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In the Sikh tradition of [[sangeet]] (music) there are three main type of perf ...rababis used to perform kirtan regularly at Amritsar before the Partition in 1947. The last of the line of rababis was [[Bhai Chand]] whose kirtan the a

...a Variant of Tomar/Tanwar Surname. They have Rajput Roots ,they Exist both in the [[Jat]] Community and the [[Saini]] Clan. They claim Chandravanshi desc ...There exists 84 villages of Tomars in Western UP alone. Besides,few areas in Northern Madhya Pradesh like Morena, Bhind and Gwalior is referred to as "T

The term Ad-Dharm came into popular usage in the early part of the 20th century when many followers of [[Ravidas]] converted to [[Sikhism]] and were severe ...Dharmi community are committed to. The Ad-Dharmi community is mainly based in India, however many members of the Ad-Dharmi community have migrated overse

...is a steel ring, 5 - 12 inches in diameter of varying thickness. When used in battle, it usually has a sharp outer edge, but for ceremonial purposes, the ...t least in part as late as the 19th century. George Cameron Stone, writing in 1934 of a Sikh military exhibition he had witnessed many years prior, descr

...mile from Makhdoompura (between [[Lahore]] and [[Multan]], which today are in the [[Multan]] District of East [[Punjab]], [[Pakistan]]. He was good to ...nd [[Bhai Mardana]] stopped at his sarai, he had become so well respected in his village that his fellow villagers had added the honorific title of ''

...orn in Patiala in Punjab. Sidhu was elected to the Lok Sabha from Amritsar in 2004,2007 (by-election) and 2009 on a Bharatiya Janata Party ticket. <ref>2 ...highest ODI score and the innings which he called his best when he retired in 1999.

'''Baba Natha Singh Ji''' (d. 1784), was an 18th century, Sikh Warrior and martyr of the Sikh faith, belonged to the famous Bhatt Si ...mi Taksal Jathedar, based at Talwandi Sabo, in the Malva region of Punjab. In 1781, at old age, Baba Natha Singh Ji, succeeded by Baba Karam Singh, and b

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'''Shaheed Akali Baba Natha Singh Ji''' (d. 1784), was an 18th century, Sikh Warrior and martyr of the Sikh faith, belonged to the famous Bhatt Si ...mi Taksal Jathedar, based at Talwandi Sabo, in the Malva region of Punjab. In 1781, at old age, Baba Natha Singh Ji, succeeded by Baba Karam Singh, and b

...joined the Shahid misl under Baba Deep Singh and, after the latter's death in 1757, organized his own jatha or fighting band. ...nguard carrying the banner, and won renown for its acts of gallantry. When in November 1764 Ahmad Shah Durrani, at the head of 30,000 men, invaded India

...rus), and had emerged as a parallel sect during the early part of the 17th century. <ref>Page 170, The Oxford Handbook of Sikh Studies, Pashaura Singh, Louis ...hatched conspiracies against Guru Arjan Dev ji, playing an important role in his eventual martyrdom. They also unsuccessfully tried to execute the sixth

...oint of view. It was earlier published under the name of "Amritsar Times". This is the only Sikh weekly paper published from North America with a print run ...and now settled on the West Coast. His analyses of the emerging situation in the Sikh community are free from dogma but wedded to principles.

...e-storey octagonal tower, standing 40 metres high, is the tallest building in [[Amritsar]]. ...g a miracle and warned him that one's spiritual power should be displayed "in purity of doctrine and holiness of living". It is said that Atal Rai told h

...rly 350 years of British presence in India. The British left India divided in two. The two countries were founded on the basis of religion, with Pakistan ...ruct any memorials, to mark any particular places – as has been done, say, in the case of Holocaust memorials, or memorials for the Vietnam War.

[[Image:Clocktower.jpg|thumb|150px|right|Clock tower in Ludhiana]] ...in the state of [[Punjab]], in northern [[India]]. It is the largest city in Punjab, with an estimated population of 15 lacs (15,00,000 or 1.5 million).

...e sixteenth century. The occasion was the Sivaratri of 1563 Bk, which fell in February 1507. Guru Nanak's apparel which was neither of a householder nor ...t and good deeds the basilwreath round thy neck. Seek divine grace and let this be thy raft's anchor. Why waste thy time watering barren land and plasterin

...that later became the [[Sikh Empire]]. It held a small amount of territory in the [[Malwa (Punjab)]] area around the [[Takht Sri Damdama Sahib|Damdama Sa ...kh Empire]]. The [[Nihang]] order of [[Sikhs]] maintains the traditions of this [[misl]].

...of the 19th century mystic Ramakrishna. Both Men were influential figures in the Bengali Renaissance, as well as the Hindu renaissance during the 19th a ...ern culture as well as his deep spiritual insight, made a great impression in Europe and America.

...rdwara Shaheed Sukha Singh Mahtab Singh''' is situated in Hanumangarh City in Hanumangarh District of [[Rajasthan]]. The Gurdwara is also called '''Shahe ...unk and watching the dances of the girls. When he bent to feel the "coins" in the bags, a sword fell like lightning and cut off his head which was picked

...arly in the sixteenth century and a Sikh shrine had been established there in his honour. '''Sahib Chand''', as Sahib Singh was called before he underwen * Barber , born in Bidar (Karnataka, India) on 1662