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...winter cold as night temperatures drop to -4C and they are in urgent need of blankets,}} ...gram was chalked out by Gurdwara Sahib Singh Sabha Revesby in Sydney. Each of these ten days has a special meaning to all the Sikhs.}}

...bani in his room. He is considered one of the most eminent scholars of the Sikh Scriptures today. ...ed by the Khande Ki Pahul in 1958 and since then he has inspired thousands of Sikhs to do the same.

...tal activists Baba Sewa Singh and Baba Balbir Singh Seechewal will be part of what has been called “the biggest civil society movement on climate chang ...seminar at the Nishkam Centre in Birmingham, UK. Hosting the seminar, the Sikh Chaplain to the Armed Forces, Mandeep Kaur,}}

...'''Guru Ravidas''' by the dera followers. The dera is situated at one end of village [http://punjabjalandhar.info/2009/05/dera-sachkhand-ballan-jalandha ...ad and pay their respects to the holy scriptures. The Sant who is the head of organisation honour [[Gurbani]] just like and other granthi or sant.

...mb/news/image/main/nanakshahichanges_lede.png|Nanakshahi became the first Sikh calendar in 2003. It is named after Guru Nanak and begins on his birth ye ...ce by Her Excellency Pauline Kalonzo, and is supported by the local Sikh Sangat and organizations.}}

...nown as Chamar. Nowadays people of this community do farming, large number of them are Governnent officials, Granthi in Gurudwaras and Prominent politici ...ghest number of government officials (bureaucrats) and also highest number of Medical graduates in Punjab.

...are a religious minority in Netherland. They number around 12,000 and most of them live in or around Amsterdam. There are 5 main gurudwaras in Netherland ...39--45) when, at the request of the Dutch government, the British had sent Sikh and the Gorkha soldiers to Indonesia to fight against Japan. While the Sikh

...on grows on a daily basis; more and more people are touched by this terror of hate and enmity. |The fire of evil-mindedness is burning up the world. }}

...historical and political ties to the country, and to the historical region of Punjab. Pakistan is a nation of 160 million with 95% being Muslim. While Christians (2.5%) and Hindus (1.5%

...ior Jail along with 52 Rajas, who held the extensions attached to the coat of the Guru]] ...were effectively "political prisoners" and were otherwise innocent leaders of their communities. They had been held without trial or any other legal proc

'''[http://searchgurbani.com/main.php?word=In+the+midst+of+this+world,+do+seva&book=sri_guru_granth_sahib&action=pagebypage&page=26 Vi ...i tis ko parapat hot swami". ''"One who performs [[Seva]], without thought of reward, shall attain his Lord and Master."''

...it Singh, Sardar Jagjit Singh and Dr Kharak Singh were the founder members of the Institute. ...ncerning Sikhs in Indian media, many high quality books authored by famous Sikh theologians have been published by this institute.

...e a sentence or two giving SikhiWiki users a feel for the theme or content of the site. *'''See also: [[Listen to kirtan]], [[Sikh Websites]], [[Sikh Bloggers]], [[All Featured Items|Featured Articles]]'''

...ition of the Granth, called the [[Adi Granth]]. He started the preparation of the Granth in August, [[1601]], and completed it 3 years later in [[August] ...[[Bhatinda]], [[Punjab]]. The scribe was [[Bhai Mani Singh]], a classmate of [[Guru Gobind Singh]].

...to Guru Sahib due to the fear of death as Aurangazeb was after the life of Guru Sahib and his family. ...lk in Ganga Sagar (a vessle) having 288 holes which was part and parcel of his person belongings.

...Giani ji lived in {{wiki|Alwar}}, {{wiki|Rajasthan}} for the last 57 years of his life. ...re title of “Panth Rattan” for his services to mankind through the message of [[Gurbani]]. Sadly “Panth Rattan” Giani Sant Singh Maskeen passed away

...ndpur Sahib]], which became the main centre of development during the time of the tenth master. ...Fellow human beings within the same religion worked each in his own sphere of carefully delineated castes each with its own duties.

