As on May 1, 2008

Rev Paramjit Singh Ahluwalia is a Member of the Executive Committee and has been holding the charge of Resource Mobilization since May, 2007.  Earlier, he was Additional Member Incharge Education (Aided Institutions) since April, 2005.

Paramjit Singh Ahluwalia was born on November 1, 1926 in village Fattehwal, Tehsil Ajnala, District Amritsar (Punjab).   His father, Sardar Harnam Singh Ahluwalia was from a Sikh family and his mother Smt.  Parvati (Mrs. Sartaj Kaur after marriage) was from a Hindu family.   Sardar Harnam Singh Alhuwalia was determined to give good education to his five sons including Parmjit Singh.

Paramjit Singh completed his primary education from the village School and thereafter passed the Matriculation Examination from Govt. High School, Ajnala, from Panjab University Lahore, in 1942.

Paramjit Singh’s maternal uncle was employed in the North Western Railway in Karachi and being very affectionate to his sister, helped her in making arrangements for Paramjit Singh’s further studies in Karachi.   Paramjit Singh, taking advantage of the facilities, completed his Intermediate with Science and then Advance Diploma in Civil Engineering from Karachi.  He also finished his Private Coaching for Graduation in the meanwhile.

Those were the days of Second World War and Paramjit Singh had the opportunity of getting field experience in the Civil Engineering in the projects of "Construction of Low Gunnery School" and "High Gunnery School" of Royal Indian Navy under the Management of Military Engineering Services in Manora Island of Karachi.  He also completed his Administrative training, in "Men & Material Management and Office Work" from there.  During his stay in Karachi Paramjit Singh obtained studentship of AMIE (India) and completed his coaching for Section ‘A’ and Section ‘B’ from BIET, with particular emphasis on applied Mechanics, Higher Mathematics and Structural Engineering.

In early 1947 Paramjit Singh shifted to Lahore, the Capital of undivided Punjab, where his eldest brother, Sardar Jagjit Singh, was working as Sub Divisional Officer in the MES.  Those were the days of turmoil as the Nation was readying itself to achieve independence, which was ultimately achieved, but with a great price, as the country was partitioned.  Paramjit Singh shifted to Amritsar and worked as "Military Estates Overseer" for a short period and then shifted to Delhi where his second eldest brother, was working in the Railways.  Finally, Paramjit Singh was able to get a break-through in the North Eastern Railway at Izat Nagar (near Bareilly) where his cousin was working as Assistant Engineer.  His cousin, O. Yashpaul helped him in getting him posted as Inspector of Works (Trainee) in 1949.

In 1950, P.S. Ahluwalia was selected as Inspector of Works, in the Order of Merit No.  1, through "Open Competitive Examination" of "Railway Service Commission, Allahabad" and was then appointed & posted as such in the North Eastern Railway at Gorakhpur.

In 1955, Paramjit Singh was married in the family of Sardar Gulzar Singh Jaspal and Smt. Harjit Kaur Jaspal of Kapurthala.  His wife Smt. Nirmaljit Kaur Ahluwalia was the only daughter to her parents with four brothers.  She was bestowed with Gyan before Paramjit Singh got married to her.

In 1955, itself P.S. Ahluwalia, got promoted in the next Selection Grade by achieving "Merit Position No. 1" in the selection held by the Railway Authorities.

Mrs. Harjit Kaur, the mother-in-law of P.S. Ahluwalia was a great source of inspiration for him after his marriage and thus he regularly attended all the Annual Sant Samagams at Delhi till 1962.  He was finally blessed with Divine Knowledge in the Samagam in 1962.   By now P.S. Ahluwalia, had two daughters who were studying in the "Convent School of Indian Railways" at Jharipani, Mussoorie.  So he got an opportunity to be at the holy feet of the Satguru Baba Avtar Singh Ji Maharaj at Mussoorie and brief him that he was bestowed with Divine Knowledge, but being posted at Muzaffarpur (Bihar), he is unable to avail Satsang and begged of Satguru for a posting where Satsang is available.

