on 26 January itself.
He was yet to be given this honour and before that Sant Baba Iqbal Singh
passed away.