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In January 2022, the Centre announced that December 26 would be observed as ‘Veer Bal Diwas’ to mark the martyrdom of Guru Gobind Singh’s younger sons. Here is what led to their deaths in the early 18th century, following attacks from the Mughals and hill kings.
The UK-based organisation ‘Mahala9’ has teamed up with the charity group ‘Realise One’ to release a calendar for 2023, titled ‘Women of Sikhi’, which features 12 such Sikh women whose stories of courage, determination and dedication have been largely ignored for long.
Sahildeep Singh Raina Guru Gobind Singh was the tenth and last Sikh Guru, a spiritual leader, philosopher, poet and a great warrior. Born as Gobind Rai, he emerged as tenth Sikh Guru at age nine after his father Guru Tegh Bahadur, the ninth Sikh Guru, was beheaded publicly on the orders of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb as he refused to convert to Islam. Such atrocity led Guru Gobind Singh to found the Sikh warrior community called Khalsa that marked a significant […]