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• First Woman Vice-Chancellor in north India
  {{p|File:InderjitKaur-a.jpg|First Woman Vice-Chancellor in north India, Inderjit Kaur}} ...dern lady with formidable experience, who held two of the top positions in India.
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• Tibet
  ...h and east of the Tibet; India and Kashmir to the west; and Yunnan, Nepal, India and Bhutan to the south.
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• Haveli
  ...]] origin, meaning "an enclosed place". The havelis of Pakistan and north India traditionally followed the Islamic style of architecture but today the term
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• Haryana
  ...ons, 67 tehsils, 45 sub-tehsils and 116 blocks. Haryana is situated in the north between 27 deg 37' to 30 deg 35' latitude and between 74 deg 28' to 77 deg
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• Andhra Pradesh
  ...area and population. It is the largest and most populous state in Southern India. The state is crossed by two major rivers, the Godavari and the Krishna. Hi
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• The Tribune
  ...ent persons as trustees. The Tribune is the largest selling daily in North India. This is the largest selling daily in North India. Its stated policy is to publishes news and views without any bias or preju
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• ਚਉਬੋਲੇ
  ...(Hindustani: चौबोला or چوبولا) is a quatrain meter in the poetry of North India and Pakistan, often employed in folk songs.
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• Indian Classical Music
  ...sical music are North Indian classical music and Carnatic music from South India. ...re liberal than its south Indian counterpart. Carnatic music is similar to North Indian Classical music in that it is mostly improvised, but it is much more
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• Navtej Singh
  ...inner in 2005 is new Tara's Champion. His is from Kartarpur, [[Punjab]], [[India]]. Dope free Navtej has all eyes set to go high in the field of national an *Mr North India,
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• Nepal
  ...ndlocked nation in South Asia, bordering {{wiki|China}} to the north and [[India]] to the south, east and west. Nepal previously had the distinction of bein
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• Ravi
  ...n the [[Himalayas]] in the Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh following a north-westerly course. ...he Ravi river are allocated to India under the Indus Waters Treaty between India and Pakistan. It is also called 'The river of Lahore' since that great city
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• Jatt Sikh
  ...adually extended supremacy over north-western India. Indo-Scythian rule in India ended with the last Western Satrap Rudrasimha III in 395 CE.).
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• Firangis
  ...eing the source of the contempt) in the film ''Lagaan, Once upon a time in India'' when Rajesh Vivek as Guran, the fortune teller utters, rather growls, the ...y Franks or people from France. When Vasco da Gama landed on the shores of India he was greeted with - "May the Devil take thee!… by an Arab trader who wa
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• Nanded-Waghala
  ...''' is situated on the banks of the river Godavari in Maharashtra state of India. It the administrative headquarters Nanded District is Marathwada's second ...international business, as it is one of the major cotton growing areas in India.
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• Francis
  ...ing the source of the contempt) in the film '''Lagaan, Once upon a time in India''' when Rajesh Vivek as Guran, the fortune teller utters, rather growls the Strangely enough the word arrived in India with Arab traders who had since the crusades used the word for all European
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• Rajasthan
  ...east, Uttar Pradesh and [[Haryana]] to the northeast and [[Punjab]] to the north. Rajasthan covers an area of 342,239 km² (132,139 mi²). The sta
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• Uttarakhand
  ...anḝ ?), formerly Uttaranchal, is a state located in the northern part of [[India]]. It is often referred to as the Land of Gods due to the many holy [[Hindu ...old literature, a term which derives from Sanskrit uttara (उतढ़तर) meaning north, and khaṇḝ (खणढ़डढ़) meaning country or part of a country. It h
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• Saluri
  ...Una District of Himanchal Pardesh (India). Saluri village is 16 kilometers north of Una along the Una - Amb road. The place was visited by Guru Gobind singh
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• Ladakh
  ...including the Rudok region and Guge in the east, and Nubra valleys to the north over Khardung La in the Ladakh mountain range. ...in Central Asia on the other side of the Kuen Lun range in Kashmir to the north. Ladakh is renowned for its remote mountain beauty and [[Buddhist]] culture
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• Canada
  Canada (IPA: /ˈkænədə/) is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean ...f the British Empire, having served in the army and often having come from India or one of Britain's African colonies.
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• Dilruba
  ...Indian terms, being only about 200 years old. The dilruba is found in the north, where it is used in religious music and light classical songs in the urban A. R. Rahman has been one of the composers in India who has used the Dilruba in his works like "Dil Se" and "Vande Mataram".
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• Firozpur
  ...pur.jpg|thumb|350px|right|{{cs|'''Firozpur District in [[Punjab state]], [[India]]}}]] ...tilizing inundations from the Sutlej, the only river, which runs along the north-western boundary.
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• Guru Nanak in Saudi Arabia
  ...previously called Ceylon). To the north he had gone even to places outside India. Crossing the Himalayas, he had visited Tibet and China. He had travelled o
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• Punjab
  ...n area of South Asia spanning from central [[Pakistan]] to north-western [[India]] ** [[Punjab (India)]], the part of the Punjab which became part of [[India]] used to consist of present-day Punjab state; also part of [[Haryana]] sta
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• Hyderabad
  ...d culturally. Hence, Hyderabad is considered to be the gateway of southern India. Hyderabad has always been a place where [[Hindus]] and [[Muslims]] have co
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• Sant Nidhan Singh
  ...a Tatt Khalsa at Karachi and Gurdwara Sahib at Kahuta, both now outside of India. Sant Nidhan Singh died at Nanded on 4 August 1947. ...s also a Sikh Gurudwara, which is the third Gurudwara to be constructed in India.
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• Karnataka
  '''Karnataka''' is an state in South West India. The state was created by the unification of Karnataka on 1 November 1956, ...f 191976 km2 (74,122 sq mi) , or 5.83% of the total geographical area of [[India]]. It is the eighth largest Indian state by area, the ninth largest by popu
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• Gurdwara Imli Sahib
  ...Dev]] Ji in the way of his itinerary diverted from southern states to the north-west and reached Indore. It is centrally located and innumerable devotees a [[Indore]], [[Madhya Pardesh]](India), Phone: 2343502,2340950,FAX:2340876
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• Number of Gurdwaras around the world
  ===India=== ==North America==
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• Nanak Sagar
  ...of Khatima Railway Station on the Pilibhit-Tanakpur metre-gauge section of North-Eastern Railway. The holy shrine is near the town of {{wiki|Sitarganj}}.
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• Sikh population
  ...e. 76% of all Indian Sikhs, live in the northern Indian State of [[Punjab (India)]], where they form a majority 59.9% of the population. Substantial communi ...mpire]]<ref>Diffusion of Sikhism and recent migration patterns of Sikhs in India by A. K. Dutt1 and S. Devgun. Pub. GeoJournal Volume 1, Number 5 / Septembe
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• Chung tong
  Chungthang is a town in North Sikkim district in the Indian state of Sikkim. It is situated at the conflu ...bet, and it is likely that he passed through Chung Tong on his way back to India. According to tradition, there was a severe famine in the area when the Gre
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• Leh
  ...ital of the Leh District in the state of [[Jammu and Kashmir]], northern [[India]]. Historically, it was the capital of the Himalayan kingdom of [[Ladakh]]. ...to have thrown away a neem twig from the Neem or Datun tree, long used in India to clean ones teeth, which took root and was the first tree to grow in the
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• Punjab State Carrom Association
  ...as general secretary for both the Punjab State Carrom Association and the North Indian zone. ...rh]] Carrom Association, at [[Jallandhar]] (Punjab), under auspices of all India Carrom federation, on September 2nd to 7th, 2000. Here Shri Gurinder Singh
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• Jand
  ...medium size tree growing to about 6 m (20 feet), found mainly in desert of India. Common names include: Ghaf (United Arab Emirates), khejri, jant/janti, san ...the ecosystem of arid and semi-arid areas in this North-western part of [[India]]. This tree is a legume and it improves soil fertility
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• Apabhramsha
  ...y [[Sanskrit]] grammarians since Patañjali to refer to dialects of North [[India]] that deviate from the norm of Sanskrit grammar. The term apabhraṃśa in The term Prakrit (which includes Pĝli) is used for the popular dialects of India which were spoken until the 4th - 8th century, but some scholars use the te
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• Makhan Singh Sandhu
  ...propaganda literature, newspaper, and magazine articles for the people in India and other countries. ...an Community of North America especially his sacrifice and service to free India by taking an active part in Gadar Party Movement. Kooh-I-Noor Club honored
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• Moga
  ...rict is one of the nineteen districts in the state of Punjab in North-West India.
