The Diwan
was founded Sikhs originating from the Doaba region of the Punjab.
Doaba, the land in the Punjab between the two rivers, the Sutlej and
Bias. Sometime in 1927, about fifty of these Sikhs from Doaba got
together and banded themselves into an association. Their financial
position did not enable them to purchase a premises for the Gurdwara.
So they rented a premises which they used as their 'club-house' were
they could meet and gather from time to time. As years went by, the
membership increased.
On the 11th
of May 1934, the Sri Guru Granth Sahib was installed into their
club-house which at that time was a rented premises at 63 Queens
Street. From then on, gurdwara shifted to Terrace.near Newton and
then to along Norfolk Road for various reasons. However, in 1991,
the temple bought one and half floors (3 units) of a seven storey
building which houses associations at Lorong 29, Geylang Road for
about S$1.2 million. The new temple premises boasts a large prayer
hall.