OF MANAGEMENT & TECHNOLOGY‚ LUDHIANA FOUNTAINHEAD SCHOOL OF BUSINESS‚ ZIRAKPUR GGS COLLEGE OF MODERN TECH.‚ MOHALI GIAN JYOTI INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT & TECHNOLOGY‚ MOHALI GURU NANAK DEV UNIVERSITY‚ DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE & BUSINESS MANAGEMENT‚ AMRITSAR GURU NANAK DEV UNIVERSITY‚ REGIONAL CAMPUS‚ GURDASPUR GURU NANAK DEV UNIVERSITY‚ JALANDHAR THE INDIAN INSTITUTE OF PLANNING & MANAGEMENT (IIPM)‚ MOHALI KC GROUP OF INSTITUTIONS‚ NAWANSHAHR LALA LAJPAT RAI MEMORIAL INSTITUTE‚ MOGA LOVELY INSTITUTE
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the birth of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji. Guru Nanak began preaching the way of enlightenment and God after he had received a spiritual vision from god. After his death‚ he was succeeded by nine Gurus which are regarded as his reincarnations‚ these nine would lead the Sikh movement until 1708. At this time the teachings from all ten gurus were passed on to the Khalsa Panth and the sacred text. This text is known as Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji‚ which was compiled by the tenth Guru‚ Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji
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community traces its origins to the Taxila‚ Potohar and Majha regions of the Punjab. These regions are historically connected with the composition of the Vedas‚ the Mahabharata‚ Ramayana and Puranas as well as more modern religious texts such as the Guru Granth Sahib. Historically‚ Khatris were found throughout the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent‚ although there had been some migration to northern and eastern India a few centuries ago. However‚ after the partition of India‚ Khatris migrated
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of Punjab and the socio-political situation in medieval India. Sikh distinction was further enhanced by the establishment of the Khalsa (ਖ਼ਾਲਸਾ)‚ by Guru Gobind Singh in 1699.[1] Sikhism was created by Guru Nanak‚ a religious leader and a social reformer during the fifteenth century in the Punjab region. The religious practice was formalized by Guru Gobind Singh on 30 March 1699. The latter baptised five persons from different social backgrounds to form Khalsa. The first five‚ Pure Ones‚ then baptized
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monument in this town. The haveli was built by Sir Baba Khem Singh Bedi in late nineteenth century. Khem Singh Bedi‚ a founder of the Singh Sabha movement‚ was born on 21 February 1832 at Kallar Syedan (1). He was a thirteenth direct descendant of Guru Nanak Dev (1). According to the "The encyclopedia of Sikhism”‚ Baba Attar Singh‚ the father of Khem Singh was killed in a family dispute
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writings and teachings of the ten Sikh guju’s (teacher). The wisdom of these teachings in SRI GUJU GRANTH SHAIB is practical and Universal in their appeal to all mankind. Sikhism was founded by Shri Guju Nanak Dev Ji (1469-1538) who was born in the Punjab area of what now is Pakistan. Guru Nanak began his mission after a mysterious three-day disappearance at the river bein near Sultanpur. When he re-emerged‚ he announced that god was beyond outward religious distinctions and that what matter was
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worship or pray to any ‘superficial powers’. There is a legend that preaches this- Once Guru Nanak was in Hardwar‚ a Hindu center of pilgrimage on the banks of the holy Ganga. Here the Guru found a large gathering of devotees bathing in the river and offering water to the sun. “Why do you throw water to the sun in this way?” Guru Ji asked the pilgrims. “It is an offering to the Sun God” they replied. Guru Nanak heard this and turned the opposite way and started throwing water to the west. “What are
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On August 5‚ 2012 at 10:25 am‚ a deadly shooting killed six Sikhs because they were mistaken for Muslims. The reason was because the shooter‚ Wade Michael Page‚ wanted revenge against the Muslims for the attack earlier in 2012 and thought that Muslims and Sikhs were part of the same religion; by there are actually multiple differences between Sikhs and Muslims. The three main differences in Sikhs and Muslims are the religion‚ the language and the apparel. Even though both Islam and
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completely different than Janism because it was established under the teachings of Guru Nanak Dev Ji and his successors. It is established on the principles of Justice‚ faith and Waheguru which means one God. It also preaches the ideals of peace. Self reliance and non-violence but these are secondary. As the primary concern is to attain salvation through mediation in the name of God‚ following the teachings of Guru Nanak. The Jains are strictly vegetarian. Sikhs are not vegetarian. There are‚ however
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The Formation of Dalit Sensibility in Dalit Literature Kusum Lata*Surekha Dangwal** In Indian society there exists a hierarchical ordering of people called Varna System which refers to “a notional all India fourfold division of society into estates based on function” and each individual has a position in society according to this hierarchy laid out by the Law books of the classical period. The upper rung of this system is the ‘Brahmins’ followed by ‘Kshatriyas’ (Warriors) and ‘Vaishyas’ (Merchants)
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