Within a short span of time Guru Harkrishan Sahib through his fraternization with the common masses gained more and more adherents in the capital. At the time, a swear epidemic of cholera and smallpox broke out in Delhi. The young Guru began to attend the sufferers irrespective of cast and creed. Particularly, the local Muslim […]
Within a short span of time Guru Harkrishan Sahib through his fraternization with the common masses gained more and more adherents in the capital. At the time, a swear epidemic of cholera and smallpox broke out in Delhi. The young Guru began to attend the sufferers irrespective of cast and creed. Particularly, the local Muslim population was much impressed with the purely humanitarian deeds of the Guru Sahib and nicknamed him Bala Pir (child prophet). Even Aurangzeb did not tried to disturb Guru Harkrishan Sahib sensing the tone of the situation but on the other hand never dismissed the claim of Ram Rai also.
While serving the suffering people from the epidemic day and night, Guru Sahib himself was seized with high fever. The swear attack of smallpox confined him to bed for several days. When his condition became serious, he called his mother and told her that his end was drawing near. When asked to name his successor, he merely exclaimed ‘Baba Bakala’. These words were only meant for the future (Guru) Teg Bahadur Sahib, who was residing at village Bakala near river Beas in Punjab province.
In the last moment Guru Harkrishan Sahib wished that nobody should mourn him after his death and instructed to sing the hyms of Gurbani. Thus the ‘Bala Pir’ passed away on Chet Sudi 14,(3rd Vaisakh), Bikrami Samvat 1721, (30th March, 1664) slowly reciting the word “Waheguru” till the end. Tenth Nanak, Guru Gobind Singh Sahib paying tribute to Guru Harkrishan Sahib stated in “Var Sri Bhagoti Ji Ki”… “Let us think of the holy Harkrishan, Whose sight dispels all sorrows…”
General Kartar Singh, an internationally-renowned dentist was widely respected as the father of the Army Dental Corps. Persistent lobbying by politicians to establish a dental service for Indian troops led to the commissioning of Kartar Singh and six other dentists on February 1, 1941. This is now celebrated as the birthday of the Dental Corps. […]
General Kartar Singh, an internationally-renowned dentist was widely respected as the father of the Army Dental Corps. Persistent lobbying by politicians to establish a dental service for Indian troops led to the commissioning of Kartar Singh and six other dentists on February 1, 1941. This is now celebrated as the birthday of the Dental Corps.
Kartar Singh served with the 7 Indian Division in Burma during World War II and on occupation duties in Thailand thereafter. Interestingly, he was presented with one of the first captured Japanese Samurai swords by the Subedar Major of 1st Sikh.
After Independence, Kartar Singh continued to guide the growth of military dentistry remaining the head of dental services from 1951 to 1971. On a professional level, he was a member of the Dental Health Advisory Committee of the Indian Council of Medical Research for over 10 years, as its chairman in 1968-71. He contributed to the World Health Organisation as a consultant and in addition, as a member of its dental health advisory committee during 1970-75. The general was the honorary dental surgeon to the President for 10 years (1962-72). That the army maintains high dental standards today is a tribute to the pioneering work done by General Kartar Singh and his colleagues.
Gurdwara Dastaar Asthan is situated in the Paonta Sahib City of Sirmour Distt. This Gurdwara Sahib is situated adjoining to GURDWARA SHRI PAONTA SAHIB. This Holy place is one of the special places in the world. DASHMESH PITA used to sit here & tie His turban & also used to see people who tie beautiful […]
Gurdwara Dastaar Asthan is situated in the Paonta Sahib City of Sirmour Distt. This Gurdwara Sahib is situated adjoining to GURDWARA SHRI PAONTA SAHIB.
This Holy place is one of the special places in the world. DASHMESH PITA used to sit here & tie His turban & also used to see people who tie beautiful turbans & feel happy about it because He was preparing to make a complete & ideal human being. At this place only GURU SAHIB offered the sacred hair along with Kanga (a comb) & a robe of honor to Peer Buddu Shah.
