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'''Khalsa''' which means 'pure' is the name given by [[Guru Gobind Singh]] to all [[Sikhs]] who have been baptised or initiated by taking [[Amrit]] ...term "Khalsa", however, acquired a specific connotation after Guru Gobind Singh (1666-1708) introduced, on 30 March 1699, the new form of initiatory rites�

==Interview with Baba Thakar Singh== '''Thakar Singh''': '''We should not increase our burden of [[karma]]s''' as you have alrea

...government's appointed Sarbarh. Demoralised at government's tactics, Arur Singh appeared before the reformers at their Ja;\fIanwala Bagh Diwan with folded ...e first four were the Sikh states under the sovereignty of Maharaja Ranjit Singh and were brought under British protection by the 1809 treaty of Amritsar. P

...ed but strongly bound in the cultural and religious spheres. [[Guru Gobind Singh]] before leaving for Nanded had divided responsibility of Punjab into separ ...oms, not in their individual name but usually in the name of [[Guru Gobind Singh]] or the Sikh religion in general.

...250px|A calligram of Guru Nanak Dev ji using Japji Sahib Bani, by Devinder Singh|right]] ...ib that follows is taken from "[[The Encyclopedia of Sikhism]]" by Harbans Singh (published in 1996 by the Punjabi University, Patiala):

{{p|Image:BhaiSahibJiArdas.jpg|[[Ardas|(Pujio) Bhai Sahib Norang Singh ji undertaking Ardas]]}} ...gence.”<ref>Singh, Gurbhagat And Deepinder Jeet Randhawa, The Sikh Memory, Singh Brothers, Amritsar, 2009, p. 118</ref>

[[Image:Dr Manmohan Singh PM.jpg|thumb|Dr. Manmohan Singh, India's fourteenth Prime Minister |right]] '''Manmohan Singh''' ([[Punjabi]]: ਮਨਮੋਹਨ ਸਿੰਘ, born [[26 September]] [[1

...bour at the tank. It is said that when Mahitab Singh Mirankotia and Sukkha Singh arrived here to have the Harimandar liberated from the control of Massa Kha ...rom the lives of Guru Nanak, his two sons and nine successors, Guru Gobind Singh's four sons and Baba Buddha.

...ib Gurdwara was removed by the Sikhs under the leadership of Sardar Baghel Singh. ...was held at Manji Sahib, Amritsar. -Ref. "The Sikhs in History" by Sangat Singh, 1995

...tual stalwarts like Sardar Daljit Singh, Sardar Jagjit Singh and Dr Kharak Singh were the founder members of the Institute. It is a premier institute of Sikh studies established at Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, Punjab. It is run by many other Current Sikh academicians and philos

...ib Singh]], [[Bhai Dharam Singh]] and [[Bhai Himmat Singh]]. [[Guru Gobind Singh]] proceeded to hold the ceremony of initiation to mark their rebirth as new ...], the Nectar of Immortality, was ready for administration. [[Guru Gobind Singh]] gave the five Sikhs five palmful each of it to drink. The disciple sat "

...evan Singh ji) brought his head back to [[Guru Gobind Singh]]. Guru Gobind Singh declared that the Rangrettas (Mazhabis) were his sons, and admitted them to ...ranks, even throughout the reign of Maharaja Ranjit Singh. Maharaja Ranjit Singh also enlisted them in large numbers for the existing misls, and in the irre

...d command. Moreover, losses suffered by the Sikhs during the anti-Banda Singh campaign around Gurdaspur and the relentless persecution that followed at ...in Amritsar under the command of Sardar Kapur Singh who, with Darbara Singh to assist him as his diwan, made arrangements for their maintenance.

