Jasdeep Singh Gill appointed Patron, nominated successor “Sant Satguru” of Radha Soami Satsang Beas
03/09/2024
BEAS (ASR), Sep 2: In a significant development, the Radha Soami Satsang Beas (RSSB), a spiritual organisation headquartered on the banks of the Beas river near Amritsar, on Monday announced that its head Babaji - Gurinder Singh Dhillon has nominated Jasdeep Singh Gill, 45, a doctorate in chemical engineering from Cambridge and an Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi, alumnus, as its patron and 'sant satguru'.
A communication by RSSB Secretary Devender Kumar Sikri said: "Baba Gurinder Singh Dhillon has nominated Jasdeep Singh Gill, son of Sukhdev Singh Gill, as patron of the Radha Soami Satsang Beas Society with immediate effect from September 2, 2024.
"Jasdeep Singh Gill shall also succeed Baba Gurinder Singh Dhillon as the Sant Satguru of the Radha Soami Satsang Beas Society and will have the authority of giving initiation (naam)," Sikri said, adding "Baba Ji has expressed that like he has received full support and love of the 'sangat' after Huzur Maharaj ji, he has wished and requested that the same love and affection be given to Jasd-eep Singh Gill in carrying out his 'sewa (service)' as patron and sang satguru."
Jasdeep Singh Gill stepped down as the chief strategy officer and senior management personnel of pharmaceutical company Cipla Limited, where he worked from 2019 till May 31, 2024. He was also associated with Ethris and Achira Labs Private Limited as a board observer.
Until March 2024, he was a board member of Wealthy Therapeutics. Earlier, he served at Ranbaxy as executive assistant to the CEO and at Cambridge University Entrepreneurs as the president and chairman.
He has a PhD in chemical engineering from the University of Cambridge and a master's degree in chemical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under the exchange programme. He received his bachelor's and master's degrees in biochemical engineering and biotechnology from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi.
It was Baba Gurinder Singh Ji Dhillon is the current Sant Satguru of Radha Soami Satsang Beas (RSSB). Baba Ji is in good state of health and will continue to deliver Satsangs and bestow Naam Daan.
As per offical information the Successor will be addressed as Huzur and it was formally informed as follows:
“Huzur Jasdeep Singh Ji Gill has been appointed as the Patron of all RSSB Societies with effect from 02 September, 2024. He will henceforth perform all functions of the Patron. This has been done as part of the Succession Planning.
Huzur Jasdeep Singh Ji Gill will succeed as Sant Satguru of RSSB in future and will have the authority of bestowing Initiation (Naam Daan) thereafter. Till then, He will remain in attendance with Baba Gurinder Singh Ji Dhillon for the scheduled as well as other Satsangs."
It was informed that Baba ji will continue to hold charge of Satsang Programme, Naamdaan etc and henceforth there will be two chairs, tables for both the present and the future Masters in the meetings.
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