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'''Dr. M.S. Ahluwalia''' is Former Professor and Chairman, Department of History, H.P. University, Shimla (India) with over 30 years of teaching experience ...in international conferences presenting papers on varied topics including history and Sikhism.

'''February''' is the [[second]] [[month]] of the [[year]] in the [[Gregorian Calendar] ...': Birthday of '''[[Baba Lakhmi Chand]]''' also called Lakhmi Chand ([[12 February]] [[1497]] - [[9 April]] [[1555]]), the younger son of [[Guru Nanak]], wa

==February== * [[Sikh Calendar]]

...voted to the principal Sikh sects and a selection from the works of modern Sikh theologians." --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics) (February 1, 1998)<br>

...his meeting with Jathedar Kishan Singh Gargajj and Babu Santa Singh on 16 February 1923, he resigned from the army and became a member of the action group of ...father-in-law, Labh Singh, who had got Kishan Singh Gargajj arrested on 26 February 1923. On 12 December 1923 Jagat Singh, of Munder village, in [[Jalandhar]]

...th objectives found fulfilment in the establishment in 1927 of the Shahid Sikh Missionary College at Amritsar, under the auspices of the Shiromani Gur ...ption. In June 1936, it was revived under a new management, the Sarab Hind Sikh Mission, formed by the [[Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee]]. Dharama

...Punjab]] and was arrested and charged with sedition. He was released on 16 February 1887 as a result of the amnesty granted on the occasion of the golden jubil 1. Ganda Singh, ed., History of the Freedom Movement in the Panjab. (Maharaja Duleep Singh Correspondenc

...acharak Vidyala, at Tarn Taran, where he spent four years studying Sikh history and philosophy, besides practising kirtan. ...on them by the local keeper of the shrine and his men on the morning of 20 February 1921.

...a region, Sant Visakha Singh published a series of tracts bearing on Sikh theology and religion.

...Lilius, and was decreed by Pope Gregory XIII, for whom it was named, on 24 February 1582 (Note: The papal bull Inter gravissimas was signed in the year 1581 fo * [[Sikh Calendar]]

{{pm|File:The sikh directory COVER.jpg|Front cover of the 2009 directory}} '''The Sikh Directory''' is a directory published in the UK which contains useful infor

...nated by the Prime Minister's Department. Donations were received from the Sikh Sangat from all over Malaysia to complete this project. The gurdwara was officially opened by the sanggat on February 17, 1996. The Sikh Holy Book, the Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, was respectfully taken in a proces

...he website contains information of 340 Gurdwaras around world, as per 19th February 2011. This web project also includes Google Maps facility so that one could ==History==

...t]] which normally coincides with March-April of the Western calendar. The Sikh New year falls in spring time (in the northern hemisphere) and is generally ...kh calendar called the [[Nanakshahi Calendar]] was developed by a Canadian Sikh, Pal Singh Purewal, a retired computer engineer. He started work on the new

...reating exceptional paintings exclusively devoted to the Sikh religion and history for over ten years. His work is continually exhibited world-wide in promine == UK's First Sikh Art Gallery==

...returned to Lahore and was assigned to protocol duties. He accompanied the Sikh mission to wait on Lord Amherst, the GovernorGeneral of India, when he came ...take leave of his royal master and to proceed to Banaras where he died in February 1837.

...at is known in Sikh history as the Vadda Ghallughara or the Great Killing (February 1762), Hari Singh attacked Khwaja Sayyid ka Kot, and seized from there a la Gupta, Hari Ram, History of the Sikhs, vol. IV. Delhi, 1982

...nship with the Sikh Guru, [[Guru Gobind Singh]] and it is recorded in Sikh history that he received help fron the Guru in taking the throne in 1707. Also, he ...o increased militancy by many constituencies including the Marathas, the [[Sikh]]s and the Rajputs. Thus, rebellion was rife at the time of Aurangzeb's dea

...Wazir Dhian Singh. In 1839, he served under Kanvar Nau Nihal Singh in the Sikh army sent to Peshawar to assist Colonel Claude Wade in Shahzada Taimur's ex ...and saved his jagirs and command. He continued thereafter to serve in the Sikh army, retaining his influence at the court.

...Sikh War are displayed. Quotes from WARS of Shah Mohammad and Cunningham�s History of the Sikhs are inscribed in Bronze. The Weapons have been donated by the

<div style="top: +0.2em; font-size: 95%">a '''free Sikh Encyclopedia''' that [[Introduction|'''anyone can edit.''']]</div> * [[Sikh Names|1000's of Sikh Names]]

...w experiment started in February 2005 - A web-based encyclopaedia of the [[Sikh]] Way of Life [[Introduction|written collaboratively by many of its readers ...has been a constant hunger for information about the contribution of the [[Sikh Gurus]] to the world.

...California. Tajvinder Singh took amrit at the age of 13 at the Bakersfield Sikh Temple in California and having gained an interest in Kirtan and table he b ...youngest Darbar Sahib ragi in history, as well as the first American born Sikh, to become a Harimandir Sahib ragi.

...He also wrote a 6 volume commentary on Giani Gian Singh`s PANTH Prakash, a history of the SIKHS in mixed Punjabi and Braj verse. His detailed account of Opera

...iven beyond Barnala with the loss of 10,000 men. The day is marked in Sikh history as the [[Ghallughara]] (the great scrimmage). Ahmad Shah next attacked Ala In February 1764 the Sikhs, attacking Lahore, killed Khwaja Abid in a battle outside t

...her provinces. The Sikh conference, and even more dramatically the mammoth Sikh march that preceded it, made a tremendous impact. Congress leaders led by M 1. Majumdar, R. C.,ed The History and Culture of Indian People, vol. V. Bombay, 1957

...eely although it was banned by the British government. The day of the 20th February was dedicated to the memory of the martyrs of [[Nankana Sahib]] in the stat ...f Guru Granth Sahib became a religious matter for the Sikhs. The 'Sangat' (Sikh Devotees) decided that a chain of 'Akhand Paths' should be continued as lon

...d got up a dhadi jatha (band of preachers singing heroic ballads from SIKH history to the accompaniment of small tambourines called [[dhads]] and a [[Sarangi] ...the violence unleashed by the custodian Mahant Narain Das and his men (20 February 1921).

== [[February]] == |Birth of [[Guru Gobind Singh]], the Tenth [[Sikh Guru]] ||23 [[Poh]] ||5 Jan

...arty bickering, Sadhul Singh, extra assistant commissioner and a prominent Sikh leader, intervened in August 1902 and worked out a compromise whereby the a ...meet a variety of needs Outbreaks of famine and plague had left Hindu and Sikh children orphans vulnarable to Muslim and Christian proselytization Sikhs o

== HISTORY OF SIKHNET == ...went online for the first time in 1983, as the first computer presence for Sikh Dharma. Some of us used clunky Teletype terminals that printed slowly - we

'''Victor Harvey Briggs III / Vikram Singh Khalsa / Antion''' (b- 14 February 1945) was born in Twickenham, London, England. Growing up with a love of mu ==History==

...s, as he himself rushed to attack them from the rear. On the morning of 5 February 1762, the Sikhs found themselves trapped around the villages of Rahira and

...ood with air conditioned apartments fully equipped with modern gadgets. On February 24, Professor Sein Htoon, Head of Physics Department received me in his off ...ikh Gurudwara was arranged. The marble slab on the front wall narrates the history of this Gurudwara.