...government in 1875, the design of the temple, as reconstructed by [[Ranjit Singh]], was borrowed from the shrine of [[Saint Mian Mir]], near [[Lahore]]. Lou ...in 1884. However, in Tawarikh Sri Amritsar, published in 1889, Giani Gian Singh states that the tank, the Hari Mandir, the causeway and Darshani Deorhi wer

...munity." (quote from '''Heritage of Sikhs''', page 255, written by Harbans Singh). ...hs were completely ignored. In 1916, A Sikh representative [[Sardar Gajjan Singh]] of [[Ludhiana]] moved an ammendment be attached recommending the addition

...projects at Sultanpur Lodhi on Friday, 23-Nov-2018. Tribune Photo: Malkiat Singh }} ...on Friday, 23 November 2018, the Punjab Chief Minister [[Captain Amarinder Singh]] launched a year-long preparations for the celebrations of the 550th birth

...sacre was organized.<ref name="Swadesh Bahadur Singh 1996">Swadesh Bahadur Singh (editor of the Sher-i-Panjâb weekly): "Cabinet berth for a Sikh", Indian E *5:30 PM: The motorcade of President [[Zail Singh]], who is returning from a foreign visit, is stoned as it approaches AIIMS.

1863 Maharani Jind Kaur, mother of Maharaja Dalip Singh, passed away in Kaesington, England and was cremated in Nasik Nagar on the ...haekhpura fort. After numerous efforts, she managed to join Maharaja Dalip Singh in England. She according to Lord Dalhousie " was the only woman in the Pun

...uld, therefore, benefit by being insulated from politics. Bhai Sahib Kapur Singh had, on the other hand, held that not only was political power indispensibl ...gonist of politics being an integral part of Sikhism, interprets Bhai Jodh Singh’s view as a response to the current Sikh situation characteristic of the

(Rehitnama Bhai Chaupa Singh jee)'' ...itted to living upto principles. It is the identity of a Sikh. Guru Gobind Singh jee told His Sikhs:

Although the keeping of unshorn hair was mandated by [[Guru Gobind Singh]] as one of the [[5ks|Five K's]] or [[five articles of faith]], it has long [[Guru Gobind Singh]], in defiance of this infringement by the Mughals asked all of his [[Sikh]

...rom Gurdwara Baba Atal, Amritsar|19th century fresco painting of Baba Deep Singh from Gurdwara Baba Atal, Amritsar]] ...jab1.htm#5</ref> which was founded by the last Sikh prophet, [[Guru Gobind Singh]] Ji. <ref>[http://www.dailyexcelsior.com/01dec19/state.htm#2 Daily Excelsi

...devotees of the Lord. The king of Nepal, Raja Sasodhia Rajput Mahan Ranbir Singh came to the Guru Ji and received secular as well as religious instructions. by Sirdar Kapur Singh at [http://www.sikhcoalition.org/Sikhism14.asp www.sikhcoalition.org]

Author: Prof Devinder Singh Chahal, PhD ...Bawa, Gurmit Singh, Loehlin, C. H., Sher Singh, Tara Chand, and Trilochan Singh.)

...ait-of-Hari-Singh-3.jpg|thumb|300px|right|A Painting of the Sikh Lion Hari Singh Nalwa]] ...e campaigns of the Sukkarchakkias [[Charat Singh Sukkarchakia]] and Mahari Singh.

...ndent. Thus God is at once One and Many implying Unity in Diversity. Kapur Singh suggests Oan = Transcedent, -kar = Immanent. The Mandukopanishad defines th Once 6 Khalsa returned to Guru Gobind Singh ji, Guru Sahib said you all look very beautiful and

...etch of Sikhs - Sir JB Malcolm</ref><ref name=twarikhgurukhalsa>Giani Gian SIngh, Twarikh Guru Khalsa</ref> ...ey studied, discussed and understood these compositions during Guru Gobind Singh's lifetime and after his demise in 1708.

