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...linguistic region of Bengal. The name Bangladesh means "Country of Bengal" in the official Bengali language. ...l as political turmoil and military coups. The restoration of democracy in 1991 has been followed by relative calm and economic progress.

In North America, the countries of [[Canada]] and [[USA]] have a large number ...nited States, most of them came in the mid 1980s, to escape persecution in India.

...kh Ghorcharra or cavalryman. Maya Singh Saini participated as a Ghorcharra in the Anglo-Sikh wars. After the defeat of Sikhs he became an insurgent again ...ia|Punjab]]. Maya Singh [[Saini]] was an initially a cavalryman and fought in the [[battle of Ramnagar]] on 22 November 1848 during the second Anglo-Sikh

...a discrediting litany of human rights complaints, Jul 24, 1996, ''Outlook India'', Bhavdeep Kang, [http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?201800] </ref> Saini won [[Punjab Police]] 's highest gallantry award in 1987 when he was Suprintendent of Police (SP), while leading police operati

...i Mout'' and ''Sohni Lagdi feat. Sukshinder Shinda''. He has also appeared in [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] films such as ''Putt Jattan De'' and ''Uccha D Surinder Shinda was born Surinder Singh Badhan in a [[Ramgharia]] [[Tarkhan]] family. He was a colleague of the renowned Punj

...ashiyra Sikh Sangat and directed the Sikhs not to participate or cooperate in any of their activities. ...egraphindia.com/1150914/jsp/opinion/story_42418.jsp#.Vp8uN-asif8 Telegraph India]: September 14 , 2015 </ref> <ref>''ਸਿੱਖਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਸਿੱ�

Gurtej Sandhu is Senior Fellow and Vice President at Micron Technology. In his current role, he is responsible for Micron’s end-to-end (Si-to-Packag ...ocessing and has pioneered several process technologies currently employed in mainstream semiconductor chip manufacturing.

'''Mahant Bachiter Singh''' (1945 - 1991) was a pious Sikh who succeeded [[Mahant Mangal Singh|Sant Bhai Mangal Sing ...Muzzafrabad and Kashmir areas got uprooted and resettled at various places in Jammu Province.

...serving a sentence of life imprisonment without the possibility of release in a federal prison. ...lf. As business improved, Dhinsa's company, City Gas, opened more stations in New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. At its height, City Gas had 51 loca

...hsil or sub-division which falls across the Sutlej and geographically lies in the Doaba region. G.A. Grierson, ''Linguistic Survey of India, Vol. IX, Part I'', who based his demarcations of Malwi on the spoken diale

...er of the Sikh Guerrilla group [[Khalistan Liberation Force]]. He was born in 1970 to a middle-class family. He joined the Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College, [[Bidar]] in the South Indian state of Karnataka to further his studies.

...er, Baba Gurditta instructed Almast, an Udasi, to trace Guru Nanak's stay in Dhaka. Almast did so and at last located a place under Sujatpur mouza, wher ...td.) head of the International Jute Organisation. He left for New Delhi in 1991.

[[Image:Dr Manmohan Singh PM.jpg|thumb|Dr. Manmohan Singh, India's fourteenth Prime Minister |right]] ...er]] [[1932]]) is the 14th and current Prime Minister of the [[Republic of India]]. He is the first Indian Prime Minister since Jawaharlal Nehru to return t

...h Sunny on [[tabla]]s have toured throughout Canada, USA, Central America, India, Pakistan, United Kingdom, Kenya, Tanzania, Malaysia, and Mexico sharing mu ...aduated from Western States Chiropractic College and became a Chiropractor in 1982.

...sulphur content due to the local geology and chemical content of the soil in the region. As both weather and water were incredibly hot during summer, th The tale of Sikh faith in Rajgir is woven around Guru Nanak's arrival in the town, on one of his pilgrimages. His first stop was the town's central

...e"'', as well as recently, ''"Chal Hun"''. Whilst ''"Jind Mahi"'' features in the blockbuster ''"Bend It Like Beckham"'' soundtrack. ...ussainpur Village, near [[Nakodar]], district [[Jalandhar]], [[Punjab]], [[India]].

