S.Avtar Singh was born on 22nd November 1930 and was a native of Faisalabad, Pakistan. He completed his graduation from Randhir College of Kapurthala. He pursued his LLB at Law College Jalandhar after working as a clerk in Punjab Civil Sector. He was appointed as a District Welfare Officer in Gurdaspur, Amritsar, Ludhiana, Patiala after […]

S.Avtar Singh was born on 22nd November 1930 and was a native of Faisalabad, Pakistan. He completed his graduation from Randhir College of Kapurthala.

He pursued his LLB at Law College Jalandhar after working as a clerk in Punjab Civil Sector. He was appointed as a District Welfare Officer in Gurdaspur, Amritsar, Ludhiana, Patiala after which he was promoted as a Regional Welfare Officer.

From Assistant Director, he rose to the position as Joint Welfare Director of PUNJAB.

This Passionate social worker later established the Bapu Charitable Trust in 2002 to promote noble causes of social work. In 2008, he donated more than 4 acres of Land to Kalgidhar Trust Baru Sahib to carry forward the mission of imparting Value Based Education.

His land was used for the construction of Akal Academy, PeerBaksh wala, a CBSE Affiliated Institution imparting quality based education to 464 students.

He left for the heavenly abode on the 10th October 2015. May his soul rest in peace.

For a man true wealth is the good he does in the world. For these acts go all the way, right up to their last breath!

~ Tapasleen Kaur
~ New Delhi, 23rd Oct ’15