SRI GURU 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
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The history of Sikhism is closely associated with the history 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
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Kuka Movement 1857 During the pre-independence days‚ the British followed the policy of ‘Devide and Rule’. It was their strategy to become offensive against the roots of Indian culture. During those days‚ so many Butcherkhanas (Slaughter houses) in different parts of Punjab. During the days of Maharaja Ranjit Singh‚ there was total ban on cow slaughter. When British annexed Punjab‚ they printed these words on copper plates – “COW are not to be killed in Amritsar. The Penalty of killing cow is
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Present and Future Sikhs Arrive to Canada In the world today there are many different religions‚ all of which have their own beliefs and traditions. Sikhism is one religion in Canada that has had many struggles to be accepted into society. In 1897 Sikhs began to arrive in Canada: “Up to 1950‚ Sikhs constituted more than 85% of all East Indian immigration to Canada.” (Brar 1) These Sikhs were not welcomed with open arms‚ however Canada was not happy with the amount of Sikh individuals who were
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☬ 2nd Annual – 2013 - Sikh Games NY ☬ Email – SikhGamesNY@gmail.com / www.SikhGamesNY.Org August 24 - 25‚ 2013- (Saturday & Sunday 8am – 8pm) Extended Registration Deadline - July 31‚ 2013 Fees Schedule Basketball 11-14yrs => $100 / Team (5-10 Players) 15-18yrs => $150 / Team (5-10 Players) 19yrs & Over => $200 / Team (5-10 Players) ============================================================== Tug of War ==> (11-14yrs) & (15-18yrs) => $ 10 / Team (6-10 Players) (19-39yrs) & (40yrs
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Train to Pakistan‚ originally published in 1956‚ is not a very good book‚ but quite enjoyable much of the time. Khushwant Singh‚ less than ten years after Partition‚ in 1947‚ wrote a novel of less than 200 pages and still managed to create what’s probably best described as an uneven mess. Ideas‚ allusions‚ characters and bits and pieces of story float all over the book. There’s no denying that Singh‚ who has since become a famous public figure and intellectual in India‚ prefers to lecture rather
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It’s true that my interview subjects with more strict parents were raised in a region with much more Punjabi/Sikh community. But there also seems to be a relationship between level of strictness and gender. It turns out‚ unsurprisingly‚ that Punjabi Sikh parents are more strict with their daughters than they are with their sons. All the females I spoke with seemed to hide a lot more from their parents than the males I spoke with
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1. The 1947 Communal Violence in Lahore. Today‚ I am going to talk about the communal violence that erupted in Lahore on the very creation of Pakistan in 1947. Lahore being the 2nd most populous city of today’s Pakistan‚ is one of the three oldest living cities of the world and had undergone a great deal of violence and forced migration in 1947. 2. Here‚ you can see the map of Indian sub-continent before its partition into Pakistan and India in August 1947. From early 16th century to 1857‚
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Research Task – Vaisakhi Vaisakhi is celebrated in the month of April by all Sikh. This is to remember the day when the Khalsa Panth was formed. Guru Gobind Singh chose the festival of Vaisakhi to create a brotherhood for saint soldiers‚ and the brotherhood was named Khalsa Panth. Vaisakhi is celebrated in many different ways; the way Vaisakhi is celebrated varies. In the Gurdwara‚ 2 days before Vaisakhi‚ Akhand Paath begins. This is the nonstop reading of the whole of Guru Granth Sahib in 48
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but instead divided into two‚ struggling‚ newly instituted states of India and Pakistan. At midnight of August 15 of 1947‚ the two governments of India and Pakistan simultaneously declared independence‚ officially trying to separate Muslims from Sikhs. This violent divide between the two governments lead to the displacement of approximately 12.5 million men‚ women‚ and children and a death toll between several hundred thousand to one million. The violent nature of partition created an atmosphere
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