Virasat Magazine 2019 - A Souvenir on Yuba City Nagar Kirtan

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s`iBAw dw ArQ hY suliJAw hoieAw Aqy Awcwr dw ArQ hY Awcrn Bwv suliJAw Awcrn hI s`iBAwcwr hY[ ihMdI BwSw ivc ies ƒ ‘sMsikRqI’ ikhw jWdw hY[ Sbd ‘sMsikRqI’ suDrI, sMvwrI, aucyrI, AvsQw v`l sMkyq krdw hY[ AMgryzI BwSw ivc ies ƒ ‘klcr’ ikhw jWdw hY[ Sbd ‘klcr’ pwlxw, poSxw, swDnw nwl sbMiDq hY[ s`iBAwcwr mnu`K dw is`iKAw hoieAw ivvhwr hY[ jdoN mnu`K jnm lYNdw hY qW aus dIAW kuJ buinAwdI loVW huMdIAW hn, ijnHW dI pUrqI zrUrI hY[ mnu`K ienHW dI pUrqI Awp dI smwijk hoNd bxweI r`Kx leI krdw hY[ hr smwj dw Awpo-Awpxw jIvn FMg huMdw hY, ijs ƒ s`iBAwcwr ikhw jWdw hY[ s`iBAwcwr aus smwj dy kMm, soc, ikirAw qy Bwvnw ƒ sp`St krdw hY[ s`iBAwcwr ivkws krdw hY Aqy ies ivkws ip`Cy aus smwj dw hzwrW swlW dw ieiqhws qy jIvn qjrbw huMdw hY[ gurU nwnk bwxI ivc imldI s`iBAwcwrk cyqnw dw iek p`K ieh vI hY ik gurbwxI jn-jIvn dI BwSw ivc rcI

geI hY[ gurU swihbwn ny AwpxI bwxI rwhIN jn-BwSw ƒ ivSyS gOrv pRdwn kIqw[ ijs kOm ƒ AwpxI BwSw au`qy mwx nhIN, aus ivcoN hIx Bwvnw kdI ^qm nhIN ho skdI[ auh lok jIvMdy-jwgdy s`iBAwcwrk kdrW qoN suMny hn[ sRI gurU gRMQ swihb ivc gurU nwnk dyv jI ny ‘Gir Gir mIAw sBnW jIAw bolI Avr qumwrI’ kih ky Awpxy s`iBAwcwrk ivrsy qoN tu`tx vwilAW ‘qy cot kIqI geI hY[ ies ƒ ADrm dI AvsQw kih ky sRI gurU nwnk dyv jI ny ies qoN mukq hox leI piqqW ƒ sMboDn kIqw hYKqRIAw q Drmu CoifAw mlyC BwiKAw ghI[ isRsit sB iek vrn hoeI Drm kI giq rhIÒ s`iBAwcwrk cyqnw ilAwaux leI sRI gurU nwnk dyv jI ny aus vkq pRcilq swrIAW swDnw-pRxwlIAW dy muKIAW nwl sMvwd SurU kIqw[ ies sMvwd leI aunHW ƒ pMjwb qoN bwhr swry Bwrq ivc GuMmxw ipAw[ Bwrq qoN bwhr vI gey[ imhrbwn dy nWA nwl sbMiDq jnmswKI dI qW swrI auswrI hI sMvwdW dy rUp ivc hoeI hY[ sp`St hY ik s`iBAwcwrk cyqnw pYdw krn leI sRI gurU nwnk dyv jI ny ivcwrDwrk sMvwd dI ivDI ƒ ApxwieAw[ aunHW dI bwxI AmloN sMvwd ADwirq s`iBAwcwrk cyqnw dI kwivk AiBivAkqI hY[ s`iBAwcwrk cyqnw leI Dwrimk eykqw dI Bwvnw ƒ ivkisq krnw bhuq zrUrI hY Aqy gurU nwnk bwxI ivc ies dI ivsQwr sihq crcw hoeI hY[ ieQy Dwrimk

ibrqI ƒ mwnv-Drm dw nWA id`qw jw skdw hY[ gurU nwnk dyv jI ny vyeIN ndI ivcoN pRgt hox auprMq s`iBAwcwrk cyqnw dw sMvwd krn qoN pihlW jo GoSxw kIqI ‘nw hm ihMdU nw muslmwn’, aus qoN sp`St hY ik shI ArQW ivc nw koeI ihMdU hY Aqy nw hI muslmwn, ikauNik ieh dovyN vwsqivk Drm mwrg qoN piqq ho cu`ky hn[ ienHW dy prspr dvMd ƒ ^qm krn leI ienHW ivc smnvXwqmk rucI dw ivnws krnw bVw zrUrI sI[ ies leI sRI gurU gRMQ swihb ivc Dwrimk eykqw dI Bwvnw bVI au`Br ky swhmxy AweI hY[ ‘eyku ipqw eyks ky hm bwirk’ kih ky sRI gurU Arjn dyv jI ny ieQy ibrqI ƒ ivkisq kIqw hY[ Drm suDwr vyly smwj ƒ v`K nhIN kIqw jw skdw[ Drm Aqy smwj ivc bhuq fUMGw sMbMD hY, dovyN iekdUjy ‘qy AwDwirq huMdy hn[ iehI kwrn hY ik jdoN Drm ADomuKI huMdw hY qW smwj ivc vI ivkwr psr jWdy hn[ ivkwrW ƒ dUr krn leI gurU nwnk bwxI ivc bhuq bl id`qw igAw hY[ gurU sihbwn ny smwj ƒ ies sMkt ‘coN k`Fx leI iek nvW idRStIkox id`qw[

m`Dkwl dy lgpg swry nrguxvwdI swDkW ny BgqI dy Kyqr ivc jwiq Byd-Bwv ZYr-zrUrI smiJAw[ sRI gurU nwnk dyv jI dI ivSySqw ieh rhI hY ik au`c kul ivcoN huMdy hoieAW vI aunHW dy vrx Drm dw insMg ivroD kIqw[ aunHW ny Awpxy-Awp ƒ sB qoN nIvW mMn ky nIcW dI sMgq ivc rihxw auicq smiJAw[ nIcw AMdir nIc jwiq nIcI hU Aiq nIcuÒ nwnk iqn ky sMig swiQ vifAw isau ikAw rIsÒ gurU nwnk bwxI dw kyNdr ibMdU mnu`K hY, jwq jW l`Cx nhIN[ ies leI sB ivc iek hI prm s`qw dI joq dw drSn krn ivc smr`Q bwxIkwrW ny jwq ƒ ZYr-zrUrI hI drswieAw hY[ jwqIvwd dy mUl isDWq ƒ sp`St kridAW sRI gurU nwnk dyv jI ny d`isAw hYsw jwiq sw piq hY jyhy krm kmwieÒ