...ge part of it by Ala Singh, founder of the Patiala dynasty, and other Sikh sardars at Sanaur and Malerkotla. In May 1757, Taimur was appointed vicero 2. Gupta, Hari Ram, History of the Sikhs, vol. II. Delhi, 1978

...dhiana Sikhs, 35th Sikhs, 36th Sikhs, 45th Sikhs and 47th Sikhs. Since the Sikh soldiers were known for their bravery and steadfastness, the British employ ...tion of all who have a sense of history goes to the first battalion of the Sikh Regiment called the 14th Ferozepur Sikhs, which was moved after a short sta

'''Ahluvalia Misl''' was one of the twelve misls or Sikh confedracies which had gained power in the Punjab during the latter half ...tury. A right-hand man of Nawab Kapur Singh, he took a leading part in the Sikh struggle against the Mughal governors of the Punjab, Zakariya Khan, Yahya K

'''Baba Ala Singh''' (1691-1765), Sikh [[misl]] leader who became the first ruling chief of [[Patiala]], was born ...ain and other provisions. In the [[Vadda Ghallughara]] or Great Carnage of February 1762, Ala Singh remained neutral. Ahmad Shah punished him with the devastat

Bedi was born on January 16, 1946 into a Punjabi Khatri-Sikh family in Mumbai (formerly Bombay until 1996) Bharat(India). His mother con ...r son Siddarth who had been doing well at University in the USA had a long history of schizophrenia and tragically committed suicide in 1997 at the age of 26.

This article lists all events of significance in the Sikh calendar which is called the [[Nanakshahi calendar]]: *5: Birth of [[Guru Gobind Singh]], the Tenth [[Sikh Guru]] - 23 [[Poh]]

...in the Oriental Public (Khuda Bakhsh) Library, Patna, and in the Sikh History Research Department at Khalsa College, Amritsar (No. 1283); The manuscri ...s of wooden hammers." He also gives accounts of the Vadda Ghallughara of 5 February 1762 in which, according to him, 25,000 Sikhs were killed ;the sack of Sirh

The winter lasts from mid-December to mid-February, during which the temperature ranges from 0 to 20 °C. The winds cause wint ==History==

...as a Sikh theologian and musician born at Amritsar on 7 Phagun 1864 Bk/17 February 1808 to Bhai Mahal Singh and Mata Basi. Bhai Mahal Singh lived in the villa ...ring the next fifteen years, he studied Sikh scriptures, grammar, poetics, history and Sanskrit literature. Being the most prominent of the pupils of Thakur D

This article list all the important days in the Sikh calendar which is called the [[Nanakshahi calendar]]: *5: Birth of [[Guru Gobind Singh]], the Tenth [[Sikh Guru]] - 23 [[Poh]]

...he Hindustan Times, he was fairly well aquainted with the Sikhs. After the Sikh Gurdwaras Act was placed on the statute book in 1925, the Akali agitation c 5. Kapur, Rajiv A. , Sikh Separatism: The Politics of Faith. London, 1986

Manmohan Singh(1905 - 1942) was the first Sikh aviator and the first Indian to fly solo from England to India, was born at ...etween England and India, Man Mohan Singh made two attempts during January-February 1930 which proved abortive. His first flight was on 24 January 1930 when he

...n at Government College Lahore, where he received his Master's degree in history. He distinguished himself as a sportsman and excelled in hockey. He was a m ...the next, Kot Sujan Singh named after his father. He became interested in Sikh political affairs and was elected a member of the Punjab Legislative Counci

On 19 February 1915, word was received that a part of the regiment was to be sent to the w ...nged, with Kishan Singh Gargajj, leader of the Babar Akali movement, on 27 February 1926.

...(1779 - 1869), commander of the British armies in the first and second [[Sikh]] wars, was born on 3 November 1779, at Woodtown, Limerick, Ireland. He joi under him in the first Sikh war, was highly critical of Gough's conduct of operations at Alival, Feroze

...has been a constant hunger for information about the contribution of the [[Sikh Gurus]] to the world. ...tly making changes to the database, all of which are recorded on the page history and the Recent Changes page. Nonsense and vandalism are usually removed qui

...pression against the Sikhs. During his regime, a fracas between a band of Sikh horsemen and the State constabulary resulted in the death of Jaspat Rai ...called the [[Wadda Ghalughara]], the Great Massacre, befell the Sikhs on 5 February 1762.

...4/12/2010.</ref>. Harbinder Singh is the honorary director of the [[Anglo-Sikh Heritage Trail]] which is also based in Walsall, UK. ==Anglo-Sikh Heritage Trail==

...Jhanda Bunga. Bhai Mani Singh is not referred as so-called Jathedar in any Sikh work. Bhai Ratan Singh Bhangu calls him "Pujaran sion vado pujari" (chief p ...the shrines. As the caretaker of Akal Takht Sahib, he introduced authentic Sikh practices at Akal Takht Sahib and Darbar Sahib. Baba Prem Singh Hoti wrote

...rge. Their firsthand accounts form an original and authentic source on the history of that period. Volume III, entitled Political Diaries of the Agent to the ...eshawar. It shows how Captain Abbott, legally a subordinate officer to the Sikh governor of HanpurHazara, Sardar Chatar Singh Atarivala, tried to precipita

...'s ethos is a deep connection to spirituality and culture, symbolizing the Sikh community's warrior-like spirit and resilience. ...houseofkhalsa.com/ House of Khalsa] is named after the [[Khanda]] Sahib, a Sikh symbol. It was founded by Danny Singh.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sbs.c

...nd was succeeded by his son, [[Akbar]] who was only thirteen years old. On February 14, 1556, in a garden at Kalanaur in Punjab, Akbar was enthroned as the Emp ...ng to the throne of Delhi[9] This was one of the crucial periods in Indian history, when the Mughals and Afghans were desperately vying for power. The son of

...ial channel of AngloSikh political and diplomatic communications. When, in February 1809, LtCol David Ochlerlony established a British military post at Ludhia ...istants, Birch, Ross and Murray, to deal with the affairs of the protected Sikh chiefs and hill states between the Sutlej and the Yamuna. In 1815, (lie age

...officers and their Indian informers. They were strongly attached to their Sikh faith and shared an intense patriotic fervour. At the time of the Sikh Educational Conference at Hoshiarpur from 1921 March

...nt of Punjabi Language, Literature and Culture (ACTDPL) was established in February 2004 with the aim of conducting research and development in linguistic and ===History of Script===

...ood with air conditioned apartments fully equipped with modern gadgets. On February 24, Professor Sein Htoon, Head of Physics Department received me in his off ...ikh Gurudwara was arranged. The marble slab on the front wall narrates the history of this Gurudwara.

