1925

Who is a 'sehajdhari'? CHANDIGARH: For the past several years, the Sikh community has been besieged by confusion and legal conflicts in the absence of clarity on the term 'Sehajdhari'. The present development arising out of withdrawal of a notification by the central government is all set...

Legislation passed by the Punjab Legislative Council which marked the culmination of the struggle of the Sikh people from 1920-1925 to wrest control of their places of worship from the mahants or priests into whose hands they had passed during the eighteenth century when the Khalsa were driven...

The Gurdwara Act of 1925 : Great Panthic Achievement - The Other Perspective; Marginalization of the Sri Akal Takhat Institution PRESENTED AT PUNJAB HISTORY CONFERENCE (38th Session, March 18-20, 2006) By Nanaksdas Dr. Kuldip Singh(former Professer Surgery P.G.I. Chandigarh) Not only the...

Remembering a Legend In memory of the late Bhai Avtar Singh Ragi: January 8, 1925 - November 24, 2006 Bhai Avtar Singh Ragi (1925 - 2006) My introduction to Bhai Avtar Singh was in the late 1970's. Okay, to be fair ... I was only a toddler and my family was hosting a kirtan at our...

Bhai Patwant Singh (March 28, 1925 - August 8, 2009) was a famous Sikh writer, commentator, journalist, editor and publisher, as well as a frequent TV presenter. He was born in New Delhi on March 28, 1925. He grew up and carried out his school and University education in Delhi. He began his...