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Congratulations and well done to Karan-Jeet Singh aged 10 who represented Goosewell Primary School in a Fencing Competition in Plymouth. Along with 2 other friends they managed to get second place beating Chaddlewood Primary School. First place was Compton Cof E School. Pictured with Karan-Jeet Singh is Rhiannon Lawrence who as club coach has won various British titles at different age levels. Also pictured is Corinna Lawrence who is Commonwealth Junior Champion and Junior Olympic Silver Medallist. Both are at Salle Lawrence Fencing Club based in Plymouth.

I was reading this article on the Sikh Research and Eduction Center website, it states that Hemkunt is a description of life in the womb. Similar passages can also be found in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Jee - ਸਿਰੀਰਾਗੁ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ਪਹਰੇ ਘਰੁ ੧ ॥ Siree Raag, First Mehl, Pehray, First House: ਪਹਿਲੈ ਪਹਰੈ ਰੈਣਿ ਕੈ ਵਣਜਾਰਿਆ ਮਿਤ੍ਰਾ ਹੁਕਮਿ ਪਇਆ ਗਰਭਾਸਿ ॥ In the first watch of the night, O my merchant friend, you were cast into the womb, by the Lord's Command. ਉਰਧ ਤਪੁ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਕਰੇ ਵਣਜਾਰਿਆ ਮਿਤ੍ਰਾ ਖਸਮ ਸੇਤੀ ਅਰਦਾਸਿ ॥ Upside-down, within the womb, you performed penance, O my merchant friend, and you prayed to your Lord and Master. ਖਸਮ ਸੇਤੀ ਅਰਦਾਸਿ ਵਖਾਣੈ ਉਰਧ ਧਿਆਨਿ ਲਿਵ ਲਾਗਾ ॥ You uttered prayers to your Lord and Master, while upside-down, and you meditated on Him with deep love and affection. ਨਾ ਮਰਜਾਦੁ ਆਇਆ ਕਲਿ ਭੀਤਰਿ ਬਾਹੁੜਿ ਜਾਸੀ ਨਾਗਾ ॥ You came into this Dark Age of Kali Yuga naked, and you shall depart again naked. ਜੈਸੀ ਕਲਮ ਵੁੜੀ ਹੈ ਮਸਤਕਿ ਤੈਸੀ ਜੀਅੜੇ ਪਾਸਿ ॥ As God's Pen has written on your forehead, so it shall be with your soul. ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਪ੍ਰਾਣੀ ਪਹਿਲੈ ਪਹਰੈ ਹੁਕਮਿ ਪਇਆ ਗਰਭਾਸਿ ॥੧॥ Says Nanak, in the first watch of the night, by the Hukam of the Lord's Command, you enter into the womb. ||1|| (Sri Guru Nanak Dev Jee, Sri Rag, Sri Guru Granth Sahib, #774) Its interesting reading - Facts about Guru Gobind Singh’s Previous Life as given by the Guru in his composition‘Bichitar Natak’ It is generally believed that Guru Gobind Singh, in life immediately preceding his birth at Patna (December 18, 1661) was leading the life of an ascetic, doing penance and meditation at the Hem Kunt Mountain. It was while the Guru was performing these penance that God summoned him to His presence and told him, to take birth and become the successor Guru to Guru Tegh Bahadur. The interpretation of the Guru’s writings , that in his previous life he was leading life of an ascetic, is not correct. Below we give excerpts from the Guru’s writings as in ‘Bichitar Natak’ (A Wonderful Drama): “I shall now tell my own story. How God sent me into the world, while I was doing penance. There is mountain called ‘Hem Kunt’ (a cave surrounded by ice), which has seven conspicuous peaks in the area of the garden of Sapat Sring. It was here that king Pandu practiced jog (union). There I too performed my austerities and remembered God. As a result of my remembrance of God, I attained complete union with Him. My father and mother also, worshipped God and strove hard to remember Him. The Great Guru (God) was so pleased with their complete devotion to Him, that He asked me, to take birth in this Kal Yuga (Age of sin). Being fully absorbed in my love of God, I did not desire to come to this world. God, not accepting my representations for not coming to the world, made me understand its necessity. Saying: ‘I have cherished you as My Son and am sending you in the world to extend My Religion. Go and spread My Religion there. Restrain the people from their senseless acts’. I stood up, folded my hands, bowed my head and replied, “Your Religion will prevail in all the world, when it has Your support.” Guru Gobind Singh’s writings are full of similes and symbolism. The paragraph od the Guru’s writings mentioned above cannot be literally translated. There are two statements made by the Guru in the above mentioned composition. Firstly that he was a recluse or hermit doing penance at a place where King Pandu practiced jog (union). Secondly, commanded by God, he took birth in this Age of Sin (Kali Yuga). As we have seen from the lives of Guru Nanak Dev and the succeeding Gurus, the Sikh Teachings are averse to such type asceticism. The human mind is cultivated to its maturity by association with saintly society and by confronting evil situations. By associating with evil, one becomes evil minded. Those who flee from their hoomes to live in forests or climb high mountains to live in isolated caves, gain nothing and become perverted. Guru Gobind singh teaches us - “O man, practice asceticism in this way. Consider your house