...Coord|30.37|N|76.15|E|}} in a town in [[Patiala district]], [[Punjab]], [[India]]. It lies 15 km south of [[Chandigarh]] (30° 44'N. 76° 46'E) and has a h ...f [[Guru Tegh Bahadur]] from [[Delhi]] to [[Anandpur]] spent a night here in the solitary hut of an old Muslim recluse, Dargahi Shah, who on hearing an

...by ernest trumpp.jpg|thumb|300px|right|<small>The Adi Granth was published in 1877 and is considered the first translation into English of the Sikh Scrip ...as employed as assistant librarian at the East India House, later known as India Office.

...nistered Kashmir), is the northern most state in [[India]] and lies mostly in the Himalayan mountains. [[Jammu]] and [[Kashmir]] shares a border with [[H ...population in Jammu), [[Buddhist]]s (who constitute 50% of the population in Ladhakh), and [[Sikh]]s.

...t to the Meerut division of Public Works, he died suddenly at [[Ambala]] in 1851. ...hy and economy of the [[Punjab]] and for its analysis of the social milieu in which [[Sikhism]] was born. Elaborate footnotes and appendices show the min

...ICAL REPORT GENERAL ELECTIONS, 1962 THE THIRD LOK SABHA http://www.eci.gov.in/StatisticalReports/LS_1962/Vol_I_LS_62.pdf p135</ref>. ...votal role along with Pratap Singh Kairon former Chief Minister of Punjab. In 1920-1921, the students and teachers of the college registered their protes

Sikhs have a long history of military service. Whether in the British Indian Army or the post-independence Indian Army, Sikhs have al ==Percentage in the Army==

...u Nanak, the first [[Guru of the Sikhs]], visited this place to spend time in meditation. A [[gurdwara]] that was built to commemorate his visit, is now During Third Udasi, Guru Nanak Dev ji came to this place in 15 Asu 1574 Bikrami with his disciples [[Bhai Bala]] & [[Bhai Mardana]].

...noted for being the village in [[Tarn Taran]] District in Punjab, Northern India where [[Guru Angad Dev]] Ji the second Sikh Guru was born (March 31, 1504) ...an species like the test dine turtle and the smooth otter. Both are listed in the International Union for Conservation of Nature red list of threatened a

...nd film actor from the [[Sikh]] holy city of [[Amritsar]], [[Punjab]] in [[India]]. He was a well-known wrestler before he started acting in [[Hindi]] films in 1962.

...nation. She is one of only about 3,000 [[Sikh]]s and [[Hindu]]s who remain in Afghanistan today. ...ut soon she recognised that this was going to be impossible in the country in which she lived. She is now a leading campaigner for the rights of Afghan w

...ir total population was estimated at 2,807,000, of whom 2,760,000 lived in India. They speak Marwari (659,000), Hindi (663,000), Dogri (230,000), Punjabi (1 held in Jammu in 2009

..., while showing a 15 minute, professionally developed film about Sikh kids in the US as an example of a community people know very little about. The pur ...for one another. In addition the organization sponsored youth conferences in California, North Carolina, Michigan and Florida.

...r mother and father were active in labor and union causes, and she grew up in an environment alive to social conscience. Travel to the Netherlands as a ...ded National Merit Scholar. This intense, highly intellectual experience in which each student was viewed as responsible for his or her own education a

...1923 - Jan 17, 2007) was born in Mithewal village in the state of Punjab, India. He was a celebrated Punjabi writer, a pioneering journalist, the Owner-Edi ...uated as "Giani" from Panjab University, Lahore in 1945 and he specialized in literature, divinity, history and folklore.

...ngh and Bhai Palwinder Singh from the native village Pattar Kalan situated in the Jalandhar district between Kapurthala and Kartarpur. ...stage dedicated to the Shaheedi of Bhai Taru Singh Ji. The following year in 1969 it was the 500th Avtar Purab of Sahib Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji Maharaj, w

...an Liberation Force. Sikh Activist Bhai Avtar Singh Khanda, who was active in England for past several years, passed away. As per initial reports, Avtar ...ociate of [[Waris Punjab De]] president Amritpal Singh, who is detained in India under so-termed ‘National Secuity Act’(NSA).

|populated_states=[[Punjab (India)]] ...mmunity do farming, large number of them are Governnent officials, Granthi in Gurudwaras and Prominent politicians.