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iksy dyS, kOm, smwj qy s`iBAwcwr dy AiDAYn dy smyN auQoN dI AOrq dI dSw siQqI qy sQwn bVw hI mh`qvpUrn pihlU hY[ gurU nwnk bwxI ivc jIv ƒ cOrwsI l`K jUnIAW qoN srb sRySt svIkwrdy Aqy jIv ivc AOrq, mrd dovyN Swiml hn pr gurU nwnk swihb vloN ‘so ikau mMdw AwKIAY ijqu jMmih rwjwn’ dw Prmwn smkwlI s`iBAwcwr ivc AOrq dI dSw bwry koeI BrmBulyKw nhIN rihx idMdw[ gurU nwnk bwxI ivc AwSrmDrm dy rUp dI inKyDI kIqI geI hY[ Anyk pRkwr dy swDUAW, jogIAW, sMinAwsIAW dI siQqI ƒ bVI gMBIrqw nwl sp`St kridAW gRihsQ Drm ƒ hI sRySt d`isAw hY[ gRihsQ AwSrm dw rUp suKwvW qd hI bxdw hY, jy iesqrI ƒ pUrw gOrv id`qw jwey[ Asl ivc iksy dyS jW kOm dy s`iBAwcwr dw Anumwn aus dI nwrI jwiq dI smwijk siQqI qoN lgwieAw jWdw hY[ iesy kwrn hI nwrI dI siQqI sdw ivcwrSIl smwj dI icMqw dw Av`Sk ivSw irhw hY[ m`Dkwl ivc BwrqI nwrI dw purwqn gOrv ^qm ho cu`kw sI[ aus ƒ pwpmeI Aqy nwrkI smiJAw jWdw sI[ gurU jI ny ies smwijk AinAW dw Gor Aqy kTor ivroD kIqw Aqy nwrI dy gOrv ƒ shI pirpyK ivc smJx leI ‘Awsw dI vwr’ ivc aupdyS id`qw hYso ikau mMdw AwKIAY ijqu jMmih rwjwnÒ gRihsq Drm dI pwlxw krnw sRI gurU nwnk dyv jI Anuswr bhuq zrUrI hY[ ikrq krky pyt Brnw Aqy dUijAW au`qy inrBr nw krnw iek smwijk izMmyvwrI hY Aqy gurbwxI mnu`K ƒ ies izMmyvwrI pRqI sucyq krdI hY[ gurmiq ikrq krn, vMf Ckx Aqy nwm jpx ƒ AihmIAq idMdI hY[

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Gwl Kwie ikCu hQhu dyieÒ nwnk rwhu pCwxih syieÒ

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Mata Khivi The Woman Who Established The Langar System By: Simran Kaur

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ikhism laid its foundation on the grounds of equality and held it as the governing principle in the way people led their lives and treated one another. It was also ascribed that men and women should live as equals, which was materialised with women shouldering leadership as well as service. History remembers the great Sikh warriors, Sewadars (volunteers providing selfless service) and the propagators of the teachings of Sikhism, however, it largely remembers the men.

BY PRINCIPLE SHE PREACHED EQUALITY AND PURSUED WOMEN TO LEAD A LIFE THAT WAS INDEPENDENT. On the contrast, Sikh women also took the same share of going on battles, delivering services and teachings. The women too acted as the backbone of Sikhism and shared the same responsibilities and roles as the men. Mata Khivi was one such woman who took it on her self to address the values of Sikhism. She strengthened the Langar System (free kitchen) and played an instrumental role in organising it.

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Langar system or free community kitchen is tradition associated with Sikh faith in serving people irrespective of their socio-economic status. The intention behind this system was to propagate the idea of equality where food is served to all in one place without any discrimination on the basis of caste, color, religion, gender or class. The Langar system was initiated by the first Guru of Sikhism, Guru Nanak Dev. This tradition was later nurtured by Mata Khivi who with her selfless service towards the community served the pilgrims and the visitors .

Mata Khivi was born in 1506 in Sanghar, the province of Sindh, now in Pakisthan to Karan Devi and Bhai Devi Chand Khatri. At age of 13 Mata Khivi was married to Lahina. While Lahina was preaching Guru Nanak, he soon gained his trust as a devoted disciple. This led to him becoming the second Guru of Sikhs, Guru Angad.

SHE EMBODIED THE SPIRIT OF COLLECTIVE GOOD AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT IN 16TH CENTURY PUNJAB

It is said that Mata Khivi was subjected to criticism because she was planning to follow Sikhism.

However, it is also said that she did this with complete knowledge and her decision was not governed by her husband’s choice.

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Mata Khivi lived for 30 years after Guru Angad’s death and during that period continued to the serve the community relentlessly. She embodied the spirit of collective good and social commitment in 16th century Punjab and possibly one of the first few women of that era who stepped out of their house to work.

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Mata Khivi led a very compassionate life, she gave birth to four children and at the same time devoted herself as a sewadar. She continued to organise and manage the Langar during Guru Amar Das’ time, and did Seva until Guru Arjun Dev’s time, the Langar soon came to be known as “Khivi ka Langar”. By principle she preached equality and pursued women to lead a life that was independent. Apart from organising the Langar, she played an important role in spreading the teachings of Sikhism.

Mata Khivi is remembered as the woman who upheld humanity above all other virtues and prejudices. She is the only one of Guru’s wives whose name has been mentioned in the Guru Granth Sahib.

She has been described as a “good person”, “an affectionate mother” and as “one who provides shelter and protection to others.”