...exampled mercy characteristic of the House of Guru Nanak.'' — Brig. Partap Singh Ji Jaspal (Retd.) |Children = [[Guru Gobind Singh]]

...bind Singh. Inzameling van Takht Sri Harimandir Sahib, Patna. Foto: Jeevan Singh Deol. Interessante Nota: Chakar en Kirpan die boven ik-Oankaar afgebeeld st ...ndent. This God is at once One and Many implying Unity in Diversity. Kapur Singh suggests Oan = Transcedent, -kar = Immanent. The Mandukopanishad defines th

...ly/Great Timeless Lord). This jaikara, first popularized by [[Guru Gobind Singh]], [[Nanak X]], has become, besides being a popular mode of expressing ebul ...he attributes arising from His quality of Timelessness. [[GGS|Guru Gobind Singh’s]] principal composition of adoration is entitled [[Akal Ustati]] (Lauda

[[Image:BhaiSahibJiArdas.jpg|thumb|200px|(Pujio) Bhai Sahib Norang Singh Ji doing Ardas|right]] ...h the opening stanza of '''Var Sri Bhagauti Ji''' written by [[Guru Gobind Singh]] Ji (The Var Sri Bhagauti Ji is contained with the [[Dasam Granth]]). This

...me discipline that had been enjoined upon the Sikhs to follow. Guru Gobind Singh, thus, brought Guruship on a level with his followers. It was a revolutiona ...tened the country or any larger expedition was to be undertaken. When Tara Singh of Van was killed in 1726, along with his cornpanions, the Sikhs passed a g

|Image name = Guru Gobind Singh Sahib Ji (1667-1708).jpg |Subject Name = Guru Gobind Singh<br><br>(1667 to 1708)

...member of the [[Khalsa]]. The Khalsa is the "Saint-Soldier" of Guru Gobind Singh who stated the following: ...his heart, then consider him as the immaculate Khalsa'''."'' (Guru Gobind Singh in the Dasam Granth page 1350)

...desires, it merges back into His Timeless and Formless Self. [[Guru Gobind Singh]] calls this process of creation and dissolution udkarkh ([[Sanskrit]], utk ...udies.net/r_link/articles.htm Concepts In Sikhism - Edited by Dr. Surinder Singh Sodhi]

...]] - [[October 6]], [[2004]]), also known as '''Yogi Bhajan''' and '''Siri Singh Sahib''', was a charismatic and influential proponent of Kundalini Yoga and ...is parents from a Khatri Sikh family, of Puri Clan. His father, Dr. Kartar Singh Puri, served the [[Wikipedia:British Raj|British Raj]] as a medical doctor.

26. Guru Gobind Singh was surrounded on all sides by dangers, so he retreated to the mountains (P 27. Guru Gobind Singh never studied Sanskrit but tried to imitate it in his compositions, which o

...h claims with such undisguised bias. The convention authorized Master Tara Singh to devise ways and means to bring home to the Government of India Sikhs' se ...ethers at which he was likely to be present, was persuaded by Giani Kartar Singh and others to act as a mediator betwen the Akalis and the government. He sh

[[Image:STN3.jpg|thumb|100px|left|S. Sunder Singh, Early Community Spokesman]] ...ian Singh, S. Boota Singh, S Wariyam Singh, S. Santa Singh and S. Dausanda Singh as trustees.

[[Guru Gobind Singh]] calls this process of creation and dissolution udkarkh ([[Sanskrit]], utk *2. Jodh Singh, Bhai, Gurmati Nirnaya. Amritsar, 1932

[[Image:BhaiSahibJiArdas.jpg|thumb|200px|(Pujio) Bhai Sahib Norang Singh Ji doing Ardas|left]] ...ginning of the Ardas is strictly set by the tenth Sikh Guru, [[Guru Gobind Singh]]. When it comes to the conclusion of this prayer, the devotee uses:

...s and many units of this battalion were literally annihilated. Jemadar Ram Singh was the only survivor of his platoon. Another Sikh, jemadar Kapur Singh, kept on fighting until everyone else was out of action, except for one wou

