Sikh Identity

British Army examines plans to create a Sikh regiment https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VeUrjsCXDaU Armed Forces minister Mark Francois says unit would inherit many of the ‘proud traditions of Sikh regiments’ from the Army’s past Jatenderpal Singh Bhullar (centre), pictured at Buckingham Palace, is the first Guardsman to wear a turban with...

BHAI SATI DAS (24 November 1675), (Punjabi: ਭਾਈ ਸਤੀ ਦਾਸ) was the second martyr who was executed in direct sight of Guru Tegh Bahadur JI in November 1675. He was the younger brother of Diwan Mati Das. According to Bhatt Vahl Talauda he served Guru...

Bhai Mati Das(Punjabi: ਭਾਈ ਮਤੀ ਦਾਸ), a sikh disciple is one of the greatest martyrs in Sikh history. He along with his younger brother Bhai Sati Das JI and Bhai Dyal Das Ji, all disciples of the ninth Sikh Guru, Guru Tegh Bahadur JI (1621–1675),...

Baba Moti Ram Mehra (fl. late 17th – early 18th century) was a devoted disciple and servant of the Guru Gobind Singh who, disregarding the risk to his own life, managed to enter the Thanda Burj in a very dramatic manner and serve milk to...

This post Via Portrait of Sikhs: Meet Senior Airman Jasreen Kaur from the U.S. Air Force 69th Reconnaissance Group, Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota! She recently re-enlisted in the Air Force. So, we decided to again feature her and ask some additional questions. “I have...

Gyaniji said: “That a Lion is considered more beautiful than a Lioness and a peacock more beautiful than a peahen is true, but a Lion never goes to a barber to have his beard shaved or his hair cut and a peacock never goes to...

Rabindranath Tagore’s Tribute to Banda Singh Bahadur https://youtu.be/fbyal7wbH-o BANDI BIR – The Captive Hero from Katha (Legends), 1899   This poem is based on the anthology of the British historian Todd. The facts narrated by Todd have not been distorted in this poem. However, this is one of the...