'''General Joginder Jaswant Singh''' (b. 17 September 1945) is the first Sikh Chief of Army Staff of India. ...is predecessor General N C Vij retired on 31 January 2005. He is the first Sikh to lead the Indian Army and the 11th Chief of Army Staff from the Western C

[[Teja Singh Samundri]] ([[20 February]], [[1882]] - [[17 July]], [[1926]]), a leading figure in the [[Gurdwara R ...tion did not go beyond the primary stage, but he was well equipped in the Sikh religious and historical texts. Following in his father's footsteps, he joi

...jobs for such of the local people as had filled offices of trust under the Sikh Darbar. The lowest grade gazetted officer was the tahsildar. These officers ...w cannons, rifles and other weapons were recovered. All military grants of Sikh times were abolished. The Guides Corps, raised by Henry Lawrence as residen

...the family to [[Anandpur]] where Ajit Singh was brought up in the approved Sikh style. He was taught the religious texts, philosophy and history, and had training in the martial arts such as riding, swordsmanship, [[gatk

...gainst the clear discrimination by a school in Birmingham to not allow a [[Sikh]] boy to attend school wearing his [[turban]]. ...r then cut their hair. Also, during the First and Second World Wars, the [[Sikh]]s in the Allied Forces were given special privilege to fight without helme

'''General Joginder Jaswant Singh''' (b. 17 September 1945) is the first Sikh Chief of Army Staff of [[India]]. ...is predecessor General N C Vij retired on 31 January 2005. He is the first Sikh to lead the Indian Army and the 11th Chief of Army Staff from the Western C

...nama taken. Sant Jee was named from the first letter of the Hukamnama, per Sikh tradition. ..., Panj Dasee, Moksh Panth & other Granths along with which he studied Sikh History. He read 125,000 Japji Sahib’s and performed 360,000 meditations of Mool

...en the first World War broke out in 1914, there were six battalions of the Sikh Regiment forming part of the British Army. ...re known for their bravery and steadfastness, the British employed all the Sikh battalions, except the 35th Sikhs, fighting at such far-away places as Eg

...r and the third here at Amritsar. The memorial at Amritsar was unveiled on February 14, 1902. ...by UNESCO as one of the five most significant events of its kind in World history. When news of the battle reached London both Houses of Parliament gave a ra

In Old Era & Modern Era Period in Punjabi Sikh Ahluwalia Professions were Government, Barrister, Administrative Law, Chari ==History of the Ahluwalia Misl==

...d by Guru Nanak. Better late than never. It is time to connect the dots of history and discover our rich heritage linked to our founder Guru Ji. ...of United Nations volunteer programme during a seven month period between February and September 2003.

...iscipline, self-control and exemplary patience displayed by the peaceful Sikh protesters even in the face of extreme [[barbarism]]. Even national leade ...gio-political organisation. The ''peaceful'' and ''non-political'' budding Sikh brotherhood was transformed into a proud and fiercely martial nation throug

...pioneer work in the field of historical research initiated new trends in [[Sikh]] historiography and who by his critically important work became a vital an ...ingh, the historian, then very enthusiastic in promoting the cause of Sikh history. Karam Singh died before Ganda Singh could meet him.

...n after his father [[Guru Tegh Bahadur]]'s execution, when he became the [[Sikh Guru]] in 1675. This is place where most of Banis of [[Dasam Granth]] were ==History==

...Dukh Nivdran (January 1907) and had been a sub-editor of the Khalsa since February 1905, was entrusted with the writing of the handbills. He brought out 43 ha [[Category:Sikh Scholars]]

..., [[Attock]] and [[Multan]]. He also fought in [[Kashmir]] in 1819. He led Sikh forces against Sayyid Ahmad of Bareilly who had during the years 1826-31 ca ...etic named Muldas. He later converted to Sikhism, during the early days of Sikh political ascendancy, and joined the Jatha or band of Sardar Gurbakhsh Sing

...Seva Panthis continued to preach Sikhi. The book tells that many chiefs of Sikh ‘Misals’ adopted Sikhi under influence of Udasi, Nirmalas and Sevapanth ...During the time period of Guru Hargobind Sahib to Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib, Sikh-scholars used to ‘Katha’. When Guru Gobind Singh came to ‘Sabo Ki Tal

...nth century and has continued to claim adherents in the twentieth. For the history of early Sikhism, the gurprandlis along with janam sdkhis constitute servic GURPRANALl, by Giani Gian Singh, the wellknown Sikh historian, is a genealogical account of the Gurus. The information containe

...s rapid. Leaving Lahore on the 26th January, he reached Sirhind on the 1st February, Ambala on the 7th, and Karnal on the 12th Fehruary. The Delhi army had bee ...ckers, but had no discipline and hardly any heart for a fight. On the 13th February, 1739, within three hours they had lost, over 20,000 killed or wounded, and

...ife imprisonment. He spent 13 years in different jails before he died on 6 February 1929 of a serious abdominal ailment in the Civil Hospital at Belgaum, in pr 1. Seetal, Sohan Singh, The Sikh Misals and the Panjab. Ludhiana, n.d.

...to play the most central role that any woman or mother has played in the history of [[Sikhi]]. *Wife of [[Guru Ram Das]], married on [[18 February]] [[1554]] to [[Bhai Jetha]] who later became [[Guru Ram Das]]

...h and Arthur D. Innes, first published in London in 1897, is in the main a history of the AngloSikh wars of 184546 and 184849. Few accounts of these wars writ ...e interests of the British empire required that they be subjugated and the Sikh dynasty,destroyed.

...jit Singh]], was the eldest of the four sons of Sardar Naudh Singh, a jatt Sikh of [[Sandhawalia]] clan. He took to arms while still very young and started ...e and surprised the besiegers by his night sallies. In the meantime, other Sikh sardars, under the leadership of [[Jassa Singh Ahluwalia]], came to his res

...Sikh]] and British rulers who fought bitterly over it at various points in history and seized it as a spoil of war time and time again. It was finally seized ...th invasion in 1761, he defeated the Marathas in the Battle of Panipat. In February,1762 he mercilessly killed thirty thousand Sikhs at Kup near Malerkotla. He

One of the largest Sikh fairs, it is held in the middle of January on the Makar Sankranti day. The ==Rural Sports: February==

|Sikh Confedercy ...cre”. As such, it is distinguished from the waddaa Ghalughara, The Second Sikh Holocaust (1762), and the more recent carnage of the 1980s and 90s, which h

The following is an account from the London Gazette published on 11 February 1898 Issue: 26937 on page: 863 and 864: ...ps://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/26937/page/863 Publication date: 11 February 1898 Issue: 26937 Page: 863]

|Birth of [[Guru Gobind Singh]], the Tenth [[Sikh Guru]] ||23 [[Poh]] ||5 Jan |Birth of [[Guru Har Rai]], the seventh Sikh ||19 [[Magh]] ||31 Jan

A History of Success: The Sikh Coalition Works to Protect the Right to Carry the Kirpan. :Harcharan Singh is an amritdhari Sikh employed by a company called Tech Mahindra. As mandated by his faith, he c

...pioneer work in the field of historical research initiated new trends in [[Sikh]] historiography and who by his critically important work became a vital an ...ingh, the historian, then very enthusiastic in promoting the cause of Sikh history. Karam Singh died before Ganda Singh could meet him.