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• Places Visited by Guru Nanak
  ==India== ===North===
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• Khalistan House, Brussels
  ...The demonstration included a march to the consulate and then raising anti-India slogans and pro-Sikh Shaheed and pro-Khalistan slogans. This ended with the ...goals are the creation of an independant Sikh state of Khalistan in North India.
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• Rara Sahib
  '''Rara Sahib''' is a village near [[Ludhiana]] city in [[Punjab]], [[India]]. This village was transformed from simple "Rara" to "Rara Sahib" due to t ...located 22km south-east of Ludhiana, 14km north-east of Ahmedgarh and 22km north-west of Khanna. It lies on the Chawa-Payal-Ahmedgarh road and is situated o
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• Dhol
  ...into Gujarati, Punjabi, Rajasthani, Somalian and other cultures from North India and abroad. Nowadays, it is very popular in modern [[Punjabi]] music played ...n size to fit the needs of the bhangra players who do energetic dances. In India and Pakistan, the dhol remains large and bulky to produce the preferred lou
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• Kurukshetra
  ...Kurukshetra town and is about 160 Kilometres North of Delhi, 39 Kilometres North of Karnal and 40 Kilometres South of Ambala. It is at a distance of about 6 On the whole, the district is a plain which slopes from North East to South and South West. The plain is remarkable flat and within it, a
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• Lt. HH Farzand-i-sadaat Nishan Hazrat-i-kaisar-i-hind Raja Sir Harindar Singh Brar Bans Bahadur
  ...989. He was the 12th ruler of the Princely State of [[Faridkot]], Punjab, India.
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• Tanpura
  ...music. The word "tanpura" (tanpoora) is common in the north, but in south India it is called "tambura", "thamboora", "thambura", or "tamboora". The tanpura ...trumental version sometimes called tamburi. The Miraj style is the typical north Indian tanpura (tambura). This is the favourite of Sikh and Hindustani musi
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• Yamuna
  ...e and fertile basin, known as the Gangetic plains, stretching across north India and Bangladesh. ...e places on her way. Reaching the Prayag, one of the most sacred places in India, she joins with Ganges. Then they both flow together till Ksheer Sagar. Bef
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• Mughal Empire
  ...and Bangladesh in the east, and the uplands of the Deccan plateau in south India. ...nt. Reduced subsequently, especially during the East India Company rule in India, to the region in and around Old Delhi, the empire was formally dissolved b
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• Qassab
  .... But all Quraishis are not Qassab. The Quraishi Qassab are found in North India and Pakistan. They are also known as Chikwa, Bare Qasab, Bakar Qasab.
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• Jammu
  ...istered Kashmir to the west. Sandwiched between the Vale of Kashmir to the north and the Daman Koh Plains to the south, the Shivalik Range comprises most of ...o Devi, Jammu is one of the most famous pilgrimage tourism destinations in India. Once a seat of the Dogra Rajput dynasty, Jammu came under the control of [
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• Bhatia jatt
  ...e near KHAIR KATTO Road , Pakistan. Now, they are found in North region of INDIA and Pakistan.
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• Nanded
  ...international business, as it is one of the major cotton growing areas in India. ...Hyderabad. Nanded is well-connected to all parts of North India and South India by train.
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• Rishi Kesh
  ...holy city for Hindus located in the foothills of the Himalaya in northern India. It is also known as the gateway to Himalayas and it located about 25 kilom ...is also becoming a hot spot for white water rafting enthusiasts, both from India and abroad, as it offers medium to rough rapids in the course of river Gang
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• Pre-Independence : Sikhs Contribution to Freedom & Promises Made
  The Sikhs played a pioneering role in India's struggle for independence from the British. They made sacrifices wholly o ...the Sikh leaders and put forward the notion of Sikh-Hindu unity, a unified India where all Sikh sentiments (social, economical and religious) would be cater
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• Bob Singh Dhillon
  ...Japan. He was born in Japan in 1965. As a small child he was sent back to India for his schooling, he was educated at Bishop Cotton School in Shimla, he is
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• Banga
  ...nshahr]] (now Shaheed Bhagat Singh district) in the state of [[Punjab]], [[India]]. It is located on the [[Punjab]] Plain to the east of this state. Its pop ...[[Amritsar]] and 1400 km from [[Mumbai]]. It is in the North-West part of India; a few hundred kilometres south of [[Kashmir]] and to the west of the Himal
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• Chahal Kalan
  ...a]]. It is a village in Aur Tehsil in Nawanshahr District of Punjab State, India. It is located 22 KM towards west from District head quarters . 11 KM from ...sil towards North , Phillaur Tehsil towards west , Phagwara Tehsil towards North , Nawanshahr Tehsil towards East .
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• Gurudwara Chadar Sahib (Baroch)
  ...nued his journey to North India. Bharuch is a famous city of Gujarat State(India) situated on the banks of river Narmada and located about 70kms from Vadoda
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• Braj
  ...{W|Braj Bhasha}}. Braj, though never a clearly defined political region in India but is very well demarcated culturally, is considered to be the land of Kri ...alect of Hindi, and was the predominant literary language of North-Central India before the switch to Khariboli in the 19th century.
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• Puran Singh Bajwa
  ...ts' (Nana’s) home at Chak 94, Toba Tek Singh, Tehsil, District Lyallpur, [[India]], on October 20, 1925, to his parents, Captain Kartar Singh and Narinder K ...nt Kaur (née Dhindsa) on September 28, 1945. Due to troubles during the of India in 1947, Dr. Bajwa was unable to finish his medical studies in Lahore. How
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• Gurdaspur
  ...is a city in the state of [[Punjab]], situated in the northwest part of [[India]]. It is located in the center of and is the administrative head of Gurdasp The district comprises an area of 1889 m². It is bounded on the north by Jammu and Kashmir; on the east by Kangra district and the [[Beas]] River
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• Dodra
  ...la]] about 45Kms to the north and [[Bathinda]] which is about 70Kms to the north-west. ...rom these main samagams, mini samagams are held at various places all over India every fortnight. At Dodra, [[kirtan]] is done by [[nishkam]] kirtaniyas an
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• Rupnagar
  ...s a town and district located in [[Punjab]] a state in the north east of [[India]]. This district is located to the west of Punjab. Ropar, enjoys great hist
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• Brij Bhasha
  ...gra-Mathura area, and stretches as far as the environs of Delhi. In modern India, this area lies mostly in northwestern Uttar Pradesh, the eastern extremiti In modern India, Braj Bhasha exists as an unofficial dialect spoken colloquially by natives
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• Gujranwala
  ...(45 miles) north of [[Lahore]] by road and rail. It is located at 32.160° North, 74.185° East and is 700 feet above sea-level. This is the birth place of ...ium (named after the man who was the driving force behind the partition of India and the Punjab, Mohamet Ali Jinnah the Quaid-I-Azam. It has many fine hospi
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• Wild Life Area at Abohar
  ...city and a municipal council in Firozpur district in the state of Punjab, India, located on the Ganganagar–Delhi railway route, nearly 50 km from Gangana ...production and is one of the biggest cotton producing belt in all of North India.
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• Umrao Singh Majithia
  ...Their plan was to win over Afghanistan and march a German Afghan army into India. Mahendra Partap was in touch with Umrao Singh who was related to him throu ...hat was to make her a world famous painter. The family finally returned to India in 1934. Umrao Singh had his estate in Gorakhpur, in Uttar Pradesh, and had
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• Ontario Khalsa Darbar
  '''Ontario Khalsa Darbar''' is the largest and busiest Sikh gurdwara in North America. The gurdwara sits on 36 acres (146,000 m²) of land in the city of ...lot of popularity. It has an atmosphere like if it is a major gurdwara in India. A new plan in 2004 was announced to build a 3 million dollar parking lot.
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• Fatehgarh sahib
  ...district, one of the twenty districts in the state of Punjab in North-West India. ...1], the place is the today commemorated by Gurdwara Fatehgarh Sahib, 5 km. north of the Sirhind [2].
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• North America
  In North America, the countries of [[Canada]] and [[USA]] have a large number of Sik ...nited States, most of them came in the mid 1980s, to escape persecution in India.