as a forest, and remain an anchorite at heart. Make continence your matted hair, union with God your ablutions. Make your religious duties as the growth of your nails and Divine Knowledge your spiritual guide. Admonish your heart and apply God’s Name as ashes to your body. Eat little, sleep little, love mercy and forbearance. Always practice mildness and patience, then you may be freed from ‘Maya’ (Illusion) and the effect of Matter of Three Qualities. In this way you may behold the Reality in this world and obtain to the Supreme Being”. The belief that Guru Gobind Singh in his previous life was leading a life of an ascetic, doing penance at Hem Kunt Mountain is based on a faulty interpretation of the above mentioned Guru’s writings. The Guru states that he did penance and meditate in the garden of Sapat Sring, where King Pandu also was engaged in yogic meditation. If we are to interpret this verse correctly, we will have to study the Hindu epic known as the ‘Mahabhartta.’ The ‘Mahabhartta’ is an epic poem, which gives in detail, the political, social and religious life of the antiquities of the Hindu world. History’s men of great culture have displayed their creative nature by their capacity to speculate and imagine. Guru Gobind Singh’s works exist in this sphere. An account of king Pandu’s life is given in the ‘Sambhava Purva’ of the Mahabhartta. Vyasa, the celebrated author of the Vedas, is also the author of this great epic. He was the son of the great sage Parasara and was connected with the families of Kaurvas and Pandvas. King Santanu is said to have married the goddess Ganga. She gave birth to seven children and every time, she took the child and cast it into the river Ganga. The king could not raise any objection to her doing this, as he had pledged to her, before their marriage, that he would never stand in her way. When her eighth child was born and she was about to throw it into the river, the king could not bear it any longer and told her not to murder her innocent children. This time she did not kill the child but disappeared herself. The child became known as Bhishma. Years went by until one day, as the king was wandering on the banks of river Yamuna, he saw a lovely maiden and wanted to marry her, She was the river Yamuna, in the form of fisher-woman. Her father, a fisher-man, laid down the condition that the king could only marry her if any child of this marriage succeeded as the king. The king could not fulfill this condition, as he already had a son, Bhishma. However, then Bishma observed his father’s dejection, he went to see the fisher-man and pledged to him that he would never become king and would never marry, so that now there would be no question of any one else succeeding the king save any off-spring of the fisher-man’s daughter. In this way, Yamuna (Satyavati), married king Santanu. Before her marriage to the king, Satyavati, in an earlier union with Rishi Parasara had had a son named Vyasa, the composer of the epic Mahabharta. She now bore king Santanu a son named Vichitravirya, who ascended the throne of his father at his death. Vichitravirya in turn married the two daughters of king of Kasi, who were named Amvika and Amvalika. After seven years of married life, king Vichitravirya died, leaving his two queens childless. Satyavati, now begged her step son, Bhishma to marry her two daughters-in-law and raise children for his dead step brother. But Bhishma could not agree to the proposal on account of his vow of celebacy. Satyavati then thought of her son Vyasa and asked him to meet the two widowed queens, in order to continue the line of his deceased step brother. Soon after a monthly period of Princess Amvalika was over, Satyavati purified her with baths, led her to her inner apartments, seated her on a luxurious bed and said: “Your husband had an elder brother. It is he who to-night will enter your womb. Do not go to sleep but wait for him.” Amvika thought that she would be visited by Bhishma, but on seeing Vyasa, the ugliest of men, closed her eyes in fear. He embraced her, but not once during the embracing did she open her eyes and look at him. Amvika gave birth to a blind son, who became known as Dhritarashtra. Similarly, Vyasa visited the second widowed queen Amvalika. When Vyasa came to her bed room, she turned pale with fear. She gave birth to a son named Pandu. - The Pale. Satyavati then told Amvika to have another child by Vyasa but she refused. She then sent a maid servant in her place. When Vyasa went into the room, the maid showed no fear. She pleased Vyasa in all respects. She was blessed in every way and bore a most intelligent son, named Vidura. The story now continues round these three brothers, Dhritarashtra, Pandu, Vidura and their descendents. Dhritarashtra was married to Gandhari, who bore to him one hundred sons, the oldest was Daryodhana - Hard to Conquer (the evil in human nature). Pandu became the king and married Kunti. Kunti was daughter of King Sura, who was Yadava by caste. Kunti was also known as Pritha, pleased Rishi Durvasa, who gave her a magical prescription “Mantra”. Through this Mantra she could summon whatever god she wished to give her sons. The Rishi had also fore-knowledge of her future husband, Pandu’s immature death. Kunti while she was still a virgin, out of a curiosity, to test the validity of the Mantra invoked “Arka Vivswat”, the sun god, who at once appeared before her. She became totally confused but the sun god, not leaving her, embraced her. The union gave birth to a son named Karna, from one of her ears. Her marriage to king Pandu took place later. In due course, king Pandu married a second wife, named Madri, the daughter of king Madra. Vidura married the daughter of king Devaha, born of a Sudra (low caste) wife of the king. Vidura himself was also born of a Sudra mother. One day, King Pandu went to jungle for hunting. He saw a huge stag coupling with a doe. The king discharged five arrows from his bow and mortally wounded both the deer. As they fell to the ground, the stag wept bitterly like a man. Actually the stag was not a deer but the son of a great Rishi, who had been enjoying his wife in the form of a deer. He told Pandu that he was a wicked man. Pandu replied, “When kings go out to hunt deer, they kill them as do their enemies, when chasing them. Even Rishis hunt deer and sacrifice them to their gods. Why do you reproach me?” The stag then replied, “Virtuous kings do not attack their enemies, when they are unprepared, but first declare war. I do not blame you for killing deer, but to kill any creature, in the act of copulation is a great sin. When male and female join together, it is agreeable to every creature; it is ordained by gods, and it is good for all. You should have waited until the act was completed. For this sin I curse you. When you join your wives, you will be deemed killed along with your wife. As you have brought grief to me, while I was enjoying happiness, so shall the same happen to you.” (This is the symbolic meaning of sexual intercourse, i.e. to be killed). So saying the deer died. King Pandu was very much shocked and dejected. He told his wives to go to his people and tell them that he would become an ascetic, even though they begged to stay with him. Pandu then became an ascetic and disciple of the Sidhas, who resided in the forests. The Sidhas and Rishis of the forests then arranged to go on a mountaneous pilgrimage. Pandu wanted to accompany them with his wives but the Rishis said: “On our way are heights and regions of perpetual snow, where neither animals, birds or even trees can live; only the winds and Sidhas are there, so how can your princesses exist there?” As his wives could not copulate with him, Pandu replied, “I have no sons, nor am I in a position to create them. I owe a debt to my ancestors. I wish to know if my wives can have children by another man?” The Rishis gave the assent and foretold the birth of wonderful children for him, from other men. Kunti remembering her Mantra invoked the god of justice. Through him she had a son named Yudhishtra. After some time, Kunti invoked the god of wind and through him had a son named Bhima. Later again she invoked Indira and gave birth to a son named Arjuna. Madri, the second wife of king Pandu now expressed her desire to bear children. Pandu asked Kunti to help Madri in this respect. Kunti told Madri to think of the gods with whom she wanted to have children and she would arrange it. Madri thought of the twin Aswins. They were invoked by Kunti and they came to Madri. By then she had twin sons, Nakula and Sahadeva. In this way, five sons (Pandu Brothers) were born to king Pandu. When Pandu actually saw his five handsome sons growing up in the forest of the slopes of the mountain, he felt his sexual power returning. One day, accompanied by Madri, he went out to wander in the woods of the garden of Sapat Sringa. It was spring time, the season that causes unrest in all creatures. Flowers bloomed everywhere filling the woods with their gentle perfume, all the pools were full of lotus blossoms. King Pandu in the midst of all this, sat down to rest with a youthful mortal. His desire for her flared, like a forest fire. Unable to restrain himself, he put his arms around her, while she, knowing that his death would result , endeavored to restrain him. Intoxicated with desire and as if wishing to end his life, he united himself with her. No sooner was this done then life left him, in accordance with the Rishi’s curse. When the body of king Pandu was cremeated, Madri jumped into the fire to be with him. The word “jog” means union. What type of yog did king Pandu have? It was a sexual union with his wife - a union in the womb of his wife. During the gestation period, the baby grows in the womb, where prior to his existence its father had had the union. Guru Gobind Singh in his composition ‘Bichitar Natak’ refers to King Pandu’s place of union (at Sapat Sringa) and states that there (in his mother’s womb) he had his union with God in the company of his Holy Mother. It will be observed that in the above account the womb has been described as “a place”, where on its heights, are regions of perpetual snow, where neither animals and birds nor even trees can live; only the winds, the Sidhas and the great Rishis are there.” The Guru also described it as the “Hem Kunt Mountain” (A cave, in a snow covered Mountain). Dr Nandor in his book ‘New Approaches to Dream Interpretation’ (page 116) has given the following dream in respect of “The Mountain of Birth”. “I talk to a friend in a boastful way of former feats. ‘Do you see that mountain there? We used to climb to its top and hike around up there, where the clouds are.’ Then we coasted down on a sleigh and had difficulties, because the snow did not cover the road completely. There were stretches of road bare of snow. Suddenly a great, lumbering grizzly bear came from the left towards me. I was very frightened, as I felt I could not pass it with the sleigh owing to the poor snow conditions. I start over the slope to my left, willing to risk my limbs in a steep ride that could land me in a gully. Anything to get away from the bear. I did not have enough time to move in either direction, I ended in a tree. Climbing to the top of a mountain and enjoying his stay high up in the clouds” was a recurrent dream with this patient. He did not realize that the the dream was a fantasy of returning into the uterus (womb). The mountain top in a sea of clouds is an island. An island like a mountain submerged in the sea. An island, is a universal symbool of an unborn child, in its amniotic fluid. The foetus is a living island. The dreamer’s boast of former feats (not based on actual experience), is his way of basking in the glory of his past, in the memory of parental Bliss. The sleigh ride down hill, is a dynamic representation of the journey down the uterine canal, the danger of the fall in birth being represented by the gully, its difficulties by insufficient snow on the ground and its terror by the bear. The snow, because of his coldness, is often used in dreams for discomfort or fear. Its insufficiency over part of the road, is a cumulative emphasis on the danger of descent.” It is abundantly clear from the above account that Guru Gobind Singh, in his composition, gave a beautiful description of his foetal life, in his mother’s womb. All human beings have to do penance and live an isolated life in their mother’s womb. A baby in the womb, float head down, knees pulled upwards, just as ascetics do. The Guru in his composition states that he attained complete union with God and that God told him, to take birth in this Kal Yuga (Age of Sin). This clearly means that the Guru was not physically in existence in this world in Kal Yuga, and that his birth at Patna, was his first, in the Kal Yuga. Hindu sacred books divide Time into Four Yugas, each one of thousands of years. Kal Yuga is the Fourth and the Last Yuga. Hem Kunt Mountain is situated North of Hardwar – Rikhikesh in Utar Pradesh State at a height of more than 14,000 feet above sea level. The area remains snow bound for more than eight months in a year. Nothing grows there and no one ever lived there. Raja Pandu did not meditate on God there, but lived in the jungle and had sexual union (yog) with his wife, which the Guru referred. Raja Pandu was not a saint, who meditated on God in these mountaneous area. The Guru metaphorically described his foetal life in his mother’s womb, which is misinterpreted. Mahabharta largely is a classical world famous book of Mythology, description of which is for the scholars to unfold in plain words. All the World Cultures are based on Mythological stories, Mahabhartta is one of such books depicting Indian Culture. It is rather strange that Sikhs built a shrine in the memory of Guru Gobind Singh’s alleged previous life as an ascetic meditating in the mountaneous region north of Hardwar and Rikhikesh! The prevalent mis-interpretation of the Guru’s myth in Bichittar Natak, is not only means lack of lack of our scholarship, but also in haste total nullification of the Truth as preached by the Guru himself. We do not yet understand that the myths cannot be literally interpreted.

Shopkeeper Chases Off Knife Robber An heroic shopkeeper who was threatened by a knife-wielding robber ended up chasing the attacker away armed with a bottle of wine. The thug got away empty handed Jasvinder Bains, 40, was not deterred despite a seven-inch blade being waved in his face and being ordered to empty the till. Instead he grabbed a £4.99 bottle of Blossom Hill wine by the neck and chased his attacker out. The father-of-four, who has run his shop in Lowestoft, Suffolk, for 17 years, said: "I've never had anything like this happen to me before and it was a bit of a shock. "I didn't have much time to think. I just wanted to protect myself and my money and to get him out. I work 16 hours a day, seven days a week to keep this place afloat. "I'll be darned if someone is going to walk in off the street and take from me - I've four children and a wife to support." Sky News

Khalsa Jee, This is an unique opportunity for you to ask questions such as these, so please do come along if possible, no question is out of bounds. This is an event catering especially for the Youth, in particular, to ask all sorts of questions that may take their fancy.

Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh Professor Darshan Singh, former Jathedar of Sri Akal Takhat Sahib, will hold a Question and Answer session at the Sikh Missionary Society, U.K., on the 3rd of March 2007 from 4-6pm. This is an unique opportunity for the youth to ask questions and get answers from a highly respected member of the Sikh Comunity. For more information please contact - Sikh Missionary Society U.K. - 02085741902 Surinder Singh Purewal (General Sec.) - 07949762761 Teja Singh Mangat (Assistant. Sec.) - 07877115810 Sikh Missionary Society U.K. (Regd.) 8-10, Featherstone Road, Southall, Middx, UB2 5AA Tel: +44 (0)20 8574 1902 Fax: +44 (0)20 8574 1912 www.sikhmissionarysociety.org Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh

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Should Men Shave? Should men shave their facial hair? This apparently trivial inquiry leads us to profound wisdom about sexes and their roles. Hair in men, animals and plants serve a very important function of temperature management. Human facial hair appears with puberty when brain begins to fire on all cylinders. But it does not happen in pubescent girls skeptics may object. They forget a simple fact that male brain is larger and heavier than a female brain. Hence nature has evolved extra foliage for it. There was a historical time when a female face could launch a thousand ships. Then Alexander the great had a brain wave that a flowing beard was a handicap in hand to hand combat. His army men began to shave. This clean shaven, handsome, smart and victorious army slowly and steadily swept the beards away, initiating erosion in the equilibrium between the sexes. With face as symbol of womanhood gone women began to take care of their breasts. Its symbolism as object of attraction for men blinded us to its real function – breast feeding of infants. Alexander could not conquer the world but his idea of shaving conquered the civilized males all over the world. In the animal world male and female complement each other as equal but non-identical partners. We, the homo-sapiens or wise animals, are the exception. Here male and female are competing partners; equal and identical in thinking and behavior. The human sexes desperately striving to imitate each other are breaking homes – the building blocks of society. Science in the twentieth century discovered that not breast feeding leads to breast cancer and that breast feeding is ideal for infant and mother for emotional reasons too. The risk factor of shaving every day is waiting to be discovered soon. Not only our physiology but our psychology too suffers from these unnatural indulgences. Men’s testicles are another example of a human organ and its extreme sensitivity to temperature. It hangs outside the body and maintains its temperature by adjusting its distance from the body. Using a tight undergarment in a tropical country like India has resulted in drastic reduction in sperm count. The conclusion is very obvious. We go against nature at our own peril. A bottle feeding mother deprives an infant of the purest food and emotional bonding and strengthened immune system and puts the mother at risk of breast cancer. Likewise shaving of facial hair by men is also interference in nature. The consequences can not be good. Since men pride themselves on their superior brain they should take the initiative to correct this irrational aberration in our behavior. It is urgently required for the wellbeing of our infants, men, women and human society. – A Rishi August 28, 2005 "A. Rishi is a Civil Engineer based in Calcutta, India. He likes to read and meditate. His expressions are based on the premise, "Whatever be the true definition of truth, one thing is quite certain. It takes great courage to acknowledge the truth. Faith is the fearless search for truth. So it is not lost when one questions one’s beliefs." "

Lanark, Scotland - Sikhs are uniting with the Clan Wallace (Celts) in the landmark remembrance of Scotland’s national hero William Wallace (1270-1305). This year marks the 700 anniversary of the brutal public execution of Scotland’s foremost freedom fighter by the English monarchy (Edward I). Scottish-wide events and gatherings are taking place to remember the struggle and sacrifice of this warrior, known as ‘Braveheart’ and the ‘Guardian of Scotland.’ "Only such a person can be recognized as a righteous warrior who whilst in the thick of struggle and battle is cut piece by piece but does not flee the field.” -Guru Granth Sahib The Punjab National History Society and fellow Sikh groups are working closely with Clan Wallace to support a mammoth three day celebration in Lanark on September 9 to 11. The Society believes the example of William Wallace symbolizes the Braveheart spirit shared by both Sikh and Scottish nations: "Sikhs and Scots have a natural affinity. They are both grass-root peasant peoples who have undergone brutal oppression and subjugation throughout their history. Their cultures and lifestyles have been attacked and suppressed. They have identical stories of brave struggle and brave champions, persevering against mighty powers that have engulfed them. Today, both nations are in the thick of reclaiming their culture, identity and freedom.” As part of the Wallace celebrations, the Punjab National History Society is highlighting the equivalent Punjabi Braveheart - Banda Singh Bahadur (1670-1716). Seoras Wallace of Clan Wallace has invited Sikhs to contribute various aspects of their Braveheart tradition and culture, including gatka (sword combat performances), keertan (sacred spiritual songs), weapons display and dastaar (turban) tying. Twenty Sikhs attired in the historic blue Sikh warrior clothes and adorned with historic swords and armaments will join a bodyguard line to receive the coffin of William Wallace containing the ashes of the ‘Guardian of Scotland.’ According to Sikh contributors: “Wallace represents a shining champion of Scottishness - its people, its culture, its lifestyle, its land, its existence, its identity as a free and self-governing nation. As a nation with similar experiences and Bravehearts, we are equally inspired by his example.” William Wallace led a sustained grass-root rebellion against English monarchical occupation and subjugation in the 13th century. His uncompromising leadership of a movement for a free and independent Scotland continues to resonate throughout the centuries, amplified greatly by the famous 1995 film ‘Braveheart’ starring Mel Gibson. His soul refused to submit or bargain to London’s imperialist ambitions. After years of menacing their armies and imperial arrogance, Wallace was captured by the English. Taken to London, his live body was publicly cut into pieces. His body parts were then displayed across Scotland, as a warning to the Scottish people to remain subjugate - which failed. Speaking of the equivalent Bravehearts, the Punjab National History Society says: “Both Wallace and Banda Singh inspired and mobilized their peasant people to unite and struggle for social, spiritual and political freedom. Both suffered brutally. Both were captured and underwent a torturous public execution. Their heroic examples and national messages live on to inspire Scotts and Sikhs and future Bravehearts to come.” Seoras Wallace said, " My respect for the Sikh culture comes from legends within my own family who had fought with Sikhs in many campaigns in history, some not as we would have liked, but the common angst at seeing the courage of the Sikh warrior soldiers and the culture they fought to protect was a reflection of our own culture. I feel it is a privilege for ClanWallace that the Sikh community would share this day with us." He added, "The significance of this connection to Braveheart is that the passion and humanity of the real Bravehearts is shared by communities around the world; and this Sikh/Celtic alliance, to be standing beside each other, is an honorable gesture and as we march past the sarcophagus of Wallace together, children of Lanark on that day will see an example of friendship and camaraderie, and feel the strength of friendship between our communities as a vocation they would wish to aspire to." sikhnn.com

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Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh Khalsa Jee, Full eBook available at the Sikh Missionary Society U.K. Library - Life, Mission and Martyrdom of Baba Jarnail Singh Bhindranwala Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh

Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh Excerpt from the publication "The Life of Guru Nanak Dev Jee" -

Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh Khalsa Jee, Without complications a woman would give birth after nine months after the date of conception,First month would be from conception to 4 weeks, Second month = 4 - 8 weeks, Third month = 8 - 12 weeks, Forth month = 12 - 16 weeks, Fifth month = 16 - 20 weeks, Sixth month = 20 - 24 weeks, Seventh month = 24 - 28 weeks, Eight month = 28 - 32 weeks, Ninth month = 32 - 36 weeks, Tenth month = 36 - 40 weeks. So as you see nine months would be 9 * 4 weeks = 36 weeks, and since pregnancy lasts about 38 weeks, it would come into the tenth month. Infact any date after nine months comes into the tenth month. Hindu Holy Scriptures that talk about life. Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh

Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh Khalsa Jee, Both accused have been Acquitted and found Not Guilty. For more information please read - Sikh Sangat News Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh

Indian-Born Sikhs Cleared in Plane Bombs By JEREMY HAINSWORTH Associated Press Writer VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) - After a two-year trial, a Canadian judge on Wednesday acquitted two Indian-born Sikhs of murder and other charges in the deaths of 331 people killed in the bombings of an Air India plane over the Atlantic and at Tokyo's airport 20 years ago. British Columbia Supreme Court Justice Ian Josephson said the prosecution's key witnesses were not credible. The bombings were the deadliest terrorist strike before the Sept. 11 attacks and were Canada's worst case of mass murder. Spectators in the courtroom, including dozens of victims' relatives, gasped when the verdicts were read. Some started wailing. The defendants - Ripudaman Singh Malik, 58, and Ajaib Singh Bagri, 55 - were immediately removed from the courtroom. Air India Flight 182 from Montreal to London, originating in Vancouver, exploded and crashed off Ireland on June 23, 1985. All 329 people on board, mostly Canadians, were killed. An hour earlier, a bomb in baggage intended for another Air India flight exploded in the Narita airport, killing two baggage handlers. Source - Guardian Unlimited

1944: In Burma, Nand Singh, a Naik with 1/11th Sikh Regiment, led his section in a counter-attack after the Japanese had succeeded in taking a British position on a ridge-line. He led his men up a very steep and exposed hillside, in the face of heavy machine-gun fire, and despite being repeatedly wounded in the leg, face and shoulder, did not rest until all three trenches had been taken. He was awarded the Victoria Cross. Source - Ministry of Defence (U.K.)

Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh Khalsa Jee, Some information that may help... Here is an article which was published in the Sikh Review - For more information please read the eBook - Sant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale - Life, Mission, and Martyrdom Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh

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Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh Khalsa Jee, Here are the excerpts from the publication "Guru Granth Sahib: Canon, Meaning and Authority" by Pashaura Singh. and some more comments by Pashaura Singh, Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh

Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh Khalsa Jee, Here is a nice article - Sikhism and organ donation Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh

Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh Khalsa Jee, It was from the Gurmat Learning Zone Yahoo!Group. Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh

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Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh Khalsa Jee, I have not read the book myself. Here is a review by I.J. Singh - and here is Pashaura Singh's comments - Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh

Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh Khalsa Jee, Has anyone, on this forum, read the book? Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh

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