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'Sanatan Singh Sabha' is a Sikh organization founded in 1873 by some Sikhs called Sanatan Sikhs.^[1] The Sanatan Singh Sabha regards Sikhs to be Hindus by the definition that a Hindu practices karma and bhakti [of God] in any way for the achievement of Moksha. Many Sikhs also worship in Hindu mandirs and participate in Hindu rituals. There are also Hindus, mainly from Punjab, who follow Sikhism, believing that the Guru Granth Sahib is the fifth Veda. Guru Nanak Dev says that the word of the Guru is [also] the Veda.^[2] According to Vish Ayengar, all the spiritual traditions of India are inspired by the Vedas.^[3].
As a reaction to the formation of the Sanatan Singh Sabha, Tat Khalsa (True Khalsa) Singh Sabha was organized by a rival group at Lahore in 1879 [also called Lahore Singh Sabha], and it maintains that it is impossible to be both a Hindu and a Sikh.

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1. http://www.sikh-heritage.co.uk/movements/SinghSabha/Singh%20Sabha.htm
2. Guru Nanak Dev, "Japuji Sahib", verse 5, lines 7 & 8.
3. Ayengar, Dr. Vishwanath: 'Indian Spiritual Traditions', http://www.vish-ayengar.com/, 2001.

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★ Master Tara Singh

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★ Sanatan Singh Sabha