Satguru Uday Singh (Punjabi: ਸਤਿਗੁਰੂ ਉਦੇ ਸਿੰਘ) is the current spiritual leader of the Namdhari community and is headquartered at Takht Sri Bhaini Sahib, Ludhiana.
Anticipating population shifts post-Indo-Pak partition, Satguru Partap Singh had proactively secured a large area of barren land in Sirsa Ranian, Hissar district, to resettle Namdhari Sikhs from western Punjab.
Subsequently, Satguru Jagjit Singh worked especially towards the self-sufficiency of the settled people and the community in general by advancing agricultural development.
He involved Satguru Uday Singh in these efforts and he was given the task of supervising new farm activities in Gola Gokaran area of Uttar Pradesh in 1977.
[7] Due to a different language and previously hostile relations of Punjabi community with local Kannada people, the farm could not be developed to an appreciable extent.
Additionally, the rocky soil, insufficient water availability, poor accessibility and wild plant population in large part of the farm had impeded its development and led to high expenditures.
[1] While carrying forward the practices of Naam Simran (meditation), Gurbani recital and Kirtan (devotional music), he has undertaken many initiatives during his leadership, especially involving the Namdhari youth.
[10] Satguru Jagjit Singh had started the programme of 1.25 million (Sawa Lakh) recitations of Sri Guru Granth Sahib for international peace, which remained to be completed yet.
To accomplish this task, over 100 WhatsApp groups were created, organized by districts, cities, and villages, for Namdhari communities worldwide to monitor the progress of the recitals.
On March 9, 2023, he hosted an inter-religious conference at the Namdhari headquarters in Sri Bhaini Sahib, Ludhiana, bringing together esteemed religious leaders to promote unity.
[16] On July 20, 2024, Satguru Uday Singh hosted the “Interfaith Insights - Building Bridges of Humanity” event in Brampton, Ontario, Canada.
Themes discussed included the universal respect for all religions, the need to practice religious teachings sincerely, and the common goal of promoting peace and welfare.
During this event, Maulana Usmani Rehamani Ludhianavi shared the deep-rooted historical relationship between the Namdhari Sikh and his community, recounting how Satguru Ram Singh Ji had once assisted his forefather, Shah Abdul Qadar, during British persecution after the 1857 Sepoy Mutiny.
Maulana Rehamani also acknowledged Satguru Partap Singh’s efforts in initiating inter-faith dialogues in pre-independent India, at a time when such actions used to be under strict surveillance by the colonial government.
Besides football, Satguru Uday Singh has supported the development of other sports, including Hockey, where he personally attends many of the team's matches;[22] Badminton and Tennis coaching at Sri Bhaini sahib, a center for athletics and multi-sports facilities at Jeewan Nagar.
[23] In January 2019, Satguru Uday Singh planned restoration of the historic 'Buddha Dariya" in Ludhiana, which has been left to a mere stream of polluted water due to years of mismanagement.
An event, titled “Aan Milo Daryao,” was held near the Sewerage Treatment plant on Tajpur Road and aimed to raise awareness about the pollution affecting the water body.
Participants, including prominent figures such environmentalist Sant Balbir Singh Seechewal, and singer Harbhajan Mann, took an oath to undertake concrete efforts to clean the river.
Focusing on providing livelihood security in disadvantaged areas a new project on “Promotion of Rural Women Self Help Group Through Dairy Development” was launched by PNASF, Bangalore on March 31, 2007 in which Satguru Uday Singh was present amongst other dignitaries.
[32] In 2016, Satguru Uday Singh was given permission to bullet proof three of his cars and was accorded Z-plus security from the Indian government[33] after the murder of Mata Chand Kaur[34] and a bomb blast in Jalandhar.
[35] The links of the attempted murder in the car bomb case of 2015 led to questioning of Thakur Dalip Singh by Central Bureau of investigation, India.