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Guru Nanak Dev Ji

Stubble Burning: Lessons learnt from Punjab’s failed drive

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Ramesh Vinayak and Navneet Sharma Ahead of the paddy harvesting in September, the Punjab government chose to make Guru Nanak Dev’s verse ‘pavan guru, pani pita, mata dharat mahat’ (air is guru, water the father, earth the eminent mother’) as the centrepiece of its message … [Read more...] about Stubble Burning: Lessons learnt from Punjab’s failed drive

Kartarpur Corridor: As D-day approaches policy in on course despite challenges

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Jaibans Singh “So, what might be an act of the BJP and SAD to please the domestic Sikh audience could prove to be a disaster in the long run. The reason I have not mentioned the Congress here is because the Punjab chief minister unequivocally criticised Pakistan and took a … [Read more...] about Kartarpur Corridor: As D-day approaches policy in on course despite challenges

Guru Har Rai Ji: An embodiment of compassion and spiritual enlightenment

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Jaibans Singh Har Rai was born to Baba Gurditta and his wife Mata Nihal Ji (also known as Mata Ananti Ji) on 16 January 1630.  Baba Gurditta, the eldest son of Guru Hargobind Ji had been handpicked by Baba Sri Chand, the son of Guru Nanak Dev Ji, to run his yogic sect called … [Read more...] about Guru Har Rai Ji: An embodiment of compassion and spiritual enlightenment

Guru Hargobind Ji: The hallowed architect of the Sikh nation

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Jaibans Singh The fifth master of the Sikhs, Guru Arjan Dev Ji and his wife Mata Ganga Ji were blessed with their only child a son, on 19, June 1595, at Wadali Guru, about seven kms from Amritsar. They named the child Hargobind and he went on to become the sixth master of the … [Read more...] about Guru Hargobind Ji: The hallowed architect of the Sikh nation

The Significance of Kartarpur Corridor

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Jaibans Singh In a major initiative last November, India and Pakistan agreed to set up the Kartarpur Corridor. Kartarpur Sahib is located in Pakistan's Narowal district across the Ravi River, about four kilometres from the Dera Baba Nanak shrine in India. It is that holy place … [Read more...] about The Significance of Kartarpur Corridor