Having lost her husband, Sepoy Buta Singh, in the Kargil war on May 28, 1999, Amritpal Kaur, then only 21, decided not to lose hope for the sake of her little daughter. Seventeen years later, living on the memories of the four months she spent with her husband, Kaur is today the proud mother of […]
Having lost her husband, Sepoy Buta Singh, in the Kargil war on May 28, 1999, Amritpal Kaur, then only 21, decided not to lose hope for the sake of her little daughter. Seventeen years later, living on the memories of the four months she spent with her husband, Kaur is today the proud mother of Komal Preet Kaur, who has topped Punjab Medical Entrance Test (PMET) in the category for wards of defence personnel.
In a conversation with TOI, Kaur recalled the day her husband’s body reached their village, Danewala, in Mansa wrapped in the Tricolor. “The day I was told about his death, I felt like I was the most unfortunate woman in the world. It was only for my daughter that I moved on and did all I could for her,” remembers Amritpal, now 38. “We got married in 1996, when I was a little over 18 and had just cleared Class XII. My husband had spent two stretches of two months each in 1996 and 1997 with me at our village. That is the only memory I have of him.”
Then aged 26, Buta was in the 14 Sikh Regiment when he died while fighting with an advance party. He had joined the Army at the age of 20. Six months after his death, Amritpal Kaur was appointed as a senior assistant at Mansa deputy commissioner’s office.
Two years later, for the sake of her daughter’s future, Amritpal got married to Buta’s younger brother in 2002. “I had to face the harsh realities of life and found myself unable to tolerate that my girl would grow up without a father’s love. That is why I married his brother Bhagwan Singh,” she says. Bhagwan, a farmer, gave the love and affection of a father to Komal and two more children with Amritpal. For now, it is still hard for Amritpal to believe that her daughter is one step closer to becoming a doctor. “She is a hard working girl. I am sure she will do well and secure an independent future for herself,” she says.
The history of the Khalsa is filled with countless inspirational stories of sacrifice and dedication. The story of Shahid Bhai Bachittar Singh is one the greatest Bravery in Sikh History that many of us do not know. He was warrior and martyr, was the second son of Bhai Mani Ram, a Parmar Rajput and devotee […]
The history of the Khalsa is filled with countless inspirational stories of sacrifice and dedication.
The story of Shahid Bhai Bachittar Singh is one the greatest Bravery in Sikh History that many of us do not know.
He was warrior and martyr, was the second son of Bhai Mani Ram, a Parmar Rajput and devotee of the Gurus. One of the five brothers presented by their father for service to Guru Gobind Singh (1666-1708), he joined the order of the Khalsa on the historic Baisakhi day, 30 March 1699, and shot into prominence during the first battle of Anandpur against the hill chieftains, when, on 1 September 1700, he was selected by Guru Gobind Singh to face a drunken elephant brought forth by them to batter down the gate of the Lohgarh Fort.
As the elephant reached near the gate, Bachittar Singh, says the Gurbilas Patshahi 10, sallied forth on horseback and made a powerful thrust with his spear piercing the plate and injuring the animal in the forehead. The wounded elephant ran back creating havoc in the besieger’s ranks. Bachittar Singh also took part in actions at Nirmohgarh and Basali and in the last battle of Anandpur. On the fateful night of 5-6 December 1705, when Anandpur was evacuated, he was one of those who safely crossed the torrential Sarsa rivulet. At the head of a flanking guard watching pursuers from the direction of Ropar, he had an encounter with a body of irregulars near Malikpur Ranghran in which he was seriously wounded. He was carried to Kotla. Nihang Khan where he died two days later (8 December 1705).
To preserve their personal grace, the golfers scamper under bright coloured umbrellas between the shots or put up extra clothing to avoid tanning. They are each unique in their own way. One such young golfer at the IGU Chandigarh Ladies and Junior Girls Golf Championship is 16-year-old Japneet Kaur. She is quiet but confident. Japneet […]
To preserve their personal grace, the golfers scamper under bright coloured umbrellas between the shots or put up extra clothing to avoid tanning.
They are each unique in their own way. One such young golfer at the IGU Chandigarh Ladies and Junior Girls Golf Championship is 16-year-old Japneet Kaur.
She is quiet but confident. Japneet stands out as she is probably one of the first to play golf in a turban.
A devout Namdhari, Japneet was drawn to the sport by her father, an Army officer.
