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Sikhs have a given name and one or both of a surname and a Khalsa name. The surname may be a family name (based on the name of the ancestral village) or a caste name. Different castes still exist today in some aspects of Punjabi culture; similarly to the Hindu caste system, this system is based on employment [citation needed] (ex. jatt signifies the farming caste).
Sikh (/ ˈ s iː k / or / ˈ s ɪ k /; Punjabi: ਸਿੱਖ, sikkh IPA:) is the title and name given to an adherent of Sikhism. The term has its origin in the Sanskrit term śiṣya , meaning "disciple, learner" or śikṣa , meaning "instruction".
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 ...
Ganda Singh (15 November 1900 – 27 November 1987) [1] was an Indian Punjabi and Sikh historian and Padma Bhushan awardee. [2] In addition to scores of research papers, booklets and pamphlets, he published over two dozen full-length volumes of historical value.
Prophetic Maharaja: Loss, Sovereignty, and the Sikh Tradition in Colonial South Asia by Rajbir Singh Judge, Columbia University Press, 2024. Sikh History in 10 Volumes, by Dr Harjinder Singh Dilgeer. Published by Sikh University Press, Belgium, 2009–2012. Sir John Login And Duleep Singh, by Lady Lena Login. W. H. Allen & Co., London. 1890.
A quarterly literary magazine Panchbati Sandesh was also started by him, which has been continued by her daughter Mohinder Kaur and subsequently by Punjabi University Patiala. [1] Balbir Singh Sahitya Kendra a memorial library and art gallery has been established at the residence of Singh in Dehradun which has been donated to Punjabi University ...
When Punjabi had been successfully inducted into the Punjab University Lahore curriculum through Singh Sabha efforts, and the oriental College Lahore by 1877, this had been opposed by the Hindu board members of the college. This would solidify the perception of Punjabi as a Sikh language, with its literary output largely confined to Sikh writers.
"The Rise of the Honorable Guru Panth/Sikh Community"), [1] is a historical text about Sikh history in the 1700s by Rattan Singh Bhangu and was completed in the early 1810s. [ note 1 ] [ 2 ] The text's opening foundation briefly covers the lives of the ten Sikh Gurus, then traces the accomplishments of the Sikh community from 1708 to the ...