[2] At the age of five, Shiv Dayal Singh was sent to school where he learnt Hindi, Urdu, Persian and Gurumukhi, Arabic and Sanskrit.

His marriage to Mata Naraini Devi (later called "Radha Ji" by followers and devotees), daughter of Lala Izzat Rai of Faridabad was arranged at an early age.

[5] During Shiv Dayal Singh's childhood, the family also sought the spiritual tutelage of as a living guru from Tulsi Sahib.

Once his brother gained an employment at Indian post office, he left his Persian language job, and joined his father's moneylending business.

[8] He started holding Satsang (spiritual discourse) publicly on Vasant Panchami (a spring festival) in 1861, and continued for 17 years.

His poems in Sar Vachan Chhand Band are replete with emotional appeal - a blending of popular poetic expressions from different languages of north India such as, Khari-Boli, Awadhi, Brijbhasha, Rajasthani and Gurumukhi.

Sir Anand Swarup received a knighthood for the massive social construction work performed at Dayal Bagh.

The major dispute between the two groups is due to two divergent views: The members of Council/Trust claim that Council/Trust is the "parent stock" of Radhasoami faith.