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...of Sahib Singh Dhillon. She helped anti-British forces in the Second Anglo-Sikh war in 1849. [[category:famous Sikh Women]]

...he survived her husband and helped Anti-British forces in the second Anglo-Sikh war (1849) for which reason her Jagirs were considerably reduced [[Category:Great Sikh Warriors]]

...urt of the Delhi University. She was a member of the National Committee on Women and the Advisory Committee of the Amritsar Municipal Corporation. In April [[category:Famous Sikh Women]]

...]],[[Guru Hargobind]] and the mother of [[Guru Tegh Bahadur]], the ninth [[Sikh]] [[Guru]]. She was born in [[Amritsar]] and married to [[Guru Hargobind]] [[Category:Famous Sikh Women]]

'''Mata Krishen Kaur''' was the wife of the seventh Sikh Guru, [[Guru Har Rai]] and daughter of [[Baba Daya Ram]], of Bulandshehar. [[category:Famous Sikh Women]]

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...u ji married Bibi Marwahi Ji (Mata Mahadevi Ji), the daughter of a devoted Sikh couple Daya Ram Ji and Bhagan Ji at village Mandiali. [[Category:Famous Sikh Women]]

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...[[Bibi Bhani]] (1535), who later married Bhai Jetha (who became the fourth Sikh Guru, [[Guru Ram Das]], See article [[Platforms of Jetha]]), [[Bhai Mohan]] [[Category:Famous Sikh Women]]

...eli Sahib]] at Goindval mention a lady being in charge of the [[manji]] or Sikh centre at [[Kabul]], though they name her differently the former calling he [[Category:Famous Sikh Women]]

...hari was a disciple of [[Guru Amar Das]] ji. She was also one of the first Sikh preachers. Little could be found on the early life of Bhagbhari, sometimes [[Category:Famous Sikh Women]]

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...r''', (d. 1918), the wife of Bhai Takht Singh and his partner in promoting women's education among Sikhs, a cause to which they were both passionately devot She had been a resident student at the Sikh girls school, at Firozpur, founded in 1892 and nurtured by Bhal Takht Singh

...sixth [[Sikh Guru]], [[Guru Hargobind]] and also the mother of the seventh Sikh Guru, [[Guru Har Rai]] Ji. [[Category:Famous Sikh Women]]

...e, she was left behind, alone and frightened. This was 500 years ago, when women were not able to work and support themselves independently. This poor girl [[Category:Famous Sikh Women]]

'''Mai Sukhan''' was the widow of late 18th century-early 19th century Sikh Bhangi ruler [[Gulab Singh Bhangi]], a Dhillon Jatt, who gained renown in P [[Category: Famous Sikh Women]]

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...literature. She has mostly written about the mindscape of the downtrodden women and her secondary position in society. Even if some of the women in her novels are educated and economically independent, they are unable to

...Mata Bhag Kaur, who was born in the house of Bhai Mallo Shah ji, a devout Sikh a, Dhillon Jatt, Chaudhary (chieftain), of 84 villages and Jhabal kalan, th ...ins, and is kept as a heritage for the younger generation, to see this old Sikh heritage. The Janam Asthan is built next to the old house of the Jhabalia C

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...s based on the perception and vision of Bhai Veer Singh as depicted in his famous novel "Bijai Singh". The hardships and humiliations that a handful of Sikhs ...ir homes and were forced to grind heaps of wheat as punishment for being a Sikh. Limbs of their young children were torn apart and garlands made with their

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...a cruel husband, gambler, thief or drunkard. They found her visiting sick women, looking after their children, washing their clothes, caring for them and b [[Category:Famous Sikh Women]]

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...(some sources say it was Chandi, but Dr Gopal Singh, in his History of The Sikh People, says it was Durga). Which deity, matters little in the telling of t ...in such troubling times, while the Gurus primarily did the teaching, the women looked after the mundane details of every-day life.

...mukhi also called the “Flaming Goddess” or “She of the flaming mouth”. The famous temple lies in the valley of Beas and is built over some natural jets of co ...the temple here. Beautiful songs in praise of the goddess are sung by the women on way to the temple. On the backside of the temple water runs along a wate

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Bibi Rajindar Kaur, also known as Rajindan, was a Sikh princess. In 1778, her first cousin Raja Amar Singh of Patiala was defeated [[category:Famous Sikh Women]]

...crifice their lives to save their faith, honor and rights. Sikh women like Sikh men are equally good saint- soldiers. Basant Lata, a baptized Sikh woman, had no living relative. She spent her time in the service of Mata Su

...ntingent to relieve the besieged town and, assisted by the troops of other Sikh chiefs, she forced George Thomas to withdraw. 3. Pool, John J., Women`s Influence in the East. London,1892

