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'''The Five Holy Takhats & the Guru Granthi Today''' In India today there are five historical Thrones of the Guru called Takhats which are ruli

...ge, but also an official language of India. It has a similar position in [[India]] to that of Latin and Greek in Europe, and is a central part of [[Hindu]]/ ...ted orally for several centuries before they were written down in medieval India.

...d north India traditionally followed the Islamic style of architecture but today the term is used to refer to a large traditional high walled building usual

...D KIRTANI JATHA PERFORMING LIVE FROM PRABH MILNAE KAA CHAAO GURDWARA MOGA, INDIA. ...WA SINGH JEE TARMALA BROADCASTING LIVE ON SIKH CHANNEL UK & EUROPE SKY 840 TODAY (08/01/11) AT 2.30pm – 5.30pm.

[[Bhagat Ravidas]] Janam Asthan, Seer Goverdhanpur, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India is called Dera Sach Khand and is the focal point of pilgrimage for follower ...si, India is the ultimate place of pilgrimage for the followers of Ravidas today.

...ssion by extremist Mullahs, his poetry soon disappeared from the horizons. Today, whatever we know about this ‘forgotten poet’ is much due to Baba Malan ...e died in the mid 1st half of 20th century, perhaps around 1926 in Punjab, India. The village ‘Jyotishah Alampur’ of Indian Punjab is named after him.

A Gurdwara stands at the site of his historic samaadh in Musapur village today. He is believed to have been the founding father of the Sian (also spelt Se ...ss Punjab and India, giving rise to the four main Sian lineages that exist today.

...a ferocious storm at sea (probably a typhoon, for which the waters around India are well known) made a promise to Waheguru of the contents of his money bel As we all know today the successful trader had 500 golden Mohurs in that belt. Now while many no

...o Devi, Jammu is one of the most famous pilgrimage tourism destinations in India. Once a seat of the Dogra Rajput dynasty, Jammu came under the control of [ ...he Mountain Kingdom as both India and Pakistan claim the State, over which India still holds all but the small portion captured by the Pathans in 1947.

...u Gobind Singh moulded the Sikh religion into its present form that we see today with the formation of the [[Khalsa]] in 1699 and completed the final layout

...{W|Braj Bhasha}}. Braj, though never a clearly defined political region in India but is very well demarcated culturally, is considered to be the land of Kri ...alect of Hindi, and was the predominant literary language of North-Central India before the switch to Khariboli in the 19th century.

...ital of the Leh District in the state of [[Jammu and Kashmir]], northern [[India]]. Historically, it was the capital of the Himalayan kingdom of [[Ladakh]]. ...ones teeth, which took root and was the first tree to grow in the region. Today that same [[Guru Nanak Tree|tree]] is an attraction in Leh.

...eastern extremities of Rajasthan and the southern extremities of Haryana. Today Braj Bhoomi can be seen as a cultural-geographical entity rather than a pro ...he Hindi literature was developed in Brij in the medieval period. However, today Khariboli dialect has taken its place as the predominant standard dialect o

...is plant ([[Cannabis sativa]]). The plant grows wild throughout [[Northern India]], Pakistan and the [[Himalayas]] (its putative origin) and is an important Despite this long history, in India charas was made illegal in the 1980s and draconian sentences were introduce

...Two of these political units are in Pakistan and the remaining five are in India. ===East Punjab (India)===

...ated in the heart of New Delhi, India Gate was originally known as The All India War Memorial. ...tue of King George V had stood under the now-vacant canopy in front of the India Gate; the Statue now stands in Coronation Park.

