What is Sadhu Sundar Singh?
{{copyedit|date=March 2024}} {{Infobox clergy |name=Sadhu Sundar Singh |image=SadhuSundarSingh.jpg |image_size=200px | |birth_date={{Birth date|df=yes|1889|09|03}} |birth_place=[[Ludhiana]], [[Punjab Province (British India)|Punjab]], [[British Raj|British India]] (<small>present-day [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], [[India]]</small>) |death_date=unknown |death_place=[[Himalayas]] |education=Anglican College, [[Lahore]] Ewing Christian School, Ludhiana, Punjab, India }} [[File:Sundar Singh.jpg|thumb|Sadhu Sundar Singh with [[Nathan Söderblom|Archbishop Nathan Söderblom]], during his stay in Sweden]] '''Sadhu Sundar Singh''' ([[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]: {{lang|pa|ਸਾਧੂ ਸੁੰਦਰ ਸਿੰਘ}}) <small>([[Gurmukhi]])</small>''';''' {{lang|pnb|{{Script/Nastaliq|سادھو سندر سنگھ}}}} <small> ([[Shahmukhi]]) was</small> Born on 3 September 1889.He was an [[India|Indian]] [[Christian]] [[missionary]]. He is believed to have died in the foothills of the [[Himalayas]] in 1929. ==Early life== '''Sundar Singh''' (born 1889 – disappeared 1929) was an Indian Christian missionary and religious figure. He was born into a Sikh family in [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], India. During his childhood, Singh attended a Christian school, where he was exposed to Christian teachings. He was also influenced by Hindu and Sikh [[Religion|religious]] traditions through interactions with holy men. At the age of 14, Singh experienced a personal crisis following the death of his mother, leading him to rebel against religion. Contemplating suicide, he reportedly prayed for divine intervention, after which he claimed to have had a vision of Jesus Christ. This experience profoundly transformed him, and he decided to embrace Christianity. Despite opposition from his [[family]], Singh was baptized into the Christian faith at the age of 16. He subsequently dedicated his life to missionary work, traveling extensively to share his faith and spiritual teachings. ==Missionary travels== Taking the title [[Sadhu]], Sundar began to travel within [[India]] and [[Kashmir]]. He