[3] Kharak Singh was born in a Sikh family , having passed his matriculation examination from Mission High School and intermediate from Murray College, both at Sialkot, after graduating in 1889 from University of the Punjab (Lahore), of which he was part of the first batch of the then newly established university, he joined the Law College at Allahabad, but the death of his father and elder brother in quick succession, interrupted his studies as he had to return to Sialkot to manage the family property.

[4] After Jallianwala Bagh, Kharak Singh opposed perceived "traitors" within the Sikh leadership and the Chief Khalsa Diwan's pro-British slant.

Mahatma Gandhi, the Ali brothers and Saifuddin Kitchlew also attended the event and advised the Sikhs to throw in their lot with the Congress Party.

In this session Baba Kharak Singh very boldly advocated non-cooperation with the British government and advised his community to join the national forces.

[2] This was a Sikh protest requiring the return of the keys of the Toshakhana (treasury) of the Golden Temple, which had been seized by the British Deputy Commissioner of Amritsar.

On this occasion Mahatma Gandhi sent the following telegram to Baba Kharak Singh:[2] "First decisive battle for India's freedom won.

[2] He was jailed on 26 November 1921 for making an anti government speech, he was sentenced to six months imprisonment on 2 December 1921, but was released on 17 January 1922 when the keys of the toshakhana were also surrendered to him.

[2] Despite the extreme weather conditions of the place, he remained bare-backed until he was released after his full term (twice extended for non-obedience of orders) on 4 June 1927.

A disciple of the Great Gurus is an ideal saint-soldier and is; supposed to fight in the vanguard and face the bullet in the chest and not in the back.

He spoke out in opposition to the Communal Award, which gave a statutory majority to Muslims in the Punjab, and was in and out of jail on several occasions for making speeches that the British government held to be seditious.

[2] His legacy has been forgotten by the Congress party, however the Akali Dal pays minimal tribute to him for being one of the founders of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee.