The Birth of the Khalsa - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Birth of the Khalsa write by Nikky-Guninder Kaur Singh. This book was released on 2012-02-01. The Birth of the Khalsa available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Sikhs trace the genesis of their religious rites, prayers, dress codes, and names to Guru Gobind Singh's creation of the Khalsa in 1699. The Birth of the Khalsa is the first work to explore this pivotal event in Sikh history from a feminist perspective, questioning the ways in which Sikh memories have constructed a hypermasculine Sikh identity. The book argues that Sikh memory needs to acknowledge the vital female dimension grounded in the universal human condition and present at the birth of the Khalsa. Inspired by her own father, the eminent Sikh scholar Harbans Singh, Nikky-Guninder Kaur Singh rediscovers the feminine side of the words and actions of the founders of Sikhism. She looks at the basic texts and tenets of Sikh religion and demonstrates the female aspect in the sacred text, daily prayers, dress code, and rituals of the Sikhs. Singh reminds us that Guru Gobind Singh's original vision was an egalitarian one and urges present-day Sikhs to live up to the liberating implications set in motion when he gave birth to the Khalsa.
Founder of the Khalsa
Founder of the Khalsa - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Founder of the Khalsa write by Amardeep S. Dahiya. This book was released on 2014-04-14. Founder of the Khalsa available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book encapsulates the exceptionally eventful and vibrant life of the guru that will provoke thought and debate even in today’s times. Guru Gobind Singh – Founder of the Khalsa; saint; warrior par excellence; poignant poet; philosopher; soulful human being – was the illustrious Tenth Guru of the Sikhs. This extensively researched book goes beyond the established events that broadly include the untimely assassination of Guru Teg Bahadur; Guru Gobind Singh’s coronation; the battles of Bhangani and Nadaun; his stay in Paonta and Anandpur; and the historic creation of the Khalsa. The book talks about other events that sought to widely establish the Khalsa including the battle of Nirmohgarh; the siege and evacuation of Anandpur; the battles of Chamkaur, Khidrana and Muktsar; his Zafarnama to Aurangzeb and subsequent meeting with Bahadur Shah Zafar in Agra. Most importantly, it provides some unknown facts about the anointment of the holy book of the Sikhs – the Guru Granth Sahib as the eternal guiding light. Guru Gobind Singh’s prowess as a warrior of immense distinction is well-recorded, besides his understanding of military strategy and execution; the book brings to light his love for literature, scriptures and languages, his philosophical, judicious and humane thought, and is a tribute to the great saint and seeks to outline the historical life, times and events of Guru Gobind Singh in intricate details.
Birth of the Khalsa
Birth of the Khalsa - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Birth of the Khalsa write by Surinder Singh Johar. This book was released on 2001. Birth of the Khalsa available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
The birth of Khalsa
The birth of Khalsa - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The birth of Khalsa write by Kartar Singh. This book was released on 1962. The birth of Khalsa available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Blood for Blood
Blood for Blood - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Blood for Blood write by Terry Milewski. This book was released on 2021-07-13. Blood for Blood available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Fifty years ago, the campaign for a sovereign Sikh state - Khalistan - went global, proclaiming the birth of the new nation with an advertisement in The New York Times on 12 October 1971. The ensuing decades saw a bloodbath in which thousands, mainly Sikhs, lost their lives. Today, the campaign has all but fizzled out in its homeland but overseas, a politically plugged-in band of hardcore separatists keeps the cause alive. In Blood for Blood, veteran Canadian journalist Terry Milewski takes a close look at the global Khalistan project, its hunger for revenge and the feeble response of India's Western allies. He traces the rise and fall of diaspora militants like Talwinder Singh Parmar - the Vancouver-based founder of the Babbar Khalsa terrorist group and the man behind the 1985 'Kanishka' bomb plot which killed 329 aboard Air India Flight 182. The book provides startling new information about the Khalistan movement in Canada, the United Kingdom and India, which has been sustained for decades by Pakistan and now threatens to draw in China. Brilliantly researched, Blood for Blood brings new insights to a topic that continues to hold global interest decades after it first came to light.
