Guru Nanak was the very first leader of the Sikhs and he started the Sikh religion. He traveled to many places, and once he went to Lahore, a big town in Pakistan.
The jewel of the heavens, The King of Kings, The Master of masters Guru Gobind Singh
For the inaugural journey Punjab Tourism offered logistical support for the train throughout Punjab. Apart from the government machinery, the SGPC, organized traditional welcome for the train at all places. Minister for Tourism and Cultural Affairs, Punjab government said, “It’s a historic moment for Punjab Tourism and the government would extend help to make the journey a regular one.
NSY Organisation head Amarjeet Singh said apart from educating the youths on their religion and traditions, the objectives of the camp were to mould them into effective leaders, to lead a disciplined lifestyle, to instill the spirit of voluntarism, to always remain loyal to one’s country and to respect peoples of other faiths.
The museum till now has succeeded in procuring 75 weapons mentioned in the “Shastar Naam Mala”. These include shamsheer, marthi, sela barchha, baaghnakha, faadi guraj, saithi, kadara, safajang, bugda, kirch, karauti, khanda, wadkari, kattas, shikarga, badamcha to name a few.
UNITED SIKHS will strive to coordinate efforts with other civil rights organizations to ensure that our articles of faith are safeguarded. We emphasize that this is not an issue only for advocates, instead, it is an opportunity for all Sikhs to take the initiative to educate their fellow brothers and sisters about what Sikhi is and why our articles of faith are an inextricable part of who we are.
The sex ratio in Punjab is beginning to look up as 83 panchayats in the state have achieved a sex ratio of 1,000 girls for the same number of boys. These panchayats are a small fraction of the over 12,000 villages in the state, but the Department of Health and Family Welfare has encouraged the panchayats by giving them a reward of Rs 1.5 lakh each.
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I was often wondering myself what the heck I was supposed to be doing, representing Sikhi but feeling so often like a weird outsider, no longer belonging to any people or country, just knowing I needed to be my Guru’s Sikh out there. I walked into so many gurdwaras not knowing the language or the culture even in the English speaking ones and feeling so inadequate. But you empowered me without hesitation....
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