His prayer was answered.   In 1963, on return from leave P.S. Ahluwalia was posted at Lucknow.  Rev Dr. Partap Singh Kanwal, a Mahapursha of repute who had complete knowledge of Gurbani, Geeta and Holy Quran, was available there.  Under the Divine Cover and the Blessings of Satguru Baba Ji received through Rev Dr. Partap Singh Kanwal, a lot of change took place in Paramjit Singh which gave him soothing results in his day to day life.  The posting in Lucknow proved a boon, as during his stay at there, he cleared two Departmental tests, one for the post of Chief Inspector of Works and the other for the post of Assistant Engineer.  As a result he was promoted as Chief Inspector of Works in 1963 and placed on the panel of Assistant Engineers and promoted to that position in 1965.

In 1966, P.S. Ahluwalia had the privilege of undergoing Advance Training in the "Indian Railways Track Engineering" from the "Permanent Way Engineering College of Indian Railways, Pune" and successfully completed the same.  On return from this training he had an opportunity of seeking audience with His Holiness Satguru Baba Gurbachan Singh Ji Maharaj and he begged of him to be posted where Satsang may be available.  This time P.S. Ahluwalia had some different experience to undergo as he was posted at Sonepur, Bihar (known for having the longest Railway Platform in the world), where there was no Satsang. 

One day, on a Sunday, P.S. Ahluwalia, conversed with Satguru Baba Gurbachan Singh Ji through Nirankar and asked Him and wondered as to how is it that he has been posted at a place where there is no Satsang available anywhere around.  The end result was encouraging.  Within one week P.S. Ahluwalia, received a letter from Patna, from Rev.  Dr.  Attar Singh Ji, saying that as per the commandment of Satguru Baba Ji, he has been directed to shift from Ludhiana to Patna to spread the message of truth and that regular Satsang has been started in Patna and he invited P.S. Ahluwalia to attend the same.  This was done by him and Rev.  Dr.  Attar Singh Ji, desired to visit Sonepur on the next Wednesday and this he did.  The same day he declared that Satsang would be held at Shri Ahluwalia's place every Wednesday from 8.00 p.m.  to 10.00 p.m.   Accordingly regular Satsang was started in the official residence of P.S. Ahluwalia, which continued for one year i.e. so long as he remained posted in Sonepur.  P.S. Ahluwalia was blessed with a daughter on a Wednesday at the time when Satsang was going on.

In 1968-69, P.S. Ahluwalia, was detailed for an Advance Training in Administrative System in "Indian Railways Staff College, Baroda". He completed this training successfully and on his return he was posted to Izat Nagar, North Eastern Railway.  Though there was regular Satsang at Bareilly, about 5 K.M. away from Izat Nagar, but it was considered desirable by P.S. Ahluwalia that another centre should be opened in Izat Nagar itself so that Railway staff there could avail of the Satsang at Izat Nagar itself.  This was done in consultation with the Mukhi of Bareilly and thus a new branch was set up.  P.S. Ahluwalia, remained there for two years and availed the bliss of Satguru.

Thereafter, P.S. Ahluwalia was transferred from North-Eastern Railway to Northern Railway and posted at Bikaner.  He remained there from 1971 to 1974.  He was specially lucky that during his stay at Bikaner, His Holiness Satguru Baba Gurbachan Singh Ji paid his first visit to Bikaner.  The Parmukh of Bikaner (Dr. G.M. Saxena) was very kind to Ahluwalia family as with his approval, His Holiness along with Rev. Rajmata Ji showered their blessings in the Railway official bungalow provided to P.S. Ahluwalia.  It was a miracle that when His Holiness's programme of visit was conveyed, the officer living in the immediate neighbourhood was transferred out and his bungalow fell vacant for a short while.  The saints who accompanied His Holiness were accommodated in that bungalow.  So the first ever Samagam in Bikaner was held on the green lawns of Ahluwalia's bungalow.  Thus, Ahluwalia and his family received blessings of the Satguru to the utmost extent.

