The Kalgidhar Society strives to accomplish the vision of Sant Attar Singh, who in the 1920's, envisaged an educational institution in the Himalayas from where young children equipped with a blend of modern scientific education and spiritual learning would spread the message of peace and universal brotherhood around the globe. The process of fulfilling this dream was initiated in 1956 when his Harvard educated disciple Sant Teja Singh set up a spiritual centre in the remote village of Baru, in the Himalayas and established The Kalgidhar Society. Thirty years later, his disciple Baba Iqbal Singh established the first Akal Academy with just 5 pupils at the same place.