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• El Sobrante Gurdwara Sahib
  About twenty miles north of Oakland and Berkeley and San Francisco another few miles across the Hist ...the El Sobrante Valley you can find the most magnificent Gurdwara Sahib of North America. The gold domed Gurdwara Sahib and the fluttering saffron Nishan Sa
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• Different Turbans
  ...mated 18 million Sikhs in the world, with some 2 million spread throughout North America, Western Europe and the former British colonies. ...made out of fancy woven cloths and festooned with jewels are not unique to India. As far away as Turkey, men have used the headgear to demonstrate their wea
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• History of Jammu and Kashmir
  ...kh]] are believed to be descendants of a blended race of the Mons of North India, the Dards of Baltistan and the Mongols of Central Asia. Majority of the po ...he east, the Konkan in the south, Turkistan in north-west and Tibet in the north. [[Kashmir]] passed into the hands of Muslims rulers in 1324.
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• Scotland wooes students from Punjab
  ...d that along with other staff members of Napier University, he would visit India on a regular basis, to interview the students for on the spot admissions in ...S is representing Napier University in India and has eight officers in the north of the country including Gurgaon (head office), Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Amrits
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• Battle of Chillianwala
  ...draw, it was a strategic check to Britain, and damaged British prestige in India. ...and Sher Singh had no aims in common. Sher Singh decided to move his army north, to join that of his father, General Chattar Singh Attariwalla, who had als
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• Assam
  ...ahmaputra and the Barak river valleys along with the Karbi Anglong and the North Cachar Hills with an area of 30,285 square miles (78,438 km²). ...cultures, peoples and climate with South-East Asia - important elements in India’s Look East policy.
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• Bairagis
  ...ell. Baron Charles Hugel, the famous German traveller who visited northern India during the reign of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, mentions one Tamu or Tamu Shah, 1. Crooke, W., The Tribes and Castes of the North Western India. Delhi, 1974
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• Turk
  ...d in parts of Afghanistan and later established the first Muslim empire in India. 1. Rose, H.A., ed., A Glossary of the Tribes and Castes of the Punjab and North-West Frontier Province. Lahore, 1911-19
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• Bhagti
  ...d their respective schools of bhakti between AD 200-900. It came to north India much later. “The Dravid country is the birthplace of bhakti school; bhak In the north, the cult was essentially Vaisnava-based, but instead of being focussed on
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• CONSTITUTIONAL REFORMS OF 1919
  ...by Indians in the Punjab, 7 out of 67 nonofficial seats in the Assembly of India and 4 seats in the Council of States for the Sikh community remained largel 5. Brass, Paul R., Language, Religion and Politics in North India. Delhi, 1975
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• Rivers of Punjab
  [[Punjab]] is the '''land of five rivers''' in north west [[India]] and north east [[Pakistan]]. '''''Punj''''' means "five" and '''''aab''''' means "wat ...yallpur (Faisalabad), Montgomery, etc. The area beyond the Chenab river in North and around river [[Jhelum]] is called Pothohar, cities include Rawalpindi,
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• Ganges
  ...e and fertile basin, known as the Gangetic plains, stretching across north India and Bangladesh. Its mouth or delta ends in the Sundarbunds- a low-lying all The river has a long history of reverence in [[India]] and is worshipped by [[Hindu]]s as a goddess. It is often called the 'hol
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• Councillor Makhan Singh
  ...illages are served by the following wards: Chalk Higham Meopham: 2 wards North & South Shorne, Cobham & Luddesdowne Vigo is part of the Meopham South war ...was built in the 1830s when halfway around the world, in India, the East India Company was finding it wiser to make peace with [[Maharaja Ranjit Singh]]
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• Sardar Sukkha Singh Kalsi
  ...f Ahmad Shah Durrani at Serai Nurdin during the latter's first invasion of India early in-1748. ...n attack on the Punjab capital. Sukkha Singh, out on a foraging expedition north of the river, encountered a strong body of enemy troops A fierce action too
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• Himachal Pradesh
  ...d [[Punjab]] is in the West. Himachal is located between 30"22' and 30"12' north latitude and between 75"47' and 79"4' east longitude. It is a mountainous s ...[Punjab]]. Himachal Pradesh became a full fledged state of the Republic of India on January 25, 1971.
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• World Sikh News
  ...ame of "Amritsar Times". This is the only Sikh weekly paper published from North America with a print run of 5,000 copies and increasing; besides the presen ...rk on 20th century [[Sikh history]]. He splits his time between the US and India.
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• Mughal rule
  ...Lame, from which the Western name Tamerlane is derived), who had invaded India and plundered Delhi in 1398 and then led a short-lived empire based in Sa ...an decisively at Panipat (in modern-day Haryana, about ninety kilometers north of Delhi). Employing gun carts, moveable artillery, and superior cavalry
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• Sahajdhari
  ...cieties, confined prior to the migrations of 1947, mainly to north-western India, were the Sahajdhari Committee of Multan, Guru Nanak Sahajdhari Diwan of Pa ...dispersed in the country. Their India-wide forum was the Sarab Hind (All-India) Sahajdharis Conference which rotated from town to town for its annual sess
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• Alexander Gardner
  ...rly every traveler and explorer who came through Kashmir on the way to the north and west. Very little is known about his life, as many of his stories were G. Grey in his book, ''European Adventures Of Northern India, 1785 to 1849'', describes Alexander Gardner as a fake calling his Memoirs
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• Punjab (India)
  [[Image:Punjab-map.jpg|thumb|300px|right|{{c|This is the [[Punjab]] in [[India]]}}]] ...[[India]] and [[Pakistan]]. It is situated in the north western region of India. Punjab has a predominantly [[Sikh]] population.
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• Bhai Sahib Satpal Singh Khalsa
  ...rdani Rajinder Kaur on 1st August, 1956 in Madras, now known as Chennai, [[India]]. He did his schooling from Summer Fields High School in Greater Kailash, ...als. Unitech, DLF, Raheja and several other regional developers from South India in USA.
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• Mansa
  Mansa District is situated in [[Punjab]], [[India]]. The main town is Mansa. It was formed on 13th April 1992 from the erst w ...n shape, and is bounded on the north west by [[Bathinda]] District, on the north east by [[Sangrur]] District, and on the south by [[Haryana]] state name. T
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• Gurudwara Nanakwadi Sahib
  ...jputana and the [[Punjab]] in the north, Malwa and the Ganga valley in the north-east, Konkan in the south and Khandesh in the south-east. Address: Nanakwadi, Nr Khanderao Market, Vadodara - 390010 (Gujarat) INDIA
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• Bob Dillon
  ...moved to Liberia to do business in that African country and I was sent to India to study at Bishop Cotton School in Shimla. That’s why I speak theth Punj ...ung Indian-Canadian also set up the Pan Pacific Mercantile Group to export North American brands like Tabasco to South Asia.
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• Sardar Bhup Singh
  ...April 1809), which limited Ranjit Singh's authority mainly to territories north of the River Sutlej. The chief of Ropar, Bhup Singh, was removed as prisone
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• Tazkirah
  ...ing to Nadir Shah's invasion is found in Elliot and Dowson, The Histoty of India, as Told by Its Own Historians, Vol. VIII. A brief account of the life of ...of several towns, the climate, flora and fauna of different parts of north India, and of bridges and boats is very interesting and useful to historians.
