known Gurudwaras in Amritsar which you can explore on your next visit. Here goes- Gurudwara Harmandir sahib (Image source- wikimedia.org) its name literally means temple of god. the fourth Guru of Sikhism‚ Guru ram das‚ excavated a tank in 1577 ad which subsequently became known as amritsar (meaning: pool of the nectar of immortality)‚ giving its name to the
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Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale and his followers from the Golden Temple. The Golden Temple is one of the most sacred places of worship for the Sikh community. It is also one of the oldest Sikh temples around. The Golden Temple is known has the Harmandir Sahib‚ and is located in the city of Amritsar. Many questions arise to why something like this would happen in the first place. Bhindranwale was a Sikh fundamentalist. He was a leader of the Damdami Taksaal. The Damdami Taksaal is a Sikh religious
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SIKHISM’S MILITARISTIC IDENTITY | Historical Events That Have Shaped Sikhs Militaristic Identity | Physical death I do not fear‚ death of conscience is a sure death. – Sant Jarnail Singh Ji Bhindrawale. | Divesh Sharma Monday‚ December-03-12 MMParveen Singh Sikhism’s Militaristic Identity Since the creation of Sikhism by Guru Nanak Dev Ji‚ Sikhs have repeatedly had to take on a militaristic identity to survive in this world. There have been many instances in the
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Bhagat Singh In 1923‚ Singh joined the National College in Lahore‚ where he not only excelled in academics but also in extra-curricular activities.[3] He was a participant of the dramatics society in the college.[3] By this time‚ he was fluent in Hindi‚ English‚ Urdu‚ Punjabi and Sanskrit languages.[3][26][27] In 1923‚ Singh won an essay competition set by the Punjab Hindi Sahitya Sammelan. In his essay on Punjab’s Language and Script‚ he quoted Punjabi literature and showed a deep understanding
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In 1984‚ hundreds of Sikh’s were injured‚ Darbar Sahib (Golden Temple) was destroyed. Sant Jarnail was the one who stood up for Sikh rights.Indira Gandhi tried destroying Darbar Sahib and for that she got shot. Hundreds of Sikh’s died‚ fighting for their religion. Many people lost their families; people were getting burnt alive.Darbar Sahib was surrounded by soldiers of General Brar and big cannons. The holy book (Sri Guru Granth Sahib) was hit with a bullet. All this cruelty had been done
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What is your favorite vacation spot? I was finally entering “India” again‚ after a month-long sojourn into a world of Himalayan calm‚ yoga and Tibetan Buddhism (Dharamsala hardly feels like India). Was I ready to free fall back into the masala mania? While the traveler in me was excited to get back on the explorer’s road; the solo gal in me was dreading it. Having found roots for a month in my yoga-family cocoon‚ I wasn’t thrilled with going back to solo-roughing it. Fortunately when you flow
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1984 Riots Against Sikhs General Purpose: To inform Specific Purpose: To inform the audience about the riot against the sikhs in the year 1984 at capital of India‚ New Delhi. Introduction I. Sikhism is one of the religion followed by people in India. Followers of Sikhism are know as Sikhs. A. I want to inform people about tragedy against Sikhs so that there will be no other instance in which people would be slaughtered. B. Hindus lead the never forgotten riots against
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Analysis of Operation Blue Star and its effects on the Gandhi dynasty The period of time including and following Operation Blue star is considered a dark time in India and black spot in Indian history. It is a time Indian would rather forget‚ yet still to this day debate about. Was Indihar Gandhi correct in instating operation Blue Star‚ inflicting damage to the Golden temple‚ and being responsible for the killing of anywhere from 492 (official reports) to 1500 (estimates run as high as) civilians
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GRANTH SAHIB JI The Sikh religion was founded by Guru Nanak Dev Ji‚ first Guru of Sikhs‚ in 1469 CE. Today Sikh religion has over 20 million people across the whole world. The Sikhism – is to gloriously follow in their Sacred Footsteps is our Sikh way of Life. Sikh religion teaches the lessons of equality‚ truthful living‚ social justice‚ eliminate superstitions through its Sikh Holy Book‚ “Guru Granth Sahib Ji”. UNDERLYING PHILOSOPHY OF SRI GURU GRANTH SAHIB JI Sri Guru Granth Sahib is a mine
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Guru Granth Sahib was more than just the fifth Guru or predecessor to Guru Nanak who was the founder of Sikhism and it was the main scripture of Sikhism. Guru Granth Sahib was also known as Adi Granth which the original holy book to Sikhs. Guru Granth Sahib was considered the Supreme Spiritual Authority and Head of the Sikh religion‚ rather than any living person. It is also the only scripture of it ’s kind which not only contains the works of it ’s own religious founders but also writings of people
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