Guru Gobind Singh established Damdama in 1705, where he remained for two years until his journey down south to Nanded.Guru Gobind Singh when came to Talwandi Sabo, he was accompanied by many sikhs as he moved further some sikhs went with him while some returned back to their villages and few stayed in Talwandi Sabo to start their families whose decendents are still living around the Gurudwara Sahib.
Guru Gobind Singh blessed a man named Bhai Dalla Singh, and stated that the area, which was a sandy desert, that it would have canals flowing through it and it would have many farms of oranges and pomegranates and lots of vineyards. Bhai Dalla Singh also helped Guru Gobind Singh by sending his private force of 700 soldiers to assist him. He also said that it would be a area of education and business. In the British era many Sikh families travelled to this area to learn Sikhism. It was owned by the Talwandi Sabo family who were an aristocratic landowning family who were able to keep their Jagir by the British.
Punjabi University,
Akal University, established by Baru Sahib Trust and
Guru Kashi University. There are also 111 schools in the village. The main event that gave Talwandi Sabo a pedestal was in 18 November 1966; when Damdama Sahib was made a Takht Sahib and part of the
Panj Takht by the
Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee, subsequently 17 Gurudwaras have been established. ==Demographics==