...thumb|175px|left|<small>Sevadars working in the Guru's kitchen</small>]] {{Sikh practices}} ...o '''"selfless service"''', work or service performed without any thought of reward or personal benefit. In the Punjabi language the person performing s

...e a sentence or two giving SikhiWiki users a feel for the theme or content of the site. ...net About Sikh Religion] A website with comprehensive English Translations of Gurbani, Gurbani MP3 downloads - '''Highly Recommended''' / Excellent Site<

{{aowhb|[[Old Interesting articles|Archive of Interesting articles]]}} ...ld music” genre pioneer, Dya Singh of Australia, are at the receiving end of criticism}}

...[Gurdwara Lakhpat Sahib|Gurdwara Pehli Patshahi]]''' meaning the "Gurdwara of the first master" is situated at {{wiki|Lakhpat}}, [[Gujarat]], [[India]] - ...Nankana town is part of Nankana Sahib District in the [[Punjab]] province of [[Pakistan]]

...aris]] and this article is about [[Sant Nirankaris]], which is an offshoot of the [[Nirankari]] movement. ==Origins of the Movement==

{{Aowhbr|[[Sikh|List of hundreds of Sikh]]s [[Sikhi|who have a Sikhi]] [[Wikipedia:Blog|related Blog]]}} ...nt posts from Sikh blogs, do a search at [http://www.technorati.com/search/sikh Technorati]</small><br>

[[Image:STN1.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Sikh Temple Nakuru]] The history of the Sikhs in Kenya’s Rift Valley and its largest town, Nakuru, is long an

...dignity of Tariq Jahan, Haroon's father, and Abdul Quddoos, the brother of the two dead siblings}} .../imagecache/thumb/news/image/main/army_officer.jpg|Joginder Singh, father of Lt Navdeep Singh, said, "Though he won the battle with terrorists, he off

...jority Bhat Sikhs originate from Punjab and were among the first followers of [[Guru Nanak]]. In the Punjab most Bhat Sikhs are now in [[Patiala]], [[Amr ...under ground and the people on its banks started migrating to other parts of South Asia thus forming sub-communities.

[[File:Map of the netherlands.png|300x300px|thumbnail|right|Map of the Netherlands]] ...n sports, I had enjoyed the warmth that is so characteristic of that ‘city of the Guru'. There is still no substitute for the visits to the Golden Temple

...he Province of West Flanders. The Memorial is situated at the eastern side of the town on the road to Menin (Menen) and Courtrai (Kortrijk). ...ound the Last Post in the roadway under the Memorial's arches. This paying of homage has started from 1927.

...ment with the family; apparently the family shunned him from embracing the Sikh faith. ...5000 to 6000 years or more. There is only suffering and pain in that cycle of births and deaths and no comfort at all. Bhai Sahib asked himself “Why sh

..., Reformer, Theologian, and Hero of Lahore Conspiracy Case, First Prisoner of Gurduara Reform Movement''' ...recepts but by example; a revolutionary, who threw away pride and position of an upper class family and plunged into the most daring revolt against Briti

wrote his updated History of the Sikhs, (1849), in advance of his times,

...ons of celebrations both locally and widespread. The cultural degeneration of Indians, especially Panjabi heritage defamed the title 'Mirasi' and reduced ...sts initially laughed, then cried and lastly was stimulated with the sound of the instrument. This was the Rebab, which completely overwhelmed the audien

|caste_name= Sikh Jatt ...rdu: جاٹ‎) of Northern India and Pakistan, are an ethnic group descendants of Indo-Scythian tribes. There are 31 million Jatts in South Asia.]]

:''"The Bounteous Lord heard the anguished cries (of humanity), '' :''and so, Guru Nanak, He sent to this world of woe."'' - Bhai Gurdas Ji

...f innocent Sikh pilgrims (it was only days before the annual commemoration of Guru Arjan's Martyrdom) who were not allowed to leave the complex before [[ ...ughara|The First Sikh Holocaust (1746)]] and [[Wadda Ghalughara|The Second Sikh Holocaust (1762)]].

...ained its Rajput character despite migration."''''' <ref>Castes and Tribes of Rajasthan, pp 108,Sukhvir Singh Gahlot, Banshi Dhar, Jain Brothers,1989</re ...ers; an economic history of the Punjab from the earliest times to the year of grace 1890, pp 100, Hugh Kennedy Trevaskis, [London] Oxford University pres

...ly precincts of some of the Sikh shrines, overtaking the monotheism of the Sikh Gurus’. The Udasis who controlled these shrines served as Trojan horses; ...of Punjab including the cis-Sutlej princely states. Sikhism, in the words of Census Commissioner, Denzil Ibbetson, was “on the decline”.