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Niranjan Singh Mehta, who came to be known as Sant Teja Singh Ji later, was born to Bhai Ralla Singh and Ram Kaur at Balowali village (in Pakistan) on 14 May 1877. He passed his postgraduate studies with distinction and followed it up with a degree in law. He then went to Harvard University in the United States for further studies. At the centre of his world was an abiding respect for his mentor a belief that education has to holistically blend science with spirituality in order to make the world a better place to live in. He established the Kalgidhar Trust, Baru Sahib in 1963.

Sant Attar Singh Ji, the most widely known and respected Sant in modern times, was born at Cheema, a village in the erstwhile Jind State (now in Sangrur district of Punjab, India) on 28 March 1866. His advocacy of education for the girl-child, and blending education with spirituality show his sense of foresightedness. Even a century back, he knew that mere scientific education would only lead to destruction, and education of the girl-child would result in the whole family getting educated. Towards that end, he first set up a school for girls in 1906.

Baba Iqbal Singh Ji, M.Sc. Agriculture, Retd. Director of Agriculture, Government of Himachal Pradesh Taking over charge of The Kalgidhar Society in 1965 after his mentor and guide, Sant Teja Singh (MA, LLB, and A.M. Harvard) passed away. Baba Iqbal Singh after retiring in 1987 operationalise the mission of “Combining modern education with faith to produce good global citizen”. He started a one-room school in 1986 with only five students which today is a chain of 129 Akal Academies, two full-fledged Multi-Disciplinary state of art Private Universities benefitting around 70,000 rural ...