...t a function organised by Bhai Vir Singh Sahitya Sadan in [[New Delhi]], [[India]]. The French Cultural Secretary in New Delhi, Dr. Jean Marie Lafont and Si ...th”'' meaning ''“All Sikhs are commanded to take the Granth as Guru”''. So today if asked, the Sikhs will tell you that they have a total of 11 Gurus. ( 10

...s is a famous charitable hospital based at Secunderabad in Andhra Pradesh, India. The Gurdwara Sahib, Secunderabad, and Guru Nanak Charitable Trust opened t Andhra Pradesh, India

...ntonment is a cantonment town in Firozpur district in the state of Punjab, India. It is located adjacent to and south of the city of Firozpur. ...kh War, Firozpur Cantonment played a key role for the British Indian Army. Today, it is a Divisional headquarter for the Indian Army.

...and Bangladesh in the east, and the uplands of the Deccan plateau in south India. ...nt. Reduced subsequently, especially during the East India Company rule in India, to the region in and around Old Delhi, the empire was formally dissolved b

...cur just in India. It is a phenomenon, which occurs across the whole world today. Why are women’s surnames changed? The reason is family linkage. Surnames Sikh women are today demanding equal rights. Rightly so. However, they fail to realise that they

...teel' should not be confused with the steel blades, cars or frying pans of today, made possible by production processes of the late nineteenth century. * Instructive video on metal making as used in the early swords of India and Japan, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDbg1aikq1I

...m the other major religious group, encompassing the "Dharmic" religions of India and the "Taoic" East Asian religions—both terms being "parallels" of the

...eatures/tp-metroplus/article2468845.ece|work=The Hindu | location=Chennai, India|date=20 September 2011</ref> He believes that today's youth likes fast-paced stories which are either larger than life{{citatio

...''' is one of the oldest and busiest markets in central north [[Delhi]], [[India]]. The area is in the historically important Shahjahanabad (Old Delhi) and ...freely practice his or her own religion without interference or hindrance. Today, we tend to take this freedom for granted – but in 1675, when all of the

Mair Rajputs or Maid Rajputs is the name of a Sikh Punjabi caste in India from amongst the Punjabi Rajputs. They are Sikh by religion and comprise of ...ry businesses. "Sunar, Soni" is a Hindi word for Goldsmith and Jeweler. In India, a metalworker who specializes in working with gold and also at the same ti

...gistered super tanker was arrested, along with the tanker's Chief Officer, today (Dec 10) by a South Korean court, which reversed an earlier ruling by a low '''From The Press Trust of India:'''

...renowned ''"Kitab-ulHind"''. Even today groups of Hindu pilgrims come from India to visit it regularly to worship.

...D KIRTANI JATHA PERFORMING LIVE FROM PRABH MILNAE KAA CHAAO GURDWARA MOGA, INDIA. ...WA SINGH JEE TARMALA BROADCASTING LIVE ON SIKH CHANNEL UK & EUROPE SKY 840 TODAY (08/01/11) AT 2.30pm – 5.30pm.

Today India banned smoking in public places, leaving public health officials with the t In the West smoking has been banned on airplanes for some twenty years and today a pack of cigarettes costs almost five dollars with ever higher taxes being

...a type of long shirt or tunic, which was once very popular in India. Even today one can see Hindu, Sikh and Muslim ascetics and holy persons wearing a 'Cho In India, many families perform a religious ceremony during which clothes are put on

...predicted that one day this boy would be amongst the prominent artists of India. ...client has to wait for over 18 months. He has orders coming from all over India and abroad.

...ment found in two forms throughout the north, central, and east regions of India. It is a young instrument by Indian terms, being only about 200 years old. A. R. Rahman has been one of the composers in India who has used the Dilruba in his works like "Dil Se" and "Vande Mataram".

...His family moved to the Indian side of the border after the separation of India and Pakistan. ...after which he studied at the Gurmat Missionary Collage in Ropar, Punjab, India.

