Serving the Hindu community of Singapore.
The Singapore Hindu Sabai is a registered charity working for the religious, cultural and social welfare of Hindus in Singapore — through guidance on custom and rite, support for families in hardship, and help for students who need it.
Four kinds of help, offered quietly and without fuss.
Guidance on Hindu custom and rite
When a family faces a funeral, a naming, a marriage or a question of observance, there is often no one to ask. The Sabai advises members and the wider Hindu community on religious practice, customs and traditional matters.
Ask a questionEducation support
Scholarships, bursaries and grants for Hindu children from families who need help continuing their education.
Eligibility and how to applyFuneral assistance
Help with funeral expenses for the destitute, for orphans, and for members of the Hindu community in hardship — so that no one is denied last rites for want of money.
Request assistanceCulture and learning
Talks by scholars and practitioners, community performances, and publications on Hindu culture and philosophy.
What's onA long record of speaking for the community.
The Sabai has represented Hindu interests in Singapore across generations. In 1976, when the Government moved to close the crematorium operations at Upper Aljunied Road, the Sabai petitioned the Minister for Social Affairs to secure a site where Hindu families could continue traditional firewood cremation. Work of that kind — practical, unglamorous, and on behalf of people who have no other voice — has been the Sabai's purpose from the beginning.
The Straits Times, 13 September 1976 — the earliest press record we have been able to find.
What's happening
Talks, festivals, community performances and member meetings.
New events are announced here and on our Facebook page.
Your giving goes directly to families.
Contributions to the Sabai fund bursaries for students, assistance for families arranging funerals, and the cultural and educational work that keeps Hindu practice alive in Singapore.