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9 July 2007

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  • 01:3401:34, 3 July 2007 diff hist +1,943 N PushkarNew page: '''PUSHKAR''', a famous Hindu centre of pilgimage, 13 km from Ajmer (26°27`N, 74°42`E) in Rajasthan is also sacred to the SIKHS for the gurudwaras dedicated to the First and Tenth Gu...
  • 01:3301:33, 3 July 2007 diff hist +540 N PutanaNew page: '''PUTANA''' By remembering the Lord, Putana attained salvation; she, who was the fraudulent child-killer. (Gond NAMDEV, p. 874) She, a female demon, was the daughter of Bali. She was know...
  • 01:2601:26, 3 July 2007 diff hist +8 Ragi Sundar SinghNo edit summary
  • 01:2601:26, 3 July 2007 diff hist +1,533 N Ragi Sundar SinghNew page: SUNDAR SINGH, RAGI (18921937), head musician at Sri Harimandar at AMRITSAR, was born at Amritsar in 1892, the son ofBhaiAmar Singh Arora, himself a musician of considerable standing. Sunda...
  • 01:2401:24, 3 July 2007 diff hist +431 Balwand/Satta's BaniNo edit summary
  • 01:2201:22, 3 July 2007 diff hist +223 N SadduNew page: SADDU and his brother Maddu were rebeck players in attendance on GURU Gobind SINGH (16661708) at ANANDPUR. They performed KIRTAN for the Guru. 1. Santokh Singh, Bhai, Sri Gur Pratap Suraj ...
  • 01:2101:21, 3 July 2007 diff hist +1,659 N Bhai Phumman SinghNew page: '''Bhai PHUMMAN SINGH''', famous as a ragi or musician reciting SIKH hymns, was born in a Jatt Sikh family of Daudhar in present day Moga district of the Punjab in the sixties of the ninet...
  • 01:2001:20, 3 July 2007 diff hist +1,309 Giani Partap SinghNo edit summary
  • 01:1601:16, 3 July 2007 diff hist +1,673 N Bhai Khushal SinghNew page: '''BHAI KHUSHAL SINGH''', (1862-1945), holy man with mastery of SIKH music, was the son of Bhai GURMUKH Singh, a Jatt Sikh of Daudhar, a village 22 km southeast of Moga (30°48`N, 75°10`E...
  • 01:1501:15, 3 July 2007 diff hist +1,564 N KafiNew page: '''KAFI (Arabic Qafi)''', literally stands for the leader, the enlightener, one who fulfils the need. In poetics it denotes the refrain in a song or hymn, and is also the title given to a ...
  • 01:1401:14, 3 July 2007 diff hist +2,487 N Bhai Sahib Javala SinghNew page: '''BHAI SAHIB JAVALA SINGH''' (1872 - 1952), a renowned exponent of the SIKH devotional music, was born in 1872 at the village of Saidpur in Kapurthala district of the Punjab. His father, ...
  • 01:1401:14, 3 July 2007 diff hist +2,727 N Bhai Hira Singh RagiNew page: '''BHAI HIRA SINGH RAGI''', (18791926), eminent exponent of SIKH devotional music, was born in 1879 at Faruka, in Shahpur district, now in Pakistan. His father`s name was Bhai Bhag Singh a...
  • 01:1201:12, 3 July 2007 diff hist +2,200 N Guru Nanak and Wali Qandhari -2New page: '''WALI QANDHARl''' (lit. Saint of Qandahar) was, according to a tradition popularized by Bhai Bala JANAM SAKHI and Bhai Santokh SINGH, Sri Gur NANAK Prakash, a Muslim recluse putting up o...
  • 01:1001:10, 3 July 2007 diff hist +1,007 N Mai PotreNew page: '''MAI-POTRE''', meaning grandsons of an old woman, is the name given to a group of families residing in Goindval. These families were the descendants of a goldsmith couple blessed by GURU...
  • 01:0901:09, 3 July 2007 diff hist +10,029 NamdhariNo edit summary
  • 01:0701:07, 3 July 2007 diff hist +2,167 N Mahima ShahiNew page: '''MAHIMA SHAHIAS''', followers of Mohar SINGH (AD 1758-1815), a holy SIKH who earned the honoured nickname of Mahima Shah for his constant muttering of a phrase ('infinite is Thy praise')...
  • 01:0601:06, 3 July 2007 diff hist +17 Sects and Cults→‎M
  • 01:0401:04, 3 July 2007 diff hist +3,238 Masand SystemNo edit summary
  • 01:0201:02, 3 July 2007 diff hist +6,843 MazhabiNo edit summary
  • 01:0101:01, 3 July 2007 diff hist +6,500 Nanak panthiNo edit summary current
  • 01:0001:00, 3 July 2007 diff hist +3,101 N SodhiNew page: '''SODHl''', a subdivision of Sarin group of, Khatris, has acquired an aura of exceptional! honour among the SIKHS because seven of (lie ten SIKH Gurus from GURU Rain Das onwards were from...
  • 00:5900:59, 3 July 2007 diff hist +1,834 N Sat kartariaNew page: '''SAT KARTARIAS''', a religious sect only remotely related to SIKHISM was founded by Sarigat Das, a Julka Khatri, contemporary of GURU Hargobind (15951644). The name Satkartaria is derive... current
  • 00:5700:57, 3 July 2007 diff hist +4,723 Suthra ShahiNo edit summary
  • 00:4000:40, 3 July 2007 diff hist +2,441 N Nihal Singh ThakurNew page: '''NIHAL SINGH THAKUR''' (1808-1895), SIKH theologian and musician, was born at AMRITSAR on 7 Phagun 1864 Bk/17 February 1808 to Bhai Mahal Singh and Mata Basi. Bhai Mahal Singh lived in t...
  • 00:3200:32, 3 July 2007 diff hist +1,084 N Roshan SinghNew page: '''ROSHAN SINGH''', SIKH warrior in attendance upon GURU Gobind Singh, who once killed a lion singlehanded. During their journey to the Deccan in 1708, records Kuir Singh, Gurbilas Patshah...
  • 00:1900:19, 3 July 2007 diff hist +344 N Bhai MangaNew page: '''BHAI MANGA''', a musician by profession was among GURU NANAK`s leading disciples. He has been described by Bhai Gurdas, Varan, XI. 13, as a lover of gurbdmor the Guru`s word. ==Referen...
  • 00:0400:04, 3 July 2007 diff hist +4,166 N Mahant Gajja SinghNew page: '''Mahant Gajja Singh''' (c. 18501914), maestro of SIKH classical devotional music, was born in a Jatt Sikh family of Vandar, a village in Faridkot district of the Punjab. He had a sensiti... current
  • 00:0300:03, 3 July 2007 diff hist +5 Bhai Gian Singh Fresco-Painter, Article 1No edit summary
  • 00:0200:02, 3 July 2007 diff hist +21 BaghdadNo edit summary
  • 00:0100:01, 3 July 2007 diff hist +1,736 N Shamsher Singh SheriNew page: '''Shamsher SINGH Sheri''', alias Karam Singh, was a communist leader in India. Sheri was born in 1942 in the village of Khokhar Kalan, in the Sangrur district, Punjab. Soon after his birt...

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  • 13:4413:44, 25 May 2007 diff hist +3,061 AmritNo edit summary
  • 13:4313:43, 25 May 2007 diff hist +472 N Amrik SinghNew page: '''AMRIK SINGH''', a Jambar Jatt of Maghiana in LAHORE district, was a devoted SIKH of the time of GURU Gobind Singh. Bhai Santokh Singh, 5n GurPratap Suraj GRANTH, lists him among those w...
  • 13:4313:43, 25 May 2007 diff hist +1,755 N Giani Amir SinghNew page: '''GIANI AMIR SINGH''' (1870 - 1954), a widely revered SIKH schoolman, was born in 1870 at the village ofDargahi Shah inJhang district, now in Pakistan. His parents, Prem Singh and Thakari...
  • 13:4213:42, 25 May 2007 diff hist +510 N Amir SinghNew page: '''AMIR SINGH''', an AKALI or Nihang who was a veteran soldier, joined the band of Bhai Maharaj Singh, leading a popular rebellion against the British in 1848-49. When the British deputy c...
  • 13:4113:41, 25 May 2007 diff hist +1,587 N Amir Singh SandhanvaliaNew page: '''AMIR SINGH SANDHANVALIA''' (d. 1827), a collateral of Maharaja RANJIT Singh, was born the son of Didar Singh Sandhanvalia. In 1784, he, upon the death of his father, succeeded to the fa...