...a species. For example, there are more than 3,000 species of snakes known today. But many more species might have been living in the past, and are now exti ...a species. For example, there are more than 3,000 species of snakes known today. But many more species might have been living in the past, and are now exti

...[Gurdwara Lakhpat Sahib|Gurdwara Pehli Patshahi]], Lakhpat, [[Gujarat]], [[India]]}}]] ...Lakhpat is the last town situated at the western end of [[India]], on the India - Pakistan border, at the junction of Kori creek and Rann of Kutch. Lakhpat

...sm]], written by Simran Kaur Arneja, a 27 year old [[Sikh]] from Mumbai, [[India]]. This book is the result of the writer's personal discovery of Sikhism, w ...rtantly how we can use those beautiful and timeless teachings in our lives today and attain ultimate bliss. The writer hopes to make the book available thro

...Sherwani are said to be one of the largest family names of MalerKotla even today. It was the tribal leader Sheikh Sadruddin Sadr-i-Jahan, who in 1454 marr Today Malerkotla is the only place in East Punjab (India) that has a majority Muslim population, with 55% percent of the residents

...s the leader of the Damdami Taksal, a Sikh religious group based in Punjab India during the late 1970's and early 1980's.

...dwara.jpg|thumb|Baba Jai Lal Ji Gurdwara, at Jalandhar Cantonment, Punjab, India]] ...ge of Patara (near the city of [[Jalandhar]], [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]], [[India]]) to a [[Ramgarhia]] family. His father's name was Bhagtoo and his mother'

...oordarshan. His low budget Flop Show show in early 90's is remembered even today. one of his co-actors Vivek Shauq has been most successful from Flop Show d ...s gift of inducing humour to highlight every day issues of middle class in India. Bhatti's satire on Punjab police called Mahaul Theek Hai (1999) was his fi

...g will hear his first cases today. [[Rabinder Singh]] QC, 39, who will sit today as a deputy (part-time) high court judge, is also thought to be the younges ...hearing a number of applications at the Royal Courts of Justice in London today for permission to challenge immigration decisions.

...to make peace with [[Maharaja Ranjit Singh]] than to engage him in a war. Today the pier has been revamped and houses many restaurants, ect. ...the paving stones of the old streets in London were cobbled of granite in India to be used as ballast to steady the ships in heavy seas. Often reloaded th

...Prince" as in Rajasthan where the word "Kuwar" means prince. In Rajasthan, India 'Kuwar' (from Sanskrit Kumĝra) is commonly used to refer to a prince, and Some Sikhs today have chosen to retain their traditional caste-system based family names in

...cieties, confined prior to the migrations of 1947, mainly to north-western India, were the Sahajdhari Committee of Multan, Guru Nanak Sahajdhari Diwan of Pa ...dispersed in the country. Their India-wide forum was the Sarab Hind (All-India) Sahajdharis Conference which rotated from town to town for its annual sess

...da.jpg|thumb|250px|right|{{cs|'''Bhathinda District in [[Punjab state]], [[India]]}}]] ...some 50 km from [[Bathinda]], in the state of [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]], [[India]]. It is the largest city in the [[Faridkot District]] and has a large cott

...y [[Sanskrit]] grammarians since Patañjali to refer to dialects of North [[India]] that deviate from the norm of Sanskrit grammar. The term apabhraṃśa in The term Prakrit (which includes Pĝli) is used for the popular dialects of India which were spoken until the 4th - 8th century, but some scholars use the te

...gements at 8 to 12 years of age are not uncommon in some interior parts of India. The wedding is performed a couple of years after the engagement. After the

...s spelled Panjabi) is the official language of the [[Punjab]] regions of [[India]] and [[Pakistan]]. It is an Indo-European language of the Indo-Iranian sub Punjabi culture, much like its Bengali counterpart, suffered a split between India and Pakistan during the Partition of 1947. As such, Punjabi language and cu

...haheed Bhagat Singh’s]]''' statue stands outside Parliament House, Delhi, India.]] '''[[New Delhi]], [[India]]. August 15, 2008''' A larger than life statue for a larger than life hero

...re notable prospects mostly because they are prospects. They’re both from India - students at the Guru Govind Singh Sports College - who entered The Millio ...s after the duo emerged winner of the "Million Dollar Arm" contest held in India, in which more than 30,000 Indian youth participated.

