Saragarhi:The forgotten battle Book launch

Jay Singh Sohal with Gurinder Singh MannThe book Saragarhi by Jay Singh-Sohal was launched on 21 November 2013.   It was held at the great British institution, Sandhurst. It was a packed event with a spotlight on Sikh recruits in the British Army. These recruits gave insights on…

Guru Nanak came to redeem the Dark Age of Kaljug

ਸੁਣੀ ਪੁਕਾਰਿ ਦਾਤਾਰ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਗੁਰੂ ਨਾਨਕ ਜਗ ਮਾਹਿ ਪਠਾਇਆ || ਚਰਨ ਧੋਇ ਰਹਰਾਸਿ ਕਰਿ ਚਰਣਾਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਸਿੱਖਾਂ ਪੀਲਾਇਆ ||ਪਾਰਬ੍ਰਹਮ ਪੂਰਨ ਬ੍ਰਹਮ ਕਲਿਜੁਗ ਅੰਦਰ ਇਕ ਦਿਖਾਇਆ || ਚਾਰੇ ਪੈਰ ਧਰਮ ਦੇ ਚਾਰਿ ਵਰਨ ਇਕ ਵਰਨੁ ਕਰਾਇਆ ||ਰਾਣਾ ਰੰਕ ਬਰਾਬਰੀ ਪੈਰੀ ਪਵਣਾ ਜਗਿ ਵਰਤਾਇਆ | ਉਲਟਾ ਖੇਲੁ ਪਿਰੰਮ ਦਾ ਪੈਰਾਂ ਉਪਰਿ…

The Ardas in the handwriting of Guru Gobind Singh

Photo: Opening lines of the ArdasLocation: private collection."...Tenth Master. First remember the Divine Might, and then meditate on Guru Nanak. Then pray to Guru Angad, Amardas and Ram Das for support. Remember Arjan, Hargobind and Holy Har Rai. Meditate on Sri Harkrishan, seeing whom all suffering vanish. Remember…

Maharajah Ranjit Singh and the Sikh Scriptures part 2

Maharaja Ranjit Singh Panorama, Amritsar depicting the Koh-i-Noor being given to Maharaja Ranjit Singh.Shah Shuja Durrani was Ruler of Afghanistan in the early period of the 1800’s. He was later deposed and became a captive the Panjab territories. In order to aid Shah Shuja back to the throne,…

Maharajah Ranjit Singh and the Sikh Scriptures part 1

Ranjit Singh the Maharajah of Panjab had full faith in both Scriptures: Guru Granth Sahib and Sri Dasam Granth Sahib. He undertook Vak from Guru Granth Sahib before undertaking his military expeditions. He also commissioned manuscript copies of the Sikh Granths by artisans in his court and beyond.…

Sri Guru Ram Das: Know yourself not your body.

Advice to the Guru’s followers: Bhai Mahan Nand and Bidhi ChandImage: RAJASTHAN, EARLY 19TH CENTURY : Devanagari inscription: Private collection: Bhai Mahan Nand and Bidhi Chand came to Guru Ji, prostrated and surrendered themselves with the request that Guru ji may kindly sever their cycle of life and death.…

Sri Dasam Granth Sahib panel discussion

Discussion on Sri Dasam Granth Sahib: GetPunjabi TV channel.Questions asked by Gurcharanjit Singh Lamba. With Sikh Scholars: Dr Harbhajan Singh, Gurinder Singh Mann, Dr Jodh Singh, Gyani Sher Singh.Numerous topics covered including the language, dating,the significance of Shastars, and many other interesting facts on the Granth of Guru…

The Granth of Guru Gobind Singh: lecture

Lectures delivered at: Sanj Jose Gurdwara, California 27/07/2013, Riverside Gurdwara, California 28/07/2013, The Sikh Cultural Center, New York:03/08/2013 Sri Guru Granth Sahib or Adi Granth is seen as the primal scripture of the Sikhs containing the bani or compositions of several Gurus. The Sri Dasam Granth Sahib also…

Dasam Granth a post 1984 narrative

A decorated manuscript of Sri Dasam Granth Sahib kept at Sikh Reference Library Amritsar.When I began my research on the Granth of Guru Gobind Singh (Dasam Patshah Ka Granth) in the late 1990's I noticed that some of the rhetoric was fairly modern. This was at the same…