Fauja Singh (Gurdaspur, Punjab (British India), May 17, 1936 – Amritsar, April 13, 1978) was one of 13 Sikhs killed at violence during a protest against the Sant Nirankaris in 1978.

[2] After the formation of Pakistan they moved to the village of Gazneepur, which is 6 miles on the Gurdaspur Dera Baba Nanak road.

In 1964, he got baptised by taking Khande di Pahul (also called Amrit Sanchar) at a smagam organised by the Akhand Kirtani Jatha.

The cremation of the 13 Sikhs took place on April 15, 1978, in front of Gurdwara Siri Ramsar Sahib and in the presence of a large congregation of about 25-30,000 people.

[4] In the year 1989, Shaheed Bhai Fauja Singh Charitable Trust was established in city of Amritsar to take care of orphan children of Sikh martyrs and any other orphan children irrespective of their caste and creed.