...re removed and taken away by Pakistan army and have not been returned till today.

...tly Muslim, while many Sindhi Hindus imigrated to [[India]] when [[British India]] was divided in 1947. ...was not uncommon for the Sindhis to make their first son a [[Sikh]]. Even today the Sindhis worship Guru Nanak with the same fervor that they accord to, Sh

...orway in the early 1970's. There are about 2500 registered Sikhs in Norway today, most live in Oslo and Drammen. Gurdwara Alnabru was opened in 1983 and bec ...organization, but try their best to follow the rules set for Gurdwaraer in India.

...anded.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Gurudwara Damdama Sahib (Nanded, Maharashtra - India)]] ...e worlds left the Punjab on his way to visit with Sangats in the south of India. Traveling with an entourage of Sikhs he reached Rajasthan, after passing

...ngat.org/2009/08/india-and-pakistan-celebrate-62nd-independence-day081947/ India and Pakistan celebrate 62nd Independence day] ...basis of religion, with Pakistan (later declared) as an Islamic state and India as a secular one.

...i of Mahabharta fame. Located in the ancient Panchal range of Mountains in today's Jammu & Kashmir, it has become the scene of a dispute between its Muslims ...es and blood to defile Hindu and Sikh temples, but while the newspapers of India and Jammu tell stories of the arrests daily of militants captured with larg

...ctices considered very beadabi to Sikhs. That they fought this practice in India's first peaceful morcha, ''only on their part (as thousands were brutally k Today 2200 acres of land is attached to the Gurdwara's holdings. The building is

...da.jpg|thumb|350px|right|{{cs|'''Bhathinda District in [[Punjab state]], [[India]]}}]] ...f the oldest and most famous cities in [[Punjab]] state of north-western [[India]]. The old town was called Vikramgarh during the pre-Muhammadan period. Tra

...became the King of India. During that period a mutiny had started in South India. To bruise the mutiny he started to move towards south with his army and al ...ich or poor, belong to high caste or low caste. Even the mughal emperor of India at that time Akbar when came to have a view of Guru Ji he had to also sit i

...the foreign hand. Her government was doing its best but what could it do? India was under threat from foreign powers who were meddling in our affairs. ...very campaign against them (Bofors? Oh, that was a CIA plot to destabilise India, etc etc) and for nearly every failure to control law and order.

...was born in Jandiala Sher Khan, Sheikhupura District, Punjab is popular in India and Pakistan, especially in the Punjab region. His mausoleum is a place of pilgrimage today, especially for those in love. A consummate artist, deeply learned in Sufi

It’s Punjab today, it could be the rest of India tomorrow.

...d only such reports as had nothing to do with the policy of the British in India. News about disputes and disturbances in Maharaja Ranjit Singh's territorie

...w houses and fortifying the town. [[Rawalpindi]] being on the highway into India, was a vulnerable possession exposed to attacks of Afghan invaders, but Mil ...d soon Rawalpindi became the largest British military garrison in India. Today the city is the Headquarters of the Army of Pakistan.

- Sikh leads made a lot of promises by Brahman- India, that if Sikh join India they will be are not happy being with India.

...ley towards Leh. This river merges into the [[Indus]] near [[Magnetic Hill India]] in Leh . This frozen ice highway, known as the Chador road since olden ti Today the 'Dogra' fort built by [[Zorawar Singh]], any connection with the Sikh E

...aga]] (composition) that appears in the [[Sikh]] tradition from northern [[India]] and is part of the Sikh holy scripture called [[Sri Guru Granth Sahib]] J ...t raga is not equalled. Raga Darbari Kanada is assumed by many to be North India's greatest raga. There are a number of ragas in the Kanada family of ragas.

