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- .... that Gurdwara Bangla Sahib is situated in the heart of New Delhi's Connaught Place area and originally was the bungalow (haveli or "bangla") of Mirza Raja Jai Singh, hence the name Bangla Sahib.
- .... that Baba Gurditta (1613 - 1638), was the eldest son of the sixth Sikh Guru, Guru Hargobind and Mata Damodari; he was also an elder brother of Guru Tegh Bahadur, the ninth Sikh Guru and that he and his wife Mata Nihal Kaur were the parents of Guru Har Rai and Dhir Mall.
- .... that Guru Amar Das became Sikh Guru at the age of 73 and lived to the ripe old age of 95 years.
- .....that the Sikhs believe that all life, including human life, comes from God. God is the Creator of the universe and the force that keeps it in existence.
- .... that in the last two world wars, 83,005 turban wearing Sikh soldiers were killed and 109,045 were wounded....