  • 13:4113:41, 25 May 2007 diff hist +1,292 N Amir ChandNew page: '''AMIR CHAND''', son of Misr Ram Kumar of the village ofDalval, inJehlum district, joined service in Maharaja RanjitSingh`s toshakhana or treasury in 1830, soon becoming superintendent of...
  • 13:4013:40, 25 May 2007 diff hist +3,411 N Amir ul ImlaNew page: '''AMIR ULIMLA, also known as MUNTAKHAB ULHAQAIQ''', a collection of miscellaneous letters, in Persian script, mostly of SIKH chiefs of the Punjab addressed to one another on subjects rela...
  • 13:3913:39, 25 May 2007 diff hist +7,213 AmbalaNo edit summary
  • 13:3713:37, 25 May 2007 diff hist +1,356 N AmbarikaNew page: '''AMBARIKA (ABARIKA) AMRIKA (AMBARISHA)''' ABARIKA (AMBARISHA) was granted the state of Fearlessness... (BANI NAMDEV, p. 1105) Ambarika (Ambarisha) etc..... (Swayye Mahle Chauthe Ke, p....
  • 13:3513:35, 25 May 2007 diff hist +873 Amar Singh MajithiaNo edit summary
  • 13:3413:34, 25 May 2007 diff hist +512 N Amar Singh ManNew page: '''AMAR SINGH MAN''' (d. 1805), landowner in AMRITSAR district who left his village about the year 1759, adopted the SIKH faith and joined the Kanhaiya Misl. He overran and took possession...
  • 13:3313:33, 25 May 2007 diff hist +2,151 N Amar Singh WasuNew page: '''AMAR SINGH WASU''' (1884 - 1932), AKALI activist and journalist, was born Ganga Ram at the village of Wasu, in Gujrat district, now in Pakistan, in 1884, the son ofLadha Mall and Lachhm...
  • 13:3213:32, 25 May 2007 diff hist +3,003 N Raja Amar SinghNew page: '''RAJA AMAR SINGH''' (1748 - 1782). of PATIALA, was born on 6 June 1748, the son ofSardul Singh and Rani Hukman. In 1765, he succeeded his grandfather, Ala Singh, who had no son living at...
  • 13:3113:31, 25 May 2007 diff hist +1,407 N AmarapuriNew page: '''AMARAPURI (AMARAVATI)''' In the SIKH Scripture, instead of Amaravati, the word Amarapuri has been used. "Ineffable is the discourse of Amarapuri (the immortal city). He also attains unt...
  • 13:3113:31, 25 May 2007 diff hist +644 N AmargarhNew page: '''AMARGARH''', village 3 km east of Goniana Mandi (SOMS`N, 74°54`E) in BATHINDA district of the Punjab, has an old shrine, Gurdwara Vidyasar Patshahi Satvin, dedicated to GURU Har Rai ...
  • 13:2913:29, 25 May 2007 diff hist +364 N Bhai AmaruNew page: AMARU, BHAI, a devoted SIKH of the time of GURU Amar Das. He lived at the village of Dalla, in presentday Kapurthala district of the Punjab, and was initiated a Sikh at the hands of Guru A...
  • 13:2913:29, 25 May 2007 diff hist +1,525 N AmavasNew page: AMAVAS (AMAVASYA), massia in PUNJABI, lit. a combination of ama, i.e. together, and vasya, i.e. stationing, signifying coming of the sun and the moon together in one line, is the last day ...
  • 13:2813:28, 25 May 2007 diff hist +1,412 N Diwan Amar NathNew page: '''Diwan Amar Nath''' (1822 - 1867), bakhshi or paymaster of the irregular forces of the SIKH army who distinguished himself also as a historian, was born in 1822 the son of Raja Dina Nath... current
  • 13:2613:26, 25 May 2007 diff hist +354 N AMAR PADNew page: '''AMAR PAD''' or amarapad, also called parampada (highest step), tunapada or turiavastha, is the stage of deathlessness or immortality. In the GURU GRANTH Sahib the term has been used for... current
  • 13:2613:26, 25 May 2007 diff hist +1,404 N Amar Singh MajithiaNew page: '''AMAR SINGH MAJITHIA''' (d. 1848). known as Amar Singh Khurd (junior) to distinguish him from his namesake Amar Singh Kalan (senior) who was also from the village of Majitha, son of Mahn...
