{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}} {{Use Indian English|date=April 2018}} {{Short description|Sikh charity}} {{More citations needed|date=January 2009}} {{Infobox organization | logo = Pingalwara logo.jpg | founder = Bhagat Puran Singh }} '''Pingalwara''' is a Sikh charitable organization based in Punjab.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Prill |first=Susan E. |title=The Oxford Handbook of Sikh Studies |last2= |first2= |date=27 March 2014 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=9780191004117 |editor-last=Singh |editor-first=Pashaura |pages=223–234 |chapter=19. Ecotheology |editor-last2=Fenech |editor-first2=Louis E.}}</ref>
== History ==
Pingalwara was founded informally in year 1924 by a then 19-year-old Ramji Das who later became famous as Bhagat Puran Singhthumb|Dr. Inderjit Kaur Pingalwara and Harbhajan BajwaPingalwara is officially registered as the All India Pingalwara Charitable Society under the Act 1960, Reg. No. 130. Since the death of Bhagat Puran Singh in 1992, it is headed by Dr. Inderjit Kaur who is a physician by training and also runs a private maternity clinic in Sangrur, Punjab.
== Services ==
=== Almshouse === Pingalwara operates a house for destitutes in Amritsar in northern Indian state of Punjab. It is housed in a three-storey building near the main Amritsar bus stand on the National Highway no. 1, also known as G.T. Road. In this house all the handicapped/diseased people are provided such a shelter that is more like a home. The workers treat all like gifted rather than destitutes. Under the name of this building, there are many other places working selflessly for the same cause that are run by the main organisation. This remarkable institution is the real example of selfless good deeds. Children, widows and old people are able to find that little feeling of love at the most unbearable movements of their lives. The rising number of volunteers show that the people of Amritsar are controlled by the graciousness of the heart.
Currently Pingalwara has facilities for 1080 patients who are fed, housed and looked after thanks to generous support of various philanthropists. The unclaimed bodies of the deceased are donated to Government Medical College, Amritsar for research and teaching purposes.
The main branch houses the Administrative Complex, A Female ward, Children's ward, Rehabilitation Centre, Printing Press, Dispensary, Medical Lab, Dental Centre and the Common Kitchen.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pingalwaraonline.org/about_pingal/branches_main%20branch.htm |title=Pingalwara : Seminar |website=www.pingalwaraonline.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070827072127/http://www.pingalwaraonline.org/about_pingal/branches_main%20branch.htm |archive-date=2007-08-27}} </ref>
=== Environmentalism === Pingalwara is also involved environmental efforts.<ref name=":0" />
=== Literature === The organization publishes books and some book downloads are available for free on its website.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Download Books |url=https://pingalwara.org/download-books/ |access-date=10 May 2026 |website=All India Pingalwara Charitable Society (Regd) Amritsar.}}</ref>
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== External links == * [https://www.pingalwara.org/ Pingalwara Web site]
Category:Amritsar Category:Charities based in India Category:Organisations based in Punjab, India Category:Religious charities Category:1924 establishments in India Category:Organizations established in 1924