Sant Attar Singh Mastuana Wale, a prominent Sikh Preacher of time, invented Dharna as a method to teach Gurmat Principals and meanings using simple words. Understanding Gurbani was a not easy due to their illiteracy.
In earlier days, Farmers and House-Ladies of Punjab use to sing folks and other meaningless songs while farming and doing house hold activities. Dharna is old and tradition of singing poetic compositions to explain the meaning of Gurbani in simple words.
