Raised on 30 July, 1846, as the XIV Ferozepore Sikhs under the British, the Indian Army’s Sikh Regiment, celebrated its 175 years of its raising. Many such celebratory events are planned for the rest of the year. Incidentally, the 1 Sikh (XIV Ferozepore Sikhs), which has now transformed into 4 Mech (4 Mechanised Infantry), is the most-decorated Battalion in the Commonwealth. The raising of the 1 Sikh on 30 July…
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Sardar Daljit Singh Sethi is a multifaceted personality, having been an accomplished sportsman, with a Degree in Commerce and Diploma in Business Management and well set to be part of his family business, opting for a two decade long tough timber business in the forest of Kashmir, later mining at Kota, continuing to Vadodara where he excelled in stocks and shares. He was born in Jhelum, undivided Punjab in 1938…
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ਮੇਰੋ ਸੁੰਦਰੁ ਕਹਹੁ ਮਿਲੈ ਕਿਤੁ ਗਲੀ ॥ ਹਰਿ ਕੇ ਸੰਤ ਬਤਾਵਹੁ ਮਾਰਗੁ ਹਮ ਪੀਛੈ ਲਾਗਿ ਚਲੀ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ “Tell me on what path will I find my Beloved? O’ Saints of the Lord,show me the Way, and I shall follow.” (Page 527 SGGS) In a deeply touching verse, Guru Ram Das seeksto know the way to the Beloved’s home. OurGurus were one with Wahe Guru, the queryis made on behalf…
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Daulat Khan Lodi (1458-1526) is an interesting historic person particularly from the Sikh perspective and the sub-continent’s history as he was the first – and the only – employer of Guru Nanak Dev, as store keeper of the state granary. Bhai Gurdas in his Vaar 11, which lists eminent Sikhs of Guru Nanak Dev ji’s time, includes the name of Daulat Khan Lodi. This piqued my curiosity to further explore…
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S Harbhajan Singh Sapra, now in his 81st year, has written this piece for the next generation of youth, his desire being to present the vitality of Sikhism to those in modern times educational institutions, in India and around the world. Sikhism is the youngest and the most visible amongst the world’s religions, but is not a passive faith. It advocates active participation of mankind in the process of transformation…
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