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Mata Savinder Hardev (Nirankari) Biography: Age, Career, Family and Mо

F4U Editorial Desk • Updated October 5, 2026 • 3 min read

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Date of birth12 January 1957

Age61 (at time of death)

BirthplaceDelhi, India

ProfessionSpiritual Leader

NationalityIndian

Marital statusWidowed (at time of death)

SpouseBaba Hardev Singh (m. 1975 6 till his death in 2016)

FamilyDaughters: Renuka, Sudiksha, Samta

Mata Savinder Hardev (Nirankari) Biography

Mata Savinder Hardev (born Savinder Kaur) served as the fifth spiritual head of the Sant Nirankari Mission. Born in 1957 in Delhi, she rose to prominence
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Early life and background

Savinder Kaur was born on 12 January 1957 in Delhi into a Sikh family. Shortly after her birth her parents relocated to Yamuna Nagar, and she was later adopted by relatives Gurmukh Singh and Madan Kaur of Farrukhabad, Uttar Pradesh. She attended the Convent of Jesus and Mary in Waverley, Mussoorie, and later enrolled at Daulat Ram College in Delhi, though she did not complete her degree. From a young age she was noted as a strong student.

Career

Savinder married Hardev Singh on 14 November 1975 during the 28th Annual Nirankari Sant Samagam in Delhi. When her husband became the spiritual head of the Sant Nirankari Mission in 1980, she began to be addressed within the community by the honorific Pujya Mata Savinder. Following Hardev Singh’s death in 2016, she succeeded him as the fifth spiritual head of the Sant Nirankari Mission on 18 May 2016, becoming the movement’s first woman leader in that role.

As head of the mission she led spiritual activities associated with the organization until she stepped down from that role when her youngest daughter, Sudiksha, succeeded her on 16 July 2018. During her leadership she remained based at the Sant Nirankari Satsang Bhawan in Sant Nirankari Colony, Burari, Delhi.

Public profile

Mata Savinder was known within the Nirankari community for her role as a spiritual guide and for continuing the work of the mission after her husband’s passing. In late July 2018 she received the Supreme Spiritual Icon Of The Year award from the Global Order of Dignitaries and Philanthropists (G.O.D.) at an event in Kolkata.

Personal life and family

Savinder was married to Baba Hardev Singh from 1975 until his death in 2016. The couple had three daughters: Renuka, Sudiksha and Samta. She was widowed at the time of her own passing. Her parents are listed as Manmohan Singh and Amrit Kaur, and her foster parents as Gurmukh Singh and Madan Kaur. She enjoyed travelling and is known to have owned a Toyota Land Cruiser Prado.

Later years and death

Mata Savinder lived at the Sant Nirankari Satsang Bhawan in Sant Nirankari Colony, Burari, Delhi. After a period of chronic illness she died on 5 August 2018 at her residence; she was 61 years old at the time of her death.

Latest updates

In the weeks prior to her death, Mata Savinder had been recognized with an award in Kolkata, and leadership of the Sant Nirankari Mission passed to her daughter Sudiksha in July 2018. Her tenure as head of the mission lasted a little over two years.

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Recent Work

Head of the Sant Nirankari Mission

Succeeded Baba Hardev Singh as the fifth spiritual head of the Sant Nirankari Mission on 18 May 2016; her daughter Sudiksha succeeded her on 16 July 2018.

2016-2018
Recipient, Supreme Spiritual Icon Of The Year (G.O.D. Awards)

Awarded the Supreme Spiritual Icon Of The Year by the Global Order of Dignitaries and Philanthropists at an event in Kolkata.

2018
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Career Highlights

  1. Became Pujya Mata Savinder in the Nirankari community after her husband became spiritual head in 1980
  2. Succeeded Baba Hardev Singh as the fifth Guru of the Sant Nirankari Mission on 18 May 2016
  3. First woman to lead the Sant Nirankari Mission
  4. Received the Supreme Spiritual Icon Of The Year award in July 2018
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Mata Savinder Hardev (Nirankari) is publicly listed as married to Baba Hardev Singh (m. 1975 6 till his death in 2016).