...a municipality in South 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Autho ...en he returned from his Chicago visit. The anniversary is still celebrated today with great zeal.

... aka Teen Murti (India: Bengali title) ... aka Today's Era

Who planned this mass murder of the Sikhs in Kashmir (India), and why did it coincide with President Bill Clinton’s visit, only time ...rmy uniforms chanted ‘Jai Hind, Aaj Hamarai Holi Hai," (Victory for India, today is our Holi).

...t vigil is planned in his honor. He is survived by his parents who live in India. ...- who was a temporary employee and needed money to go visit his parents in India -- was just like a member of the family.

...Kirtani Jatha]] performing live from Prabh Milnae Kaa Chaao Gurdwara Moga, India. ...K & Europe Sky 840 today (08/01/11) at 2.30pm – 5.30pm. Live world wide in India MH1 8pm - 11pm and on www.wahegurulive.com!

...ees as only small shrubs and bushes would grow at the high, arid altitude. Today the Guru's sapling has grown to be the biggest tree in the city. ...d the tree, as daily millions use neem twigs to clean their teeth. One of India's richest men has built a fortune in no small part on his business which us

...ple who live in this region. This area is situated in North West part of [[India]] and North East [[Pakistan]] and includes the cities of [[Amritsar]], [[La The Punjabi people suffered a split between India and Pakistan during the Partition of 1947. However, Punjabi language and cu

...e Punjab Assembly from the Tanda as a candidate of the Republican Party of India in 1967. He became Deputy Speaker when the Akali Dal-led coalition Governme ...York Times proclaiming an Independent Sikh state. In 1977, he returned to India, but he migrated again to Britain in 1979. In London, Chauhan created an or

...Giani Gurbachan Singh, in the presence of thousands of Sikhs who gathered today to pay respect to the victims. ...carefully planned, orchestrated and executed massacre of Sikhs throughout India in November 1984.

...made by a devotee to the Guru. It has been a common practice especially in India, for one going to make obeisance to a saint, teacher, the deity, or king to ...s to pay homage and to perform religious devotions. The word in common use today is dasvandh or onetenth of the income which every Sikh is expected to contr

...esent name: the Residence. Lord Dalhousie, the British Governor General of India, however, refused Ventura`s demand to be paid the price of the building . It occupies today a section of the Punjab Government Secretariat, and the tomb of Anarkali ha

...olourful and exotic birds fly in from as far as Siberia. It is also one of India's leading in-land sweet water fish market and home of varied wild life. The ...the Villa Buona Vista whose design is reminiscent of French architecture. Today it is inhabited by the present descendant of Maharaja. The lake is not just

...admirers of Guru Tegh Bahadur ji and having no male heir they had crossed India seeking Guruji's blessings for the birth of a son. The diminuative elephan ...a Sahib]] the Guru was even able to add beautiful gardens during his stay. Today the fort of Paunta is a popular summer destination for Sikh Pilgrims and ot

...ngh Mann''' (Punjabi: ਸਿਮਰਨਜੀਤ ਸਿੰਘ ਮਾਨ) (May 20, 1945) was born in Simla, India. He was educated at the Bishop Cotton School, Simla and the Government Col ...ad the peaceful struggle in [[Punjab]] to achieve a “buffer state” between India and Pakistan.

...ated in the village of [[Basarke]] in [[Amritsar District]], [[Punjab]], [[India]]. [[Guru Amar Das]] ji was named next Guru by Guru Angad Dev ji, but Datu ...ented and returned with the Sikhs. The hole in the wall is still preserved today inside the Gurdwara Sahib. Gurdwara Sahib is situated on the Amritsar-Chaub

...ad to his horse. Nihangs showing such respect for horses can be found even today some Nihangs when they see hawks exclaim “Va-eh Guru!” for the hawk rem ...this Sikh Samparda are today found through out India and Sikh Diaspora. In India this Samparda runs Bhai Daya Singh Charitable Trust and Bhai Daya Singh Int