“I started playing golf because of my father. He is an Army officer and encouraged me to take up the game,” says Japneet, who studies at Army Public School, Dhaula Kuan, New Delhi.
Japneet carded 88 in the first round of the championship but never looked to lose her poise.
For someone who enjoys playing basketball and badminton, golf was not a difficult trade to ply. “My father taught me golf and I enjoy it. The traveling associated with the sport is an additional motivation as it gives you a lot of exposure,” she said.
Japneet’s mother is a lecturer and her influence is obvious when she lists getting into a good college as her top priority. “I would like to go to the Stanford University or to the Dukes and am working for it,” said Japneet.
One summer while Guru Gobind Singh was travelling, he reached a garden where he camped for the day. It so happened that the king’s pir (spiritual advisor), was also camping at the same place. Thus the Pir had a chance to meet Guru ji. The pir called on the Guru, who seated him with due […]
One summer while Guru Gobind Singh was travelling, he reached a garden where he camped for the day. It so happened that the king’s pir (spiritual advisor), was also camping at the same place. Thus the Pir had a chance to meet Guru ji. The pir called on the Guru, who seated him with due courtesy by his side. There was a town nearby where a number of Sikhs of the Guru lived. When they heard of the Guru’s arrival at the garden, they all flocked to see the Guru with offerings of clothes, arms and money, besides food. The offerings were formally dedicated to the Guru and prayed for blessings, success in temporal pursuits, protection from evil, and the boon of Naam.
The Pir watched the proceedings for the whole day, and then put this question the Guru, “In our scriptures it is said that whatever is destined, is bound to happen. Something else can happen, only if what has been done previously is wrong. Since what has been done, cannot be wrong, there is no scope for anything else happening. So, when the Sikhs pray before you for success in their endeavors, what do they pray for, since nothing else can happen except what is destined?”
In response Guru ji took his stamp seal, inked it and stamped it on a paper, “Pir ji, this is the answer.” The Pir kindly asked for the explanation and the Guru explained, “The letters on the stamp are written backwards. This is how it was made from the beginning. But when the stamp humbly bows down and meets the paper… the letters are reversed from being backwards and appear correctly.
Similarly, the Creator has made this kind of condition for destiny. When one humbly serves and presents themselves to the Guru’s sangat their adverse destiny is straightened. All their problems are solved. The reverse was nothing besides destiny. Thus the scriptures are correct. Nothing less and nothing more.”
There is a bright future for the Guru’s beloveds. Let us pray in such a way that we know the Guru hears us and sets the destiny straight!
(This story was cited from tuhitu.blogspot.com and edited by SikhNet.)
Akal Academy Kajri Niranjanpur under the aegis of Kalgidhar Education Trust, Baru sahib celebrated its Annual Tree Plantation Day on 18 July 2016. The programme was aimed to aware children and community about the need for safeguarding the mother earth from major environmental crisis. The hon’ble chief guest on the occasion was Mr. Suresh Singh, […]
Akal Academy Kajri Niranjanpur under the aegis of Kalgidhar Education Trust, Baru sahib celebrated its Annual Tree Plantation Day on 18 July 2016. The programme was aimed to aware children and community about the need for safeguarding the mother earth from major environmental crisis. The hon’ble chief guest on the occasion was Mr. Suresh Singh, SO Seramou Police station, and Mr. V.K Patel.
With the warm welcome of the chief guest by school Principal, Staff, and Students in the school campus, students presented a Skit followed by poems by school children. The principal Mrs. Simran Kaur Thind after welcoming the chief guest; grandparents, children and teachers led the visitor towards the school playground area where plantation was done. As per the guidelines of The Kalgidhar Trust, this year selected fruit saplings were planted comprising of mango, pomegranate, papaya, guava, jack fruit, lemon, neem etc. More than 300 saplings were planted with the help of assembled volunteers. The Eco Club of the school played a key role in motivating children and grand parents to make this day great.
A signature campaign on the occasion was also conducted by the school. The chief guest, parents, and teachers wrote their messages and slogans to make this day unforgettable. The parents and guests who attended the programme were Mr. Sadip Khandelwal, Mr. Satish Mishra, S Harbhajan Singh (Longapur), S. Sukhwinder Singh, On this day School teachers and students had a lot of zestful work in the school campus.
