Chronology
A sourced timeline, 1894–1974
Fifteen milestones selected from the KMEC brief and the named source archives. Approximate dates are labeled; devotional anecdotes and disputed succession claims are not used as timeline facts.
15 sourced milestones · dates shown at the precision supported by the source
Life and public work
Showing 15 of 15 sourced milestones.
Birth of Kirpal Singh
Sayyad Kasran, Punjab (now Pakistan) · Verified
The named source chronologies record his birth in Sayyad Kasran, then in Punjab and now in Pakistan.
- Early life
Begins study under Baba Sawan Singh
Beas, Punjab · Verified
The chronology identifies Basant Panchmi in 1924 as the beginning of Kirpal Singh's study under Baba Sawan Singh.
- Baba Sawan Singh
Retires from government service
India · Verified
A biographical introduction in the published teachings records that he retired from civil service on his pension in 1947.
- Early life
Death of Baba Sawan Singh
Beas, Punjab · Verified
Baba Sawan Singh died on this date. The chronology says Kirpal Singh then spent several months in seclusion near Hardwar and Rishikesh.
- Baba Sawan Singh
First public satsang of his mission
Daryaganj, New Delhi · Approximate
The source chronology places the first public satsang of Kirpal Singh's teaching mission at No. 7 Daryaganj after his period of seclusion.
- Ruhani Satsang
Ruhani Satsang established
Delhi · Verified
Ruhani Satsang was established as the organization through which he taught in the Sant Mat and Surat Shabd Yoga tradition.
- Ruhani Satsang
Sawan Ashram established
Shakti Nagar, Delhi · Verified
Land was purchased in June, the first satsang was held there later that month, and the initial Sawan Ashram construction was completed in July.
- Ruhani Satsang
First major world tour
Europe and North America · Verified
Sant Kirpal Singh traveled through Europe and the United States, giving public talks and meeting seekers during his first world tour.
- 1955 world tour
Addresses the ninth UNESCO General Conference
New Delhi · Verified
The source chronology records an inaugural address titled World Peace in the Atomic Age at the UNESCO General Conference in Delhi.
- Unity across religions
Elected president of the World Fellowship of Religions
New Delhi · Verified
At the first World Fellowship of Religions conference, the source chronology records his unanimous election as president.
- World Fellowship of Religions
Second major world tour
Europe and the Americas · Verified
The documented itinerary extended through Europe, North America, and Panama before his return to Delhi at the end of January 1964.
- 1963–64 world tour
Fourth World Fellowship term and Manav Kendra opening
Delhi and Dehra Dun · Verified
The chronology records the opening of Manav Kendra and his fourth election as president of the World Fellowship of Religions during the same period.
- World Fellowship of Religions
- Unity of Man
Third major world tour
Europe and the Americas · Verified
The third tour began in Europe, continued through North and South America, and concluded with his return to Delhi on 2 January 1973.
- 1972–73 world tour
World Conference on Unity of Man
New Delhi · Verified
Sant Kirpal Singh sponsored and presided over a four-day conference bringing religious, social, and civic participants together at the level of shared humanity.
- Unity of Man
- Final year, 1974
Death of Sant Kirpal Singh
New Delhi · Verified
Sant Kirpal Singh died in New Delhi at the age of eighty.
- Final year, 1974