...ernnent officials, [[Granthi]] in Gurudwara and Prominent [[politicians]]. In the book ''British Untouchables: A Study of Dalit Identity and Education'' ...ook-into-sikhs-caste-identity/articleshow/86607310.cms|work=[[The Times of India]]|accessdate=11 October 2021}}</ref>

...e that they are descended from the Saka tribes who were originally settled in [[Taxila]]. They are known to be of the same stock as the Jatt ethnic tribe ...the Lame of Central Asia, therefore it is possible that the Tarkhans found in Punjab and the Northwestern Province are possibly the descendants of those

...the Bhupindra Khalsa High School in the Moga district. Bhai Sahib remained in Moga area to pass his ITI course. Bhai Sahib was the Father of UK Sikh Acti ...Soon after Bhai Kulwant Singh began attending and participating in the All India Sikh Student Federation (AISSF) meetings and was appointed President of the

...alva on the West. Located between the Sutlej and Yamuna Rivers, Malva is in the shape of a rough parallelogram lying between 29°-30 and 31°-10 north ...im ruler Babur, he relocated his family to a village known as Khadur Sahib in the Majha region of Punjab (around1527).

...ightening white sheets in the Main Divan Hall or teaching children Gurbani in his room. He is considered one of the most eminent scholars of the Sikh Scr ...msman in this extraordinary effort. He was baptised by the Khande Ki Pahul in 1958 and since then he has inspired thousands of Sikhs to do the same.

...tate. It is one of the oldest shrines of the [[Sikhs]] in [[India|Northern India]]. Presently the Gurudwara complex consists of the main Gurdwara building, ...mmu}} city by road (but only about 150km {{wiki|as the crow flies}}) which in turn is connected to rest of the world via road, rail and airline network.

The '''Institute of Sikh Studies''' (IOSS) was established and registered in 1989 by some learned individuals who felt concerned over the large scale mi ...phers. Apart from commenting about various ongoing issues concerning Sikhs in Indian media, many high quality books authored by famous Sikh theologians h

...very evident if one were to enter a [[Gurdwara]], where the sangat is seen in the presence of the [[Guru Granth Sahib]], and a member of the [[Panth]] is ...days in the presence of Guru Granth Sahib, was quite popular and prevalent in 18th century when Sikhs were politically at the pinnacle. This exactly is t

...''' ''click to enlarge''<br>(courtesy [http://in.maps.yahoo.com Yahoo! map India])}}]] ...y the fourth largest town of the Punjab with a modest population, 268,521 (1991), Patiala boasts a well marked cultural tradition. Historically, the city i

'''The Victoria Cross (VC)''' is a military decoration awarded for valour "in the face of the enemy" to members of armed forces of some Commonwealth coun It may be awarded to a person of any rank in any service and civilians under military command, and is presented to the r

...ingh died this morning, Monday, October 10, 2011 at the Lilavati Hospital in Mumbai after he suffered a brain hemorrhage. Mr Singh was 70.]''' ...]], was a native of the village of Dalla in what is now [[Ropar district]] in [[Punjab]] and his mother Bachchan Kaur came from a deeply religious [[Sikh

...The district is sub mountainous and stretches the length of [[River Beas]] in the north-west. ...d Kapurthala districts (interspersed) in south-west and Gurdaspur district in the north-west.

...and most of them live in or around Amsterdam. There are 5 main gurudwaras in Netherland. In Holland the Sikh armies had fought against Germany at Masstricht and Eindho

{{p2|File:Cheese-b.jpg|A Sikh couple, farm workers in Italy}} ...they have found their calling producing Parmesan and other cheese products in Lombardy and the Emilia Romagna regions.

...indhi language. It is used in the [[Sikh]] scripture and in contemporary [[India]]. ...me of [[Guru Angad Dev]] (even of [[Guru Nanak]]) as they had their origin in the Brahmi, but the origin of the script is attributed to [[Guru Angad Dev]

...tourists from western countries visit north India during [[Chet]] to join in the festivities of the [[Nanakshahi New Year|New year]]. ...by war-drums, standard-bearers ,and proceedings to a given spot or moving in state from one [[gurdwara]] to another.

