Exceptional in not just writing down on a subject but also personally researched data
The media has been lately inundated with the news of the threat by Sohail Butt Attari, of Lahore to close the Gurudwara Shaheed Ganj and open the mosque there. Here, an attempt has been made to understand the whole picture based on the media reports.
Singh Sabha movement's history presents before us the benchmarks of dedication and diligence required for such new movements crucial in this new age.
Review is in preparation for a major revision of the book for the 400th Parkaash Year of Guru ji next year.
Let us not forget our heritage, and reignite the spirit of faith inspired by Bhai Taru Singh's Sacrifice
The Sikh Empire was composed of many military units each with their own Battle Standards or Flags. There many elite wings of Maharajah Ranjit Singh’s army including the Fauj-i-Khas.
Their gruelling role in the railway's construction remains a little known story
In my new book, Faith, Gender and Activism in the Punjab Conflict: The Wheat Fields Still Whisper, I attempt to capture how the conflicted past continues to live on, how Punjab continues to rustle with the stories that women & communities supposedly don’t want to tell.
Guru Ji was never an aggressor, nor did he ever fight for wealth, land, property or for women. The battles were all essentially in self-defense. The success in these battles instilled Sikhs with new found zeal, and self-confidence which was lacking earlier.
This fantastic,powerful, potent and deep painting portrays the Sixth Guru, Hargobind - who erected the Akal Takht in the 17th century at the young age of 11 years old, to be the seat of Sikh Temporal Authority - along with scenes from 1984.