Bhinder Kalan

Summary

Bhinder Kalan is a village in Punjab, India located in Dharamkot tehsil of Moga district. Earlier its name was Bhinder, but in 1823, some people from this village settled a new village Bhinder Khurd due to the increase in population and its name was changed to Bhinder Kalan. The village was founded in the 15th century by Sardar Chanan of the Toor tribe on the advice of a sanyasi sadhu Suman. Its PIN code is 142041. The village has a higher secondary school, a girls' high school and a primary school. The village was in media headlines after the village sarpanch was accused of performing exorcism on a teenage girl that eventually led to her death. The village is also notable for being the base of Damdami Taksal's Sampardai Bhindran at the Gurdwara Akhand Parkash Sahib from which many Sikh preachers took their name among whom prominent names are Sant Sundar Singh Bhindranwale, Sant Gurbachan Singh Bhindranwale, Sant Kartar Singh Bhindranwale, Sant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale, Sant Mohan Singh Bhindranwale, Giani Mewa Singh Bhindranwale.