Gurudwaras in Kuala Lumpur

The Gurdwara Sahib Police High Street, as it was originally known, is the second Police Gurdwara to be built in Kuala Lumpur. This Gurdwara was built in 1898 by the Federated Malay States Police (F. M. S. Police). At that time, more than half of the F. M. S. Police were Sikhs. All Sikh Police […]

In early 1942, the Sikh Aroras who formed the Sikh business community, were in the textile merchant trade. These businessmen decided to set up their own Gurdwara in Gombak Lane. A single storey intermediate house was acquired for this purpose near the site of the present City Hall building. The leading men who played an […]

In the early 1930s, there were a few Sikh families who worked as watchmen (security personnel) in the various Engineering Workshops situated in Jalan Chan Sow Lin and the Jalan Sungei Besi area. In June 1937, these Sikhs repaired and converted an old empty house in Jalan Dua off Jalan Chan Sow Lin into their […]

In 1940, the Police Depot, which was situated in Bluff Road (present Bukit Aman), was moved to Gurney Road (now known as Jalan Semarak), Kuala Lumpur. This Depot became the main training centre for Police personnel and recruits. There was an official Sikh laangri (cook) to prepare the meals for the Sikh Police personnel. To […]

The first Gurdwara Sahib was originally located in Cheras, Ulu Pudu. It was made of wooden planks with an attap roof, as was the normal practice in the early days. The Sikh families who lived in the vicinity were mostly cattle owners, bullock cart drivers and farmers. The British re-located the Sikhs and other families […]

In the 1950’s there were only two Sikh families residing in Jinjang, Kuala Lumpur and they were engaged in farming. Sardar Tota Singh of Village Jamel Singh Walla and his family decided to set up a Gurdwara Sahib in his residential premises. The foundation stone of this Gurdwara Sahib was laid by Baba Tehal Singh […]

The Dharamsala Gurdwara is managed by a Trust known as ‘The Registered Board of Trustees of Havela Singh s/o ThakarDas Dharamsala’. This Trust also operates a free medical clinic, which has two paid doctors to treat needy patients. The Dharamsala Gurdwara is located in the Penthouse on the 8th Floor of Wisma ThakarDas and is […]

In the early years of the 20th Century, there were a large number of Sikhs from the Majha, Malwa and Doaba regions of Punjab living in Sentul. Most of these Sikhs were employed in the Central Railway Workshops. These Sikhs decided to build a Gurdwara Sahib in Sentul to serve their religious needs. The present […]

In the late 1880’s, there were a few Sikhs residing in the Sungei Besi area. They were mostly employed in the Police Force or worked as cowherds, farmers and watchmen (security guards). Around 1890, a building committee led by its President, Sardar Lachman Singh, established the first Gurdwara Sahib in Sungei Besi. This Gurdwara was […]

The Sikhs from the ‘Main Duab’ region of Punjab who had settled in Kuala Lumpur decided to establish their own Gurdwara. The ‘Main Duab’ region included Ropar and Kharar Tehsils in the then Ambala District and Villages of Patiala state adjoining the Ropar and Kharar Tehsils in East Punjab. Now this region is represented by […]

By the end of the 19th Century, the Federated Malay States Police were stationed at Bluff Road, which is presently the site of the Royal Malaysian Police Headquarters, and is now known as Bukit Aman. In 1890, the Federated Malay States Government built a Gurdwara Sahib for the Sikhs in the Police Force to serve […]