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• Mehndi
  ...emporary form of skin decoration in [[India]], South Asia, Southwest Asia, North Africa and the Horn of Africa, as well as by expatriate communities from th
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• Rupak Taal
  Rupak tal is a common seven beat tal in Northern India. ...is found in film songs, kheyal, gazal, instrumental pieces; virtually any north Indian form. The only forms where it is absent are the dhrupad and dhammar
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• Dr. Harbans Lal
  ...d Chairman, Department of Pharmacology and Neuroscience, the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth Texas, and Emeritus Professor of ...books, several research reviews and 56 chapters in technical books. U. of North Texas Health Science Center established a pre-doctoral fellowship award in
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• Kanwar Singh Dhillon
  ...n''' is a young [[Sikh]] artist. He was born in [[Amritsar]], [[Punjab]] [[India]] and has been engaged in the process of art making for as long as he can r * Kanwar Singh, P.O. Box 33054 930 North Park Brampton, ON L6S 3Y5 Canada
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• Majha
  ...the base and bounded by the Sivaliks in the east, the River Chenab in the north, and roughly the line of 73°-30'East longitude in the west. It has a conti ==Religion in the India Majha==
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• Gurah
  ...a. When travelling from the GT road (Highway NH1) at Goraya, Gurah is in a north-westerly direction from this town. The maps location can be found [http:/ ...of [[Gurah]] also sometimes spelt Gura, Jallandar District, [[Punjab]], [[India]] and belonged to a family which had long served great holy men of the reg
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• Sikh Global Village
  ...nish, but others have retained their Indian links, speak Punjabi and visit India. In a town called Rosario de la Frontera, they have built a small Gurdwara- Note: Mr. Swarn Kahlon is based in Chandigarh, India, and can be contacted at [email protected]
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• Bihar
  ...in respect to climate, economy and culture. It is bounded by Nepal in the north and by Jharkhand in the south. The Bihar plain is divided into two unequal ...101hs Video - Gurdwara Guru Nanak Sheetal Kund Rajgir, Dist- Nalanda Bihar(India) | JotTV Present]
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• Kargil
  ...feet above sea level. It shares the Line of Control (LoC) with POK in the north and borders with Leh in the east and the Kashmir valley in the west. The ge ...ation has little contact with and no exposure to the outer world including India, hence they are very honest and trustworthy. Kargil includes the world's co
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• Mahant Pritam Daas
  ...his initiation, Pritam Das set out on a pilgrimage of holy places in North India and Nepal. Later, he became a disciple ofMahatmaBankhandi (17631863), the w
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• Milkha Singh Thehpuria
  ...w houses and fortifying the town. [[Rawalpindi]] being on the highway into India, was a vulnerable possession exposed to attacks of Afghan invaders, but Mil ...Lahore by the name of Thehpuria, after the village he had found, in the north he was known as Milkha Singh Pindivala. [[Maharaja Ranjit Singh]], whom Mil
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• Sikhs around 1900
  ...emerged. The British writers began to travel to this part north western [[India]] and came across the people of the Punjab. They began to understand the [[ ...and left behind them, feelings that should draw closer the ties which bind India and its people to the British Crown. Politically it was a practical gain fo
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• Mirasi
  ...rasi community are the genealogists of a number of communities in Northern India and Pakistan. Most Mirasis are Muslim, but Rababi and Dhadi sub-groups are ==In North India==
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• Basarke Gillan
  ...5|N|74.767|E}}) is a small village in [[Amritsar]] district, [[Punjab]], [[India]]. It is located 13 km (8 miles) south-west of city of Amritsar. This is th ...ar-Atari-Lahore road, which passes at a distance of about 5 km away to the North of the village. The [[Gurdwara San Sahib]] is situated at this village. It
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• Giani Anup Singh
  ...nd understanding Gurbani. He moved to India at the age of seven after the India and Pakistan partition of 1947. He travelled with his family to Kurukshetr ...cided to follow him for the remainder of his life. He spent some time in [[India]] with Giani Sant Singh Ji Maskeen, going to various [[Gurudwara]]s, doing
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• Sikhs & Indian Independence
  15 August marks India's Independence Day and prolongs the suffering of the [[Sikh]]s. We are clea #During the Quit India Movement many indiscriminate arrests were made and Sikhs contributed 70% of
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• Mohan Singh
  ...was famous for his part in the Indian National Army for the liberation of India from British rule, in which he held the rank of a general. He was born the ...Singh was posted to the 2nd Battalion of the Regiment, then serving in the North-West Frontier Province. He was selected as a potential officer in 1931, and
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• Indus
  ...Kashmir in both [[Indian]] Kashmir and Northern Areas, flowing through the North in a southernly direction along the entire length of the country, to merge
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• The fall of Gilgit
  The entire north-west of the Indian sub-continent was, in the autumn of 1947, aflame with co ...State Government on lease for 60 years. The departure of the British from India being imminent, it was decided to terminate this lease and hand Gilgit back
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• Gurudwara Daya Singh Ji (Aurangabad)
  ...oughly north east from [[Mumbai]], 1209 Km south from [[Delhi]] and 270Km north-west from [[Nanded]]. * [http://www.historicalgurudwaras.com/India/Maharashtra/GurudwaraShriBhaiDayaSinghJiateBhaiDharamSinghJi/gallery.php Ph
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• World Muslim Sikh Federation
  ...n and India, in fact, the most severe and brutal conflicts, in the case of India, exist between the government and its civilian populations. More specifical ...h such movements and pummel into submission those who talk of freedom from India and justice for the crimes the Indian state and security forces have commit
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• Sikhism in the USA
  ...y Sikhs began arriving to work on California farms. The state of [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]] was hit hard by British practices of [[mercantilism]]. They came ....com/sikhsinnorthamerica.html Sikhism in North America, America, "Sikhs in North America"] [[31 October]] [[2006]]</ref>
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• Taimur Shah
  ...resent in Delhi in January 1757 during Ahmad Shah's fourth inroad into India. In February 1757, Taimur was married at the age often to the daughter of t ...nd from Multan and Sindh in the south, to Kangra, Jammu and Bhimbar in the north. Taimur Shah made several attempts to recover his lost territories and cons
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• Jagdish Tytler case in the NEWS
  ===New Delhi: The Times of India=== ...e persons, including one Badal Singh in 1984, near Gurudwara Pulbangash in north Delhi was re-investigated by CBI after a court had in December 2007 refused
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• Kangra
  '''Kangra''' is the most populous district of the state of Himachal Pradesh, India. Dharamsala is the administrative headquarters of the district. ...The district is bounded by the Himachal Pradesh districts of Chamba to the north, Lahul and Spiti to the northeast, Kullu to the east, Mandi to the southeas
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• Jagjit Singh Chauhan
  ...e Punjab Assembly from the Tanda as a candidate of the Republican Party of India in 1967. He became Deputy Speaker when the Akali Dal-led coalition Governme ...York Times proclaiming an Independent Sikh state. In 1977, he returned to India, but he migrated again to Britain in 1979. In London, Chauhan created an or
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• Gurmit Singh Aulakh
  ...7, 1987, Aulakh and his associates declared Khalistan's independence from India. Aulakh was declared as the President by the Panthic Committee selected by ...nal records that a Christian organization called the "Persecuted Church of India" had thanked Aulakh for his efforts.
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• Sialkot
  '''Sialkot''' is that name of a city and district situated in the north-east of the [[Punjab (Pakistan)|Punjab]] province in [[Pakistan]] at the fe ...5km north-west of [[Lahore]] and only a few kilometres from [[Jammu]] in [[India]]. Sialkot District of Punjab, is also known as the Darap region, and also
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• August
  ..., belong to New Zealand. The son of a sheep-farmer had come to Punjab, the north Indian border province that has a [[Sikh]] majority population, as a Christ *15: India Independence Day
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• Punjab - Sikhs’ most precious gift to India
  ...ir part appeased both Hindus and Muslims by offering them separate states- India and Pakistan. Sir Cyril Radcliff was assigned the job of creating two count The partition of India and the creation of Pakistan have not been studied in one important aspect
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• Thapar University
  ...y conducted by DataQuest it was rated among the top engineering schools in India. ...nza features large participation from prestigious institutes from all over India. The students publish their own magazines, AVANT GARDE, which represents th
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• Langa choli
  ...tends to the toe, upper part of the body is covered with a choli. In South India, it is known as Langa. In Punjabi, it's known as a "lehnga". It is also som ...is preferred as bridal clothing for most parts. However, in some parts of India, brides wear different kinds of clothes ornaments and adornments.
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• Aundha Nagnath
  ...on of the Indian state of [[Maharashtra]]. The town is located about 64 km north west of the famous Sikh Takhat, [[Takhat Sachkhand Sri Hazoor Sahib]] at [[ {{India}}
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• Chenab
  ...he upper Himalayas, in the Lahul and Spiti District of Himachal Pradesh, [[India]]. In its upper reaches it is also known as the Chandrabhaga. It flows thro ...s two sources one which flows down south known as Chandra and that goes to North named as Bhaga. About 26 Km further south from Manali (a tourist place in H
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• Second Battle of Panipat
  ...ime of his father.s death, which was not announced until Akbar returned to India. ...eror of India during the 1500s. He fought Afghan rebels[1][2] across North India from the Punjab to Bengal[3] and the Mughal forces of Akbar and Humayun in
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• July 27
  ...wara. The sarowar is popularly known as "Gangsar". About a mile and a half north of Jaito is "Tibhi Sahib" Gurudwara, where Guru Gobind Singh Patshah used t ...nd the strongest possible message to the Government of India that Sikhs of India and abroad will not gorget its actions,
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• Kuldip Singh Sidhu
  The prize is awarded by BioMed North Limited, a not-for-profit agency for the management and commercialisation o "I returned to India, armed with my knowledge of new technology and went on to win the Young Sci
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• The Nalwa Wall
  ...e Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir of Afganistani invaders and their Kingdoms, India and Pakistan would look a lot different on the map today for both would hav ...befor Babar, the Afganis, Persians and then the Afganis again had come to India to rob it of its riches and people.
