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Jallianwala Bagh massacre. The Jallianwala Bagh massacre, also known as the Amritsar massacre, took place on 13 April 1919. A large crowd had gathered at the Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar, Punjab, British India, during the annual Baishakhi fair to protest against the Rowlatt Act and the arrest of pro-independence activists Saifuddin Kitchlew and ...
The town of Kalat is said to have been founded by and named Qalat-e Sewa (Sewa's Fort), after Sewa, a legendary hero of the Baloch people. Punno Fort [6] Turbat: Balochistan: Also known as "Meeri Kalaat". Location : Fort Munro: D.G.Khan: Punjab Pakistan: 1800 John Munro, 9th of Teaninich
e. Sewapanthi ( Punjabi: ਸੇਵਾਪੰਥੀ; meaning "fellowship of service" [1] ), alternatively spelt as Sevapanthi, and also known as Addanshahi, [2] is a traditional Sikh sect [3] or order ( samparda) that was started by Bhai Kanhaiya, a personal follower of the ninth Sikh Guru, Guru Tegh Bahadur. [4] [5] Kanhaiya was instructed by ...
Sewa Singh Sekhwan (Punjabi:ਸੇਵਾ ਸਿੰਘ ਸੇਖਵਾਂ; 10 April 1950 – 6 October 2021) was an Indian Politician and a member of Aam Aadami Party. He was one of the founding members of Shiromani Akali Dal (Taksali). He was the Education minister of Punjab under the ten-year government of Shiromani Akali Dal.
Succeeded by. Mughal Empire. Phulkian Misl. Dominion of India. Today part of. India. Sir Hira Singh, Raja of Nabha. Nabha State, [ 1 ] with its capital at Nabha, was one of the Phulkian princely states of Punjab during the British Raj in India. [ 2 ]Nabha was ruled by Jat Sikhs of the Sidhu clan. [ 3 ]
Dasvandh (Punjabi: ਦਸਵੰਧ, lit. 'tenth part', [1] also transcribed as daswandh) is the one tenth part (or 10%) of one's income that one should donate, both financially (as a tithe) and directly in the form of seva, according to Sikh principles. [2][3][4]
v. t. e. The Saka Sirhind (Punjabi: ਸਾਕਾ ਸਰਹਿੰਦ) or the Chhotte Sahibzada Saka (Punjabi: ਛੋਟੇ ਸਾਹਿਬਜ਼ਾਦੇ ਸਾਕਾ) refers to the killing and martyrdom (Shaheedi) of the two sons of Guru Gobind Singh, named Zorawar Singh and Fateh Singh. The two Sikh children are remembered as the Chhotte ...
Punjabi Sikhs are the second-largest religious group of the Punjabis, after the Punjabi Muslims. They form the largest religious community in the Indian state of Punjab. Sikhism is an indigenous religion that originated in the Punjab region of South Asia during the 15th century. Almost 97% of the world's Sikh population are Punjabis.