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AYmnwbwd ivc pTwn &Ojdwr zwlm ^wˆ dw iek ihMdU Aihlkwr mlk Bwgo vI rihMdw sI[ auh hMkwrI jwbr qy v`fI^or sI[ auh lokwˆ dy h`k dI kmweI nUM lùt irhw sI[ aus nUM AwpxI aùcI jwq ‘qy hMkwr sI[ mlk Bwgo AKOqI nIvIˆ jwq vwilAwˆ nwl mwVw ivvhwr krdw[ gurU swihb jd AYmnwbwd ivc sn qwˆ mlk Bwgo ny Awpxy Gr ‘bRhm Boj’ r`iKAw, ijs leI aus ny bRwhmxwˆ, swDU sMqwˆ qy gurU swihb nUM vI s`dw ByijAw pr gurU jI aus dy Boj ‘qy nw Awey[ mlk Bwgo ny ies nUM Awpxw inrwdr smJidAwˆ dubwrw s`dw ByijAw[ jd gurU jI Awey qwˆ mlk Bwgo ny gurU jI nUM BweI lwlo dy Gr dI rùKI-sùKI rotI dI jgHw C`qI pRkwr dy Bojn nw Ckx dw kwrn puiCAw[ gurU swihb ny mlk Bwgo nUM smJwieAw ik quhwfw Bojn ZrIbwˆ dy lhU nwl BirAw hY[ qusIˆ ZrIb qy imhnqI lokwˆ dI lhU-psIny dI kmweI nUM D`ky nwl Koh ky aus nwl bRhm Boj kr rhy ho[ pwpwˆ rwhIˆ iek`TI kIqI mwieAw nwl jy jg lw dyeIey qwˆ auh h`k dI nhIˆ ho jwˆdI[gurU jI kihx l`gy BweI lwlo dswˆ nhuMAwˆ dI ikrq krn vwlw pRBU dw Bgq hY, jo ikrq dI kmweI ivcô loVvMdwˆ nUM vMf ky C`kdw hY[ ies vwsqy aus duAwrw iqAwr kIqw rùKw-sùKw Bojn vI dùD vwˆg nroAw suAwdI qy piv`qr hY[ gurU nwnk dyv jI dy AMimRqmeI aupdySwˆ kwrn mlk Bwgo dIAwˆ A`Kwˆ KulH geIAwˆ[ auh gurU swihb dy crnIˆ pY igAw qy Awpxy AOgux b^Swaux leI bynqI krn l`gw[ mlk Bwgo ny pRx kIqw ik auh A`j qô bwAd iksy nwl vDIkI nhIˆ krygw, prwieAw h`k nhIˆ Kweygw qy Drm dI ikrq krygw[ gurU jI ny mlk Bwgo nUM Awpxw is`K bxwieAw[ AYmnwbwd ivc gurU jI dy bhuq swry SrDwlU is`K bxy[ gurU jI ny BweI lwlo nUM auQô dI sMgq dw mùKI pRcwrk QwipAw[ sRI gurU nwnk dyv jI AwpxI dUjI audwsI smŷ 1517 ivc BweI lwlo dy Gr iPr Awey qy aunHwˆ dI iekloqI spùqrI bIbI r`jI dw ivAwh ipMf qqly izlHw gùjrwˆvwlw ivKy krvwieAw[ 1521 ivc gurU swihb jdô qIsrI audwsI ‘qy sn qwˆ bwbr lgwqwr AYmnwbwd ‘qy hmly kr irhw sI[ gurU swihb ies smŷ BweI lwlo dy Gr Tihry hoey sn[ gurU jI ny bwbr duAwrw jMqw aùpr kIqy jw rhy zulm dI s^q Sbdwˆ ‘c inKyDI kIqI[ BweI lwlo jI 1531 ivc ipMf qqly ivKy Akwl clwxw kr gey[ BweI lwlo jI ny Awpxw swrw jIvn gurU swihb dy drswey mwrg ikrq kro, nwm jpo qy vMf ky C`ko dy isDwˆq ‘qy c`lidAwˆ bqIq kIqw qy lokwˆ nUM gurU Gr nwl joiVAw[

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ieh p`CmI pwiksqwn ‘c gujrwˆvwly Sihr qô A`T mIl dI iv`Q ‘qy hY[ ieQy gurU nwnk dyv jI roiVAwˆ dw QVHw bxw ky Drm pRcwr krdy rhy[ A`j AsQwn gurduAwrw roVI swihb,

BweI lwlo jI l`kV dy mwhr kwrIgr sn[ auh ies kMm dy nwl-nwl hkImI vI jwxdy sn qy ibmwrwˆ dw mu&q ielwj krdy sn[ aus smŷ smwj AMdr jwqIvwd dw kohV ieMnw BwrU sI ik Awpxy Awp nUM au~c jwqI dw smJx vwly lok ZrIbwˆ dw prCwvwˆ vI brdwSq nhIˆ sn krdy[ gurU nwnk dyv jI smwj dIAwˆ pweIAwˆ hoeIAwˆ AKOqI vMfIAwˆ nUM qoV ky BweI lwlo jI dy Gr Tihry[ AYmnwbwd dy AKOqI aùc jwqI lokwˆ ivc crcw iCV peI, ik gurU swihb bydI ho ky ikrqI dy Gr Tihry hn[

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sYdpur sMifAwlI ‘c bwbr v`lô kIqy gey kqlyAwm qk ies ipMf dw ieho nwˆ irhw[ hMkwrI rwjw bwbr nUM ‘jwbr’ kih ky vMgwrn vwly bwbw nwnk hI sn, bwbr dw pUrw nwˆ zhIrudIn muhMmd bwbr sI[ aus dw ipCokV cMgyz ^wˆ nwl imldw hY[ bwbr dw Knvwdw qYmUr nwl rldw sI[ jdô bwbr dw sYdpur v`l qIsrw hmlw sI qwˆ gurU swihb vI qIsrI audwsI vyly aùQy Awey hoey sn[ 26 jUn 1539 nUM cOsy dy mYdwn ivc SyrSwh sUrI pwsô ihmwXUM dI hwr hoeI[ iPr 15 meI 1540 nUM knOj ‘c v`fI lVweI hoeI[ auQy vI hmwXUM hwr igAw qy bcdI &Oj lY ky pMjwb v`l B`j inkilAw[ mgr Awey Syr Swh sUrI ny sYdpur nUM burI qrHwˆ aujwiVAw qy iPr Awp vsw ky ies dw nwˆ SyrgVH r`iKAw[ Akbr dy Aihlkwr muhMmd AmIn kroVI ny ies dw nwˆ SyrgVH qô bdl ky eymnwbwd r`iKAw[

BweI lwlo jI dy vyhVy vwlI KUhI ij`Qy s`cy pwqSwh gurU nwnk dyv jI ieSnwn krdy sn, auh AsQwn KUhI swihb bixAw qy gurduAwrw c`kI swihb suBweymwn hY[

An Ageless Farmer

Bakhtawar Singh Brar

Activity is life, life is activity. The people that kill time, they kill themselves, says Bakhtawar Singh Brar who celebrated his birthday at his working desk.

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he quote “I love my age, old enough to know it better, experienced enough to do it right.” is aptly suitable for Sardar Bakhtawar Singh Brar who is still working at the age of 105 in his son’s agricultural company since 2006 in a California based town Delano. His video showed the motto of his life “Activity is life, life is activity” which went viral on social media channels where he was upholding that farmers and soldiers never die in bed and one should keep working.

He served as an Indian Army Veteran and moved to the US in 1980 when he was 68 years old. He refused to apply for a pension

as he said that he did not do anything for his country and he still has the potential to earn for himself. The other surprising fact about him is that he takes no day off and comes to work every day at 5 am.

He subtly urged everyone that a person is never useless in his life, one may go down in performance, but can surely do something in one way or the other for his country.

I was reminded of a quote from poetry named “Ulysses” by Alfred Lord Tennyson which is “I will drink life to the lees.”