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• Punjab (Pakistan)
  * [[Punjab (India)|'''See also Punjab (India)''']] ...of the Punjab and the Indian part of Jammu and Kashmir are to the East and North-East.
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• Kedara
  ...aga]] (composition) that appears in the [[Sikh]] tradition from northern [[India]] and is part of the Sikh holy scripture called [[Sri Guru Granth Sahib]] J ...v Ji’s time or even earlier, which has become a very important and popular North Indian raga today. It is supposed to possess magical qualities, if correctl
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• Sangrur
  ...d capital of the Sangrur district in the [[Indian]] state of [[Punjab]], [[India]]. Sangrur is the district headquarter. It is located on cross section of [ As of 2001 India census, Sangrur had a population of 78,717. Males constitute 54% of the pop
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• Sindhi
  ...tly Muslim, while many Sindhi Hindus imigrated to [[India]] when [[British India]] was divided in 1947. ...al scene. They like to be always ``sugar-in-milk'' with the locals. In the north, they apply ``Sindhur'' in the `Maang' (part of the wife's hair). In Bombay
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• Bathinda
  ...da.jpg|thumb|350px|right|{{cs|'''Bhathinda District in [[Punjab state]], [[India]]}}]] ...f the oldest and most famous cities in [[Punjab]] state of north-western [[India]]. The old town was called Vikramgarh during the pre-Muhammadan period. Tra
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• Kabul
  ...highways with [[Pakistan]] to the east and southeast and Tajikistan to the north. ...d Kabul and used it as his headquarters until 1526, before his conquest of India. In 1776, Timur Shah Durrani made it the capital of modern Afghanistan.[3]
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• Bhai Gangu Shah
  # Crooke, W., The Tribes and Castes of theNorth Western India. Delhi, 1974 # Ibbetson, Denzil, A Glossary of the Tribes and Castes of the Punjab and North-West Frontier
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• Bidar
  [[Image:India Karnataka locator map.svg.png|thumb|400px|right|Map of India showing the southern state of Karnataka]] ...dia:Karnataka|Karnataka]]. It is 110 km north-west of [[Hyderabad]], 40 km north-east of Gulbarga and is a railway station on the Vikarabad- Parlivaijnath s
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• Sikh Gurdwara Sahib Stockton
  ...er gurdwaras, it has retained its pre-eminence in the religious history of North American Sikhs. Whenever there is a reference to the immigration of Sikh to Since a vast majority of first immigrants from [[India]] were Sikhs, the earliest immigration organization centered on Gurdwaras.
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• Kamboj
  The Kambojas were an Indo-European Kshatriya tribe of Iron Age India, frequently mentioned in (post-Vedic) Sanskrit and Pali literature, making ...heir descendants held various principalities in Medieval India, the one in north-west Bengal being seized, around middle of tenth century CE, from the Palas
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• Bahadur Shah
  ..."brave"), also known as '''Shah Alam I''' was the [[Mughal]] emperor of [[India]] from 1707 to 1712. He replaced his father [[Aurangzeb]]. In contrast to h ...ru in taking the throne in 1707. Also, he travelled with the Guru from the north to [[Nanded]] where they parted company.
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• Battle of Gujarat
  ...After it capitulated a few days later, the Punjab was annexed to the East India Company's territories and its ruler, the infant Duleep Singh, was deposed. ...my, the Khalsa, was kept in being and used to keep order in the Punjab and North West Frontier Region. The Khalsa regarded itself as betrayed rather than de
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• Dr. Gurtej Singh Sandhu
  ...tute of Technology, New Delhi, and a Ph.D. in physics at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, in 1990. He holds over 1,300 U.S. patents and is rec ...tute of Technology – Delhi in India and a physics PhD at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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• Jammu and Kashmir
  ...Pakistan]] to the north and west and the People's Republic of China to the north-east and east. ...h, Gulab Singh soon captured Ladakh and Baltistan, regions to the east and north-east of Kashmir.
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• Jagjit Singh Hans
  Jagjit Singh Hans (born 1944 in Ludhiana, Punjab, India) is a semi-retired professional wrestler, known better by his ring name Tig ...2000. Singh now spends his time doing charitible works in both Canada and India, wrestling on occasion, and is trying to start up his own Indian based prom
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• Pakhawaj
  ...ussion instrument which is similar to the mridangam. It is famous in North India. It is widely used for orissi dancers and sometimes for kathak. It is the s
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• Kshatriya
  ...e dominant commercial and financial administration class of late- medieval India.[[Khatri|Khatris]] claim that they are Kshatriyas. While some historians ag Some scholars consider castes in north India, like Khatri and Kayastha to be merchant castes who claim higher status to
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• Ghadriite Harnam Singh Tundilat
  ...et contained an ironic allusion to Sir Henry Hardinge, governor-general of India (1844-48) at the time of the first Anglo-Sikh war, who was called by the Pu ...along with Kartar Singh Sarabha and Jagat Singh of Sursingh escaped to the North-West Frontier Province to seek temporary refuge in Afghanistan and plan afr
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• Harpal Singh Kasoor
  ...rn on April 4, 1958 in Fetehgarh Panjtoor in Ferozepur district of Punjab, India. Soon after his birth, his parents moved to Bhodi in Hissar district. He pa ...hakar and historian, he travelled to New Zealand, Australia, many parts of North America ,England,Italy and Greece.
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• Heroism at the battle of Galli Poli
  ...f his expeditionary force. Sir Hamilton wrote to the Commander-in-Chief in India. ...his battle was L/Nk Bhola Singh. When Lt. Gen. Sir Reginald Savory came to India in 1968 to attend the presentation of colours ceremony at Meerut, L/Nk Bhol
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• Malwa
  ...°-50 and 76°-50' East longitudes. It is bounded by the River Sutlej in the north, Haryana in the east and the south, Rajasthan in the southwest corner, and G.A. Grierson, ''Linguistic Survey of India, Vol. IX, Part I'', who based his demarcations of Malwi on the spoken diale
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• Punjabi and Gurmukhi Computing Resources
  ...abi/punjabi_TT.htm Punjabi True Type Fonts - Distributed by MCIT, Govt. of India] ...Punjabi Unicode Compliant Open Type Fonts - Distributed by MCIT, Govt. of India]
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• Kanara
  ...aga]] (composition) that appears in the [[Sikh]] tradition from northern [[India]] and is part of the Sikh holy scripture called [[Sri Guru Granth Sahib]] J ...t raga is not equalled. Raga Darbari Kanada is assumed by many to be North India's greatest raga. There are a number of ragas in the Kanada family of ragas.
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• Punjabi
  ...in this region. This area is situated in North West part of [[India]] and North East [[Pakistan]] and includes the cities of [[Amritsar]], [[Lahore]], [[Ja The Punjabi people suffered a split between India and Pakistan during the Partition of 1947. However, Punjabi language and cu
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• Siege of Multan
  ...19, 1848, when a rebellion in the city against a ruler imposed by the East India Company precipitated the Second Anglo-Sikh War, and January 22, 1849, when ...maintain practical independence while being nominally subject to the East India Company.
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• Bhatt-vahis
  ...esfield as quoted in W. Crooke, The Tribes and Castes of the North Western India, 1896, Bhatts are an "offshoot from those secularised Brahmans who frequent
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• First Woman Vice-Chancellor in north India
  {{p|File:InderjitKaur-a.jpg|First Woman Vice-Chancellor in north India, Inderjit Kaur}} ...dern lady with formidable experience, who held two of the top positions in India.