...ost on the road to Kabul, and a 'taksal' (mint) during the reign of Ranjit Singh [1780-1839]. Twenty miles to its north west lies Chillianwala. Here the las ...given to the residents of Bhera. The Prime Minister of India, Dr. Manmohan Singh is a Kukhran of the Kohli subcaste. He went to school at Gah a small villag

...htm Evolution of Autonomous Sikh Polity: The Early Phase]''' by Dr. Kuldip Singh, FRCS April 2005 ...Mark on forehead) and wear their sacred thread (Bachitar Natak-Guru Gobind Singh). Guru Nanak had refused to wear the sacred thread as a ritual of no signif

...yr.jpg|''"There was sadness on Earth but joy in Heaven"''<br>[[Guru Gobind Singh]]}} Guru Gobind Singh recorded his father's martyrdom with these words:

The Sant Nirankari Mission was formally launched in 1929 by [[Baba Buta Singh Ji]] in the province of Punjab (British India). It is neither a new religio [[Image:Butasinghnirannkari.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Shri Buta Singh Ji, Founder Sant Nirankari]]

...f other [[Sikh Misls]]. In the early nineteenth century, [[Maharaja Ranjit Singh]] secured the Punjab region from outside attack and covered the upper floor ...where three Gurus spent many hours, and its minarettes. [[Maharaja Ranjit Singh]], the great Sikh Maharaja of the only Sikh state to never be ruled by the

...precept actually practised in the Sikh Panth. Writing about [[Guru Gobind Singh]], Dr. Narang says: ‘Of the five who offered their heads, one was a Khatr ...address the other as the adopted son of the Oppressed Guru ([[Guru Gobind Singh]]) and would publicise themselves

== Article by Bhai Manmohan Singh Ji == ...so implies that the four taboos which, have been declared by [[Guru Gobind Singh]] himself as basic and of fundamental importance, may not necessarily be co

{{p4|Image:Banda_Singh_Bahadur.jpg|Banda Singh Bahadur, (illustration will soon be changed}} '''Baba Banda Singh Bahadur ([[16 October]], [[1670]] - [[9 June]], [[1716]])''' (Lachhman Dev

(Excerpted from The Encyclopedia of Sikhism, Vol. 1, 1995, ed., Harbans Singh, page 133- Gurnam Singh and Parkash Singh Badal in the Punjab, newly demarcated in 1966, Sikhs are

After having enjoyed power under chief ministers, Gurnam Singh and [[Parkash Singh Badal]] in the [[Punjab]], newly demarcated in 1966, [[Sikh]]s are represen ...Government passed in to the hands of the Congress Party, with [[Giani Zail Singh]] (later, President of India) as chief minister. This electoral debacle led

...ndent. This God is at once One and Many implying Unity in Diversity. Kapur Singh suggests Oan = Transcedent, -kar = Immanent. The Mandukopanishad defines th ...Singh. Collection of Takht Sri Harimandir Sahib, Patna. Photograph: Jeevan Singh Deol.<br>Interesting Note: The Chakar and Kirpan drawn above the Ik-Oankaar

As adapted from article By Wazir Singh ...ranth Sahib]], the Sacred Book, which was so apotheosized by [[Guru Gobind Singh]].

...cle by: [[Pritpal Singh Bindra]], Author & Columnist Winner: Akali Phoola Singh Book Award ‘98 ...ulan-Amritsar-Wale)-Sri-Sukhmani-Sahib-Ji-Diyan-Visheshtaian.html Guriqbal Singh (Gurdwara Mata Kaulan Amritsar Wale) - Sri Sukhmani Sahib Ji Diyan Vishesht

...is one of Charitars from the [[Charitropakhyan]] written by [[Guru Gobind Singh]]. This Chariter is also known as the '''Charitar of Noop Kuaar'''. It is a ==Historical Significance : Is this related to Guru Gobind Singh?==

