To commemorate Global Sikh Women’s Day (March 6) and International Women’s Day (March 8), we are briefly highlighting the unique ways the Sikh tradition made us all sovereign.
Features previously unknown depictions and stories of women in the Sikh military history.
Anup Kaur with her group took part in the battle with the Sikhs against the hill chiefs. Victory in this battle created self-confidence among the young girls. But what Anūp Kaur desired was not fame and glory...
Of the countless sakhis told to me during my childhood, I don’t recall a single powerful one about a Sikh woman. Neglected was the role of Mai Bhago in shaping my Panth and serving my Guru...
[VIDEO] "Mothers do urge to keep their child from right and wrong, to lead them on the right path. That's the Sikhi that Mata Sahib Kaur gives to us and that's what our mothers give to us now in today's world."
The following photos of Sikh women are from 1890 to the 1930s. If you have old photos of Sikh women that you'd like to share, send them to [email protected]! To see other vintage photos...
Oftentimes, women’s contributions are overlooked because, for the most part, it is men who write history. In India, women of the Sikh faith have fought, ruled, taught and served for centuries.
This March, for Women’s History Month, the Ms. Blog is profiling Wonder Women who have made history—and those who are making history right now. Join us each day as we bring you the stories of iconic and soon-to-be-famous feminist change-makers.
Mai Bhago became the Guru’s personal body guard and an important military leader for the Sikh armies of the day. I shared her inspiring story with my children through a short animation called “Kaur.”
The magic, the meaning and the measure of a life - indeed of history - are found not in the celebration of an individual or an event, but in the interpretation. History is a narrative. What does it tell us about the time that Guru Nanak trod this earth, particularly about the place of women?