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[[Image:Sundri-1.jpg|thumb|100px|right|{{c|[http://www.sundrithemovie.com/index.aspx '''Sundri''', ''the movie'']}}]]
[[Image:Dhannabhagat.jpg|thumb|150px|right|Gurdwara Bhagat Dhanna]]
*....that '''[[Sundri the movie]]''' is the third movie by [http://vismaad.com/ Vismaad Pte Ltd], a Singapore based computer animation company. The film is based on a novel by the same name - [[Sundri]] by the famous [[Punjabi]] writer, [[Bhai Vir Singh]] (1872-1957). This movie like the other two previous ones is a high resolution 2D computer animation with stereo sound and will be available as a DVD and also for theatrical release which are scheduled from May 08....  
* .... that [[Gurudwara Bhagat Dhanna]] was constructed by Sant Baba Shisha Singh to facilitate devotees  on their travels to and from the city the world knows as [[Nanded]]. Sikhs call the city Abichalnagar as the city is sacred to the memory of [[Guru Gobind Singh]] who left for his heavenly abode there....


[[Image:Sarbjeet 13s.jpg|thumb|left|150px|{{cs|'''[[Movie - Sat Sri Akal]]'''}}]]
* .... that [[Maharaja Duleep Singh]] (Lahore, 6 September 1838 - Paris, 22 October 1893) was a Sikh ruler of the sovereign state of [[Punjab]], and the Sikh Empire. He was the last Maharaja of Lahore during the Sikh Raj of Punjab and was the youngest son of the legendary Lion of the Punjab ([[Maharaja Ranjit Singh]]) and the Messalina of the Punjab (Maharani Jind Kaur).....
*....that '''[[Sat Sri Akal (Bollywood Movie)|Sat Sri Akal, a Hindi movie]],'''  is the name of a unique upcoming socio-religious family entertainment movie to be released in April-2008 to [[300 years of Guruship|commemorate 300th anniversary]] of [[Gurgaddi]] Divas of [[Guru Granth Sahib]]....


* .... that [[Gurdwara Nanak Shahi Dhaka]] in Dhaka is one of the seven known [[Gurdwara]]s in Bangladesh. It is the most important historic Gurdwara in this country, commemorating the visit of [[Guru Nanak]] in 1506-1507. This Gurdwara is said to have been built in 1830.
[[Image:GGS Marg Map.jpg|thumb|150px|left|{{cs|'''[[Guru Gobind Singh marg]]'''<br>''click to enlarge''}}]]
* .... that '''[[Guru Gobind Singh marg]]''' is the journey which started in December 1705 of the tenth [[Sikh master]] from [[Anandpur Sahib]] to [[Talwandi Sabo]] a distance of about 588 kilometres. Every place on this journey is sacred and has sanctity and is marked by the holy presence of this great personality....


[[Image:Sardars.jpg|thumb|100px|right|{{cs|'''Sardarji joke'''}}]]
* ... that [[Tarna Dal]], the army of the youth, was one of the two main divisions of [[Dal Khalsa]], the confederated army of the [[Sikh]]s during the eighteenth century, the other one being the [[Buddha Dal]] (army of the elders)....
*....that the '''[[12 O'clock joke]]''' is not a slam against Sardars; just read the following story '''[[12 O'clock joke|here]]''' and [[12 o clock joke|here]].
 
*....that '''[[Pearl S Buck]]''', Nobel Laureate, when writing about the '''[[Sri Guru Granth Sahib by Dr Gopal Singh|English translation]]''' of [[Guru Granth Sahib]] said: ''"I have studied the scriptures of other great religions, but I do not find elsewhere the same power of appeal to the heart and mind as I find here in these volumes...."''
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Did you know...

Gurdwara Bhagat Dhanna
  • .... that Gurudwara Bhagat Dhanna was constructed by Sant Baba Shisha Singh to facilitate devotees on their travels to and from the city the world knows as Nanded. Sikhs call the city Abichalnagar as the city is sacred to the memory of Guru Gobind Singh who left for his heavenly abode there....
  • .... that Maharaja Duleep Singh (Lahore, 6 September 1838 - Paris, 22 October 1893) was a Sikh ruler of the sovereign state of Punjab, and the Sikh Empire. He was the last Maharaja of Lahore during the Sikh Raj of Punjab and was the youngest son of the legendary Lion of the Punjab (Maharaja Ranjit Singh) and the Messalina of the Punjab (Maharani Jind Kaur).....
Guru Gobind Singh marg
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  • ... that Tarna Dal, the army of the youth, was one of the two main divisions of Dal Khalsa, the confederated army of the Sikhs during the eighteenth century, the other one being the Buddha Dal (army of the elders)....