By: Hameeta Kaur Malhotra

b^qwvr isMG brwV audwhrx “mYnUM AwpxI aumr nwl bhuq ipAwr hY, ies ƒ ibhqr jwxn leI kwPæI aumr hY, ies ƒ shI FMg nwl krn dw kwPæI AnuBv hY[” srdwr bKqwvr isµG brwV leI FukvW hY jo Ajy vI iek kYlIPornIAw ADwrq ksby fylyno iv`c 2006 qoN Awpxy pùqr dI KyqIbwVI kµpnI ivc 105 swl dI aumr ivc kµm kr rhy hn[ ie`k vIfIE iv`c auhnW ny izMdgI dw mµqv drswieAw “gqIivDI izMdgI hY, izMdgI hI gqIivDI hY” jo soSl mIfIAw Aqy cYnlW au~qy vwierl hoeI ij~Qy auh ieh kih rhy sI ik ikswn Aqy POjI kdy vI mµjy qy nhIN mrdy Aqy kµm krdy hI rihxw cwhIdw hY[ auhnW ny ie~k BwrqI AwrmI vYtrn vjoN syvw inBweI Aqy 1980 iv~c jdoN auh 68 swlW dy sn qW auh AmrIkw Aw gey[ aus smyN auhnW ny pYnSn lYx qoN vI ienkwr kr id`qw Aqy

ikhw ik ausny ies dyS leI kuJ nhIN kIqw Aqy aus kol Ajy vI Awpxy leI kmwaux dI sµBwvnw hY[ auhnW bwry dUjI hYrwnI vwlI g`l ieh hY ik auh kdy vI kMm qoN CùtI nhIN krdy Aqy hr roz svyry 5 vjy Aqpxy dPqr AwauNdy hn[ auhnW ny swirAW ƒ qwkId kIqI ik koeI ivAkqI AwpxI izMdgI iv`c kdy bykwr nhIN huµdw, ho skdw hY ik koeI iksy pRdrSn iv`c kmzor ho jwvy, pr inScq rUp iv`c Awpxy dyS leI iksy nw iksy rUp iv`c kùJ kr skdw hY[ srdwr brwV dI izMdgI nUM dyKidAw, mYƒ AYlPRyf lwrf tYinsn duAwrw khy gey "XUlIiss" nwmk kivqw dw ie`k hvwlw Xwd AwieAw jo ik "AweI iv`l ifRMk lweIP tU d lIs"[

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Ajinderpal Singh Sekhon First Sikh Indian Physician to be a Colonel in the American Army

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ery few people around the world are able to create a balance between their religious identity and successful careers. Ajinderpal Singh Sekhon is one of them who became Amritdhari when he was just three years old and his Sikh faith never interfered with his line of service.

By: Hameeta Kaur Malhotra

Ajinderpal Singh Sekhon hails from Punjab who came to the United States in 1973 and chose to become Board Certified Specialist in the field of realm of Medicine. He is acclaimed with a Jurist Degree and a Master’s degree in Strategic Studies. Later he joined the Army and became a Flight Surgeon in 1984. He rose through the ranks to Colonel and was selected six times to the post of a Commander to command five different battalions and a Special Operations Brigade. He also became part of John F.Kennedy School of Special Warfare Officer. He went to the National Defense University to graduate from National Security Strategy Course and became the first Indian American to be applauded with the military education.

More success adorned him when he became part of the Democratic Party Nomination to the House of Representatives in year 2006. He became the first physician from India to win the Primary election and got the Democratic party nomination by leading with 5000 votes.

He is the first Sikh Physician to become the Colonel. He retired from the Army after 25 years of meritorious service on January, 2009 and now lives in Yuba City, California with his wife who is a dentist. He has two daughters and three sons.

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KARAM SINGH

HISTORIAN S

ardar Karm Singh was born in 1884 (Bikrami Samant) at Jhabal village, Tarn Taran in Amritsar district. His one leg was polioaffected and it is said that one day a bonesetter of the area said that the leg could be cured with Rs 5 only.

An old man of the village said in a sarcastic way that the “total worth of the boy (Karm Singh) is less than that amount of money. He (the old man) perhaps did not know that the same boy would earn laurels for the region. After finishing his schooling in Tarn Taran, Karm Singh got admission in F.A. at Amritsar’s Khalsa School. However, he dropped the idea of the higher studies for the sake of research.

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He knew that many old men, who were eyewitness to the history of Sikhism, were dying due to plague and it was the need of the hour to record the memories and accounts of Sikh history which would be lost with the deaths of these men. The services of Karam Singh have been recognised by the Sikh Panth from time to time. He was the spirit behind the establishment of the Sikh History Research Department (SHRD) at Khalsa College, though it came into being after his death.

A year before the establishment of this historical department, a meeting was convened on December 22, 1929, at Akal Takht, and a society was formed.

Karm Singh was nominated as its first secretary.

Though he died on September 30, 1930, the proposal was not given up by Khalsa College that announced the setting up of the department at a meeting held at Guru Ka Bagh (Golden Temple) to mark the Shardhanjli Samaroh of the great Sikh historian the same year.

The SHRD, established in 1930, has a collection of rare paintings of the Sikh rule and the British era, old newspapers, journals that are dexterously arranged in the museum. The department has rare coins and weapons of the 17th and the 18th centuries (matchlock, dhaal, Katar, chakkar, bows and kirpans).

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27 dsµbr 1929 eIsvI ƒ AµimRqsr ivKy is~K ihstorIAn suswietI dI sQwpnw hoeI[ ieh suswietI dy sk~qr dI syvw ienHW ƒ sONpI geI[ ienHW idnW ivc hI Kwlsw kwlj AµimRqsr ivKy ieiqhwsk Koj leI iek kyNdr ivBwg vjoN sQwpq kIqw igAw[ ies ivBwg dI swrI izµmyvwrI s: krm isµG ƒ sONpI geI[ s: krm isµG ihstorIAn ny 1907 eIsvI ivc ‘jIvn ibRqWq bµdw bhwdr’, ‘jIvn sRImqI sdw kOr’ Aqy ‘bIbI hrnwm kOr jI’ nWA dIAW pusqkW pwTkW ƒ Byt kIqIAW[ ies qoN ip~CoN ‘jIvn ibRqWq bwbw Awlw isµG’, ‘kys

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ieh hI nhIˆ mwqw suMdrI jI gurU swihb dy jwx qoˆ bwAd qkrIbn 40 swl smyˆ-smyˆ 'qy Prmwn jwrI krdy rhy, ijs nUM swrw Kwlsw pMQ svIkwr krdw[ aunHwˆ ny gurU swihb dIAwˆ ilKqwˆ iek`TIAwˆ kr ky aunHwˆ nUM CpvwieAw qy gurduAwirAwˆ dw pRbMD swˆiBAw[ aunHwˆ AwpxI mohr vI bxvweI, ijs duAwrw auh is`K POjwˆ nUM hukm jwrI krdy[ mwqw Bwg kOr pihlI is`K iesqrI sn, ijnHwˆ ny jMg ivc ih`sw ilAw[ pihlwˆ aunHwˆ ny isMGwˆ nUM pRyirAw Aqy iPr Awp gurU swihb nwl rl ky muglwˆ i^lw& jMg lVI Aqy &qih hwsl kIqI[ is`K ieiqhws dI ies CotI ijhI Jwq qoˆ ielwvw jy AsI gurU gRMQ swihb dI bwxI pVHIey qwˆ AsIˆ vyKdy hwˆ ik sMpUrx gurU gRMQ swihb swnUM purK Aqy iesqrI dy ie`k smwn hox dw sMdyS idMdw hY[