...a person that follows the religion of [[Hinduism]], which was founded in [[India]] some 5000 years ago. Hinduism contains set of faiths made by different pe ...derogatory term Hindu as a black person doesn't apply to the people known today as Sindhis who were historically seen even by many invaders as an Aryan rac

Today this sect exists mostly in the countries of [[India]] and [[Pakistan]]. However in the latter it is having a hard time because

...on Northern India in 1398, the Brars robbed Timur in the area of Tohana in today's Haryana. After marauding, the Brars used to take shelter in the jungles o

...ngineer. Tatla was born in Dhothar village in Ludhiana district of Punjab, India. He attended Central School, Halwara, and G.H.G Khalsa College, Gurusar Sud ...nce examination and waited four years for a security background check from India. He was detailed to undergo training at Venture Naval Officers Training Cen

...kh]] are believed to be descendants of a blended race of the Mons of North India, the Dards of Baltistan and the Mongols of Central Asia. Majority of the po Thereafter, Maharaja Gulab Singh of Jammu paid Rs. 75 lakhs to the East India Company in 1846 in exchange for Kashmir and some other areas under the 'Tre

'''BALDEV SINGH - FIRST SIKH DEFENCE MINISTER OF INDIA''' ...ns that resulted in the independence of India, as well as the Partition of India in 1947.

...lar instrument might have existed almost two thousand years ago in ancient India. They refer to instruments which resemble the Sarode found in carvings of t ...an in Gwalior, who gradually transformed the Rabab into the Sarode we know today. A parallel, but equally credible theory credits descendants of Madar Khan

...aga]] (composition) that appears in the [[Sikh]] tradition from northern [[India]] and is part of the Sikh holy scripture called [[Sri Guru Granth Sahib]] o ...the [[Ragmala]] but was known as Javanta in as early as the 14th century. Today it is regarded as an important raga belonging to the Khamaj thata. This ma

...iven to a humble house for the destitute in [[Amritsar]] in the northern [[India]]n state of [[Punjab]]. In the early 1900's, it was an original idea of the ...ort of various philanthropists. Pingalwara is officially registered as All India Pingalwara Charitable Society. Since the death of its founder, [[Bhagat Pur

{{p|Image:ManmohanSingh1.jpg|Prime Minister of India, Dr Manmohan Singh}} ...gh while debating issues such as disinvestments of BALCO, Centaur, the Air India share scam and UTI. These issues cropped up due to the ‘economic reform.�

...], opposite Timarpur Colony beyond the Khyber Pass section of [[Delhi]], [[India]]. The birthday of the [[Khalsa]] is celebrated here with much festivity o ...y in 1783, and the sixth Sikh guru, [[Guru Har Gobind]] also stayed here. Today it is one of oldest extant Sikh shrines in Delhi and the surrounding estate

...aga]] (composition) that appears in the [[Sikh]] tradition from northern [[India]] and is part of the Sikh holy scripture called [[Sri Guru Granth Sahib]] J ...n earlier, which has become a very important and popular North Indian raga today. It is supposed to possess magical qualities, if correctly performed, which

...nating in Ancient India. They are the oldest scriptural texts of Hinduism. Today, Vedic texts are revered by Hindus around the world. Their verses are recit

...ystems of social class with cultural pluralism in many parts of the world. Today, it is most commonly associated with the Indian 'caste' system, more correc ...atin-added by the writer) "Application to Hindu social groups picked up in India in the 17c. from Port. casta "breed, race, caste," the earlier ''casta raca

Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) today alleged religious conversion had gone up after United Progressive Alliance Asked about confidence building measures (CBMs) being initiated by both India and Pakistan, Singhal termed it as "total fraud" and said "When everyday In

...ansnational region of the Punjab which is located in Pakistan and Northern India. ...a Sikhs ). Written in 1899 and later revised at the request of the Govt of India in 1928.