2. Oldest Gurdwara for Sikh police force
Built by Government of Federated Malay States Police in
1898
Blue and white single storey structure
To cater the religious, social and cultural needs of the Sikh
community who are mainly employed as police
3. Q1. A lengthy explanation
and elaboration on the
history of the place
4. History
British came to Malaya in about 1850, found out most of the
shops in Petaling Street are running gambling, entertainment
business
British bring a big batch of Sikhs from Punjabi, India for security
needs
As a return, British constructed temples for the Sikh police
community to satisfy their hunger towards religious and spiritual
From 1898-1910, theGurdwara was looked after by the serving
Sikh personnel of the F.M.S. Police Force
In 1910, the late Baba Sham Singh was appointed as the first
Granthi for 56 years
He taught religious Sikh knowledge to the Sikh children at the
Gurdwara
9. HISTORY
In 1850’s: British
brought Bachelors from
Punjab to countries
they were colonizing
British started
colonizing Malaya since
1873 (Kaur & Gill, 2018)
Eventually, British
came into Petaling
street
The Punjabs were
brought in to ensure
peace, law and order
(Kaur & Gill, 2018)
The condition given by
the Sikhs :Place of
worship to be built
In 1890, aGurdwara in
Jalan Merbok adjacent
to police station
In 1898: A similiar
concept was put into
building this Gurdwara
in Petaling Street + 8
unit quarters
10. COMMUNITY
Played a vital role to ensure value of the place
Land of the Gurdwara belongs to the Government ( In the 1980's ,
they put an application to get grant)
Government ask Gurdwara to move since the KL 2020 plan was out
Criteria: Move within a radius of 3 KM (There’s a land in Brickfields)
However, Berjaya Group gazetted the land with the monorail project
Offered a few new places
Did not lose hope and is still fighting for the grant of the land which
the gurdwara stands on today
11. Q3. b) Has it been challenged by
the government to give-wayto
the modern development?Why?