Anykwˆ vwr hI gurU gRMQ swihb ivc iesqrI Aqy purK dohwˆ nUM jIv-Awqmw rUp ivc sMboiDq kridAwˆ BYxo, sKI, shylI Awidk Sbdwˆ dw pRXog kIqw igAw hY Aqy kyvl prmwqmw nUM hI purK rUp jwixAw igAw hY[ ivSv dy ieiqhws ivc pihlI vwr Aijhw hoieAw ik iesqrI Aqy purK nUM brwbr r`Kx leI dohwˆ nUM hI pMj kkwr puAwey gey, qwˆ jo iesqrI AwpxI srIrk r`iKAw Awp kr sky Aqy dohwˆ ivc iksy vI pRkwr dw Byd nw r`iKAw jwvy[ is`K Drm ie`k Aijhw Drm hY, ijs ivc bIbIAwˆ nUM kyvl mwx-snmwn hI nhIˆ blik brwbrI dw drjw id`qw igAw hY[ nw qwˆ is`K rihq mrXwdw Aqy nw hI ikqy hor bIbIAwˆ nUM isMGwˆ qoˆ v`K mMinAw igAw hY[ donwˆ nUM ie`ko idRStI nwl ie`ko ijhw aupdyS Aqy AwdyS id`qw igAw hY[ A`j is`K Drm dunIAwˆ dw pMjvwˆ sB qoˆ v`fw pRbMiDq Drm bx cu`ikAw hY[ ies ivc bIbIAwˆ dw pUrw Xogdwn hY[ is`K Drm dunIAwˆ dy swhmxy imswl kwiem kr cu`ikAw hY[ A`j jdoˆ pUrw ivSv gurU nwnk dyv dw 550 swlw jnm idhwVw mnw irhw hY, mYˆ Awpxy ies lyK rwhIˆ Aws krdI hwˆ ik bIbIAwˆ is`K srgrmIAwˆ ivc v`D cVH ky ih`sw lYx qwˆ jo Awaux vwlIAwˆ pIVHIAwˆ q`k is`K ivrsw phuMcwieAw jw sky[ ivrsy dI sMBwl Aqy pRswr iek iesqrI purK nwloˆ vDyry sPlqwpUrvk FMg nwl kr skdI hY[

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QwipAw n jwie kIqw n hoieÒ Awpy Awip inrMjnu soieÒ (AMg 2) BwvyN auh hr jIv Aqy hr vsq ivc mOjUd hY pr iPr vI idKweI nhIN idMdw[ auh srb-SkqImwn, srb-ivAwpk Aqy srb-igAwqw hY pr mnu`K iPr vI aus ƒ pihcwxn ivc Asmr`Q rihMdw hY[ aus dw vrxn krnw qW iek pwsy irhw, mnu`K qW aus dI iql-mwqr aupmw vI nhIN kr skdw[ SRI gurU gRMQ swihb dy SurU ivc hI id`qy Aqy ies ivc ku`l 21 vwr duhrwey gey ‘mUl-mMqr’ ivc gurU nwnk swihb ny prmwqmw dw jo srUp icqivAw hY, auh ies pRkwr hY: <> siqnwmu krqw purKu inrBau inrvYru Akwl mUriq AjUnI sYBM gur pRswidÒ

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vI hY, dwqw vI hY Aqy dwqwr vI hY, rihmvwn vI hY Aqy b^Sxhwr vI hY[ ieMnw kuJ khy jwx dy bwvjUd nw qW aus dy guxW dw, nw aus dI SkqI dw Aqy nw hI aus dy srUp dw vrxn krnw sMBv hY[ sRI gurU goibMd isMG jI AwpxI bwxI jwpu swihb ivc ies g`l dw inbyVw krdy hoey kihMdy hn:

ivdvwn K`ulHy mUMh vwly ‘E’ Aqy ies A`gy l`gI kwr dw ArQ ieh vI krdy hn ik ies kwienwq dI hr idKweI jW nw-idKweI dyx vwlI SYA ies AMdr smweI hoeI hY Aqy kuJ vI ies qoN bwhr nhIN hY[ ies qrHW nwl < ij`Qy Akwl purK dw sUck bxdw hY, au`Qy hI ieh swrI kwienwq ƒ Awpxy klwvy ivc lY ky smUh isRStI dy r`iKAk hox dw lKwiek vI bxdw hY[

iesy qrHW gurU nwnk dyv jI ny AwpxI bwxI ‘so dr’ ivc vI sp`St kIqw hY ik l`K Xqn krn ‘qy vI aus dI iql mwqr vifAweI nhIN kIqI jw skdI-

mUl mMqr dI ivAwiKAw prmwqmw iek hY[ aus dw nwm s`cw ArQwq sdIvI hoNd vwlw hY[ auh swrI isRStI ƒ pYdw krn vwlw qy aus ivc iek-rs ivAwpk hY[ auh BYA Aqy vYr qoN mukq hY[ auh kwl qoN bwhr hY ArQwq aus au`pr nw qW smyN dw koeI Asr huMdw hY qy nw hI aus ƒ kwl (mOq) CUh skdw hY[ auh jUnW qoN rihq hY ArQwq auh nw jMmdw hY, nw mrdw hY[ auh AwpxyAwp hI hoNd ivc AwieAw hY ArQwq auh iksy hor SkqI duAwrw nhIN isrijAw igAw[ Aijhy prmwqmw dI pRwpqI s`cy gurU dI ikrpw Aqy imhr sdkw hI ho skdI hY[ jpu jI swihb dy AwrMB ivc hI AMikq mMglwcrx rUpI slok ivc prmwqmw dy srUp bwry hor sp`St krdy hoey gurU swihb ilKdy hn ik auh Awid kwl ArQwq jgq dI auqpqI qoN pihlW vI mOjUd sI, auh hr Xu`g ivc vI mOjUd irhw hY, auh hux vI mOjUd hY Aqy auh Awaux vwly smyN ivc vI mOjUd rhygw (Awid scu jugwid scu hY BI scu nwnk hosI BI scu)[ v`K-v`K nWA Aqy rUp sRI gurU gRMQ swihb ivc pRBU-prmwqmw leI bhuq swry nwvW Aqy ivSySxW dI vrqoN kIqI geI hY[ aus leI jo v`Kv`K nWA vrqy gey hn, aunHW ivc hrI, rwm, pRBU, gopwl, prmwqmw, krqw, Twkur, dwqw, pRmySr, nwrwiex, AMqrjwmI, murwrI, jgdIS, siqnwm, A`lHw, mohn, Bgvwn, inrMkwr, vwihgurU Awid Swml hn[ ienHW ivcoN sB qoN v`D (8000 qoN vI v`D vwr) vriqAw jwx vwlw Sbd hrI jW hir hY jd ik rwm Sbd ƒ 2500 dy krIb vwr vriqAw igAw hY[

