1. Sikh Casualties of Indian Forces Commemorated in Italy
(Sikh History/Historical Events)

Casualties of Indian Forces Commemorated in Italy Peace has its victories, but it takes brave men and women to win them.         Sikh soldier of the 11th Sikh Regiment with a captured Nazi ...

2. Ahmad Shah Durrani - Afghan Ruler (1722-1772)
(Sikh History/Historical Events)

... moving caravan comprised a substantial portion of the total Sikh population and contained, besides active fighters, a large body of old men, women and children who were being escorted to the safety of ...

3. A Case-Study of the Crisis in Punjab
(Sikh History/Operation Bluestar)

... tribal affiliations in favor of a uniform Sikh identity; Sikh men were to adopt “Singh” and Sikh women were to accept “Kaur” as their last names.  The Panth, which was founded as a democratic institution ...

4. Message of Guru Granth Sahib
(Main/Main)

... One. I am a sacrifice to the True Guru. (3) (SGGS p96) Women as Equals A drastic distinction between the roles of the male and female exists in all the history of modern human societies. Women have ...

5. Bhatra or Bhattra
(Sikh Way of Life/Sects and Cults)

... particular villages.Nye Difficult journeys following Partition are not forgotten. The Edinburgh Sikh women's group (Sikh Sanjog) has exhibited artwork telling the story of leaving the Punjab and arriving ...

6. Babar Vani
(Scriptures/Scriptures)

... men and women. These hymns are remarkable for their moral structure and poetical eloquence. Nowhere else in contemporary literature are the issues in medieval Indian situation comprehended with such clarity ...

7. Sri Dasam Granth Sahib
(Scriptures/Scriptures)

... (9) Khalsa Mahima. or words in praise of the Khalsa, (10) Shastra Nam-Mala; verses in praise of many arms, (11) Charitro pkhyan or 404 tales of the wiles of women, (12) Zafar Namah (in Persian), or ...

8. Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji
(Scriptures/Scriptures)

... Before starting the day's work men and women will go into the room where Sri Guru Granth Sahib has been ceremonially installed, say a prayer in front of it and open the book at random and read the first ...

9. Mata Khivi
(Biographies/Gurus Family Members)

... was 28 years old at the time, had a wife and two young children. The Guru he had chosen, spoke of the equality of women and advocated a normal family life as the best way to attain salvation. After serving ...

10. Mata Daya Kaur
(Biographies/Gurus Family Members)

... is said that she arranged the marriage of Lahina to Bibi Khivi. One would expect women to have played a significant role in determining the image of the Sikh religion. This would be particularly true ...