  • 13:2513:25, 25 May 2007 diff hist +1,426 Amar SinghNo edit summary
  • 13:2413:24, 25 May 2007 diff hist +5,854 N Amar SinghNew page: '''AMAR SINGH''' (1888 - 1962), who came into prominence in the Gurdwara reform movement, was the eldest of the three sons of Gopal Singh of the village of Jhabal, in AMRITSAR district of ...
  • 13:2213:22, 25 May 2007 diff hist +2,735 N Amar KathaNew page: '''AMAR KATHA''', of unknown authorship, comprises a mixture of diverse hagiographic traditions bearing on the life of GURU NANAK. The work remains unpublished, but several manuscripts are...
  • 13:2113:21, 25 May 2007 diff hist +280 N AlvarineNew page: '''ALVARINE''', an Italian (Irishman, according to C. Grey`s European Adventurers of Northern India), who joined service under the SIKH Darbar in 1841. He died at LAHORE soon afterwards. ...
  • 13:2013:20, 25 May 2007 diff hist +19 N Category:SangrurNew page: category:punjab current
  • 13:1913:19, 25 May 2007 diff hist +1,525 N Alo HarakhNew page: '''ALO HARAKH''', village in Sangrur district, has a historical shrine called Gurdwara Sahib Alo Harakh Patshahi Naumi. A lowdomed MANJI Sahib, under an old banyan tree marks the site wher...
  • 13:1313:13, 25 May 2007 diff hist +848 N Benjamin AllardNew page: '''BENJAMIN ALLARD'''(1796 - 1877), step-brother of General Allard, born at Saint Tropez in 1796, was sent to LAHORE in 1829 in order to replace his brother as the military adviser of Maha...
  • 13:1213:12, 25 May 2007 diff hist +2,450 N Bhai AlmastNew page: '''BHAI ALMAST''' (1553-1643), SIKH preacher and head of a dhuari or branch of the Udasi sect, was born in a Gaur Brahman family of Srinagar (Kashmir) on 26 August 1553. He was the son of ...
  • 13:1113:11, 25 May 2007 diff hist +1,005 N Apsaras, Alluring Damsels of HeavenNew page: '''ALLURING DAMSELS OF HEAVEN (APSARAS)''' If the clothes be of heat and cold and the food be of the wind, the alluring women of heaven be there everywhere. OR The alluring woffien of he...
  • 13:1113:11, 25 May 2007 diff hist +1,737 N AllayarNew page: '''ALLAYAR''', a wealthy Muslim horse dealer of Delhi, who turned a preacher of SIKHISM, first came to GURU Amar Das at Goindval escorted by Bhai Paro, a prominent SIKH of Dalla, a village...
  • 13:0913:09, 25 May 2007 diff hist +787 N Allahdad KhanNew page: '''ALLAHDAD KHAN''' (d. 184.9) was the last ruler of Khattekhel family of Tonk, situated in Bannu district, on the northwest frontier. When Maharaja RANJIT SINGH conquered this region in 1...
  • 13:0913:09, 25 May 2007 diff hist +3,366 N Bannou Pan Dei AllardNew page: '''BANNOU PAN DEI ALLARD''' (1814-1884), born of Raja Menga Ram of Chamba and Banni Panje Dei at Chamba on 25 January 1814, married Jean Francois Allard, one of Maharaja RANJIT SINGH's Fre...
  • 13:0713:07, 25 May 2007 diff hist +1,242 N Achille AllardNew page: '''ACHILLE ALLARD''', a young Muslim boy whose parents had been killed in one of the battles of Multan, and who was saved by Maharaja RANJIT SINGH, had been born at Sayyidpur in the then p...
  • 13:0613:06, 25 May 2007 diff hist +1,184 N AllahabadNew page: '''ALLAHABAD''' (25°28'N, 81°50'E). Prayag before the reign of Emperor Akbar, was visited by GURU NANAK in the course of Ills first preaching journey to the east in the first quarter...
  • 13:0513:05, 25 May 2007 diff hist +8,675 N All Parties Conference 1928New page: ALL-PARTIES CONFERENCES (more aptly, ALL-PARTY CONFERENCES), a series of conventions which took place in 1928 bringing together representatives of various political parties and communities...

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