During his stay in Bikaner, apart from his spiritual responsibilities, P.S. Ahluwalia was entrusted with maintaining the Railway Track and Buildings in his jurisdiction.  There were two special occasions when his services were greatly appreciated.  One was during the Railway Strike in 1974 when almost all the Railway Trains came to a halt but for the portion of the Indian Railways track for which responsibility was entrusted to P.S. Ahluwalia.  Similarly, on another occasion the train services came to a grinding halt between Bikaner and Suratgarh due to heavy sand storm.  P.S. Ahluwalia made sure that the train services were restored within seven days.  For this outstanding performance of P.S. Ahluwalia, his services were greatly appreciated by the Divisional Railway Manager, General Manager, Northern Railway and the Chairman Railway Board.  But Ahluwalia remained steadfastly thankful to the Satguru with whose blessings all these achievements were possible.

By the end of 1974 P.S. Ahluwalia, was transferred and posted to Ghaziabad (U.P.) to look after the challenging portion of the Railway Track between Delhi and Ghaziabad, New Delhi and Ghaziabad, a big Railway Yard at Tughlakabad and Track between Ghaziabad and Saharanpur.  His services were greatly appreciated for improving the Track Maintenance to the highest standards ever for achieving the very smooth and comfortable running of the trains on the track under his jurisdiction.

In 1977, P.S. Ahluwalia, was posted in Ambala where due to heavy floods in the area in 1978, the train services came to a halt.  A portion of the Railway Track was washed away. Here again within the shortest period the train services were restored and P.S. Ahluwalia, was given a cash award by the General Manager Northern Railway and he was elevated to the rank of Divisional Engineer and awarded the title of I.R.S.E. and he was posted at Moradabad.  Thereafter he was finally posted at Ferozepur.  Here he retired as Senior Divisional Engineer (Senior Class I, in Gazetted Rank, I.R.S.E.).  He had the privilege of availing regular Satsang at Ambala as well as Ferozepur.  He too had the privilege of attending Satsang in Ludhiana and Jalandhar which were part of his official jurisdiction.  During his posting in Ferozepur the running of track between Ludhiana and Jalandhar was adjudged the best ever for which appreciation was recorded by the General Manager Northern Railway.

In 1984, P.S. Ahluwalia retired and shifted to Delhi where he had already built a small house on ground floor.  He added first floor and partly second floor.  All the children were settled by 1988 and P.S. Ahluwalia, worked as Consultant to a Construction Firm for two years and then as a Consultant to an American Firm (connected with the Indian Railways) for about four years.

In 1994, P.S. Ahluwalia, finally decided to devote his entire time and energy in the service of His Holiness Satguru Baba Hardev Singh Ji Maharaj and he started Sewa in the Accounts Department.  His Holiness was kind to him and he was awarded Sewa of Mukhi of Model Town, Branch (which P.S. Ahluwalia, established with the help of other Mahapurushas).  Baba Ji was further kind to him and he was blessed and given permission to impart God Knowledge (Gyan).  His Holiness was further pleased to nominate P.S. Ahluwalia, as Member of the Managing Committee of Sant Nirankari Boys Sr. Sec. School, Nirankari Colony, Delhi.

In 2001, P.S. Ahluwalia was nominated as Chairman/President of the Governing Body of N.B.G.S.M.  College, Sohna (the college of Sant Nirankari Mission).  He remained as President for two terms i.e.  2001-04 & 2004-07.  He became a Member of the All India Working Committee in April, 2005.  Simultaneously His Holiness nominated him as Executive Committee Member and posted as Addl. Member Incharge of Higher Education.  From May, 2007 he has been holding the responsibility of Member Incharge, Resource Mobilization.

May Satguru bless P.S. Ahluwalia with more strength and ability to serve the Mission and earn the blessings from Baba Ji and fellow devotees.

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