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• Hinduism in Punjab
  Map of early Iron Age Vedic India after Witzel (1989). Realms or tribes are labelled black, Foreign tribes me Peshawar(Purushapur) , North West Frontier Province: Capital of Kanishka, the Kushan ruler and the site
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• Bhai Sukkha Singh
  ...n attack on the Punjab capital. Sukkha Singh, out on a foraging expedition north of the river, encountered a strong body of enemy troops. A fierce action to
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• Bhai Dya Singh
  He claims his maternal grandfather, who was visiting from [[Punjab]], [[India]] used to get quite a kick out of listening to him reciting verses from the ...s in UK to 'ghazal', 'qawali' and 'bhajan' singing. Being already adept at North Indian semi-classical singing, he took to these other forms naturally and e
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• Minhas
  Minhas (मिनहास) is Rajput and Jat Gotra found in Punjab, India and in Pakistan. In the Western Punjab Virks are supposed to belong to Mahe ...hal Pradesh and Indian Punjab, Sikh Minhas Rajputs, mainly inhabit Punjab (India) and Muslim Minhas Rajputs reside in Pakistani Punjab and Pakistan controll
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• Punjabi language
  ...s spelled Panjabi) is the official language of the [[Punjab]] regions of [[India]] and [[Pakistan]]. It is an Indo-European language of the Indo-Iranian sub Punjabi culture, much like its Bengali counterpart, suffered a split between India and Pakistan during the Partition of 1947. As such, Punjabi language and cu
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• Singh Twins
  ...a medical doctor who immigrated to North England from the [[Punjab]] in [[India]]. The twins have to be thanked for initiating a new movement in the reviva
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• Jagjit Singh sets new world record
  ...c styles and has had the opportunity to work with many famous artists from India and Canada. He continues to travel widely, to the UK and as far as Australi Jagjit Singh 'Batalvi' was born and raised in Batala, a small city in Punjab, India, and was always a great music lover and passionate about playing Tabla (an
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• THE GANDHI - JINNAH APPEAL FOR PEACE
  ...re and were to spread out into most parts of Northern, Eastern and Central India in the form of serious communal rioting. The Viceroy sincerely wanted this ...essness and violence that have brought utmost disgrace to the fair name of India and the greatest misery to innocent people, irrespective of who were the ag
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• Akbar
  ...o decades to consolidate his power and bring parts of northern and central India into his realm. During his reign, he reduced external military threats from ...in the north, Bengal in the east, and beyond the Narmada River in central India--an area comparable in size to the Mauryan territory some 1,800 years earli
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• Dakhni
  Dakhni is the Language in which the Composite Culture of India was Born Mother of Modern Urdu and Hindi. When Wali Dakhni (also known as W ...it was Deccan that established the use of Khari Boli replacing Braj in the North. In fact, even the name Hindi for the language originated in the South. A T
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• General Mohan Singh Deb
  ...Singh was posted to the 2nd Battalion of the Regiment, then serving in the North-West Frontier Province. He was selected as a potential officer in 1931, and ...ho would form the Azad Hind Fauj (Free India Army) to fight for liberating India from the British rule.
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• Waris Shah
  ...was born in Jandiala Sher Khan, Sheikhupura District, Punjab is popular in India and Pakistan, especially in the Punjab region. ...is education in Kasur, he moved to Malka Hans, a village twelve kilometers north of Pakpattan. Here he resided in a small room, adjacent to a historic mosqu
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• Chandni Chowk
  ...''' is one of the oldest and busiest markets in central north [[Delhi]], [[India]]. The area is in the historically important Shahjahanabad (Old Delhi) and
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• Gurdwara Pokhran Sahib
  ...out 12 km to the north of Pokhran in the Jaisalmer district of Rajasthan, India. Baba Ramdevji, was a Tanwar Rajput who had died in 1384. Guru Sahib would
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• Sikhs in Argentina
  ...outh American nations, and so they stayed, eventually concentrating in the north, which reminded them of the scrappy mountains and plains of Punjab. ...gurdwara in all of South America – a testimony to the small community from India’s Punjab region which has settled here.
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• Faridkot
  ...kot.jpg|thumb|350px|right|{{cs|'''Faridkot District in [[Punjab state]], [[India]]}}]] ...under British rule, but now it is a district in [[Punjab]] in independent India.
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• Palahi
  '''PALAHI''', village 4 km north of [[Phagwara]] (31° 14'N, 75° 46'E) in the [[Punjab]], is sacred to [[ ...Road and G.T. Road , on a link road which is 3 kms. from Phagwara, on the North side of Phagwara. There were forests, consisting of specially PALLAH trees.
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• Bahadur Khan
  ...Bangladesh, (then British India), and died in October 3, 1989 in Calcutta, India. He was the son of famous Indian classical musician Ustad Ayet Ali Khan, ne Ustad Bahadur Khan was a regular performer at the All India Radio, Radio Pakistan, and Radio Bangladesh. He composed and directed music
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• Todi
  ...aga]] (composition) that appears in the [[Sikh]] tradition from northern [[India]] and is part of the Sikh holy scripture called [[Sri Guru Granth Sahib]] o ...day the head of a thata. It is considered one of the most important of the north Indian ragas. Todi was used by the Gurus for 32 hymns.
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• Sri Muktsar Sahib
  |country=India ...in [[Sri Muktsar Sahib district]] in the [[Punjab, India|Eastern Punjab]] (India).<ref>[http://www.tribuneindia.com/2010/20100201/punjab.htm#4 The official
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• Himalayas
  The upland valley in the north east corner of [[Jammu]] and [[Kashmir]] state, is situated among the pictu ...ley towards Leh. This river merges into the [[Indus]] near [[Magnetic Hill India]] in Leh . This frozen ice highway, known as the Chador road since olden ti
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• History
  ...3 million Sikhs in the world today, the vast majority live in the [[Punjab|north Indian state of Punjab]]. [[Sikhism]] or [[Sikhi]] is the fifth largest org ...reciting of holy hymns called [[Shabad]]s. The Gurus taught the people of India & beyond, to live spiritually fulfilling lives with dignity and honour.
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• Harmonium
  ...uring the mid-19th century missionaries brought hand-pumped harmonium to [[India]], where it quickly became popular due to its portability and its low price ...ptaks. This instrument is very easy to handle and is very popular in North India. The beginner can easily play it and learn both vocal and instrumental musi
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• Abbotsford Sikh Temple
  ...al Historic site and possibly the oldest standing [[Sikh]] [[Gurdwara]] in North America. It was built in 1911 and is the oldest surviving example of the te ...ian pioneers were young Sikh men who had to leave their families behind in India so they could earn money abroad to support them. The Abbotsford Lumber Comp
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• Tabla
  ...northern regions of South Asia (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, northern [[India]], [[Pakistan]]).''' ...19th centuries, when significant changes took place in the music of North India.
