Chief Khalsa Diwan
The Chief Khalsa Diwan is a 117-year-old Sikh organisation, which is the central Organization of various Singh Sabhas spread across Punjab, India. Unlike the Shiromani Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee, the Diwan is an apolitical body and only concerns itself with religious, educational and cultural issues. At present, the Chief Khalsa Diwan Charitable Society runs The organisation was founded with the active efforts of Bhai Vir Singh. History. The Chief Khalsa Diwan was established in 1902 and setting up the Central Khalsa Orphanage was one of its first tasks. The orphanage opened on 11 April 1904. As  with other Sikh organisations, the Chief Khalsa Dewan strongly opposed the partition of India, which many Sikhs thought would create an environment of possible persecution. Local committees and presidents. The Chief Khalsa Diwan Charitable Society has numerous branches, each autonomous but directly responsible to the Diwan Headquarters at Amritsar.