vfy myry swihbw gihr gMBIrw guxI ghIrwÒ koie nw jwxY qyrw kyqw kyvfu cIrwÒ rhwauÒ sB surqI imil suriq kmweIÒ sB kImiq imil kImiq pweIÒ igAwnI iDAwnI gur gurhweIÒ khxu nw jweI qyrI iqlu vifAweIÒ (sRI gurU gRMQ swihb jI, AMg 9) Asl ivc auh guxW dw eynw ivSwl, gihrw Aqy gMBIr smuMdr hY ik koeI vI ieh nhIN d`s skdw ik aus dw cIrw ArQwq pswrw jW ivsQwr ikMnw v`fw hY[ aus bwry qW AsIN kyvl iek hI g`l XkIn nwl kih skdy hW Aqy auh hY gurU nwnk swihb duAwrw rwg DnwsrI ivc aucwrI geI bwxI dIAW ieh qukWsB mih joiq joiq hY soieÒ iqs dY cwnx sB mih cwnx hoieÒ (sRI gurU gRMQ swihb jI, AMg 13) auh iek hY Aqy sB aus dw pswrw hY[ aus dy AnykW rUp hn Aqy lok aus ƒ Axigxq nwvW nwl pukwr rhy hn : qyry nwm Anykw rUp AnMqw khxu nw jwhI qyry gux kyqyÒ (gurU nwnk dyv jI-sRI gurU gRMQ swihb jI, AMg 358)

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AMq ivc iehI ikhw jw skdw hY ik prmwqmw dw srUp smJx leI swƒ mUl-mMqr dI Bwvnw ƒ smJxw Aqy Awpxwauxw pvygw[ auh iek hY, swfw sB dw isrjxhwr Aqy ipRqpwlk hY pr AsIN aus dw iksy qrHW vI Byd nhIN pw skdy[ aus dy nWA ‘qy koeI lVweI-JgVw krnw kyvl AigAwnqw Aqy mUrKqw hY[ aus ny swƒ sB ƒ smwn rUp ivc isrijAw hY Aqy swfy duAwrw iksy nwl Byd-Bwv kIqy jwx jW n&rq kIqy jwx dw Bwv hY Awpxy hI isrjxhwr nwl BydBwv jW n&rq krnw[ swƒ hmySw aus ƒ cyqy r`Kxw cwhIdw hY, aus ƒ Awpxy AMg-sMg smJxw cwhIdw hY Aqy kdI vI koeI Aijhw kMm nhIN krnw cwhIdw, ijs nwl prmwqmw dw Apmwn huMdw hovy jW auh swfy nwl nwrwz huMdw hovy[

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prmwqmw rUpI srb-au`c SkqI leI jo ivSySx sRI gurU gRMQ swihb ivc vrqy gey hn aunHW ivc Awid, AnIl (Su`D, piv`qr), Anwhd (rUhwnI nwd), Agm (AphuMc), Agocr, AnUp (ijs dI aupmw krnI sMBv nw hovy), Apwr, byAMq, Akwl, AjUnI, sYBM, inrBau, inrvYr, pwqSwhW dw pwqSwh, dwqw, dwqwr Awid Swml hn[ auh ies isRStI dy kxkx ivc smwieAw hoieAw hY Aqy pRkwSvwn hY pr aus ƒ dyKxw jW smJxw mnu`KI phuMc qoN bwhr hY Aqy aus ƒ kyvl AihswisAw hI jw skdw hY[ auh krqw vI hY qy krqwr

c`kR ichn Aru brn jwiq Aru pwiq nihn ijhÒ rUp rMg Aru ryK ByK koaU kih n skq ikhÒ Acl mUriq AnBau pRkws Aimqoij kih`jYÒ koit ieMdR ieMdRwix swhu swhwix gixjYÒ iqRBvn mhIp sur nr Asur nyiq nyiq bn iqRx khqÒ qv srb nwm kQY kvn krm nwm brnq sumiqÒ

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rwie bulwr muhµmd B`tI dw jnm ipµf kot husYn dy v`fy izmINdwr rwie Boie Kwn B`tI dy Gr 1447 eIsvI ƒ hoieAw[ kot husYn hI bwAd ivc rwie Boie Kwn B`tI dy nWA nwl, rwie Boie dI qlvµfI vjoN jwixAw jwx l`gw, jo A`j gurU nwnk dyv jI dw jnm AsQwn hox kwrn pUry sµswr ivc nnkwxw swihb dy nWA nwl pRis`D hY[ nnkwxw swihb, lwhOr (pwiksqwn) dI mgrbI idSw v`l, lhOr qoN lgpg 42 iklomItr dI dUrI 'qy siQq hY[

