May
(ਮਈ)
2008

No Book can be installed at par with Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji
Chapter IV of Sikh Rahit Maryada which deals with Gurdwaras and the maryada to be followed there lays down quite unambiguously therein that no book (pustak) is to be installed at par with Sri Guru Granth Sahib ji. (ਸ੍ਰੀ ਗੁਰੂ ਗ੍ਰੰਥ ਸਾਹਿਬ ਜੀ ਦੇ ਵਾਕਰ ਤੁੱਲ ਕਿਸੇ ਪੁਸਤਕ ਨੂੰ ਅਸਥਾਪਨ ਨਹੀਂ ਕਰਨਾ). This is the mandate of the panth and ought to be honoured by each and every one.
The text and its intent are awfully simple and there is no scope of any confusion about it. But lately it is seen that this simple clause is being distorted and misinterpreted. Hence this sincere effort to clear the doubts.... Continue Reading
Kara, one of the five kakars of the Sikhs, is neither an ornament nor a tool, but is a blessed gift from Lord, the Tenth Master Guru Gobind Singh ji.
Alas, this great gift to the humanity has either been ignored or has not been appreciated in its true spirit.
Kara symbolises dignity, equality, independence and emancipation from slavery. Whether it is known to the world or not but it can be termed with certainty, that it is the prelude to the Charter of the UNO or the foundation stone of the human rights' movements in the world... Continue Reading
Master Tara Singh, a veteran Akali leader and freedom fighter, was a prominent figure in Sikh politics for more than forty years, was born on 24th June, 1885 in village Haryal, Teh. Gujarkhan, Distt.Rawalpindi now in Pakistan. read more...