.... She was married to Bhai Sadhu, son of Bhai Dharma, a Khosia [[Khatri]] [[Sikh]] of the village of Malla. The nuptials were performed on 24 May 1629 at Jh 6. Macauliffe, Max Arthur, The Sikh Religion : Its Gurus, Sacred

...ad the support of the descendants of Bhai Bhagatu, one of the most revered Sikh families of the cis [[Sutlej]] territory. [[Bhai Gurbakhsh Singh]] of this [[category:famous Sikh Women]]

...the main crops of the block which has adequate irrigation facilities. The famous Archaeological Works of heritage of India are located at village Sanghol, w ...longwith her family, were respectfully escorted to Behlolpur by a posse of sikh horsemen. The Begum was extremely beholden to the sikhs and it is believed

...hew of the famous Sardar [[Hira Singh Sandhu]] (1706-1767), founder of the Sikh principality of [[Nakai Misl]], In 1748. Though Ranjit Singh married several other women, Mai Nakain remained his favorite. She was the mother of the heir apparent,

...his armed group under Anup Kaur was well versed in self defense and became famous in the area. ...met a patrolling party of the Mughal soldiers. In the fight with them two Sikh soldiers were killed and Anup Kaur was injured, but the Mughal soldiers too

...'s kitchen with all his other guests regardless of their status or gender. Women in purda (veiled) were asked to expose their faces. ...ep themselves veiled anytime they left their home, even in their own homes women never ate with men and were certainly not used to he spoken to by men outsi

...here. It has many different varieties of folk dances, among which the most famous and popular are [[Bhangra]] and [[Giddha]]. These days, not to miss out of ...nfluences. It is only in Punjab where there is no common dance for men and women.

...n, he wrote hymns about his beliefs. He became known as a "Guru". His most famous hymn ([[Shabad]]) is the [[Japji]], which Sikhs say at dawn each day. The Sikh faith was started because Guru Nanak realised that people were losing sight

...any way. For this reason, the Turkish contingent always moved ahead of the Sikh Jatha. ...h emotions of self-service. She explained her emotions and desire to other women in her neighborhood. But the Turkish soldiers had successfully frightened t

...tring. The family Purohit had explained why his mother, his sister and all women in India did not also receive 'sacred strings'. ...the first in history to teach and argue for the equality of women with his famous words.

...autonomy. Assertion of selfidentity was then the dominating impulse of the Sikh community as a whole. A sweeping religious fervour, a new sense of identity ...khsh of Tahsil Garhshankar who became Nihal Singh) were initiated into the Sikh faith.

[[Image:BraveWoman.jpg|thumb|150px|Brave Sikh woman travels alone through the forest.]] ...n the Pathan country on the west of the [[Punjab]]. The area was under the Sikh Raj and ruled by General [[Hari Singh Nalwa]]. After a happy marriage, she

...m WATCH AN ORIGINAL SIKHNET ANIMATION ABOUT MAI BHAGO AND EMPOWERING YOUNG WOMEN]</big> ..., who had become a [[Sikh]] during the time of [[Guru Arjan]], the fifth [[Sikh Guru]]. She was the only sister of four brothers.

...Singh]]. Her grandson, [[Maharaja Ranjit Singh]], was the founder of the [[Sikh Empire]]. ...Singh Waraich possibly in the year 1740. Sardar Amir Singh, was a very old Sikh Chieftain of Gujranwala, belonging to the Waraich Jat Clan. She had two eld

...itar]], or tales illustrating the qualities, but principally the deceit of women; the [[Kabiovach Bainti Chaupai]] will "absolve the suffering, pain or fea [[BHAI KANHAIYA]] (1648-1718), was a [[Sikh]] of [[Guru Tegh Bahadur]] and was the founder of the Sevapanthi or Addansh

...re put up as a necklace around the necks of their mothers, but these great women bore this all without even a sigh on their lips. Writers have not done just ...Singh’s dream of political sovereignty. He can safely be called the first Sikh ruler. Huge Mughal forces from Delhi and Punjab besieged the fort of Lohgar

...isposition he joined the band of prospective migrants who travelled by the famous ship 'Komagata Maru' chartered by Baba Gurdit Singh. Since, the Punjabi ...endence and staked his life on it time and again. He was in touch with the famous Indian revolutionaries like Rash Behari Bose and

...wing article was taken from a page on the internet by the '''World Muslim-Sikh Federation''', 90-A, The Broadway, Southall, Middlesex, England. The articl ...latives of those who they wished to capture. The relatives mostly old men, women and children were used as bait to tempt their relatives out of hiding. The

...cent of the Afghan refugee population in the country – who are of Hindu or Sikh faiths. Many of them are culturally and socially integrated in the Indian w While the Indian Ministry of Home Affairs has no objection to Sikh and Hindu Afghan refugees becoming Indian citizens, the bottleneck is often