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The Indian Railway Minister Mr. Ashwini Vaishnav recently announced the launching of  Gurudwara Circuit trains, a set of special trains for Sikh devotees that will take passengers to select Sikh pilgrimage sites across the country. This 11-day journey will commence from and end in Amritsar. Amongst other pilgrim sites, the Gurudwara Circuit  will cover four prominent gurudwaras, namely Harminder Sahib in Amritsar, Patna Sahib in Patna (Bihar), Hazoor Nanded Sahib in Nanded, Maharashtra & Damdama Sahib in…

A life-size bronze statue of Havildar Ishar Singh was unveiled at Guru Nanak Gurdwara in Wednesfield, a suburb of Wolverhampton, UK, on the 124th anniversary of the battle of Saragarhi. This is the first memorial of its sort in the United Kingdom, honouring the valour of 19th-century Sikh troops. The monument, which was commissioned by the Guru Nanak Gurdwara Wednesfield after Wolverhampton Council agreed to transfer land, was officially unveiled…

With the Taliban taking over Afghanistan,  a large number of Sikhs and Hindus were evacuated from Afghanistan after Kabul fell to the Taliban in August. Amongst them were a group of 44 Afghan Sikhs who have been given shelter at a Gurdwara in west Delhi, India. Of these 44 people, 32 will be adopted by the Sobti Foundation, a New York-based philanthropist Mandeep Singh Sobti, said Kanv Bhalla, who is…

Remembering the soldiers and officers for their courage, Lt General A K Sharma (retd) said “this momentous day gives us an opportunity to celebrate the historic day and reiterate the solidarity with the armed forces”. Paying floral tributes to the martyrs at Maharaja Ranjit Singh War Museum, Lt Gen Sharma stated that, “Every soldier has committed to sacrifice his life for the sake of the nation. Serving the country by…

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…