...is a Sikh separatist and revolutionary writer. He belongs to a Doad Rajput Sikh family. His parents were from a small village in Hoshiarpur district, Jalwe ...sels.png|thumb|250px|left|Jalwehra handing over a historic memorandum with Sikh demands (Khalistan) to the Indian embassy of Brussels.]]

Taliban take Sikh Hostage, demand ransom ...have left because of this demand for jizya (here, jazia). Others cannot. "History's Hostages: Held to a huge ransom by the Taliban, NWFP's Sikhs have nowhere

...as contained in the Sikh scriptures. He established his command over Sikh history, philosophy, theology and scriptures and the fruits of his intense labours ...hed in 1960 was the first real presentation in English of the hymns of the Sikh Gurus and medieval Saints and Bhaktas. It stimulated interest of the Wester

...l=google</ref>. This bank robbery was biggest of other similar acts which Sikh militants used to weaken the government and to use Indian Money against Ind ...y 1997 after lengthy legal cases and was sentenced to life imprisonment on February 24 2003 by Additional Sessions Judge R.K. Jain in New Delhi.

...date=Feb+13%2C+1987&author=&pub=Los+Angeles+Times+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=Sikh+Separatists+Masquerade+as+Police+to+Stage+India's+Biggest+Bank+Robbery&pqat ...forces, arrayed against them, to do anything about their efforts to gain a Sikh Homeland and avenge the attack on Sikhi's most venerated site. (And to aven

==Gurus History== * 1595-1644 - The first five Sikh Gurus appear to have had non contact with the district. It was after the bi

...ed governor of the Punjab by the Mughal Emperor [[Farrukh Siyar]] on 22 February 1713, with the specific object of suppressing the Sikhs who had risen und ...AH 1135/AD 1722-23. What makes the manuscript especially relevant to Sikh history is the space devoted in it to the last phase of Banda Singh's struggle agai

...ys and the unharvested fields of Punjab in the greatest migration in human history. By every form of transporation available, Hindu's and Sikhs streamed out o One man, Boota Singh, a Sikh farmer who had purchased a Muslim girl fleeing her abductor, came to symbol

...tatives of the [[Sikh]]s concerned primarily with the management of sacred Sikh [[shrine]]s under its control within the territorial limits of [[Punjab]], ...GPC are held after every five years. SGPC is also called Parliament of the Sikh Nation. Apart from the management of Gurdwaras, the S.G.P.C runs many prest

[[Image:Turban sikh.jpg|thumb|200px|right|<center>'''Sikh wearing a turban and uncut beard'''<br><small>''Picture by Paul Schmid / Th ==History until 2009==

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...i and the lake of understanding of the message of the Gurus, its import on history and its contribution towards the development of mankind. Intellectual stalw ...ncerning Sikhs in Indian media, many high quality books authored by famous Sikh theologians have been published by this institute.

...ds, 2312 Indian Ghadr men had entered India between 13 October 1914 and 25 February 1915. Their influx continued till 1916 when their number increased to more ...xecutive met on 12 February 1915, and decided to start the rebellion on 21 February. Their plan was simultaneously to attack and capture Mian Mir and Firozpur

...ebut in 1965, Singh has become the most successful Punjabi pro wrestler in history and one of the top 100 draws of all time. His feud with Antonio Inoki and h Tiger is a prominent member of Metro Toronto's Sikh community.

...the commanders at the top and not to any lack of fighting strength of the Sikh army. It marked also the fulfilment of the imperialist ambition of the new According to the peace settlement of March 1846, at the end of Anglo-Sikh war I, the British force in [[Lahore]] was to be withdrawn at the end of th

...Rewari district]] of [[Haryana]], by [[Hindu]]s as part of the [[1984 anti-Sikh pogroms]]. The local police did not intervene in the massacre, pursue a [[F ...sination of Indira Gandhi, thousands of Sikhs were killed in the 1984 Anti-Sikh pogromsby Hindu mobs being aided by government officials who provided "truc

'''A Rebuttal to Dr. L. E. Fenech's, ''Playing the Game of Love: The Sikh Tradition of Martyrdom''''' ...ians”. He wants to prove that it was mainly a Taunt (Tanh) that motivated Sikh Martyrs. A Cosmic Desire To Merger with Satguru through “FANAH”.

(1919-2012), who left for heavenly abode on February 10, 2012 was a revolutionary soul, spiritually upright personality, he foug ...Bagh like Muzzafrabad before partition in which Ragi Jathas and prominent Sikh religious preachers delivered sermons.

...g the Penguin History of Scotland and Marg Publication’s New Insights into Sikh Art In 2002 their Arts Council England, British Council and Air Indian spon ...Ecclesiastical History, Comparative Religion and Contemporary Western Art History in 1985-87.

..., Judaism, and Hinduism, have had their own calendars. But for most of its history, Sikhism has used the traditional Vikrami (or Bikrami) calendar, shared by Sikhs see the adoption of the new calendar as a big step forward for the [[Sikh]] identity, and one that will help dispel any assumptions that Sikhism is a

...ded learning. Besides Sikh theology, he was vastly learned in philosophy, history and literature. He was born into a farming family, at the village Chakk in ...od up foursquare to any misrepresentation or falsification of any shade of Sikh thought and belief. He was most vigilant and unbending in this respect.

...th a preface and a brief summary in English. The work was published by the Sikh Historical Research Department, Khalsa College, Amritsar, in 1939. ...ave withdrawn. But when he reached there on 30 November 1764, not a single Sikh was to be seen. Next day, a band of 30 Sikhs sallied from a fortified house

Udai Singh of village Manikwal (near Gill Railway Station) was a handsome Jat Sikh who was over six feet tall, and had a fair beard and light green eyes. He w ...bout eight hundred yards on the extreme left of the British line. The 14th Sikh’s trench line lay astride the Gully Ravine. Sir Ian Hamilton decided to c

...Court struck down an order of a Quebec school authority that prohibited a Sikh child from wearing a kirpan to school as a violation of freedom of religion History: Judgment for the Attorney General in the Court of Appeal for Quebec.

