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Forbearance is proclaimed to be the greatest virtue. To patiently endure the unendurable and subsequently emerge triumphant is often lauded as the greatest test of character any man can undergo. Forbearance, resultantly, is cast as the most effective furnace that mints strong trailblazers...

The French Revolution: Seventeen Ninety Eight France: the streets run red with blood as frenzied crowds rush through the streets chanting: ‘liberty, equality, fraternity’ in a semi-religious fervor. The guillotine sings and the stench of despair intermixes with the sanguinary wafts of hope as...

Allegiance: Early European accounts of the Sikhs like those of English parliamentarian Richard Joseph Sulivan record that when asked who they owe their loyalty to, Sikh aristocrats and horsemen would solemnly answer that their allegiance was to no earthly ruler but their transcendental Maker...

Introduction: In a prior article, we delineated how Bhai Gurdas, the successor to Guru Nanak’s Sikh intellectual tradition, elaborates in his Kabits that the physical Guru is the personification of the divine wisdom constructed by Akal Purakh that underpins our existential reality. The Guru’s...

I am attaching a reflection of Guru Gobind's composition to Divine Mother (Uggar-Danti Bani) in the Flawless Mirror of my Guruji (Paramahansa Yoganandaji), in my imperfect way. I would love to know your thoughts on this. My only intention in sharing this work is to initiate a ethical...

Criterion: Historian E.H. Carr once observed in relation to studying history, “our picture of Greece in the 5th century BC is defective not primarily because so many of the bits have been accidentally lost, but because it is, by and large, the picture formed by a tiny group of people in the city...

The Man: Lieutenant-General Sir John Bagot Glubb (1897-1986) was a British soldier turned intellectual turned Commander who was an instrumental player in the establishment of the modern Middle East. Seen in varying shades during his lifetime Glubb nonetheless left a plethora of abundant...

Nawab Kapur Singh-the charismatic but equally enigmatic 18th century Sikh leader who captained the Khalsa Panth during its darkest days in the post-Banda Singh period. What we know of him is derived from a few scant references in the Sri Gur Panth Prakash of Ratan Singh Bhangu, the oral...

Who was the real Guru Nanak? A hyper-liberal pacifist? A renunciative Buddha-like Saint? A Vedic sage? Some Pooran Tam Avatar? Or was he something radically different? We are joined by Professor Balwant Singh Dhillon (GNDU) to seek out Baba Nanak's own testimony as to who he was within the Guru...

We had the pleasure of interviewing Dr. Balwant Singh Ji Dhillon of GNDU who spent 20 years clearing up Baba Banda Singh Ji Bahadur's name using contemporary/primary sources. Dr. Dhillon, in a career spanning three decades, has unearthed numerous primary sources in Sikh history and lent new...

Wahe Guru Ji Ka Khalsa! Wahe Guru Ji Ki Fateh!! I come from a family of Bandai Sikhs who came to Bombay after Partition in 1947. Growing up in the metropolis I have had the chance to meet and intermingle with Keshadhari Sikhs who have adopted practices that are shunned upon and clean shaven...

Why and how Sikhi spread throught the world in old days? My topic means : how and why several crore people from many Asian regions, all religions and all ideologies became followers of Guru Nanak Dev ji i.e. Guru Nanak Nam Leva, who were later called Sikhs? What was chrishma in Him which...

The hindutva forces, it seems are in full force to subvert sikh identity by mish mashing it with hinduism . Sanatan Sikh - Wikipedia This article says , Sanatan Sikhs are orthodox Sikhs who were sidelined by the "Tat Khalsa" movement of the early 1900s. In doing so , it has demonized Tat...

ਬਹੁਤ ਹੈਰਾਨੀ ਦੀ ਗੱਲ ਹੈ ਕਿ ਜਿਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨਾਮਧਾਰੀਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਆਪਾਂ ਸਿੱਖ ਹੀ ਨੀ ਮੰਨਦੇ, ਉਹਨਾਂ ਨਾਮਧਾਰੀਆਂ ਦੇ ਆਗੂ ਬਾਬਾ ਠਾਕੁਰ ਦਲੀਪ ਸਿੰਘ ਨੇ ਪੁਰਵਾਂਚਲ ਭਾਈਚਾਰੇ ਨੂੰ ਪ੍ਰੇਰਨਾ ਦੇ ਕੇ ਉਹਨਾਂ ਹਿੰਦੂਆਂ ਤੋਂ ਗੁਰੂ ਨਾਨਕ ਦੇਵ ਜੀ ਦਾ ਗੁਰਪੁਰਬ ਮਨਵਾਇਆ ਹੈ, ਥਾਂ-ਥਾਂ ਤੇ ਹਿੰਦੂਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਜੋੜ ਕੇ ਸਿੱਖ ਬਨਾਇਆ ਜਾ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈ, ਅਸੀਂ ਕਿ ਕਰਦੇ ਆ ਅਸੀਂ ਤਾ ਫਿਰ ਵੀ...

Is it a sin? Uplifting women and giving them practically equal rights in each custom and ritual of Sikh religion Thakur Dalip Namdhari did Amrit Sanchar (Baptise) by Amritdhari women to flourish amritdhari community. is it wrong or right ? Yesterday Akal Takht Sahib has announced that they...

Wjkk wjkf. Is the environment more important to sikhs then to be thyar bar thyar (ready upon ready). Now it is no question every sikh, Whether they are a singh or singhni, should keep shastars on them, such as the kirpan which dasm patshah gave us, and encourage brothers and sisters to even buy...

By Preet KS Bedi Guru Nanak was born to a Hindu family in 1469. Had there been application forms to fill chances are he would have referred to himself as Hindu. His successors and followers would probably have called themselves Nanakpanthis. There is general agreement that Sikhism remained a...

1699: The year that transformed the day of Vaisakhi from just another humdrum date on the Indian calendar into a magical presence for Sikhs all over the world. We celebrate its revolutionary spell on our lives every year, all over the globe. I, too, have penned almost yearly paeans on and...

Gurbani tells us that sin (karma) is accrued from dualistic thinking. Then why is the notion of Amrit as a get-out-of-jail card peddled amongst some panthic circles? Naam is the only remedy that can wash away the grime of ego, then why do some presume that a man-made offering can do the trick...

Waheguru ji ka khalsa waheguru ji ki fateh !! I am here because I want to ask a question. And as m new I don't know how to do that. I tried earlier but it didn't work. So m asking here. Well ! I am an 18 years old girl. A week before I thought of taking amrit. I know that's really a quick...