Gurudwaras in Perak

In the 1880’s, there were a few Sikh families in the Ipoh area who worked as dairy farmers and bullock cart drivers. Around 1890, Sardar Hari Singh took the lead in building a Gurdwara Sahib in Club Road to serve the Sikhs’ religious needs. This was the first Sikh Gurdwara Sahib to be established in […]

Around 1940, a few Sikh families had settled at the 11/2 miles Jalan Teluk Intan (Teluk Anson) area near the Bidor Railway Station. Babu Arsa Singh Lalpur and Sardar Naar Singh with the assistance of these Sikhs, built a small Gurdwara Sahib building to serve their religious needs. Around 1950, the British resettled the Sikh […]

Baba Jawala Singh Ji was born in the Village of Santpur Chubki, P.O. Singh Bhagwantpur, Tehsil and District Ropar in Punjab around 1895. His father’s name was Bir Singh. Baba Ji served in the Indian Army for about five years. He started to keep the company of holy men and Sadhus. Baba Jawala Singh did […]

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 […]

The earliest Sikhs to reside in the Gunong Rapat area were mostly employed in the nearby tin mines as general labourers or were dairy farmers and bullock cart drivers. These Sikhs built a Sikh Gurdwara Sahib next to the present site in 1943. This building was a single storey wooden structure with an attap roof. […]

In the early years of the 20th Century, there were a few Sikhs who were employed in the various tin mines around the Gopeng area as general workers or watchmen. Some of these Sikhs were dairy farmers or bullock cart operators. In 1916, these Sikhs built a Gurdwara Sahib in Gopeng, which was very close […]

Around the late 1910s, there were a few Sikhs who were dairy farmers and bullock cart drivers. Some of the Sikhs also worked in the mental hospital that was established later at Tanjong Rambutan. Around 1919, these Sikhs established a Gurdwara Sahib at the present site, which is about 100 feet x 400 feet in […]

In the 1920’s, there was a small community of Sikhs in Batu Gajah who were employed in the various tin mines or were dairN farmers. These Sikhs built their Gurdwara Sahib, a single storey wooden building, in 1927, close to the site of the present Gurdwara Sahib. The Gurdwara Sahib land, was gazetted as a […]

In the early years of the 20th Century, there were a few Sikhs residing in the Jelapang area, mostly employed in the Police Force and various tin mines as general workers and watchmen. These Sikhs built a Gurdwara Sahib, a single storey wooden building with an attap roof in 1908. This Gurdwara Sahib was renovated […]

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. […]

In the early years of the 20′ Century, there were about 60 Sikh families staying around the Buntong area. Most of these Sikhs worked in the various tin mines located nearby or were dairy farmers and bullock cart operators. In 1908, these Sikhs built a single storey Gurdwara Sahib in the area now known as […]

*Inactive* The Gurdwara Sahib Bruas building was acquired around 1918. It is situated on a piece of land, which is about 11/2 acres in size. At that time, there was a flourishing Sikh community in Bruas, many of whom worked in the transport business or were cloth merchants. Most of these Sikh businessmen used to […]