...until he had "scourged the entire Sikh Panth." As a first step, he had the Sikh inhabitants of Lahore rounded up and ordered their execution. An attempted ...nguished from Vadda Ghallughara or the Great Massacre that took place on 5 February 1762. Lakhpat Rai, in order to ensure total extinction of the Sikhs, ordere

...a, whose father's name was Sardar Mangal Singh, was born into a Grewal Jat Sikh family at village Sarabha in the district of [[Ludhiana]], Punjab in 1896. ...decided in a meeting on February 12 that the uprising should be started on February 21. It was planned that after capturing the cantonments of Mian Mir and Fer

Khushwant Singh was born in 2 February, 1915 in village Hadali in Khushab district Sargodha, Punjab - now in Pakis ...njit Singh" explaining the Maharaja's secular rule. He also wrote "Fall of Sikh kingdom". His translation of Japji, Hymns of Nanak and the Guru shows his s

...constitutes the core of the [[Gurdwara Reform Movement]] started by the [[Sikh]]s in early twentieth century. ...discipline, self-control and exemplary patience displayed by the peaceful Sikh protesters even in the face of extreme barbarism. Even the national leaders

...tle West, Limerick County, Ireland. He was the first author to bring the [[Sikh faith]] to the attention of the "educated intelligencia" of western world. ...vice and was assigned to the [[Punjab]] where he joined his appointment in February 1864. He reached the grade of a Deputy Commissioner in 1882 and became a di

'''Hola Mohalla''' or '''Hola Mahalla''' or simply '''Hola''' is a Sikh festival that takes place on the first of the lunar month of [[Chet]] which ...Gobind Singh]] who held the first such mock fight event at [[Anandpur]] in February 1701.

...]], one of the key figures associated with the Khalistan Liberation Force. Sikh Activist Bhai Avtar Singh Khanda, who was active in England for past severa ...o heavily. He was very vocal and articulate, and when he spoke, he centred Sikh armed struggle and the politics and sacrifices of the martyrs of Khalistan.

...of martyrs, 500 strong and vowed to non-violence, was to reach Jaito on 21 February 1924 in a bid to enter Gurdwara Gangsar at any cost to recommence the akhan ...dhiana district. While living in her village, she learned Gurbani and Sikh history from the granthi ji of the Gurdwara there. She was married to Sardar Harnam

...s Supreme Court]] decided that [[Bhagat Singh Thind]], who was a Punjabi [[Sikh]], settled in Oregon, could not be a naturalized citizen of the [[United St According to the Court, "Congress, by the Act of February 5, 1917, 39 Stat. 874, c. 29, § 3, has now excluded from admission into th

==The First Anglo-Sikh War - Background== '''Anglo Sikh War 1''' (1845-46), resulting in the partial subjugation of the Sikh kingdom, was the outcome of British expansionism and the near anarchical co

...cks. [[Sirhind]] was for this reason the accurst city in the eyes of the [[Sikh]]s. Mobilized under the flag of [[Banda Singh Bahadur]] after the death of ...lughara]], the '''Great Massacre''', that took place on 5 February 1762. [[Sikh]]s rallied and attacked [[Sirhind]] on 17 May 1762. defeating its faujdar,

[[Image:1_DeadBody.jpg|thumb|right|300px|A Sikh guy Hunted in Riots]] ...1984. India's Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was assassinated by two of her Sikh guards acting in the aftermath of [[Operation Bluestar]].

...ikhs were killed in a single day's battle (5 February 1762), known in Sikh history as Vadda Ghallughara, the Great Killing. But the Sikhs were by no means cru ...her than Sirhind. As he was marching homewards through the Jalandhar Doab, Sikh sardars, including Jassa Singh Ahluvalia, Jassa Singh Ramgarhia, Charhat Si

{{p|File:Sardar Baghel Singh.jpg|Bhai Baghel Singh at the head of a Sikh army, artist unknown}} ...und 1730's, he was the descendant of Chaudhary Bhai Langaha Dhillon, the [[Sikh]] chief of 84 villages in the Majha, who along with his younger brother Bha

...be one of the greatest honours ever bestowed, in the 18th century, to any Sikh. He was further honoured by the Sikh Confederacy with the title of 'Nawab', at [[Amritsar]] in [[1754]], after t

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

...north-east [[India]] in the state of [[Assam]]. [[Guru Nanak]] the first [[Sikh Guru]] visited this place in 1505 and met {{wiki|Srimanta Sankardeva}} (the ...rk the [[martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur]] with due solemnity and ceremony. Sikh devotees call this festival [[Sahidee Guru Parav]].

...re, only the Sikhs had dared to raise the voice of protest, and it was the Sikh community that successfully overthrew the Muslim Empire. Hence the British ...British government. Most of these mahants had very little understanding of Sikh religion and its practices. These caretakers received their instructions fr

...nt to those supported by the Dal one Independent and seventeen Communists. Sikh solidarity on the question of Punjabi Suba was a proven fact. ...of a sitting at Patiala. Pandit H.N. Kunzru, one of the members asked the Sikh spokesman, Hukam Singh, why he had included Kangra and other Hindi-speaking

...ngh Maskeen]] (1934-[[18 February]] [[2005]]) wrote me a letter dated 12th February 2005 in his own handwriting, inviting me to attend the Annual Gurmat Samaga ...tition of the Indian sub-continent in 1947, Maskeen Ji, like millions of [[Sikh]]s, was uprooted from the [[Western Punjab]], now in [[Pakistan]], and fina

Gurbaksh Singh Dhillon (18 March 1914 - 6 February 2006), popularly known as Col. G.S. Dhillon (known to those close to him as ...h 1914. His father and mother were descendants of the Dhillon and Dhariwal Sikh Jat clans, respectively. He was the fourth child of his parents. His childh

...schismatic character, had began to lose 'steam' after failing to stir the Sikh people. ...ng in the seventies of the last century, it marked a turning-point in Sikh history. It touched Sikhism to its very roots, and made it a living force once agai

''Taken from http://www.sikh-history.com/sikhhist/gurus/matajito.html'' ...ur]] ji and great great grandfather [[Guru Arjan]] Dev ji. She told them a Sikh never runs from a battle field. Being raised on such tales of bravery, her

...Julio Francis Ribeiro]] and helped them to finance campaign for a separate Sikh state of [[Khalistan]]<ref name="pqasb.pqarchiver.com"/><ref>http://www.hig ...r%20Singh%20s%20new%20work%20engages%20with%201984%20Catastrophe.htm World Sikh News]</ref>

...against extinction, its pursuits had been sanctioned by the whole tenor of Sikh tradition and thought for that very reason. ...n of the highly insidous thinking affecting the unity and integrity of the Sikh Panth, and even to deeply committed Sikhs, who should be totally immune to

{{P|Image:Tengurus.jpg|[[The Ten Sikh Gurus]]}} ..., the [[Guru Granth Sahib]], in spirit, is more than a holy book for the [[Sikh]]s, for the Sikhs accord the Guru Granth Sahib the same respect and reveren

...Religion on Human Rights in German Book, Menschenrechte im Weltkontext.In February 2015, Nihang Singh was the first speaker of the dialogue series “Religion ...(10+2) in English medium in 1956 with Hindi as an additional language. His history classes up to tenth grade were in Urdu. Dharam Singh Nihang Singh was a top

...n Jagjit Singh Aurora''' (or Arora) ([[Punjabi]]: ਜਨਰਲ ਜਗਜੀਤ ਸਿੰਘ ਅਰੋੜਾ) (February 13, 1916 - May 3, 2005) was the Indian commander whose comprehensive defeat Jagjit Singh Aurora was born into a Sikh family, he was the son of an engineer in Jhelum. After his graduation from

Change, 23-24 February, 2006, Singapore. The conference theme is Name and Religious Identities. ...ed years. More and more non-Sikhs around the world want to learn about the Sikh culture, religion and traditions, including the naming pattern.

