With foresight and prudence, Satguru Ram Singh Ji recognised that the Sikh kingdom — won across the eighteenth century through trial, tribulation and sacrifice — risked dissolving as the values and tenets of Sikhism eroded, both within royalty and society at large. What followed was a quiet, disciplined programme of social reform: against caste distinction, against the dowry system, in favour of widow remarriage, women’s education, and the dignity of labour.