1. MARTYRDOM AND THE EXECUTION OF GURU ARJAN IN EARLY SIKH SOURCES.
(Sikh Literature/Sikhism Articles)

... the creation of the Khalsa, the order to which we may assume many of these authors belonged. [66] Later tradition clearly assumes as much, going so far as to append the surname Singh to Bhai Nand Lal ...

2. Sundar Singh Majithia, Sardar Bahadur Sir
(Biographies/1900)

... 1872 at Majitha (31°-38'N, 74"-52'E), a village 18 km northeast o£ Amritsar (hence the surname Majithia). He was educated at Government School, ...

3. Sampuran Singh Raman, Jathedar
(Biographies/1900)

... as surname. Jathedar Raman soon became president of the Patiala state Akali Jatha and worked in collaboration with Jathedar Pritam Singh Gujran, president of Riyasti ...

4. Ishar Singh, Majail
(Biographies/1900)

... Lahore, he started using the surname `Majhail', of or from Majha, which stuck to him for the rest of his life. He had grown up into a handsome young man, though somewhat frail, but faircomplexioned and ...

5. Early Gursikhs : Bhai Lalo
(Biographies/Early Gursikhs)

...  Bhai Lalo was born on Tuesday, 11th Assu 1509 Bikarmi i.e. 1452 AD. at the village of Saidpur, now known as Eimnabad (Pakistan). His father's name was Bhai Jagat Ram of the 'Ghataura' surname, now ...

6. Wonders of Sikh Spirituality Come Alive
(Main/Main)

... ritual of Sikh initiation and codified a set of communal symbols that included, for men, leaving their hair uncut, wearing a turban and assuming the surname Singh (“lion”), and for women, using ...

7. Sikh Womens Rights
(Biographies/Great Sikh Women)

... names is alien to Sikh philosophy. Sikhs practising it now do so out of ignorance. A Sikh woman is born with the surname Kaur and dies with the same surname. Thus, allowing her to keep her identity ...

8. Sikhism & Women
(Sikh Literature/Sikhism Articles)

... now do so out of ignorance. A Sikh woman is born with the surname Kaur and dies with the same surname. Thus, allowing her to keep her identity throughout her life. Further, Ms is preferable to Miss or ...

9. Introduction to Sikhism
(Introduction/Introduction)

... Puri (Orissa) Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth prophet of the Sikhs, urged his followers to drop caste symbols after their names and instead write a common surname: Singh, meaning lion, for men and Kaur, ...

10. The Sikh Ceremonies: Birth and Naming
(Sikh Way of Life/Sikh Ceremonies)

... is against principles of Sikh faith. The surname of Singh and Kaur was bestowed upon the Khalsa by Guru Gobind Singh on the day of Baisakhi at Sri Kesgarh Sahib (Anandpur Sahib) in 1699 Sikh Names and ...