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• Giani Nahar Singh
  ...icycle." He traveled far and wide, to different historic gurduaras in both India and Pakistan, on his bicycle. His commitment to Sikhi was such that even in ...96, Giani Ji had been very actively involved in kirtan samagams all across North America and Europe. In this role, he mentored hundreds of individuals walki
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• Sir David Ochterlony
  ...husetts, on 12 February 1758. In 1777, he joined the service of the [[East India Company]] as a cadet. He served under Lord Lake in the battle of Delhi an ...ratpur succession issue. He died on 15 July 1825 in Meerut, about (35 mi) north-east of New Delhi. The Ochterlony column at Calcutta commemorates his name
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• Fourth Udasi
  ...si.jpg|thumb|250px|Guru Nanak Dev Ji accompanied by Mardana Ji in Northern India|right]] ...with his companion [[Bhai Mardana]]. He travelled in all four directions - North, East, West and South. The founder [[Sikh Guru]] is believed to have travel
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• Rahira
  ...hird battle of Panipat in January 1761, considered himself master of north India, was peeved at the open challenge to his supremacy when, during his return
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• Khalsa Aid
  ...ity (#1080374) with the UK Charities Commission and also has volunteers in North America & Asia. Khalsa Aid has provided relief assistance to victims of dis * Orissa (India) - Rehabilitating the School System After a Devastating Cyclone
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• Gurmat & Jainism
  Jainism is the oldest living Shramana tradition in India. In its current form, the Jain tradition is traced to Vardhamana Mahavira ( ...s. Sikhism was established in 15th century in the state of Punjab in North India. Guru Nanak, although born into a Hindu household in 1469 in the Punjab reg
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• Labana Clans
  ...when they came to the [[Punjab region]] during [[Nadir Shah's invasion of India]] in 1739.<ref name="jaswant"/> ...bana Groups, Page 3, A Glossary of the Tribes and Castes of the Punjab and North-West, HA Rose</ref> Matiana, Limtiana, Mundar, Bahadri, Dedeie, Fatekhani,
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• Radcliffe Award
  ...especially invited to fix the boundaries between the newly created States, India and Pakistan. The Commission was also charged with the delimiting of the bo ...appointment of Lord Mountbatten as the new Viceroy and Governor-General of India, had announced:
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• Sikh bravery
  Sikhs from the Northern state of [[India]], spring from martial races, whose fighting traditions are still proven on ...ry part of the country. The bulk of the Indian Army was recruited from the north, which is the origin of the traditionally martial race, who had won many de
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• Kanwar Pal Singh Gill
  ...ty state, for doing so, he earned the sobriquet of a "supercop" in rest of India. ...diatimes.com/articleshow/msid-1183776,prtpage-1.cms </ref><ref>[http://www.india-seminar.com/2001/505/505%20pratiksha%20baxi.htm 505 Pratiksha Baxi, Sexual
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• Ajaypal Singh Banga
  ...r. Banga is an alumnus of the Indian Institute of Management in Ahmedabad, India. Birthplace: Khadki, Pune, India
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• Siri Guru Singh Sabha, Mombasa
  ...g as managers and foremen -- to lay a 576 kilometre treacherous track from North-west Mombasa which passed through a semi-desert region, to the highlands ri ...ssociation in Kenya is the Sri Guru Singh Sabha an organization founded in India in 1873 to revitalise the Khalsa movement. The Sikh organizers came out wit
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• SANGH EXTREMISTS JUSTIFY MURDERS
  ...turns up like a smile, but his words would chill the soul of any Muslim in India. ...ndu god Vishnu, on the site of a mosque demolished by Hindu zealots in the north Indian town of Ayodhya. The trainload of Hindus attacked by Muslims on Wedn
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• Comrade Achhar Singh Chhina
  ...a Singh and Chaman Lal Datta “Who's who: Punjab Freedom Fighters” (Punjab, India) 1991 p5 </ref>. He served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in He was born at village Harsha Chhina, Tehsil Ajnala, Amritsar, Punjab, India. Achhar Singh Chhina done his basic studies from Khalsa College Amritsar wh
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• Gurbachan Singh Salaria
  ...h; 1961) is a military war hero, who was awarded the [[Param Vir Chakra]], India's highest wartime military award. ...ve a Salaria Gotra."'' Glossary of the Tribes and Castes of the Punjab and North West Frontier Province, pp 848, H. A. Rose, IBBETSON, Maclagan, Published b
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• Lieutenant General Maharaja Yadavinder Singh
  ...r, persuasive in diplomacy, knowledgeable in botany and agriculture,modern India's nearest, equivalent to ideal renaissance man. ...ronment. Son of [[Maharaja Bhupinder Singh]], one of the most prominent of India's 600 odd ruling princes, Yadavinder Singh was brought up in a luxurious at
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• Surjit Singh Penta
  ...alites victims before they become perpetrators? Are young militants in the north-east and Kashmir brutalised before they become brutal? Is the ordinary citi
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• Hindu
  ...a person that follows the religion of [[Hinduism]], which was founded in [[India]] some 5000 years ago. Hinduism contains set of faiths made by different pe ...ahabharta. It appears that this name was given to the indigenous people of India by the Muslim invaders. They referred to the people living near the Sindhu
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• Nalwa and NWFP
  ...ns, along with the entire trans-Indus territories, would have been lost to India forever. They would not have been part of the British Empire. Pakistan woul ...he Peshawar tribes, were extremely warlike. Muhammadzai inhabited the area north east of Peshawar. The Gigians had their settlements south of Muhammadzai ar
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• Adi Granth Our Living Guru is not for Research
  ...McLeod. Dr. McLeod is a native of New Zealand who came to Kharar, Panjab, India to work as a missionary teacher in 1958. At that time, he was not at all a ...is interpretation is being done due to the rise of Hindu fundamentalism in India.<br>
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• Saragarhi mentioned in the London Gazette
  ...irect the publication of the subjoined letter from the Adjutant-General in India, submitting despatches from Major-General A. G. Yeatman-Biggs, C.B., Comman I have honour … to forward, for information of the Government of India despatches …. which describe the measure taken by the officer to repel at
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• ISI former head says Sikh community gives him "next-to-Guru" status?
  India’s Sikh Militants Forming Ties with Lashkar-e-Taiba and Pakistani Intellig In 1984, India attempted to drive Sikh separatists from the site under Operation Blue Star
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• Guru Nanak in Manipur
  ...sq km with a population of 10,72,735 as per 1971 census and bounded on the north by Nagaland, on the east by Burma, on the South by Mizoram and on the west ...e Sikhs began to live in the Manipur valley lying in the Eastern border of India.
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• Surinder Shinda
  ...s,<ref>{{cite book |title=World Music: Latin and North America, Caribbean, India, Asia and Pacific |last=Broughton |first=Simon |coauthors=Mark Ellingham |y
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• Gurudongmar Lake
  ...the world located at an altitude of 17,100 feet (5,148 m). It lies on the North side of the Khangchengyao Range in a high plateau area contiguous to the Ti ...ed close to the Indo-China Border in the province of North Sikkim, Sikkim, India.
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• Gurdwara Reetha Sahib
  '''Gurdwara Reetha Sahib''' is only 60 kms. by flying distance north of Nanak Mata, but the distance by motorable road is 209 kms. It is 166 kms [[http://www.historicalgurudwaras.com/India/UttraKhand/GurudwaraShriReethaSahib/gallery.php Gurdwara Shri Reetha Sahib]
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• Sikhism facts
  ...llion Sikhs live in [[India]], primarily in the state of [[Punjab]] in the north west part of the sub-continent. Outside the Punjab, large populations of Si ...align:right;"|Founded:|| in about 1499 in [[Punjab]], Bharat (pre colonial India)
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• Kiratpur
  ...on the bank of the Sutlej about 10 km south of [[Anandpur]], about 30 km north of [[Rupnagar]] and 90 Kms from Chandigarh on the [[Nangal]]-[[Rupnagar]]- ...s.yahoo.com/#?lat=31.1766785&lon=76.5547943&z=6 Click here to go to Yahoo! India Maps]
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• Totapuri
  ...1864, Tota Puri arrived at Dakhshineshvar, a suburban village about 6 km north of Calcutta, where a monk by the name of Gadahar had been the chief priest 1. Farquhar.J.N., Modern Religious Movements in India. Delhi, 1967
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• Mandeep S. Dhillon
  .... In addition the organization sponsored youth conferences in California, North Carolina, Michigan and Florida. ...t likely to succeed. In 1987, Mandeep was one of 2 senators selected from North Carolina to represent the state in the American Legion Boys Nation program,
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• Raja Suraj Mal
  ...of Bharatpur in Rajasthan in India. He is known as "Plato" of Jat caste in India. He was born in the month of February 1707. He was one of the eighteen livi ...promise with the Bharatpur ruler. Of the two gates in the fort, one in the north is known as Ashtdhaatu (eight metalled) gate while the one facing the south
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• Patna
  ...d medical centre. Sadly, because of the neglect by the Union government of India and the apathy of the state government, the educational institutions, some ...s by rivers—the Ganga, Sone and Poonpun (also spelled Punpun). Just to the north of Patna across the river Ganga flows the river Gandak making Patna a uniqu
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• The Labels That Define Us
  ...e of the Indus valley came to be known as Hindus, while the country became India. The celebrated scholar of the history of religion, W. Cantwell Smith, sug ...olar, Kapur Singh, reasons similarly. In his opinion, all people of north India, whether Sikhs, Buddhists, Christians or Muslims, etc., are Hindu, but not
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• When Romans met the Sikhs
  “Pakistan can never defeat India”, the Italian remarked. “Pakistan can never defeat India”, he suddenly remarked.
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• Gurdwara Nanakmata
  ...tarakhand}} [[India|northern India]]. Uttarakhand borders [[Tibet]] to the north, [[Nepal]] to the east, and the states of [[Himachal Pradesh]] and [[Uttar ...of Khatima Railway Station on the Pilibhit-Tanakpur metre-gauge section of North-Eastern Railway. The holy shrine is near the town of {{wiki|Sitarganj}}.
