Wahe Guru da khalsa,wahe Guru di fateh.Victory to the warriors of the divine!
The Sikhs along with the Marathas were the two communities who have traditionally fought against foreign domination right from their inception.Whenever there has been a threat to the unity and integrity of India,Maharashtra and Punjab rose to the occasion and confronted the aggressor head on without caring for the consequences. Guru Gobind Singh,Shivaji,Bhagat Singh and Rajguru were leaders of their times.
The Sikhs are perhaps the only community in post-independence India who stubbornly refused to compromise on matters of faith and culture and were viciously persecuted by the powers that be. They preferred to leave India and settle abroad rather than compromise.
The Khalsa principles are purity,simplicity,equality,charity,strong social bonding,righteousness,hard work and unflinching faith in the Divine.There is no distinction between men and women and both are regarded as complementary to each other.A lot of emphasis is laid on Shabad or Kirtan which are an essential part of the Sikh faith.In every Gurudwara there is a langar or free kitchen.The Guru Granth Sahab is the holy book of the Sikhs and contains the teachings of all the Sikh Gurus.
The Sikhs are world citizens in the true sense of the word and have enriched every culture.
The Sikhs along with the Marathas were the two communities who have traditionally fought against foreign domination right from their inception.Whenever there has been a threat to the unity and integrity of India,Maharashtra and Punjab rose to the occasion and confronted the aggressor head on without caring for the consequences. Guru Gobind Singh,Shivaji,Bhagat Singh and Rajguru were leaders of their times.
The Sikhs are perhaps the only community in post-independence India who stubbornly refused to compromise on matters of faith and culture and were viciously persecuted by the powers that be. They preferred to leave India and settle abroad rather than compromise.
The Khalsa principles are purity,simplicity,equality,charity,strong social bonding,righteousness,hard work and unflinching faith in the Divine.There is no distinction between men and women and both are regarded as complementary to each other.A lot of emphasis is laid on Shabad or Kirtan which are an essential part of the Sikh faith.In every Gurudwara there is a langar or free kitchen.The Guru Granth Sahab is the holy book of the Sikhs and contains the teachings of all the Sikh Gurus.
The Sikhs are world citizens in the true sense of the word and have enriched every culture.
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