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Sikh names often have the following format: First name – Religious name – Family name. [1] [2] Sikh first names serve as personal names and are selected through the Naam Karan ceremony, where a random page of the Guru Granth Sahib is opened by a granthi (Sikh preist) and the first letter of the first prayer on the opened page is used as the basis for the first name as an initial.
Bhai Taru Singh was a prominent Sikh martyr known for sacrificing his life, in the name of protecting Sikh values, by having had his head scalped rather than Cutting his hair and converting to Islam. Kartar Singh Sarabha was an Indian revolutionary; Bhagat Singh Lahore 1931; Udham Singh Barnsbury, England, 1940; Fauja Singh Amritsar, 1979
Singh (IPA: / ˈ s ɪ ŋ / SING) is a title, middle name, or surname that means "lion" in various South Asian and Southeast Asian communities. Traditionally used by the Hindu Kshatriya community, [1] it was later mandated in the late 17th century by Guru Gobind Singh (born Gobind Das) for all male Sikhs as well, in part as a rejection of caste-based prejudice [2] and to emulate Rajput naming ...
Sahib Singh (Punjabi: ਸਾਹਿਬ ਸਿੰਘ (); 17 June 1663 – 7 December 1704 or 1705) was one of the Panj Pyare (or the Five beloved ones). He was formerly known as Sahib Chand and was born into the Nai caste (also transliterated as Naee) before being baptized into the Khalsa tradition.
Indian Punjabi Sikh armies during their military training The militarization of Punjabi Sikhs began after the execution of Guru Arjan Dev (5th Guru in Sikhism ). Following his execution, a conflict erupted between the Mughal Empire and Sikhs which led to the last guru, Gobind Singh , establishing a militarized order known as the Khalsa , in ...
Maharaja Ranjit Singh, founder of the Sikh Empire. Maharaja Ranjit Singh, founder of Sikh Empire; Maharaja Kharak Singh, second ruler of the Sikh Empire; Maharaja Nau Nihal Singh, third emperor of the Sikh Empire. Maharaja Sher Singh, was the fourth maharaja of the Sikh Empire. Maharaja Duleep Singh was the last Emperor of the Sikh Empire
The first and only Sikh and non-Hindu in office, Singh was also the first prime minister since Jawaharlal Nehru to be re-elected after completing a full five-year term. Notable Sikhs in science include nuclear scientist Piara Singh Gill, fibre-optics pioneer Narinder Singh Kapany; and physicist, science writer and broadcaster Simon Singh.
The Sikh gurus (Punjabi: ਸਿੱਖ ਗੁਰੂ; Hindi: सिख गुरु) are the spiritual masters of Sikhism, who established the religion over the course of about two and a half centuries, beginning in 1469. [2] The year 1469 marks the birth of Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism.