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The Sikh Tradition of Hola Mahalla Q. HOLI OR HOLA? A. Holi is a Hindu festival celebrating the victory of the Saint Prahlade over his evil aunt Holika who tried to burn him alive. However the reasoning behind this festival had long been forgotten, even during the time of the tenth guru, Guru Gobind Singh Jee it had become a meaningless day of throwing colour on each other. Guru Gobind Singh Jee ordered that his Khalsa would not celebrate Holi and instead introduced the tradition of HOLA MAHALLA. Hola is the masculine form of the word Holi indicating the bravery of the Khalsa. The literal meaning of Hola Mahalla is military exercises or manoeuvres. Q. When was Hola Mah…
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In this age of fast and electronic communications, I would like to know what links do the S.G.P.C. and the different Takhats in India and all the Gurdwaras in India as well as abroad have? What I would like to know is whether all of them as stated above have been hooked up in a common server so that whatever decisions or mattas or hukumnamas are issued by the S.G.P.C. or the Akal Takhat are sent across to all through the net or the computer technology. For this to take place , all of them have to have a computer set in their premises or Gurdwaras so that the same is communicated with the Sikh masses all over the world. Take for example the case of the impl…
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Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh Dhanaasree mehlaa 5 ghar 8 dupday (Page 679) Dhanaasaree, Fifth Mehl, Eighth House, Du-Padas: Dhanaasree mehlaa 5 ghar 8 dupday (Page 679) ik-oNkaar satgur parsaad. One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru: simra-o simar simar sukh paava-o saas saas samaalay. Remembering, remembering, remembering Him in meditation, I find peace; with each and every breath, I dwell upon Him. ih lok parlok sang sahaa-ee jat kat mohi rakhvaalay. ||1|| In this world, and in the world beyond, He is with me, as my help and support; wherever I go, He protects me. ||1|| gur kaa bachan basai jee-a naalay. The Guru's…
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Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa, Waheguru Ji Ke Fateh! Nineteen years ago, a war was fought,The warriors who fought, gave up a lot. Nineteen years ago, hundreds of families were eliminated,Old people were burnt and young children terminated. Nineteen years ago, men declared they wanted sovereignty and put their words to action, They no longer wanted to stand the anguish, dishonor, broken promises and vexation. Nineteen years ago, a girl was pushed down and violated, Even her torn, naked, bloody body was left lying around, and she wasn't cremated. Nineteen years ago, a boy who had not yet sprouted beard, Was thrashed senseless, till his screams could no longer be heard. Nin…
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By californiasardar1 · Posted
You make a great point. Nobody is going to mess with an economic giant consisting of over 1 billion people because some random, uneducated pendus who have no money, no organization and no power. Sikhs are very clueless. Just browsing SikhSangat is extremely depressing. I think there was a thread a long time ago where people were speculating on the worldwide Sikh population, and everyone was just pulling random crazy numbers out of their @sses (like over 100 million). -
By californiasardar1 · Posted
Sikhs will not be able to move forward and progress until we stop: 1. Attaching importance to silly things and 2. Living in the past (and even worse: living in a pretend fairy tale version of the past) The Koh-i-noor diamond is not some sort of special symbol of Sikh sovereignty. It has just been a status symbol for various rulers over time. The Sikh obsession with it is corny and pathetic on multiple levels. It's like caring about random material possessions of some rich person just because that rich person comes from the same background as you. Also, Sikhs crying about the British taking it is silly considering that Ranjit Singh took it from someone. What is the appropriate amount of time to go back to determine the "rightful" owner of anything? -
By californiasardar1 · Posted
Why does it matter that you aren't the only one who engages in sentimental revisionism about Ranjit Singh's kingdom? Does the fact that, in addition to you, a large proportion (probably a majority) of our people are misguided and misinformed somehow make it less cringe-worthy? Regarding why Sikhs remember Maharaja Ranjit Singh and not the other various Sikh rajas, there are two reasons: 1. Ranjit Singh had a much larger kingdom but, moreover: 2. 95% of today's Sikhs (including Malwai) probably are unaware of the existence of the other rajas in any case We are sadly one of the most clueless and ill-informed groups of people on the planet. I bet you more than 95% of Sikhs who have heard of Ranjit Singh also believe that his empire included all of modern Indian Punjab.
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