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• July 15
  ...hala State, composed of two enclaves in the Jullunder district, was in the north of East Punjab. The outlaying districts of Narnual, Dadri, and Badwal, whic ...r of a separate Union of all the Punjab States. Further, the government of India felt special responsibility to ensure that these States, particularly as th
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• The Udasis of Guru Nanak
  ...with his companion [[Bhai Mardana]]. He travelled in all four directions - North, East, West and South. The founder [[Sikh Guru]] is believed to have travel ...are called Udasis. In his first Udasi (travel), Guru Nanak covered east of India and returned home after spending about 6 years. He started from Sultanpur i
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• Gurdwara Katalgarh Sahib
  ...bg.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Gurdwara Katalgarh Sahib, Chamkaur Sahib, Punjab, India*[http://www.panoramio.com/photo/23312429 pNoramio photo link showing locati ...Sahib still in use. The [[Guru ka Langar]], community kitchen, is further north from Baoli Sahib and Akal Buriga. The Gurdwara also houses the offices of t
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• Sukhwinder Singh
  "It's a very big loss to everyone both here and in India." ...[[Sri Guru Singh Sabha, Barking, Essex|Singh Sabha London East Gurdwara in North Street, Barking]], every evening after work.
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• Zafarnamah Muin ul Mulk
  ...nt of [[Ahmad Shah Durrani|Ahmad Shah Durrani's]] first two invasions of [[India]]. Copies of the manuscript are available at the University of the Panjab ( When Ahmad Shah Durrani invaded India for the first time at the head of fifty thousand horsemen, early in January
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• Aashish Khan
  ...a living legend in Sarode and is considered a 'national treasure' of both India and the USA. His aunt Annapurna Devi is a legendary Surbahar maestro and fo ...Zubeida Begum was Ustad Ali Akbar Khan's first wife. He was initiated into North Indian classical music at the age of five by his grandfather. His taalim (t
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• SAS Nagar
  ...''Mohali''' is a suburb of [[Chandigarh]], 18th District in [[Punjab]], [[India]]. It is officially named after the eldest son of [[Guru Gobind Singh]], [ ...Chandigarh UT to Punjab) - for accommodating the delegates of the 1975 All India Congress Session held at Chandigarh. Today, Mohali and Chandigarh are conti
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• Sikh Regiment
  ..., 30 km from the Ranchi, which is the capital of the state of Jharkhand in India. The Centre was earlier located in Meerut in the state of Uttar Pradesh. ...arious actions and operations both in the pre and post-independence era in India and abroad, including the First and the Second World War.
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• Old News 4
  ...was fought during the Tirah campaign in the north-west frontier of British India.}} ...Granth Jagriti Yatra" attracts a sea of devotees|Yatra-225x300.jpg|The all India journey to celebrating and commemorating the 300 years (tercentenary) of th
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• Thanesar
  ...6050'E) is an ancient pilgrim centre of the Hindus. Devotees from all over India have since time immemorial been forgathering here for a dip in the holy lak GURDWARA NAVIN PATSHAHi''', north of the old town of Thanesar is dedicated to Guru Tegh Bahadur who arrived h
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• Subedar Joginder Singh
  ...anua"/> [[Sikh]] , born in [[Faridkot, India|Faridkot]], [[Punjab (British India)|Punjab]] was a [[Subedar]] in the [[Indian Army]] who distinguished himsel ...Subedar Joginder Singh commanded a platoon in the Tawang sector of NEFA ([[North East Frontier Agency]]). While holding a defensive position on a ridge in [
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• Muhammad
  ...ia, first for its riches and slaves, eventually to conquer all of northern India and under Aurangzeb attempted to take the south as well. ...and the Marathas that eventually ended the tyranny of [[Mughal]] rule in India. The Sikhs also would defeat the Afganis adding the Kingdoms of Jammu and
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• Old News 6
  ...ing Wheel Festival|Image:SpinningWheelFestival.JPG|[[Sikh]]s from all over North America and the U.K. came together on Nov. 14 at the Writer’s Guild Thea ...sml.jpg|Singh's beard was measured at over two metres in length. Move over India! - Surrey, B.C. - is now the home to the world's longest beard. The whisker
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• Gurdwara Sheetal Kund
  ...stayed at Rajgir, the old Rajgraha, said to be one of the oldest cities of India and had been the capital of Jarasandh. It is considered sacred because it h ...in respect to climate, economy and culture. It is bounded by Nepal in the north and by Jharkhand in the south. The Bihar plain is divided into two unequal
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• Two kidnapped Sikhs rescued in Khyber
  Three militants were also killed in a shootout with security forces near the North Waziristan region on the Afghan border, while the bodies of five militants * [http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Beheaded-my-brother-became-a-Sikh-martyr/articleshow/5605015.cms 'Beheaded,
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• Sikh/Maratha Relations
  ...m caused by the fall of the Mughal empire, expanded their influence as far north as Delhi. By this time, when the Marathas had reached the zenith of their p ...d Multan returned to Delhi. In November 1759, Ahmad Shah Durrani, invading India for the fifth time, wiped out the Maratha forces in the Punjab. He inflicte
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• July 19
  ==> ABICHAL NAGAR - situated near Nandedh city in South India, on the banks of river Godawari, is the famous place where Guru Gobind Sing ...h is near Hira Ghat. Matta Ji accompanied Guru Gobind Singh Sahib to South India. During her trip she resided at this location for some time. However, she l
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• Gurdwara Rawalsar Sahib
  ...independent Sikh thought and to even rewrite Sikh history. Today, many in India would like to believe that no one spoke of independence until the aimless a ...out 15 miles from the town of Mandi in Himachal Pardesh. It is not too far north from Anandpur Sahib. That was two years after Vaisakhi 1699, when the Khals
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• Old News 5
  ...|To promote Sikh history and culture, the first-ever Sikh film festival in India will be organised at Amritsar in the beginning of next year, that is 2009, ...nes. As far as anybody knows, she is the only female Sikh airline pilot in North America, and possibly anywhere.}}
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• Rawalpindi
  ...l. Rawalpindi is located in the Punjab province, 275 km (171 miles) to the north-west of Lahore. It is the administrative seat of the Rawalpindi District. T ...and and Rawalpindi became the largest British military garrison in British India.
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• Teja Singh Swatantar
  ...w where he joined the university. In December 1934, Teja Singh returned to India and became a prominent leader of the Kird group of the Communist Party. Dis
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• Gurdwara Saragarhi
  ...rld situation. The Battle of Saragarhi was fought on the undivided India's North West Frontier with the modern day Afghanistan. Viscount Slim, who was born in Queta and spent over 20 years living in India said: "You are never disappointed when you are with Sikhs". While at school
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• Chashma Shahi
  ...were followed by [[Maharaja Ranjit Singh]] of [[Punjab]] who reigned north India in early 19th century. He was also fond of Mughal gardens, Chashma Shahi wa
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• The Sepoy Mutiny - 1857
  ...itish women, children who were murdered by these mutineers, all over North India. The British reprisals were even more brutal and even included massive dest ...the Punjab was quite different from the one that prevailed in the rest of India. Perhaps the main reason that the Panjab remained peaceful was that the Sik
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• Naushehra Pannuan
  ...ear. A large number of people from the Naushehra have emigrated outside of India. Emigration started in the early 20th century with a number of people from ...h. The ruins of his tomb and the adjoining mosque can still be seen in the north eastern section of the village in Desuwal Patti. According to a local legen
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• Ramgrahia (Caste)
  |populated_states=[[Punjab (India)]] ...mgarhia Caste are a Punjabi community in the Punjab region of northwestern India. They are named after Jassa Singh Ramgarhia who was the leader of the Ramga
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• Sufism
  ...Ali, through the martyr Hassan, according to the genealogies preserved in India, and while it appears certain, on the one hand, that the order is, historic But, according to Ibbetson, most of the Sunni divines of the North-West frontier are Qadiri, and the Akhu'nd of Swat belongs to the order. The
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• Sikh Confederacy
  ...such a powerful military force never conquered and governed large parts of India outside Punjab. Constant warfare between the later barons meant time, energ According to James Browne, a contemporary East India Company employee, the barons collected a very moderate rent, and that mostl
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• Sikh community at Woolgoolga
  While some of them did return to India, the majority developed a love and attachment to their new home and its peo ...community of Punjab and settled in Northern Rivers of New South Wales and North Queensland, where they led austere and frugal lives and faced many hardship
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• Air Chief Marshal Arjan Singh
  ...Officer with 'A' Flight at Drigh Road, Karachi first saw operations on the North West Frontier Province (NWFP). When India became a Republic in 1950, Arjan Singh was commanding the Operational Group
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• HMS Punjabi
  ...hese were the Punjabi people, the inhabitants of the Punjab region between India and Pakistan. ...bmarine patrols and convoy defence in the North Western Approaches and the North Sea. In October, she made an unsuccessful attempt to salvage a crashed Germ
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