sB qoN pihlW rwey bulwr B`tI ny kIqI SRI gurU nwnk dy ruhwnI zhUr dI pihcwx

gurU nwnk dyv jI dy jIvn kwl nwl sbµDq, purwqn swKI swihq Anuswr, gurU nwnk dyv jI dy swKI swihq dI iebqdw, rwey bulwr dIAW swKIAW nwl hI huµdI hY[ gurU nwnk dyv jI dy jnm smyN aunHW dy rUhwnI nUr dw AnuBv sB qoN pihlW gurU jI dI v`fI BYx byby nwnkI Aqy aus qoN bwAd rwey bulwr jI ƒ hoieAw sI[ gurU nwnk dyv jI dy jnm dIAW KuSIAW ijvyN mihqw kwlU jI dy pirvwr ivc mnweIAW geIAW, aus qoN ikqy v`D KuSI rwey bulwr swihb dy pirvwr ivc mnweI geI sI[ rwey bulwr B`tI gurU nwnk dyv jI dy swKI swihq dy Aijhy pihly pwqrW ivcoN hn, ijnHW ny gurU jI dy rUhwnI nUr ƒ, ielwhI nUr dw swkwr rUp muj`sm mµn ky, aus dI pwrsweI dI pRsqS jIvn dy AwKrI plW q`k krdy rhy[ gurU swKIAW ivc hvwlw imldw hY ik jdoN gurU nwnk dyv jI hwly bwl AvsQw ivc hI sn qW aunHW dy ipqw mihqw kwlU jI ƒ pirvwr dy pRohq ny ikhw ik bwl nwnk dI AvsQw hux jnyaU pihnx dy Xog ho geI hY qy bwlk ƒ jnyaU gRihx krvw dyxw cwhIdw hY[ jdoN pµifq jnyaU pihnwaux dI rsm leI mihqw kwlU jI dy gRih ivKy pùjy qW bwl nwnk ny jnyaU Dwrn qoN sw& ienkwr kr id`qw Aqy Awpxy vloN jnyaU dI iek nvIN pirBwSw pWfy A`gy r`K id`qI jo gurbwxI dy rwg Awsw ivc ies qrHW suSoiBq hYdieAw kpwh sµqoK sUqu jqu gµFI squ vtuÒ eyhu jnyaU jIA kw hweI q pwfy GquÒ (sRI gurU gRµQ swihb, Aµg-471) (hy pWfy, pihlW imhrbwnI ƒ kpwh, sµquStqw ƒ Dwgw, pRhyzgwrI ƒ gµF Aqy s`c ƒ mroVw bxw[ ieh jµJU Awqmw dw hY, jy Aijhw jµJU qyry pws hY qW myry gl ivc pw dyh) pµifq leI ieh vrqwrw koeI sDwrn vrqwrw nhIN sI[ jnyaU nw Dwrn krn dI ^br cwry pwsy jµgl dI A`g vWg PYl geI[ ieh ^br sux ky rwey bulwr vI bwl nwnk dy drSnW leI mihqw kwlU jI dy Gr Awey qy ies kOqkI Gtnw bwry jwxkwrI leI Aqy bwl nwnk dy drSn pwey[ ies smyN hI rwey bulwr ƒ gurU nwnk dyv dI brguzIdw S^sIAq dw AnuBv ho igAw sI[ gurU nwnk dyv jI dy ipqw, mihqw kilAwx dws aur& mihqw kwlU jI, rwey bulwr dy jnm qoN pihlW hI rwie Boie Kwn dI imlK dy ptvwrI Aqy mIr munSI sn[ rwie Boie Kwn B`tI lgpg 39,000 eykV rkby dy mwlk sn[ mihqw kwlU jI iemwndwrI, isAwxp, vjHwdwrI Aqy dwnweI kwrn rwie Boie Kwn B`tI dy byh`d krIbI ivSvwspwqrW vjoN jwxy jWdy sn[ rwie bulwr hwly bwl vrys ivc hI sn ik aunHW dy vwild rwie Boie Kwn B`tI, ieµqkwl &rmw gey[ rwie bulwr Kwn dy v`fy hox q`k rwie Boie Kwn dI imlK dI swrI izµmyvwrI mihqw kwlU jI ny bVI iemwndwrI nwl inBweI, ijs kwrn rwey bulwr dy Aihl-ey-^wnw, mihqw kwlU jI dI KsUsI ie`zq krdy sn[ Aijhw hI rv`eIAw jdoN rwie bulwr swihb jvwn ho gey qW aunHW dy purKlUs slIikAW ivc vI rvW irhw[

gurU nwnk dyv jI ny jdoN lVkpn AvsQw ivc pRvyS kIqw qW ipqw mihqw kwlU ny iek idn m`JIAW crwvx leI Byj id`qw[ m`JIAW ƒ crWdW ivc C`f ky Awp iek rùK dI CW hyTW sON gey[ m`JIAW dw Juµf crWdW dy nwl lgdy ikswnW dy KyqW ivc jw viVAw qy ikswnW dIAW lihlhwauNdIAW PslW aujwV id`qIAW[ ikswnW ny m`JIAW dy pwLI dI iSkwieq rwey bulwr pws jw kIqI ik quhwfy

munSI mihqw kwlU dy lwfly pùqr nwnk ny swfI KVHI Psl ivc m`JIAW C`f ky swrI Psl aujwV id`qI hY[ rwie bulwr ny ausy vyly mihqw kwlU jI ƒ bulvwieAw Aqy ikswnW dIAW PslW dy aujwVy dw mOkw vyKx leI c`l pey[ lok mwnqw hY ik jdoN ikswnW dy KyqW ivc pùjy qW PslW pihlW nwloN vI v`D hrIAWkcUr sn qy lihlhw rhIAW sn[ bwl gurU nwnk ƒ s`p dy CwieAw krn vwlI Gtnw vI iesy swKI nwl juVI hoeI hY[ ieh idRS vyK ky rwey bulwr dy mUµhoN suqy is`D inkl igAw 'Xw A`lwh, nwnk qy inrw eI A`lw dw nUr ey, AsIN sB Dµn ho gey hW, rwie Boie dI qlvµfI dI kùl ^wk pwk ho geI ey, kwlU jI, qusW dy Gr iek v`fy bzurg PkIr ny jnm ilAw sU[' 'Xw A`lwh, Xw A`lwh' pukwrdw hoieAw rwie bulwr m`JIAW dy pwLI gurU nwnk dy pYrIN Fih ipAw, 'hy A`lw dy bzurg PkIr, swfIAW ^qwvW muAw& krIN, swQoN v`fI ^qw hoeI ey, AsW A`lwh dI zwq ƒ nhIN pCwqw, nwnk qy v`fIAW bkkqW brswaux vwlw, imhrW dw sweIN ey, ies ƒ A`j qoN bwAd iksy ny kuJ nhIN AwKxw, r`b dI rzw ivc jo mrzI ipAw kry['

gurduAwrw SRI ikAwrw swihb, nnkwxw swihb (pwiksqwn)

rwie bulwr, gurU nwnk dyv jI pwsoN aumr ivc 22 swl v`fy sn, mzHbI qOr 'qy iek muslmwn sn qy A`lw dI bµdgI ivc XkIn r`Kdy sn, pr muslmwn huµidAW hoieAW vI aunHW dI AsrIrI AkIdq, gurU nwnk dyv jI dI rUhwnI Azmq qoN judw nhIN sI[ iehI vjHw sI ik rwie bulwr swihb ny AwpxI kùl imlK dw lgpg A`Dw ih`sw, Bwv 19,000 eykV zmInI rkbw gurU nwnk