...i has released more than 40 videos focusing on spreading the wisdom of the Sikh Gurus. The main philosophy of the channel is to simply teach the basics wis ...news/transcending-anger-and-fear-sikh-way|Transcending Anger and Fear: The Sikh Way|http://www.sikhiwiki.org/images/1/11/Ryanatvigil.jpg|The vigil in front

...Khan]], its Subadar (Governor) at the time had vowed to finish off the [[Sikh]]s, 'root and branch', after they had left [[Anandpur Sahib]]. Though the [[Sikh]]s had been given a promise of safe passage to [[Punjab]], a promise writte

...aircraft. It also remains to this day the largest mass murder in Canadian history. The incident occurred within an hour of the Narita Airport Bombing. ...ecution took almost 20 years, and was the most expensive trial in Canadian history costing nearly CAD $130 million. The co-accused were found not guilty and r

The biography of the Koh-i-Noor is the history of India and this unique diamond is perhaps as dear to India as Shakespeare ...being called 'The King of diamonds and the diamond of Kings'. Its entire history is linked with the royal families of various countries and of various ages.

...31 March]] [[1931]]) was a famous [[Sikh]] poet and scientist born on [[17 February]] [[1881]] at village called {{w|Salhad}} in {{w|Abbottabad District}} (now ...Whitman}}, his discipleship of Swami Ram Tirath, and his meeting with the Sikh savant [[Bhai Vir Singh]], left permanent marks on his impressionable mind.

1949: Akali Dal decided to hold a conference in Delhi, on Feb. 20, to expose Sikh grievances. 1873: Janam Din, Bhai Vir Singh, a great Sikh scholar.

...ve been devotees of [[Guru Nanak Dev]]. They with the co-operation of the Sikh's built a [[Gurudwara]] at Gandhidham and this Gurudwara management along w Conferring the award, UNESCO stated, "The restoration of this Sikh house of worship demonstrates a sophisticated holistic understanding of bot

The history of Indian nationalist movement witnessed many important features in the fir ...lly the Sikhs, were well established in South East Asia. The first Punjabi Sikh settled in Manila around 1902. Some Sikhs learnt that, as an American colon

...ctober]] [[1963]]) was born at Sialkot (now in [[Pakistan]]). He was a [[Sikh]] political leader and virtually the first president of the [[Shiromani Gur ...e in 1912 as chairman of the reception committee of the 5th session of the Sikh Educational Conference held at Sialkot.

...lled [[Vaisakh]]. During Chet, the season in [[Punjab]], the land of the [[Sikh Gurus]] is spring and the climate is moderate with good sunshine during the 14: This is the first day of the second month of the Sikh calendar called [[Vaisakh]] = [[Vaisakhi]] - Birth of Khalsa

...ra Singh, once again gave the call for a Punjabi Suba in October 1958. The Sikh masses responded enthusiastically. The government once again initiated nego 5. Tuteja, K.L., Sikh Politics. Kurukshetra, 1984

...are many gaps in the travels of Guru Nanak, Fauja Singh and Kirpal Singh, Sikh historians, have collated the information from various sources into three m ...ipate in an International Conference on "Guru Nanak Heritage for Peace" on February 18,2006

...talists as a threat to their supremacy. During the reign of [[Akbar]], the Sikh faith had flourished on account of his policy of liberalism. Akbar had foll ...2) These elements were feeling very sore over the growing influence of the Sikh movement but were lying low as long as Akbar reigned supreme.

...hem to become Amritdhari and Shasterdhari. Without undergoing that process Sikh could not be transformed into true Khalsa and without keeping arms he could ...of the state Assembly and the Parliament , and if the plane is hijacked by Sikh youths in protest against desecration of their "Isht" the hijackers are sho

'''Giani Sant Singh Maskeen''' (1934-[[18 February]] [[2005]]) was born in 1934 at a place called Lak Marwat in District {{wik ...bani]]. Sadly “Panth Rattan” Giani Sant Singh Maskeen passed away on 18th February 2005 at approximately 8.00 AM I.S.T. due to a massive heart attack while at

History records that man's first heavier-than-air flight took place on 17 December Born on 23 November, 1892s in a distinguished Sikh family of Rawalpindi in the Punjab, Hardit Singh was educated at an English

A Sikh boy was refused entry to Park Grove School, Birmingham by the headmaster, b HEARING-DATES: 28 FEBRUARY, 1, 2, 24 MARCH 1983

[[Image:Ss-Sikhsign.jpg|thumb|125px|right|<center>Sikh Regimental Insignia</center>]] ...Gobind Singh|by Sri Guru Gobind Singh]] [[Sikh Regiment|- the motto of the Sikh Regiment]]<br>[[Deh Shiva Bar Mohe Eha]]<br>

A Sikh who can send teenyboppers over the country dancing deliriously to his lilti ...r Sharma, ensured her immortality in the annals of cinema. When we talk of Sikh heroines in Hindi films, it is of course Geeta Bali’s name that comes to

...achieve is not made exactly clear, but nevertheless it is asserted that a Sikh �Plan� existed to destroy Muslim life. Barefaced lying has been known ...were in a majority. As a matter of fact, according to this Scheme, Hindu-Sikh Punjab, Hindu Bengal, and all Assam would form part of the Muslim Zones. T

...ge:Sikh-showing-burned-property-burning-1984-delhi.jpg|thumb|300px|left|"A Sikh family in front of their dwelling after a rampaging mob attacked the proper The indiscriminate brutal killing, jailing and abusing of innocent [[Sikh]]s in [[Delhi]] and other major [[Indian]] cities following the death of Pr

...leys, looting and burning Hindu and Sikh shops; terrorizing the Hindu and Sikh populations, who lived in peace in the Hazara district. .../Afgan border (or in the Western Panjab itself) such wanton destruction of Sikh shops, homes and fields; a whole Christian enclave burned and looted with m

...teaching bodies, and for his outspoken defense of the holistic doctrine of Sikh teachings. He was widely known as a master of [[Wikipedia:Kundalini Yoga | ...njab (British India) | Punjab (British India)]]. His parents from a Khatri Sikh family, of Puri Clan. His father, Dr. Kartar Singh Puri, served the [[Wikip

...Kapurthala. The cornerstone was laid by Bhai Arjan Singh of Bagarian on 25 February 1937, and the Gurdwara was on completion dedicated by [[Lieutenant General ...or canopied throne. Besides the daily services and observance of important Sikh anniversaries, a largely attended fair takes place each November to mark th

...'s Mosque''' is a mosque that was constructed at the request of the sixth Sikh Guru [[Guru Hargobind]] ji. It is situated in Sri Hargobindpur town on the ...ointed the sixth guru of the Sikhs he asked [[Baba Buddha]] ji, an eminent Sikh to bring forth two swords. These Guru Sahib put on as symbols of spiritual

...dali. Gazi Nur Mohammad in his famous Jang Namah gives the details of the Sikh possessions. He concludes: “From Sarhind to Lahore, Multan and Derajet The Sikh Chiefs had very nominal control over the western part of Sindh Sagar Doab -

...t in [[Gurmukhi]] recited by [[Guru Nanak]]<br> in about 1499 found in the Sikh holy scripture called the [[Guru Granth Sahib]]}} ...ittle that the world has learnt from the important points mentioned in the Sikh holy text regarding the cosmos.

