Browsing Tag: Operation blue star

The Sikh Foundation and the Memory of 1984

It’s for that reason when asked about his motivation after so many years of arduous effort that Dr. Kapany replies, “A community that forgets its martyrs falls into a constant decline and suffers from repeat persecution. You have to remember your own martyrs, and in our case, we had so many of them over the entire history of the Sikhs.”
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Close to 35,000 Sikhs attend 1984 Sikh Freedom Rally in UK

The Sikh Federation UK, which organised the event, said people travelled to London in coaches to attend the Freedom Rally at Trafalgar Square. Delegations also came from Europe for the event. Liberal Democrat MP Simon Hughes spoke at the rally alongside leaders and prominent personalities from the Sikh people in the UK, Europe and India.
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A miniature replica of Siri Akal Takht Sahib

An artist has created a replica of the Akal Takht in Amritsar to highlight its condition at the time of 1984's Operation Blue Star. The replica model measures just one and a quarter inch long and one inch wide.
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The Circumstances Leading to Operation Blue Star

Operation Blue Star left an indelible scar on our psyche. The "attack" by the army equipped with mortar -mounted tanks and other sophisticated weapons, was the first on this holy shrine in 222 years, the last...by Ahmed Shah Abdali in October 1762.
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Sukha & Jinda

We are tiny particles of dust of the numberless heroic jewels of the Sikh nation who walked on the sharp edge of the Dagger, the Khanda, given to us by Guru Gobind Singh. Only the chosen few get the honor of laying down their lives for the nation.
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Stories from 1984 and Akal Takhat

Today we remember the days around June 6th 1984 when thousands of innocent Sikhs were killed and the Akal Takhat was Martyred...
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