... Akali Dal, Avtar Singh Kohli, was hit on the head by a police tear gas shell and was killed. Besides him, Bhai Darshan Singh and a 13-year old Sikh boy Maninder Singh were also killed. Nine Sikhs were ...
... of responsible government in India. When Montagu visited India that autumn, Maharaja Bhupinder Singh, ruler of Patiala, met him on behalf of the Sikhs. A deputation of the Sikh leaders also waited upon ...
... of Maharaja Bhupinder Singh of Patiala, who had been approached by Bhai Jodh Singh and a few of his faculty colleagues at Khalsa College, Amritsar, to intervene between the government and the Sikhs. The ...
... Sardar Inder singh Maur from the presence of Guru Granth Sahib without any warrant. The arrest of a Sikh in presence of Guru Granth Sahib became a religious matter for the Sikhs. The 'Sangat' (Sikh Devotees) ...
... in Punjab where many Punjabi Hindus converted to Arya Samaj. Thus sowing the seeds of future confrontation. Movements like Arya Samaj only helped Sikhs to reaffirm their values. Maharaja Rajinder Singh ...
... convassing government's support for the opening of a Khalsa College. Khalsa Diwan Amritsar had mooted the suggestion as early as 1883 but inter-Diwan disputes hindered progress. Ultimately when Khalsa Diwan ...
... the murder of Hopkinson, the execution of Mewa Singh, were overshadowed by the outbreak of World War I, in August 1914. Today the only reminders of this incident are a plaque near the Gateway to the Pacific ...
... the escort. On the 27th of January the British agent set out for Chitral to investigate the situation and took with him the remainder of A Company under Lieutenant Harley and three hundred Kashmir State ...
... 1 Shaheed Misldhar (Commander) - Baba Deep Singh (see picture in the Gallery). The name Shaheed (martyr) was taken after Baba Ji's death in the defence of the Harminder Sahib (Golden temple). 2 ...
Khalsa Sarkar in Punjab (1799-1849) After prolonged efforts by Sikhs, starting with Guru Gobind Singh, then Banda Bahadur, Nawab Kapur singh, Jassa Singh Ahluwalia, Jassa Singh Ramgarhia, and other ...
... schooling but it was some time before the family grew. In 1920, the first of Hari Singh's four sons was born. Then came the twins Bassan Singh and Wassawa Singh followed by the youngest, Inder Singh. The ...
... was reestablished. Before the end of the month Lieutenant Montague arrived from Mirzapore with the remainder of the Regiment and joined Brasyer, who had been promoted to captain for his gallantry at the ...
... by sisters on the wrists of their brothers, reminding them of their duty to help and protect them. Similarly the Kara served as a reminder to the Sikhs that they had promised to be true to the Guru and ...
One of the finest keertan jathas in the world, Bhai Satvinder Singh Delhi Wale, were at Riverside Gurdwara, California on 18th June 2011.
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... and later on in that dark night, from Inder Devta to the 33,000,000 devthe had filled the sky shouting “Dhan, Dhan Guru Arjan Dev Ji” and bowed after Guru Ji rejected any help. The brahm Gianis in and ...
Baljinder Singh woke to his alarm clattering at 4am, he ran to turn off it’s irritating buzzing. Now he faced the daily dilemma, Do I crawl back under that lovely thick rajaiee (duvet)? Or do the right ...