Gurudwaras in Johor

By the 1950’s there were a few Sikhs residing in Pontian who were mostly employed as watchmen. Some of these Sikhs were engaged in money lending while others were in private business. To serve their religious needs they decided to build .a Gurdwara Sahib. The inaugural general meeting was held at the Indian Association Hall […]

Sikh personnel and their families, most of whom were in the Police Force, settled in the Muar area in the late 1920’s. To serve their religious needs, they rented the upstairs of a shophouse, which was then located on the site of the present Semangat Motors. Very soon, they left this place and rented a […]

In the 1930’s, there were a few Sikhs in Segamat who served in the Police Force. Some of the later Sikh arrivals worked as watchmen or went into business. On 1st March 1932, these Sikhs converted a shop house, located on the main road in Segamat town, into their first Gurdwara Sahib. The first Granthi […]

The earliest Sikhs in Batu Pahat were mainly attached to the Police Force. A few Sikh families were involved in farming and cattle rearing. In the early 1900’s, these Sikhs rented a shop house in Simpang Rantai and renovated the premises to be used as a Gurdwara Sahib. In 1933, this Gurdwara Sahib was relocated […]

Sant Baba Nahar Singh Ji Sunehranwale was born in the Village of Daudhar, District Moga, Punjab. He has been involved in community and religious projects for many years. Baba Ji has been instrumental in building numerous schools, colleges, hospitals and Gurdwaras in India, America and Britain. To keep the spirit of Sikh history, religion and […]

The Sikhs settled in the State of Johor in the late 19th Century. Most of them were employed in the Police Force and some of them served in the Johor Sultan’s Guards. On 5th April 1916, the Sikhs requested for a piece of land from the Johor Police Commissioner to build a Sikh Gurdwara. On […]

In the 1930’s, Kluang was a small railway town. There were about 100 Sikhs in Kluang employed in the Police Force while others were bullock cart owners or dairy farmers. Toki Sunder Singh Sidhu (Village Chandriwala, Faridkot), a prominent resident of Kluang, was the main driving force to rally the Sikh community to build a […]