...rm of nationalism in which all communities may live as equals.<ref> Singh, Kapur, “Golden Temple and Its Theo-political Status,” [http://www.sikhcoaliti ...s—who constituted about 1.1 percent of the population of British-India<ref>Singh, Iqbal, Punjab Under Siege: A Critical Analysis, New York: Allen, McMillan

...773. 3rd Bn. 15th Punjab Regiment. 18th October 1944. Age 22. Son of Risal Singh and Sujoni, of Bhargodhi, Jattari, Aligarh, India. Panel 20. AJIT SINGH, Sepoy, 15181. 1st Bn. 12th. Frontier Force Regiment. 1st October 1944. Age

[[Image:Bhatji sketch.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Portrait of Bhagat Puran Singh]] '''Bhai Puran Singh''' ('''[[4 June]], [[1904]] - [[5 August]], [[1992]]''') was born at Rajewa

* [[Kirpa Singh Dutt]] ...p.28. For more details see M.S. Ahluwalia, Naqshbandis of Sirhind in Fauja Singh (ed.) Sirhind Through the Ages, Punjabi University Patiala (Patiala, 1972),

...n of the [[Khalsa]] in 1699 that [[Guru Gobind Singh]] deputed [[Bhai Mani Singh]] with a few other Sikhs to go to [[Amritsar]] and resume control of the to ...hough its surrounding district was held by [[Hari Singh Bhangi|Sardar Hari Singh]] of the [[Bhangi Misl]]. Different sardars or chiefs constructed their own

[[Dr Gopal Singh]] was responsible for completing the first complete translation of the {{G1 Dr. Gopal Singh's stellar reputation for scholarly work in service of the Dharma is well de

'''Second'''&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Nirvikar Singh (in 2001) in his thought-provoking and analytical article “Guru Nanak and ...urus after Guru Gobind Singh. And, McLeod keeps repeating that Guru Gobind Singh did not anoint AGGS as the Guru of Sikhs.

...tely overwhelmed the audience with its captivating sound..(ref: Dr. Balbir Singh, 'Lammi Nadar' 1959). In fact, Bhai Kahn Singh Nabha, writes in his 'Mahan Kosh', that the Rebab was previously known as "

...g of Khalsa (baptised Sikhs or saint soldiers in A.D. 1699) by Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth and the last Guru of the Sikhs, ...quarrelsome, flocked to the new brotherhood (Khalsa), and he (Guru Gobind Singh) soon had a force which enabled him to try conclusions… …with the force

'''this article with thanks to: Bhai Bhupinder Singh Holland''' [[Image:Maharaja patiala.jpg|thumb|350px|left|Maharaja of Patiala Bhupinder Singh, an Honorary Lieutenant Colonel in WWI, with Belgian Generals on the frontl

...otection could be got ready. They did not wish to move, however, and Natha Singh, the leader of the party, assured me that they felt quite safe so high up; From interview with late Indar Singh Gill,Nairobi

...they had emerged from their own ranks. Until one of the immigrants, Arjan Singh of the village of Malak in the Ludhiana district brought a full-sized Guru ...sm, the definition of these boundaries was still a matter of debate. Kahan Singh's Ham Hindus Nahin (`We Are Not Hindus') published in 1897, was a forceful

...onfederacies (1739-1768), Simla, Minerva Book Shop, 1952, p. 10; Khushwant Singh, A History of the Sikhs, Volume I: 1469-1839, Delhi, Oxford University Pres ...h confederacy united and a kingdom was established under [[Maharaja Ranjit Singh]] that lasted to the middle of the 19th century.

...d itself by the rise of Dogras and Brahmins during the last days of Ranjit Singh. Under the cloak of amity, they had surreptitiously pushed idols into the h ...orked out in 1855 that the Sikhs, who constituted 10 million during Ranjit Singh’s time, accounted for only 200,000 in a population of 3 million in the La