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I thought I'd post my old posts from History of the Sikhs: Sikh History From Persian Sources! here: I have taken the Liberty of posting a few texts from DR JS Grewal and Irfan Habib's book - Sikh History From Persian Sources....... pg 93 - Akhbar's Meeting with Guru Arjan Here Guru Ji shows...

History behind Fateh When Sikhs fought and won their first battle every Sikh was saying Khalsa ji ki fateh Khalsa ji ki fateh But Shri Guru Gobind Singh Ji said this is the victory of truth, this is the victory of God (Waheguru) and Khalsa is of Waheguru. He said it will be...

It is appalling to note that we are ourselves the perpetrators of the destruction of our own history. Gurdwara after Gurdwara is being demolished / refurbished replacing / burying our history under a marble instigated by our so own so called holly leaders ( Baba's and Sant's in kar sewas). The...

Khalsa ji, Yours truly believes, "Slowly kill the history and pride, the religion will die on its own" ...a few years ago Guru Tegh Bahadur ji was mentioned like a plunderer in one of the history book of NCERT and now its turn of Guru Gobind Singh ji in NCERT grade XII...

BJP-SAD demand ban on history books (Outlook India) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/sikh/SIG=11mq1cjom/*http%3A//www.outlookindia.com/pti_news.asp?id=413735 Array Sun, 10 Sep 2006 17:21:42 GMT BJP and Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) today accused the UPA government of distroting facts...

BJP-SAD demand ban on history books (New Kerala) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/sikh/SIG=11v87pqn7/*http%3A//www.newkerala.com/news4.php?action=fullnews&id=19596 Array Mon, 11 Sep 2006 04:15:12 GMT Jalandhar, Sep 10: BJP and Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) today accused the UPA...

The following is a translation from a Persian manuscript completed in 1731 by Khafi Khan regarding the Moghul battles with Banda Singh Bahadur. I made a few notes (in brackets) highlighting points I feel are interesting. ----------------------- (Siege of Lohgarh) The wretched chief of...

Distortion of Sikh History continues in Indian Books Sunday 11th of June 2006 Panthic Weekly News Bureau "The first step in liquidating a people is to erase its memory. Destroy its books, its...

Tempers flare up at Akal Takht Mann, Badal men clash at Manji Sahib Varinder Walia Tribune News Service Amritsar, July 2 The quadricentennial celebrations of the foundation of Akal Takht would go down in the history of the Sikh panth as the “blackest day” as turbans of SGPC chief, Mr Avtar...

Swaraj under Sikh fire for "distorting" history (New Kerala) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/sikh/SIG=11v4342q6/*http%3A//www.newkerala.com/news3.php?action=fullnews&id=12856 Array Fri, 23 Jun 2006 10:50:08 GMT New Delhi: Senior BJP leader Sushma Swaraj today came under fire of...

History revisited Some historians claim Guru Arjan Dev laid the foundation stone of Harmandar Sahib, while others give the credit to Muslim saint Sain Mian Mir. In this confusion, however, the lessons of universal brotherhood and communal harmony that shine through the Sikh history are...

Gurfateh Das is thank full to brother Rajinder Singh Ji of info-sikh.com for providing this Photo of Kartarpuri Bir. Das here is giving this post after talking to Dr Khalsa Ji regarding history of our Beers or copies of Guru Granth Sahib Ji. We must remember that after this copy...

A Short History of Canada's Ethnic Media "The Third Element" is a wonderfully produced one-hour exploration of the critical role media has played in sustaining Canada's ethnic communities over the decades. The program, presented by OMNI Television (http://www.omnitv.ca/), Canada's first...

The following excerpts from the lecture by S. Kuldeep Singh sheds light on the history of Sikh immigrants in both these North American countries, with elaborate citations of records and the information on significant political interventions. SIKH DIASPORA IN CANADA (A lecture delivered by S...

The Better Half of Sikh History A review of Relocating Gender in Sikh History: Transformation, Meaning and Identity by Doris R. Jakobsh (Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 2003; pp. 296, Rs. 625). By PUNEET SINGH LAMBA The Sikh Times, Sep. 1, 2005 Photo: Relocating Gender in...

This informative review alerts us to a valuable book that promises to answer some frequently asked questions (FAQ) about the Sikh Rahit Maryada (SRM). The review has me curious about what, if anything, the book has to say about Guru Nanak's contributions to the code of conduct. ===== A...

Originally posted by drkhalsa Sunday 10th July, 2005 Balpreet Singh - Guest Columnist http://www.panthic.org/news/129/ARTICLE/1524/2005-07-10.html (KP) Based on "Tabai Roas Jagio" by Dr. Sukhpreet Singh Udokay Last week’s announcement by the VHP of putting portraits of Guru Gobind Singh and...

The Government in India decided in 1855 to raise a Corps of Mitlitary Police to control the Lower Provinces of Bengal, east of Behar where a rebellion had broken out. The person chosen to raise this body of men was Captain Thomas Rattray of the 64th Regiment of Bengal Infantry, who was currently...

The white man jailed after a baseball-bat attack on a black man was also prosecuted in a bias incident outside a Sikh temple on ... http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/sikh/SIG=12se89s3d/*http%3A//seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2002355529_ndig02.html?syndication=rss

The white teenager jailed without bail after a baseball bat attack on a black man was also prosecuted in a bias incident at a Sikh temple on Sept. 11, 2001. CBS 2 has learned Nicholas Minucci was 15 when he was involved in the 2001 attack in Queens, just hours after terrorists destroyed the...