The Punjab Pulse

Centre for Socio-Cultural Studies

Pakistan

Gurdwara Panja Sahib

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Gurinder Kaur  Gurdwara Panja Sahib  is a famous Gurdwara located in Hasan Abdal, Pakistan. The shrine is considered to be particularly important as the handprint of the founder of Sikhism, Guru Nanak, is believed to be imprinted on a boulder at the gurdwara. In the … [Read more...] about Gurdwara Panja Sahib

Pakistan media’s insensitive reporting on Kabul Gurdwara carnage

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Nilesh Kunwar Wednesday’s carnage (March 25th, 2020) at Gurdwara Har Rai Sahib in Kabul that left 25 Sikh worshipers dead was a despicable act that has been widely condemned across the globe in the severest of terms. Yet, instead of adopting a somber tone and tenor while … [Read more...] about Pakistan media’s insensitive reporting on Kabul Gurdwara carnage

Terrorist attack on Kabul Gurdwara elicits universal condemnation, Pakistani hand suspected

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Jaibans Singh A 400 year old Gurdwara in Shor Bazaar, Karte Parwan, Kabul, Afghanistan, is  one among only three remaining Gurdwara's of the Sikhs in Kabul. On  25, March, several Sikhs families had gathered in the Gurdwara  for morning prayers. The total strength of the … [Read more...] about Terrorist attack on Kabul Gurdwara elicits universal condemnation, Pakistani hand suspected

Understanding the relationship of the soldier with the leader

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Jaibans Singh In June, 2019, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) issued a notification directing that income tax exemption on disability pension would be given only to such Armed Forces personnel who had been “invalidated from service.” Military veterans in India … [Read more...] about Understanding the relationship of the soldier with the leader

Concept of secular and minority calls for redefinition in new age India

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Jaibans Singh The recent agitations in various parts of the country in the wake of the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019, (CAA) passed by the parliament have taken the country by surprise. Communal peace and harmony has been witnessed for quite some time now, to the extent … [Read more...] about Concept of secular and minority calls for redefinition in new age India