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The Sikhs were brought to Delhi in a procession with the 780 Sikh prisoners, 2,000 Sikh heads hung on spears, and 700 cartloads of heads of slaughtered Sikhs used to terrorise the population. [ 74 ] [ 75 ] They were put in the Delhi fort and pressured to give up their faith and become Muslims. [ 76 ]
Sikh Research Journal (SRJ), published by The Sikh Foundation International, with eight volumes published as of 2023 [21] [22] Nishaan Nagaara, published since 1999 by the Chardi Kala Foundation [23] Journal of Sikh & Punjab Studies, originating in the United Kingdom under the title 'International Journal of Punjab Studies', published since ...
The Gurdwara Sahib of Santa Rosa (also commonly referred to as the Santa Rosa Gurdwara, the Sikh Temple of Santa Rosa, or the North Bay Sikh Foundation) is a center of Sikh worship. History [ edit ]
The Sikh Confederacy was the catalyst for a uniquely Sikh form of expression, with Ranjit Singh commissioning forts, palaces, bungas (residential places) and colleges in a Sikh style. Sikh architecture is characterised by gilded fluted domes, cupolas, kiosks, stone lanterns, ornate balusters and square roofs.
The Sikh American Legal Defense and Education Fund (SALDEF) is a national civil rights and educational organization in the United States. SALDEF is a national 50(c)3 non-profit, nonpartisan, membership-based body.
The Stockton gurdwara, the oldest in the U.S., opened on October 24, 1912. [23]Sikhs have lived in the United States for more than 130 years. The first Sikh immigrants to the United States started to arrive in the second half of the 19th century, when poor economic conditions in British India drove many Indians to emigrate elsewhere.
In 2011, EcoSikh established the celebration of Sikh Environment Day, known in Punjabi as 'Sikh Vatavaran Divas' (Punjabi: Sikha vātāvarana divasa). [1] The 14th of March was the date selected to celebrate Sikh Environment Day because it was the anniversary date of Guru Har Rai's gurgaddi (ascension to the guruship). [1]
Sikhs have also supported and helped develop major pilgrimage traditions to sacred sites such as Harmandir Sahib, Anandpur Sahib, Fatehgarh Sahib, Patna Sahib, Hazur Nanded Sahib, Hemkund Sahib and others. [157] Sikh pilgrims and Sikhs of other sects customarily consider these as holy and a part of their Tirath. [158]