Akhand Kirtani Jatha

The Akhand Keertanee Jathaa (AKJ) is dedicated to the Sikh lifestyle. The Jathaa follows a strict discipline in keeping the Rehit of Guru Gobind Singh Jee. They also enjoy an active style of Keertan recited by Sikhs in a collective manner in front of Sree Guru Granth Sahib Jee. This style of Keertan is relatively simple, and the entire congregation devotionally participates in singing along.

Bhai Sahib Bhai Randheer Singh Jee embodied this lifestyle of strict personal discipline. He wrote many articles on Gurbaanee and the Sikh Lifestyle which we hope will inspire you as they have many of us. He was a dedicated Gursikh who fought injustice and always remained in Chardee Kalaa (high spirits).

With this site we hope to provide information on upcoming programs, an area to discuss various Sikhee related topics, audio & video files of various Keertan programs, and articles & books on Sikhee. We hope you enjoy your visit!

Here are the current official AKJ leadership details:

Five Members Committee:

Bhai Harbhajan Singh Jee (Anandpur Saaheb) Bhai Sahib Singh Jee (Ludhiana) Bhai Karam Singh Jee (Tanda) Bhai Hardial Singh Jee (Gurdaspur) Bhai Avtar Singh Jee (Mallian) Jathedaar: Bhai Bakhsheesh Singh Jee (Phagwara)

The roots of this sect are in the movement initiated by Randhir Singh (d. 1961) during the Indian independence movement in the first half of the 20th century. It emerged in ca. 1980.

Randhir Singh (1878–1961) from Ludhiana who vehemently opposed the British rule, was imprisoned by the British authorities. His followers were known as the Bhai Randhir Singh da Jatha. The Akhand Kirtani Jatha was a group that grew from this movement. In the 1970s, it was headed by Amarjit Kaur, whose husband was killed fighting the Sant Nirankaris Sikhs in Amritsar in 1978. An extremist offshoot of the AKJ, known as the Babbar Khalsa, was active in assassinations and religious violence against the Nirankari Sikhs during the 1980s.

The AKJ appears as a group of the Sikh diaspora involved in the Khalistan movement in the 1980s. The AKJ participated in a convention in Slough, Berkshire in 1987.

No estimates on the number of adherents is known. Outside of Amritsar and Ludhiana Panjab, the AKJ appear to have a United Kingdom chapters in Coventry,Birmingham and Derby UK.

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