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dyv jI dy nWA 'qy mnsUb krvw id`qw sI[ izkrXog hY ik nnkwxw swihb dy mwl irkwrf dy Kwnw mlkIAq ivc ies rkby dw mwlk A`j vI 'bwbw nwnk' hI hY[ ieh vI iek vic`qr s`c hY ik ies zmIn ivc gurU nwnk ny nw kdy hl joqw qy nw hI kdy KyqI kIqI hY[ ies smùcy rkby dI dyK-ryK pwiksqwn dy mihkmw AOkw& dy zyr-ey-bµdobsq hY[ iesy rkby dy kuJ ih`sy ivc gurU nwnk dyv jI dy 550vyN purb dy XwdgwrI auqsv 'qy pwiksqwn dI srkwr vloN bwbw gurU nwnk dyv XUnIvristI dI sQwpnw kIqI jw rhI hY[ ivSv p`Dr dI ies XUnIvristI dw nINh p`Qr pµjwb (pwiksqwn) dy vzIr-ey-Awhlw jnwb ausmwn buzgwr swihb vloN nnkwxw swihb ivKy imqI 13 julweI, 2019 ƒ r`iKAw igAw hY[ bwbw gurU nwnk XUnIvristI dI qwmIr 'qy lgpg 259 kroV rupey dw Anumwnq Krcw Awvygw[ pwiksqwn dI mrkzI hkUmq Aqy p`CmI pµjwb dI sUbweI hkUmq A`gy myrI ArzoeI hY ik bwbw gurU nwnk dyv XUnIvristI dI qwmIr dw kµm mukµml hox auprµq aus dy pRbµDkI kµplYks dw nWA rwey bulwr swihb dy nWA 'qy ies qrHW mnsUb kIqw jwvy : 'rwey bulwr SOAbw-ey-ieµqzwmIAw'[ ies XUnIvristI dy sµgIq ivBwg dw nWA BweI mrdwnw dy nWA 'qy 'BweI mrdwnw SOABw-ey-mOsIkI' r`iKAw jwvy Aqy XUnIvristI dy pblIkySn ivBwg dw nWA BweI bwlw jI dy nWA 'qy 'BweI bwlw SoAbw-eyqbwAq-a-ieSwAq' r`iKAw jwvy, qW ik ienHW swirAW dI Xwd Biv`K dIAW nslW dy izhn ivc sdIAW bIq jwx qoN bwAd vI slwmq rhy[

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gurU nwnk dyv jI AwpxI qIsrI audwsI dy smyN kSmIr, sumyr prbq qy is`D-goStI ivc mubqlw sn, jdoN aunHW dw prm snyhI, rwie Boie dI qlvµfI dw audwr, srdwr, rwey bulwr B`tI (1515 eIsvI) v&wq pw gey[ swKI swihq ivc iek kQw ieh vI drj hY ik rwie bulwr swihb ny Aw^rq dy vkq gurU nwnk swihb ƒ bhuq Xwd kIqw qy gurU nwnk dyv jI AwpxI qIsrI audwsI ivcy hI C`f ky Awpxy mihrm murId rwie bulwr dy AwKrI drSn dIdwirAW leI Acncyq rwie Boie dI qlvµfI prq Aweyy, rwie bulwr jI dw isr gurU nwnk dI god ivc sI ik rwey bulwr ies &wnI sµswr ƒ Alivdw AwK gey[ rwie bulwr swihb dy jsd-ey-^wkI ƒ rwie Boie dI qlvµfI dy iek bulµd it`ly aùqy

gurU nwnk swihb dI mOjUdgI ivc spurd-ey-^wk kIqw igAw[ ies it`ly aùqy hI aunHW dw iek BùilAw ivsirAw mzwr vI hY, ijs aùpr iek guµbd QmHilAW dy shwry auswirAw hoieAw hY[ rwie bulwr jI dw mzwr A`j byh`d AxgOlI hwlq ivc jwpdw ey[ gurU nwnk dyv jI dy 550vyN pRkwS auqsv smyN qW rwie bulwr swihb dy mzwr ƒ sµvwrn qy sµBwlx dw kµm swfw &rz-ey-A`vl hoxw cwhIdw sI[ kùl jhwn ivc is`KW dI SoBw hoxI sI, jy SRomxI gurduAwrw pRbµDk kmytI sRI AµimRqsr Aqy pwiksqwn gurduAwrw pRbµDk kmytI dy AwgU, is`K XwqrUAW ƒ nwl lY ky rwey bulwr swihb dI mzwr 'qy pùj ky pUrI is`K kOm vloN rsmI qOr 'qy i^rwz-ey-AkIdq Byt krdy[ gurU nwnk dyv jI dy pihly muslmwn pYrokwr dI mzwr 'qy cwdrW cVHweIAW jWdIAW, ZulpoS ivCwey jWdy, icrwg jgwey jWdy[ pr A&sos! ik kuJ vI Aijhw nhIN hoieAw[ r`b jwxy swfy slIikAW ivcoN Aijhy sU^Sm Adb ikauN gvwc gey hn? ies aùdm dI pihl nw krn ivc swQoN eyfI v`fI Bùl ikauN ho geI? ies aukweI ƒ qurµq suDwrnw bxdw hY[ 504 vrHy bIq jwx qoN bwAd rwey bulwr swihb dy mzwr ƒ iek mkbrw vI drkwr nhIN[ ijs rwey bulwr ny 19,000 eykV zmInI rkbw gurU nwnk swihb dI rUhwnI Azmq ƒ sjdy vjoN Aripq kIqw hovy, A`j pµj sdIAW bwAd vI aus dI mzwr ƒ mkbrw muX`sr nw ho sky[ ipAwry Kwlsw jIE, AsIN sµgmrmrI gurduAwry qW QW-QW auswr ley hn, pr gurU nwnk dyv jI dy Pls&y dy sihpwqrW ƒ kOx Xwd krygw? mYN jdoN vI gurU nwnk dyv jI dI rUhwnI Azmq ƒ mihsUs krdw hW qW myrI jIvn cyqnw ivc rwey bulwr swihb dI BùlI ivsrI mzwr dw idRS iek audws iSkvw lY ky myry izhn 'qy svwr ho jWdw hY, ijs dI pIVw bhwdur Swh z&r dy bolW ivc ibAwn kr irhw hWbr mzwr-ey-mw ZrIbW nI icrwgI, nI ZulI, nI pr-ey-prvwnw sozd, nI sdw-eI-bulbulI[ (ArQwq: myry byvqn dy mzwr aùpr hux nw koeI icrwg jgdw hY Aqy nw hI koeI Pùl mihkdw hY, ies krky nw ie`Qy iksy prvwny dy KµB sVdy hn Aqy nw iksy bulbul dI hUk suxweI idµdI hY)

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crolling down some of my Instagram posts on Sep 27, 2019 I saw a post with a picture of a blue turbaned Sheriff, Sandeep Singh Dhaliwal, who was killed in the line of duty during a traffic stop. As I went down the memory lane, I remember him as a very wellknown man for being the first Sikh in the Harris County to wear his turban in 2015.

It was such a small step by him but a great leap for the Sikh community where the forthcoming Sikhs in service does not have to choose between their faith and their career of service.

He was 10 year old police veteran who joined as a detention officer in 2009. He used to run trucking business and pizza business earlier but joined this service to launch awareness among the people for his religion and his revered turban. He was a trailblazing law enforcement officer who did an incredible job during the hurricane Harvey in 2017 by raising resources for hurricane victims and his inspiring lectures when he used to address the Gurudwara for his intention to wear the turban and his steps to make the Sikh community more stronger.

RIP! Sandeep Singh Dhaliwal.

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He left behind his wife, three children and a father. His untimely departure was a grieving moment for the Sikh community where one of us again became a victim of senseless crime. Another Turban loses a head !

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Not only his family is grief-stricken but the loss echoed worldwide. His police department, Sikh community and people from all walks of life gathered to carry out several candle light vigils across North America and pay him last respects during his funeral.

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