This week's roll of honour of those who died exactly 100 years ago is one of the shorter lists. Their names seem all the more poignant for being so.
Thus, the period which started with the ideology of ‘Rāj Karegā Khalsa’ ended with the fact of ‘Khalsa Rāj’ when Sikh sovereignty was declared at Amritsar in 1765.
The actual Gurdwara of Hazur Sahib has been built upon the exact place Guru Gobind Singh left his body. Even though he specifically ordered not to build any kind of shrine to him or their lineage would end...
This statue will be unveiled at St Tropez in a grand affair. The event will underline the close historical links between Punjab and this coastal town of France.
“To the world, he is Bhai Vir Singh, the ‘Sixth River of Panjab.’ To me, he is simply Pitaji. There are no family or blood ties, but there is a bond that transcends time and space.” – Inni Kaur
Because no matter how strong and well equipped the enemy is, an Afghan doesn't believe in conceding ground... except when Hari Singh Nalwa brought them to their knees.
Rohtas is about 200 kilometres from Lahore on M2 motorway towards Rawalpindi. Unknown to most people, the town has a historical Gurdwara Sahib commemorating the visit of Guru Nanak while he was on one of his Udasis.
When self-reflection takes place, we can then improve and straighten out our wrong actions and thoughts. We will then know the difference between the goal and the actions needed to attain the goal, and not foolishly mix-up the two.
As a fitting tribute, this week’s newsletter uncovers the story of a WW1 Sikh who enlisted in the same year, and later fought in the same region, as the Saragarhi 21.
UC Davis hopes to partner with local schools, through the California History-Social Science Project, to offer history lesson plans utilizing the multimedia resource, as well as train teachers how to use it.