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BABA DIP SINGH JI SHAHID:A great LIBERATOR OF RELIGIOUS PLACES

Holding a khanda (double-edged sword) in his right hand and his severed head in his left hand Baba Dip Singh Ji (1682-1757) sacrificed his life fighting against oppression for the liberation of Sri Harimandar Sahib, Amritsar. He was born on January 26, 1682, in Pahuwind village, 40 km south-west of Amritsar and falls in District Tarn Taran of Punjab.

BHAI MARDANA JI ON HIS 490th AKAL CHALANA ANNIVERSARY

Bhai Mardana Ji (1459-1534) had the privilege of spending all his life with Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji (1469-539), the first Guru of the Sikhs. He was born in 1459 in Rai Bhoe Ki Talwandi, in Sheikhupura District which is now in Pakistan i.e. the same place which is the birth place of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji. Being the birth place of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji, this place is now known as Nankana Sahib.

Sikh Religion Forbids Observance of Sarads

According to the Hindu Shastras sootak implies the defilement or ritual impurity caused by the birth of a child and paatak means the defilement or ritual impurity caused by the death of a person.

MARTYRS OF GURU KA BAGH SAHIB MORCHA

At Gurdwara Guru Ka Bagh Sahib which is situated in village Ghookewali, Tehsil Ajnala, District Amritsar about 20 kms north of Amritsar, there are two historical Gurdwara Sahibs within the main complex, commemorating respectively Sri Guru Arjan Dev Ji's visit in 1585 and Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib's visit in 1664. Guru Ka Bagh Sahib is laid out on the site of a bagh (garden) which gave the place its name. 

SRI GURU NANAK DEV JI: A PROPHET AND A SOCIAL REFORMER

Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji the founder of Sikh religion was born on April 15, 1469 at Rai Bhoi Ki Talvandi now named Nankana Sahib but by tradition, his birth anniversary is celebrated world-wide on the full-moon day in the month of Kartik, the eighth desi month which coincides with October-November. 

SULTANPUR LODHI: A SACRED PLACE FOR THE SIKHS

The town of Sultanpur Lodhi which falls in the present-day Kapurthala District of  Punjab, is a sacred place for the Sikhs. Among the sacred places relating to Sri Guru  Nanak Dev Ji (1469-1539) the first prophet-teacher of the Sikhs, in addition to  Nankana Sahib, District Nankana Sahib (Pakistan), Kartarpur Sahib, District Narowal  (Pakistan) and Dera Baba Nanak, District Gurdaspur of Punjab this town is of paramount importance for the Sikhs. 

Bhai Bala Ji : Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji's Life Long Companion

Bhai Bala Ji (1466-1544) son of Chandar Bhan Ji, born three years before Sri  Guru Nanak Dev Ji (1469-1539), the first Guru (prophet-teacher) of the Sikhs had the  privilege of not only being his life-time companion but also serving as one of the  major and most authentic sources of information about the life events of Sri Guru  Nanak Dev Ji.

Obituary: With humble ancestry, Tara Singh Sandhu clears many miles stone in his political carrier

Writing an obituary of your student is a bit difficult and apparently, an emotional task which not only inflicts pain but also plunges you into sadness and desolation. Sixty-seven-year-old Dr. Tara Singh Sandhu (Congress leader from Bhinder Kurd, Moga) 

PAYING OBEISANCE TO 40,000 SIKH MARTYRS WHO SACRIFICED THEIR LIVES ON FEB 5, 1762 FOR THE SAKE OF THEIR RELIGIOUS BELIEF

                Ahmad Shah Abdali was a poor pathan who by enhancing his power after conquering Kandhar, brought Balkh, Sindh, Punjab, and Kashmir under his control. He invaded India eight times during 1747 to 1767 and his sixth invasioncc

SHAHEED BHAI TAROO SINGH JI

         This year i.e. 2020 Shaheed Bhai Taroo Singh Ji's martyrdom day is being observed on July 16 all over the world. This gruesome incident took place 275 years ago. 

Things have gone very wrong with national security: Tavleen Singh

Where are the men who are in charge of national security? Where is the National Security Advisor? He has not been seen since he trotted off to the Tablighi Jamaat’s headquarters in Delhi in the early days of the pandemic.

BABA BANDA SINGH BAHADUR JI

Baba Banda Singh Bahadur Ji (1670-1716), a brave Sikh warrior and founder of the Sikh Rule in Punjab was born on October 27, 1670 at Rajauri in Punchh District of Jammu and Kashmir. His early name wasLachhman Dev. 

Modi’s dream of making 21st century a China-India led century scuttles

Are India and China at the beginning of a new and contentious era? So it seems. In chapter 1, Chinese troops stealthily intruded a few kilometres into Indian territory — without being detected — and occupied key points in the Galwan Valley, Hot Springs and Pangong Tso.

No conceivable solution visible, country must defend its people as much as territory

The Chinese feel that two centuries since the Opium war signalled its decline, it is now a powerful nation. It wants to be on top, the Middle Earth — as it believes it was. India never was a single Empire; not even the Mughals ruled over all of it. 

US confronting demon of racism, India faces demons of intolerance

George Floyd’s death by a brutal American policeman has resonated all over the world. It has stirred a debate on racism and bigotry, as Floyd was an African-American and the policeman a white.

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