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...lifelong passion with Dr Gupta. He was working on his monumental sixvolume history of the Sikhs of which he was able to complete four. The fifth was in prin ...esented to him Bhai Vir Singh International Award at a function held on 15 December 1989.

...t]] which normally coincides with March-April of the Western calendar. The Sikh New year falls in spring time (in the northern hemisphere) and is generally ...kh calendar called the [[Nanakshahi Calendar]] was developed by a Canadian Sikh, Pal Singh Purewal, a retired computer engineer. He started work on the new

...shal of the Air Force in January, 2002 (the highest rank ever given in the history of the Indian Air force). [[Category: Great Sikh Warriors]]

...her provinces. The Sikh conference, and even more dramatically the mammoth Sikh march that preceded it, made a tremendous impact. Congress leaders led by M 1. Majumdar, R. C.,ed The History and Culture of Indian People, vol. V. Bombay, 1957

...returned to Lahore and was assigned to protocol duties. He accompanied the Sikh mission to wait on Lord Amherst, the GovernorGeneral of India, when he came In December 1831, Maharaja Ranjit Singh granted to Diwan Moti Ram in jdgir Kunjah, his

...[[1682]] -[[13 November]] [[1757]]) one of most honoured martyrs in [[Sikh history]] who was born on [[26 January]] [[1682]]. ...]]), the first of the [[Panj Piare]] or the Five Beloved celebrated in the Sikh tradition, was the son of Bhai Suddha, a Sobti Khatri of [[Lahore]], and Ma

'''Maharaja Sir Hira Singh''' (1843 - 1911), born on 19 December 1843, the son of Sukkha Singh of Badrukkhari, ascended the throne of Nab ...of the ruler who had sought British protection) were with his cis-Sutlege Sikh brothers they deposed him and placed his son Bharpur Singh on the Gaddi in

...uch'''. The appellation persisted so that his real name is totally lost to history. At the time of the evacuation of [[Anandpur]] on the night of 5-6 December 1705, he was among those who were able to cross the flooded [[Sirsa]]. He w

...hortlived, as he and his deputy Pandit Jalla were killed by the Army on 21 December 1844. ...ngh. To run the administration, she constituted a Council of Regency on 22 December 1844, composed of Jawahar Singh, Raja Lal Singh, Bhai Ram Singh, Bakhshi Bh

...commonly used to refer to the 4 sons of [[Guru Gobind Singh]], the tenth [[Sikh Guru]]. The word is a traditional word not used in the everyday language of ...names are reverently preserved in Sikh memory and are recalled every time Sikh [[ardas]] or prayer of supplication is recited at a congregation or private

...lage Vara Chain Singhvala in [[Firozpur]] district of the [[Punjab]] on 10 December 1923. He inherited interest in art from his father who was adept in woodwor ...[Amritsar]], employed him as an artist to produce exhibits for the Central Sikh Museum in the Darbar Sahib complex. He resigned this job in 1962 and went a

Central Sikh Temple is the first Sikh gurdwara in Singapore. Established in 1912, the temple had relocated severa ==History==

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...ar had been visited by [[Guru Nanak]] early in the sixteenth century and a Sikh shrine had been established there in his honour. '''Sahib Chand''', as Sahi * On 7 December 1705 in the battle of [[Chamkaur]], Bhai Sahib Singh with [[Bhai Himmat Sin

...he Sikh kingdom are also provided. The author, well versed in literature, history, geography and astronomy, had many books to his credit, including TankhiAhm ...j at Multan and of Chatar Singh and Sher Singh at Hazara, surrender of the Sikh army and annexation of the Punjab to the British dominions.

...1 to 6, [[1984]]'''. This tragic event took place over 25 years ago and [[Sikh]]s all over the world will remember this episode with great sadness. * 10: Death of [[Bhai Vir Singh]] ([[December 5]], [[1872]] - [[June 10]], [[1957]])

...gured prominently in two new Sikh societies the Chief Khalsa Diwan and the Sikh Educational Conference. During the Jaito campaign, he led out aJ`atha ofAKA ...Gurdarshan Singh, "Character and Impact of the Singh Sabha Movement on the History of the Punjab." Ph.D. thesis submitted inl973 to the PUNJABI University, PA

...He also wrote a 6 volume commentary on Giani Gian Singh`s PANTH Prakash, a history of the SIKHS in mixed Punjabi and Braj verse. His detailed account of Opera

...nd letters made him well aware of the rot that was, at the time, corroding Sikh society. He took upon himself to lead a campaign against the evil and corru Baba Balak Singh died at Hazro on Saturday, Maghar sudi 15,1919 Bk/6 December 1862.

...sh emerged victorious, but the battle was one of the hardest-fought in the history of the British army, and could very easily have been a defeat. Had Tej Sing ...harajah Ranjit Singh in 1839, and British desire to secure the Punjab. The Sikh army, the Khalsa, was goaded by some of the contenders for power in the Pun