Ram Singh (born 3 February 1816) born at Riayan (Sri Bhaini Sahib), a small village in District Ludhiana (Punjab). He was a religious leader and social reformer, a spiritual teacher and national leader and the first Indian to use non-cooperation and boycotting of British merchandise and services as a political weapon. He was the religious leader of the Namdhari (Kuka) sect of Sikhism. Satguru Ram Singh launched his revolt against the British on 12 April 1857 by hoisting a white flag of freedom and announced a programme of far-reaching significance. Ram Singh initiated women with the Amrit Sanchar.