Some facts on darbar sahib attack and 153 days..!

[N30S1NGH]

Please see-attached..!!!!!!

[Singh559]

I've seen this before, it's eerie to read.

Since I first got into Sikhi, this is one of the most powerful (and still) most powerful compilations on 1984.

[Guest]

Please see-attached..!!!!!!

Did you get that from Dixie gurudwara?

[N30S1NGH]

No.. just from Facebook.

[singhfauja]

There are some major discrepancies with the above document.

(1) Massa Rangharr - the Sikh History Book 5 by Kartar Singh, published by Hemkunt Press and Bhai Kahn Singh Nabha in Mahan Kosh both state that Massa Rangharr was killed in 1740.

Harbans Singh "The encyclopedia of Sikhism, details it to: 11 August, 1740.

Yet the above document states: Jan 2, 1741.

(2) Jahan Khan was killed by Bhai Dayal Singh who was in Baba Deep Singh Ji's Missal (Shaheedan), Jahan Khan is known to have died around the same time as Baba Deep Singh Ji - Nov 1757.

Yet, the above document states June 19.

(3) The death date of Ahmad Shah Abdali/Durrani in most history texts, including Mahan Kosh is -1773

Yet this document states: July of 1762.

I could go on but I wont. The only dates that are correct are for Indra Gandhi - the rest have not historical basis. Just made up by someone counting 153 from the events.

The origins of this document is most likely some illiterate dhaadhi who needed to make up an interesting myth about 153 days.

It is no different than the one made up by our chardi-kala kathakars of today who state General Brar was dying of cancer - this same 78 year old "cancer" patient seems to have fought over four attackers in UK.

Perhaps the author of the above document can let us know when Brar's 153 days are coming?

[Singh559]

Thanks for sharing the truth Singhfauja.

[N30S1NGH]

Singhfauja thanks for pointing that out...didn't know that. I am not saying your calculation is inaccurate but dates could be listed in bikrami format and have you taken that into consideration? In puratan times, dates were calculated bikrami...its complex for me. Nevertheless, this 153 days been around in panthic circles for a while, its good to get all things validate in its totality with both calculations- bikrami and nanaksahib before we make mockery of ourselves :D

[singhfauja]

N30S1NGH, the dates I posted are all converted from Samvat (Bikrami) so that it not even an issue. The 153 day myth was started AFTER 1984, I have never seen it mentioned ANYWHERE in ANY document before.

In the old days Sikhs proved their character with deeds. - I don't know why we modern Sikhs have to "boast" about our bravado by making such claims.

[N30S1NGH]

Thanks veer for your further clarification.

[VanHelsingh]

Some prachaaraks get a bit excited on stage. I'm all for instilling pride and a fighting spirit in the sangat, but why manufacture these myths? IF anything it shows a bare-faced contempt for the sangat by assuming none of them have the brains to go away and do a bit of research.