Highlights
Khalistan means The Land of Khalsa i.e. a separate nation for the Khalsa or a separate nation for the Sikhs.
Khalsa was founded in the year 1699 by Gobind Singh, the 10th Guru of the Sikhs.
Khalsa means pure but over time, the idea was changed and it got politicised.
Amid the ongoing discussion about Khalistan in India, on Thursday we bring you the answers to questions like what is Khalistan and how its objectives are dangerous for India s national unity and integrity. Let us tell the history and current situation of Khalistan and also how the idea of Sikhistan took the form of Khalistan.
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As âTrolley Timesâ Captures Imaginations, Punjab Remembers Historic Newspapers of Protest
From 1907âs struggle against British land revenue rates, to 202-21âs agitation against the new farm laws, at least five newspapers were launched to provide platforms for those fighting for their rights.Â
A group of protesters read the Trolley Times at Singhu border. Photo: Kusum Arora
Rights13/Jan/2021
Jalandhar: Nearly a century ago, when desperate farmers and labourers in Punjab agitated for their rights in British-ruled India, they found a platform in a newspaper called
Kirti (Labourer). This newspaper not only led to the formation of the Kirti Kisan Party but also caught the attention of the national and foreign press. In its February 11, 1928, edition,
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