Gurudwaras in Malaysia

In the early years of the 20′ Century, the Sikhs around the Siputeh area were mainly tin mine workers, bullock cart drivers, or working in the Police Force. These Sikhs built the first Gurdwara Sahib in Siputeh around 1920. Sardar Khem Singh Roori and Sardar Nand Singh played an important role in setting up Gurdwara […]

In the early years of the 20th Century, the Sikhs residing around the Kopisan, Tambun areas, in the Mukim of Ulu Kinta, mostly worked in the nearby tin mines or were dairy farmers. Around 1915, these Sikhs built a Gurdwara Sahib building at the 5′ Mile Kopisan, Tambun area on former tin mining land. This […]

In the early 1880s, the earliest Sikh pioneers who settled near Kajang were two brothers, Sardar Bhan Singh (later appointed the first Sikh Justice of the Peace in the State of Selangor in 1920) and his younger brother, Sardar Dhan Singh (the author’s father). They were from Village Dalla, Tehsil Jagraon, Ludhiana, Punjab. They established […]

In the early years of the 20′ Century, nearly half the Police Force in Raub town were Sikhs. These Sikhs built their first Gurdwara Sahib in Raub near the police station on the site of the present Bank Simpanan National building. Due to the Gurdwara Sahib’s location, the road leading to the District Officer’s bungalow […]

In the 1930’s, there were a few Sikhs residing around Batu Gajah. They were mainly employed in the various tin mines in this area. So, me of the Sikhs worked as bullock cart drivers or were dairy farmers. In 1940, these Sikhs built a Gurdwara Sahib building on the present site, which is about one […]

In the early years of the 20th Century, there were a large number of Sikhs from the Majha, Malwa and Doaba regions of Punjab living in Sentul. Most of these Sikhs were employed in the Central Railway Workshops. These Sikhs decided to build a Gurdwara Sahib in Sentul to serve their religious needs. The present […]

Around the 1920s, there was a small community of Sikhs in the Banting area. Most of them were employed in the Police Force while others were dairy farmers. To serve their religious needs, these Sikhs and their families used to travel to the nearest Gurdwara Sahib in the town of Klang, which was about 20 […]

Around 1900, there were several Sikh families residing around the Kampong Kepayang area. Most of them were dairy farmers or bullock cart operators while a few of them worked as general labourers. These Sikhs built a Gurdwara Sahib around 1903 on private land belonging to a Malay. This Gurdwara Sahib was located opposite the Kg. […]