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=== June 20 === | |||
1670: Guru Tegh Bahadhur Ji was arrested in Delhi. | |||
1923: Babu Santa Singh arrested at Tapa Railway Station. | |||
1972: 20 GurSikhs were killed in Gurdwara Sadabarat. | |||
1977 Parkash Singh Badal became the Chief Minister of the Punjab. | |||
1984: Sardar Harinder Singh Khalsa resigned his position at the Indian Embassy in Norway in protest of the attack on Sri Darbar Sahib. He then sought assylum for himself and his family. | |||
1984: Sikhs | 1984: Major General R.K. Ghoad, announced 4 officer, and 4 JOC, and 92 soliers killed while 287 injured during the bluestar operation. Later Rajiv Gandhi, while addressing a Congress gathering in Nagpur, announced 700 soliers killed and 2400 Sikhs arrested. The actual count as per eye witnesses in thousands. | ||
=== June 21 === | |||
1661: Guru Tegh Bahadhur Ji visited Banaras. | |||
1936: Anup Singh of Manko was murdered. | |||
1984: Panj Payaras successfully pressured the Indian Government to open all Gurdwaras (except Sri Harimandir Sahib) for public visits. | |||
==June | === June 22 === | ||
1713: Sikhs fought a fierce battle with the ruling forces at Sadhaura. After four months of siege, Banda Bahadhur escaped into the Himalayas. | |||
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1984: Panj Payaras excummunicated Baba Sant Singh Ji, the main leader of Badha Dal, for cooperateing with the government in its forced "kar sewa" under curfew. | |||
=== June 23 === | |||
1982: Sikh shops burned in Patiala. | |||
1984: Indira Gandhi, then Prime Minsiter of India, vists Darbar Sahib after operation Bluestar. All Singh Sahibans were present but boycotted this visit. No saroopa was given as a protest and exhibition of Sikh anger. | |||
==June | === June 24 === | ||
1885: Master Tara Singh was born on 24 June, 1885,(1881 is sometimes used?) in Haryal in Rawalpindi district of North Western Province of undivided India. His mother, Moolan Devi, was a pious lady and his father, Bakshi Gopi Chand, was a patwari of the village and was a well known and respected person. Tara Singh's original name was Nanak Chand. In 1902 Nanak Chand embraced Sikhism and came to be called Tara Singh. | |||
Tara Singh had a bright educational career and was a scholarship holder almost at all stages of his education. In 1907 he passed his B. A. examination from Khalsa College, Amritsar. Later Tara Singh joined as headmaster of Khalsa High School, Lyallpur, at an honorarium of Rs. 15 per month. Since then he came to be known as Master Tara Singh. His career as a teacher ended in 1921, following the Nankana tragedy. | |||
He also edited two Akali newspapers, Akali (Udru) and Akali te Pardesi (Grumukhi) in which he forcefully put forward the aims and objectives of the Akali Dal. | |||
He took an active part in national politics till his death on 22 November 1967. | |||
-Ref. "Master Tara Singh, by Verinder Grover, Deep & Deep Publications Delhi, 1995. | |||
1962: Punjabi University was established. | |||
1999: Balbir Singh Bains was abducted from the premises of the Indira Gandhi International Airport. | |||
[[Category:Sikh History]] | [[Category:Sikh History]] | ||
Revision as of 19:48, 21 June 2005
Today's Date is: May 3, 2024. Time: 15:52
June 20
1670: Guru Tegh Bahadhur Ji was arrested in Delhi.
1923: Babu Santa Singh arrested at Tapa Railway Station.
1972: 20 GurSikhs were killed in Gurdwara Sadabarat.
1977 Parkash Singh Badal became the Chief Minister of the Punjab.
1984: Sardar Harinder Singh Khalsa resigned his position at the Indian Embassy in Norway in protest of the attack on Sri Darbar Sahib. He then sought assylum for himself and his family.
1984: Major General R.K. Ghoad, announced 4 officer, and 4 JOC, and 92 soliers killed while 287 injured during the bluestar operation. Later Rajiv Gandhi, while addressing a Congress gathering in Nagpur, announced 700 soliers killed and 2400 Sikhs arrested. The actual count as per eye witnesses in thousands.
June 21
1661: Guru Tegh Bahadhur Ji visited Banaras.
1936: Anup Singh of Manko was murdered.
1984: Panj Payaras successfully pressured the Indian Government to open all Gurdwaras (except Sri Harimandir Sahib) for public visits.
June 22
1713: Sikhs fought a fierce battle with the ruling forces at Sadhaura. After four months of siege, Banda Bahadhur escaped into the Himalayas. .
1984: Panj Payaras excummunicated Baba Sant Singh Ji, the main leader of Badha Dal, for cooperateing with the government in its forced "kar sewa" under curfew.
June 23
1982: Sikh shops burned in Patiala.
1984: Indira Gandhi, then Prime Minsiter of India, vists Darbar Sahib after operation Bluestar. All Singh Sahibans were present but boycotted this visit. No saroopa was given as a protest and exhibition of Sikh anger.
June 24
1885: Master Tara Singh was born on 24 June, 1885,(1881 is sometimes used?) in Haryal in Rawalpindi district of North Western Province of undivided India. His mother, Moolan Devi, was a pious lady and his father, Bakshi Gopi Chand, was a patwari of the village and was a well known and respected person. Tara Singh's original name was Nanak Chand. In 1902 Nanak Chand embraced Sikhism and came to be called Tara Singh.
Tara Singh had a bright educational career and was a scholarship holder almost at all stages of his education. In 1907 he passed his B. A. examination from Khalsa College, Amritsar. Later Tara Singh joined as headmaster of Khalsa High School, Lyallpur, at an honorarium of Rs. 15 per month. Since then he came to be known as Master Tara Singh. His career as a teacher ended in 1921, following the Nankana tragedy.
He also edited two Akali newspapers, Akali (Udru) and Akali te Pardesi (Grumukhi) in which he forcefully put forward the aims and objectives of the Akali Dal.
He took an active part in national politics till his death on 22 November 1967.
-Ref. "Master Tara Singh, by Verinder Grover, Deep & Deep Publications Delhi, 1995.
1962: Punjabi University was established.
1999: Balbir Singh Bains was abducted from the premises of the Indira Gandhi International Airport.