...Shah Fakir, A new movie based on the life and teachings of Guru Nanak .17 February 2015]</ref> In 2015, the film was originally stated to be directed by Sarta ...ory of the founder of [[Sikhism]], [[Guru Nanak]], the first Guru of the [[Sikh]]s. It briefly covers his birth and early years, but focuses more on the jo

...Sikh Guru, [[Guru Tegh Bahadur]]; the mother of the tenth and last human [[Sikh Guru]], [[Guru Gobind Singh]], and the grandmother of the [[four Sahibzade] ...apurthala district of the [[Punjab]]. Her role in the development of the [[Sikh faith]] has been crucial.

...yallpur till after the Partition and then (were) deliberately evacuated by Sikh leaders to East Punjab without any apparent immediate cause, seems to point ...s citizens, irrespective of creed, like all good Governments. That is why Sikh and Hindu leaders (see later in this chapter) exhorted Sikhs and Hindus to

...ates Reorganization Commission and severely castigated it for treating the Sikh claims with such undisguised bias. The convention authorized Master Tara Si Conciliatory intercession brought Jawaharlal Nehru and the Sikh leaders round the conference table. In these parleys, the Prime Minister wa

...cool water in Greek] near Bhera. Babar visited Bhera in his first foray in February 1519 and mentions it in his famous Tuz-ke Babari. Sher Shah Suri built its ...istan Railways, off the main Gujrat/ Lahore to Peshawar line. From its old Sikh Gurudwara minaret built in quasi-Italian style architecture, one can see [b

...[[3 October]] [[1892]] - [[15 September]] [[1967]]) was an Indian American Sikh writer and lecturer on "spiritual science" who was involved in an important ...ary forces (A right won! [http://www.indianexpress.com/news/First-turbaned-Sikh-congratulated-on-completing-Army-training/595004])- they can look at the 90

...March]] [[1939]] and is the mukhi-[[Sewadar]] (the main volunteer) of the Sikh organisation called [[Guru Nanak Nishkam Sewak Jatha]], which has its head While in Zambia he assisted Sikh communities in different parts of Africa in the construction of [[Gurdwara

...ghteenth century history of the [[Sikhs]] to describe a unit or brigade of Sikh warriors and the territory acquired by it in the course of its campaign of ...ed according to some, at [[Akal Takht]], under the commander of the entire Sikh army, the Dal Khalsa) pertaining to a Sardar's fighting force and territori

|Unknown but much greater then the Sikh Casualties ...the Sikhs was surrounded by 700 cavalry equipped with artillery. In the ''History Of The Sikhs'': Hari Ram Gupta, pp.293. </ref><ref>..

...lt by the Indian Army is over the road to Hemkunt Sahib, one of the sacred Sikh shrines in honour of Havildar Modan Singh]] ...death of the Guru. A tumultuous century passed before the attention of the Sikh community was drawn to the passage in Bachitar Natak that described Hemkunt

...rule of a few over the millions of India! It is one of the many ironies of history that while European nations threw off the autocratic yoke of Kings and Empe ...7) had been a period of great turmoil in the Punjab, witnessing the end of Sikh rule, the uprising of the Indian troops of the British Army and its brutal

...e reaching Nanded. The Gurdwara is looked after by a Maharashtrian Vanjara Sikh and maintained well. The Vanjara priest told me that people from his commun ...e. According to Professor Sahib Singh, Guru Nanak came at this place on 25 February 1415 while Surinder Singh Kohli and other historians mention the period to

...ystical glory in different religio-cultural traditions (particulary in the Sikh tradition). ...ain extreme members of the Congress, Akali irreconcilables, Kirti group of Sikh communists and the student revolutionaries”. (H. pol. 1928 File no. 1/2

February 19, 1996: Chandigarh district court issued a challan against 12 accused and ...led in the Delhi riots in 1984 after Indira Gandhi was assassinated by her Sikh bodyguards.

'''''Sikhs in the Netherlands: A Brief History''''' ...itional people having their great history. As a moral duty and to keep the history of the Sikhs living in Holland up-to-date, I decided to write this article.

...ed a wide distribution. The 'International Edition' published by the World Sikh University Press in 1978, has a light blue cover. ...religious thought throughout the ages, giving one a deeper appreciation of Sikh Dharma. His brief explanation of the Kundalini and Yogic traditions is well

...in Rome and the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. He is nicknamed The Flying Sikh. Winner of Padma Shri, Olympic 400m record holder in 1960 Rome Olympics. Go Milkha Singh was born on 20 November 1929, into a [[Sikh]] [[Rathore (clan)|Rathore]] [[Rajput]] family.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Exclu

...Amar Das]] Ji. From then on, Bhai Jetha served Guru Amar Das Ji and the [[Sikh]] populace with supreme devotion and humility. He was married to [[Bibi Bha ...Guru Ram Das ji, decries the morning activity of one who calls himself a [[Sikh]] of the True Guru:

...]]) was a renowned [[Sikh]] academic who made a tremendous contribution to Sikh literature. He was an exceptional grammarian, author, scholar and theologia ...Natthu Ram joined the high school at Pasrur, where he decided to become a Sikh, receiving the rites of the [[Khalsa]] in 1906. Upon joining the [[Khalsa]

The secret was disclosed by Mastana Ji Maharaj on 28th February, 1960. The respected parents of Shah Satnam Singh Ji had named him Shri Har ...important day not only in the history of Dera Sacha Sauda, but also in the history of mankind.

