Inderjeet S Bhatia “Prince” “Baisakhi”, also called “Vaisakhi”, is the ancient spring harvest festival that has been observed in the northern parts of India especially in the states of Punjab and Haryana, for many centuries. The time of “Baisakhi” usually signifies the end of the harvest season and is an occasion of tremendous joy and festivities for the farmers. “Baisakhi” became closely associated with the Sikhism at the end of the 17th century when Guru Gobind Singh Ji, the 10th […]
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Despite growing power of the Sikh misls (fighting units) in the 18th century, the Akali Nihang bands continued to renounce power and cultivated self-discipline and austerity.