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The year 2001 the Gurdwara Committee has found a piece of land  near the Haflong Lake and temporarily constructed a shade in that site on 14th April’2001

The Gurdwara Committee, Haflong ,N C Hills now Dima Hasao district  was formed in the year 1999  with an objective to serve the people of all sects and also to preserve reach cultural heritage and to practice the Sikh religious faith. The initiative was taken by the few Sikh youths and the community for construction of a Sri Gurdwara Shaib in the vicinity of Haglong Town.

The need for construction of a Gurdwara was felt since there was no Gurdwara to perform and observe Sikh religious faith Prayer ,Ardas ,Kirtan during the various festival and other occasion while to preserve the basis of Sikhism and the teachings  of Ten Gurus.

Earlier, the Sikh people use to visit temple or perform their religious faith at home and even in public places.

After formation of ‘Gurdwara Committee’ Haflong with an objective to serve the people of all sects and also to preserve and perform the Sikh religious faith. Initially the committee was formed under the leadership of Nirmal Singh (founder secretary) and Harpal Singh (president) and all other members of the Sikh family. Latter ,the committee was registered under the Department of Cultural Affair and Publicity No.198/2000, Autonomous Council and registered under societies registration act XXXI of 1860 No.NCH/260/05 dt.2002. Meanwhile in the year 2001 the Gurdwara Committee has found a piece of barren land near the Haflong Lake and temporarily constructed a shade in that site in the month of 14th April’2001 thus fulfilling the need and aspiration of the Sikh community since long with 100 years land mark of Sikhs in the district. In the year 2016  Patta  for land  measuring 4 (four) kathas situated at Haflong Town -1 was officially  allotted to the Gurdwara Committee, Haflong  with  the approval of Executive  Member ,Revenue  of N C Hills Autonomous Council and Secretary and Revenue officer  to the Revenue and Settlement Department, N C Hills  Autonomous Council.

The construction of Gurdwara Sahib was began with the support of local people and the security personnel CRPF and ARMY like Assam Rifle and well-wishers and grant in aid from the District Rural Development Agency(DRDA),Haflong. Sri Guru Granth Sahib was installed on 25th November ‘2018 during the auspicious day of Prakash Utsav also the celebration of 549th year of Sikhism by the the Gurudwara Singh Sabha, Haflong. The program was held in presence of Sri B.B Hagjer16 (ST) Haflong MLA along with Chairman Haflong Town Committee Anil kr Daulagupu, NCHAC Dy Chairman Him Bh. Chetri, Addl. Dy Commissioner Vikram Dev Sharma, President All Apex Body Committee Kailen Daulagupu, 22 sector Assam Rifles Dy C/O Hardesh Kumar and Om Dutt Sharma apart from members of Lanka Gurudwara committee Gurmeet Singh, Nar Singh and Baljit Singh and Nirmal Singh founder secretary  of Gurudwara Committe, Haflong and members of Gurdwara Singh Sbaha, Hfalong.

On the day of installation of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Nagar Kirtan (Rally) taken out from Gurudwara, Haflong to the main street of the Haflong

Sikh Community in Dima Hasao The Sikhs community  living in the district is since pre and post independence and are from undivided India and settled in Haflong  N C Hills now Dima Hasao district  and were engaged in Business in the main markets of Haflong. The population of Sikhs was micro as there were only  about 12   houses including the Hindu Punjabis. Though the population began to increase with their children’s and some person who came from the Assamese Sikh community from Nagaon district for government job settled in the district apart from the children’s  who served in  government  as teachers, doctor and engaged in business activities. But now the population gradually come down with about 5-7 houses as most of the family left Haflong, Dima Hasao to other places. The Sikhs till today left reminder with many thing like “Limit Bungalow” ( Now NCHAC Guest House) which was earlier residence of ‘Gill’ and others to mention few. The Sikh community in the Dima Hasao district has always been contributing in the society in the field of humanity and assimilated with different community

History of Sikhs in Assam These Sikhs have likely been in Assam for more than two and half century or more. according to Sikhs living in Chaparmukh,Borkola ,Lanka  of Nagaon district of Assam  and elsewhere in  other p[arts of Assam  their forefathers came from Punjab on an invitation from the Ahom king to defend Assamese liberty against the Burmese and laid down their lives at the battle of Hadirachaki (1820-1822). Those who survived did not return to the Punjab but married Assamese women and increasingly identified themselves as Assamese Sikhs over the last two centuries. Their history, which is primarily based on oral tradition, needs further corroboration before it can be accepted as we understand history today. They regard themselves distinctly as Assamese Sikhs and do not generally belong to the Punjabi Sikh community of Assam many of whom are jats [landowner caste] and ramgharias [skilled caste].. Most interestingly, the Assamese Sikhs speak Assamese; marry local girls from their own communities (generally Punjabi-speaking Sikhs do not give their daughters to them). The Assamese Sikhs are mainly rice eaters. Assamese Sikhs are often closer to local Hindu rituals in visits Namgarh (Assamese Temple) even accustomed with Sikhism. But now the Sikhs living in this areas are become established in performing the religious ritual.