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For those interested in exploring the history and philosophy of the Sikh tradition.
Joined February 2021
- Remembering Panth Rattan Master Tara Singh on his 56th death anniversary. He died surrounded by only close family, without many means or even access to a vehicle, which “speaks volumes for his honesty in public life.”
- “Sikhs on the Silk Road” by RS. An observation of Sikh traders in various regions of the Silk Road and their influence on Sikhi.
- ‘Sikhs in South India’ by RS. An observation into the Sikh history of various parts of South India (Kerala, Karnataka, Pondicherry, the Andamans, Tamil Nadu, Andhra and Telangana)
- ਬਾਗੀ ਬੰਦਾ ਉਦੋਂ ਬਣਦਾ ਜਦੋਂ ਜ਼ੁਲਮ ਦਾ ਦਰਦ ਸਾਡੀਆਂ ਰੂਹਾਂ ਵਿਚ ਵੱਸ ਜਾਏ। A man becomes a rebel when the pain of oppression settles in his soul. - Jaswant Singh Kanwal
- "Did RSS save Darbar Sahib?" by RS For September's article, an objective analysis of the infamous Darbar Sahib incident during the March riots in 1947.
- ਪਹਿਲਾ ਵੱਢਾਂਗੇ ਝੋਨੇ, ਫਿਰ ਵੱਢਾਂਗੇ ਮੋਨੇ। We shall first cut the rice yield, and then those with their hair cut. - Sikh proverb.
- ‘The Rape of Rawalpindi’ by Nidhan Singh. A compilation of images showing the pre-Partition violence that left over 2000 Sikhs dead.
- "Countless Sikhs did the Turks kill. The Sikhs of the Guru gave their head but did not lose their faith.”
- “The old chief Tara Singh Ghaiba, often declared, that a Jatt’s nose reached Multan, and that if he lost a part of it for any offense, there would still be enough remaining. Implying that he was a stranger to shame and could survive disgrace.” - Henry T. Prinsep, c.1834.
- ‘Brick with brick’ by @Kharagket. Envisioning the Khalsa in a primordial civilisational context, in light of the martyrdom of the Sahibzade and the vengeance that resulted in the decimation of one of the greatest Mughal cities in medieval India.
- ‘Must-read J.S. Grewal literature’ by RS. A list of literature compiled by the late scholar J.S. Grewal, including summarised history, translations and biographies.
- ‘Must-read Sikh history for beginners’ by RS. A list of various book recommendations suitable for beginners to Sikh history.
- Panth Rattan Master Tara Singh, outside the Punjab Assembly in Lahore, 3 March 1947.