...the present day district of Sangrur Punjab. Akali Phula Singh born into a sikh family. Historical Dictionary of Sikhism (3rd ed.). Rowman & Littlefield. p ...ver, to see why the word suicide has been used, because the attacks of the Sikh Nihangs (the word Nihang, is said to be derived from Persian, meaning croco

...ar and savant, learned in Sanskrit as well as in Persian, came of an old [[Sikh]] family of the village of Majitha, in Amritsar district of the Punjab. Her Amrita Sher-Gil's career, all to brief, remains a landmark in the history of the art of Indian painting. She had synthesized the techniques learned i

...help, and the Governor of Punjab called upon Sardar Fateh Singh and other Sikh commanders and declared that those who supported the British against the re ...meetings to hear him, on 18 th April 1907, a large contingent of over 200 Sikh soldiers joined a meeting in Multan. A direct fallout of this was that sold

...in was home to the Indus valley civilization, one of the earliest in human history. At its height, it boasted large cities like Harrapa (near Sahiwal in West ...ds the home of the Dravidian people.[3] The next one thousand years of the history of the Punjab and North India in general (c.1500-500 BCE) is dominated by t

...n the bloody action known as Chhota Ghallughara of April-May 1746 in which Sikh losses amounted to seven to eight thousand killed and captured. Taking adva ...oth collaborated for operations against the Afghan invader, who took, on 5 February 1762, a heavy toll in what is known as Vadda Ghallughara (q.v.), the Great

|caste_name= Sikh Jatt ...pes of religions, professions and languages. They have a distinct cultural history that can be historically traced back to ancient times. Some have moved to W

...gi), originally from the [[Jammu]] region, is revered as one of greatest [[Sikh]] warriors as well as one of the most hallowed martyrs of the [[Khalsa]] Ar ...gdom]] of the [[Punjab]]. This resulted in the end of a dark period in the history of [[India]].

...rayers [[Nitnem]] of the [[Sikh]]s, which serve, as well, as a part of the Sikh initiation [[Pahul|Khande di Pahul]]. The beginning portion of the daily [[ ==History==

...0's and early 1980's. Sant Bhindranwale carried heavy influence among many Sikh youth in [[Punjab]] during this time as the leader of the Taksal. ...([[Anandpur Sahib Resolution]]). He Never Demanded for the creation of the Sikh-based theocratic state of [[Khalistan]] but he was not opposed to it either

...meat eating Sikhs. One thing that has incensed us is the use of incorrect History and mistranslation to back up arguments. It was these points that we felt n ...ware of the Koranic context and had an extremely poor knowledge of Semitic history.

...erty and belongings to fund the initial resurgence of the movement. On 2nd February 2008, Bhai Harminder Singh Ji planned to assassinate Ram Rahim. A tyre stra ...who tried to establish an RSS influence and intelligence link between the Sikh diaspora and his masters.

...cidents of glaring brutality on a colossal magnitude against the Hindu and Sikh remnants of the population continued to be reported. ...eparate state of Pakistan would inevitably entail cutting off of Hindu and Sikh areas from the Punjab and would be detrimental to the economic interest of

Baba Gurbachan Singh was the last major Sikh Resistance leader to fall. The Indian Government had put a RS 25 lakh rewar ...His fists flew and the officer shrieked for someone to help him. The other Sikh soldiers watching did nothing as they knew how much the officer hated Sikhs

...r, a warrior, a poet, and a philosopher, Guru Gobind Singh Ji molded the [[Sikh]] religion into its present shape, with the institution of the [[Khalsa]] f ...not be out of context to consider that throughout the chronicles of human history, there has been no individual who lived a life more inspirational than Guru

== History == '''Faith and Politics among Sikh Pioneers in Canada By Hugh Johnston - Simon Fraser University '''

...in [[Punjab]] and his mother Bachchan Kaur came from a deeply religious [[Sikh]] family from Ottallan village near Samrala. ...r]] where he graduated in arts. He also achieved a post-graduate degree in history from Kurukshetra University, [[Haryana]].

==BLITZ ON THE HINDU AND SIKH MINORITIES== ...ritish Government in June, 1948, the target date by which according to the February, 20 statement of H. M. G. power must be transferred to Indian hands. Witho

...ken control of the [[Akal Takht]], but the deaths of thousands of innocent Sikh pilgrims (it was only days before the annual commemoration of Guru Arjan's ...ughara|The First Sikh Holocaust (1746)]] and [[Wadda Ghalughara|The Second Sikh Holocaust (1762)]].

...rgotten those who carried the cross of freedom to the peak of liberty. But history the greatest and ultimate judge will not forget them. ...with the jail authorities minutely and distinctly. In his various books on Sikh theology he quotes very appropriate verses from [[Gurbani]] freely and wit

...why these Sikhs support the view that meat-eating is permitted within the Sikh Dharam and has been sanctioned by the [[Sri Guru Granth Sahib]]. The main Shabad that is mentioned by this section of the Sikh community is:

...Gill Should Be Tried For Genocide In World Court - Says Widow Of Murdered Sikh Activist-[[J.S.Khalra]] ...d with crushing a separatist revolt and addressing Sikh Militancy in the [[Sikh]]-majority state, for doing so, he earned the sobriquet of a "supercop".<re

...ipture [[Guru Granth Sahib]] by the fifth [[Guru Arjan Dev ji]]. All the [[Sikh Gurus]] after Guru Nanak Dev ji continued to identify themselves as ''Nanak ...f Guru Nanak Dev ji's nine successors, that form the eternal Guru of the [[Sikh.|Sikhs]], the [[Bani|Guru Granth Sahib]].

...alition.org/Sikhism16.asp] (last accessed May 20, 2004). Historically, all Sikh states have been based on secular, non-theocratic laws because the Sikhs ne ==Sikh Role Against British Colonialism in South Asia (1912-1947)==

...hey rest in peace.<br><br>In the last two world wars 83,005 turban wearing Sikh soldiers were killed and 109,045 were wounded. They all died or were wounde (letter home from a Sikh soldier)

...meat eating Sikhs. One thing that has incensed us is the use of incorrect History and mistranslation to back up arguments. It was these points that we felt n ...ware of the Koranic context and had an extremely poor knowledge of Semitic history.

...ys: "If you are a Muslim be a devout Muslim, if you are a Sikh be a devout Sikh, respect your Isht, unite under the saffron Nishaan Sahib stoutly support t ...ion to put you on the train (of death) on such and such date. You have the Sikh appearance; you should stoutly support us; bring a liberal amount." This is

...ed authority on Sikh history. He used to reside in a house adjacent to the Sikh Reference Library, was present there between May 28 and June 6, 1984 and he ...ifles of World War II. Extremely handsome, he is a member of the All India Sikh Students Federation.

THE SIKHS IN HISTORY, By Sangat singh SIKHISM IN MEDIEVAL HISTORY

...ly precincts of some of the Sikh shrines, overtaking the monotheism of the Sikh Gurus’. The Udasis who controlled these shrines served as Trojan horses; ...eir slunking back to Hinduism at an alarming scale. Two, the attendance at Sikh shrines and participation at annual functions fell sharply. The British wor

...first Muhammadan invasions."''''' The land of the five rivers; an economic history of the Punjab from the earliest times to the year of grace 1890, pp 100, Hu ...Surasena as he liked..."'' Chauhĝn Dynasties: A Study of Chauhĝn Political History, Chauhĝn Political Institutions, and Life in the Chauhĝn Dominions, from