...to 1995. He was a member of Indian National Congress. He was assassinated in a Revenge bombing. ...of the West Punjab but shifted to village Kotli (Kotla Afghana) near Payal in the Ludhiana district after partition. He completed his education from the

Posted in Historical Events in Sikh History - The British and Sikhs (1849 - 1947) ...lf of the Indian States, during the period when negotiations were going on in Delhi for transfer of power and for the establishment of our Independence.

|country = India |website = [http://www.tarntaran.punjabtourism.in/ punjabtourism]

...itional Vikrami (or Bikrami) calendar, shared by Sikhs and Hindus in North India, to set the date of its festivals. ...uru Nanak Dev]] in 1469. New Year's Day falls annually on what is March 14 in the Gregorian Western calendar.

[http://www.sikhreview.org/november2007/tsr98.htm '''Guru Nanak’s Travels in Bihar: A Historical Perspective'''] by Joginder Singh Jogi, ''Advocate and ...ad his message of peace, compassion, righteousness and truth to the people in and around his home.''

...ho used his thug tactics in the college to place fear into other students. In 1981, while gambling, his group had a fight over 14,000 rupees. His four ma ...s very useful to him because he did not take any drugs and was Metric pass in English. Poohla made Swaranjit Singh as his personal assistant.

<big><center>May his soul rest in peace</center></big><br> ...from [[Amritsar]]; while living away from home, Mcleod found his interest in Christianity waning and Sikh history a growing interest.

...ly 1980's. Sant Bhindranwale carried heavy influence among many Sikh youth in [[Punjab]] during this time as the leader of the Taksal. In 1981, Sant Bhidranwale was arrested for his suspected involvement in the murder of [[Jagat Narain]], the proprietor of the Hind Samachar Group.

KPS Gill Should Be Tried For Genocide In World Court - Says Widow Of Murdered Sikh Activist-[[J.S.Khalra]] ...s credited with crushing a separatist revolt and addressing Sikh Militancy in the [[Sikh]]-majority state, for doing so, he earned the sobriquet of a "su

...sar.jpg|thumb|350px|right|{{cs|'''Amritsar District in [[Punjab state]], [[India]]}}]] ...y city of the [[Sikh]]s and is the headquarters of the district (Amritsar) in the [[Punjab]].

...ratic laws because the Sikhs neither have a priestly class, which may rule in the name of an invisible God, nor do they have a corpus of civil law of div ==Sikh Role Against British Colonialism in South Asia (1912-1947)==

More than thirty-five years ago I graduated from D.A.V. College in [[Amritsar]]. Credit truly goes to this fine institution that I still cheri ...se colleges were content with their affiliation with the Punjab University in Chandigarh, and resented strongly being reassigned to Guru Nanak University

...rily on immigration data show that there were roughly 530,000 South Asians in Canada at the end of 1993; of these, about 35%, or 180,000, are believed to ...rdless of religious affiliation. The term "hindoo" was also sometimes used in a derogatory sense for anyone from that continent. ''"These Hindus are all

...table qualities of the alien colonial rulers, who painted India and Indian in very unflattering terms. ==Colonial view of India and its people==

'''''Sikhs in the Netherlands: A Brief History''''' ...here besides spending my childhood, getting an education and participating in sports, I had enjoyed the warmth that is so characteristic of that ‘city

'''The Sikh Holocaust of 1980s and 90s''' in India, which reached its zenith in 1984 with the attack on the [[Golden Temple]] complex (during the rule of P ...shed from two earlier events also designated Ghallooghaaraa or “holocaust” in Sikh historiography. They are the [[Chhota Ghallughara|The First Sikh Holo

...-singing was in fact the earliest form of devotion for the [[Sikh]]s. Even in the time of [[Guru Nanak]], the disciples assembled together to listen and ...to the Supreme Being who is without form ([[nirankar]]) and not to a deity in any embodiment or incarnation.

'''''"In the Punjab in the sub- mountainous region the community came to be known as 'Saini'. It m ..., [London] Oxford University press, 1928</ref>[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.237903]