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Guru Nanak and His Bani The Sikh Bulletin jyT-hwV 550 nwnkSwhI May-June 2018 ੴ ਸਤਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਕਰਿਾ ਪੁਰਖੁ ਤਨਰਭਉ ਤਨਰਵੈਰੁ ਅਕਾਲ ਮੂਰਤਿ ਅਜੂਨੀ ਸੈਭੰ ਗੁਰ ਪਰਸਾਤਿ ॥ Ik oaʼnkār saṯ nām karṯā purakẖ nirbẖa▫o nirvair akāl mūraṯ ajūnī saibẖaʼn gur parsāḏ. THE SIKH BULLETIN GURU NANAK AND HIS BANI May-June 2018 jyT-hwV 550 nwnkSwhI [email protected] Volume 20 Number 5&6 Published by: Hardev Singh Shergill, President, Khalsa Tricentennial Foundation of N.A. Inc; 3524 Rocky Ridge Way, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762, USA Fax (916) 933-5808 Khalsa Tricentennial Foundation of N.A. Inc. is a religious tax-exempt California Corporation. In This Issue/qqkrw PUNJAB THE LAND OF THE GURUS Punjab: The Land of the Gurus…….………………1 A Short History of the Sikhs by AND THE SIKH HOMELAND Dr. Harbhajan Singh Shergill……………………...2 Book Report: Punjabi Language is Salute to the land of five Rivers – The Punjab 5500 years old. First Edition 2017 When Indira Gandhi ruled 18 states, Punjab wasn’t in those 18. By Dr Jaspal Singh Mayell……………………….42 Punjabi & Mongolian? Now when Modi is ruling 19 states, Punjab isn’t in those. [From July-August 2008 Sikh Bulletin] ………….44 When British ruled all over India Punjab was the last one to Excerpts from my article ‘DES’ Published come under that rule and immediately started struggle for in Sikh Bulletin of Dec. 2001…………………….46 From: Gurbachan Singh Sidhu…………………. 47 freedom. A physician’s concern for future of Punjabi…….48 In the freedom struggle against British, the contribution of Sanjhi Punjabi……………………………………49 Punjabis is more than 80%. Translation and Explantion of Jap By When Mughal ruled India and converted Hindus to Islam, one Jarnail Singh, Australia ………………………….49 Where is God?........................................................75 and only one Punjab stood against them and Guru Teg Bahadur Ji (9th Guru & father of Guru Gobind Singh ji) laid down his life at Chandni Chowk in Delhi for their support & Guru Gobind Singh sacrificed all his four sons of the age of 7,9,14 & 17 years against the conversion to Islam. His Elder two sons (Sahibzade) sacrificed their lives in war against Mughals at Chamkaur Sahib(Pb) & younger two sons (Sahibzade) were bricked alive at Sirhand (Pb) by the Mughal ruler of that State. Even when Sikander conquered all, only King Porus of Punjab dared to stop him. So, Only Punjabis do what others can't do and are always ready to fight against Jabar and Julam. Be proud to have been a Punjabi. Maharaja Ranjit Singh was one of the greatest emperors in Indian history, Sher-E-Punjab, Lion of Punjab. Born: November 13, 1780, Gujranwala, Pakistan Technical Associate Amrinder Singh Died: June 27, 1839, Lahore, Pakistan Blinded in one eye, injured in one arm, yet built up the great This issue of the Sikh Bulletin is only in electronic format Sikh empire. being sent to those whose email addresses we have. If you or someone you know would like to receive it please United the disparate Sikhs into a kingdom and built an empire provide the email address. You may also pass it along to that covered Punjab, Kashmir, Ladakh, the entire North West. those on your email list. Served by able men like Hari Singh Nalwa, Dewan Mokam The views expressed by the authors are their own. Please Chand, Veer Singh Dhillon, Zorawar Singh. send the feedback and inputs to: [email protected] K. T. F. of N. A. Inc. 3524Also Rocky built Ridge a Way,modern El Dorado army, Hills, even CA. 95762 recruited European officers to 1 Our Website: www.sikhbulletin.com bring in the latest techniques of warfare. The Sikh Bulletin jyT-hwV 550 nwnkSwhI May-June 2018 That’s why British Rulers couldn’t annex Punjab A SHORT HISTORY OF THE SIKHS during his lifetime. Because of him, Punjab was IN INDIA AND THE USA the last State which came under British rule in By 1849. Harbhajan Singh Shergill But alas no one teaches about his legacy in India. Because of him, Punjab was the most literate state PREFACE at that time. Even though he recruited European officers he ensured they followed a strict code of I am not a historian or scholar. I am an ordinary conduct, no beef, no smoking and no alcohol. Sikh interested in my roots. There are many As a matter of fact, Ranjit Singh banned cow excellent books about Sikh history and Sikhs slaughter in his empire. which not everybody can read. Most of the new A devout Sikh, who never differentiated on generation, including my own children, do not religion. Both his court and army had equal know about Sikh history. number of Hindus, Sikhs, Muslims - a true secular king. In 2012, on the centennial celebration of the His finance minister was a Hindu Brahmin, his founding of the Sikh temple in Stockton, Prime Minister was a Dogra, his foreign minister a California (the first temple in the USA), I was Muslim. given the honor of making a Sikh museum in the He also renovated the Golden Temple, gave it the original Gurudwara Sahib building. The building gold plates, and gave equal amount of gold to then still stands, though it has been renovated over the Hindus and Muslims too, for renovation of their past one hundred years. shrines and temples. Built Gurudwaras at Patna and Nanded, in honor While working on the museum, the thought came of Guru Gobind Singh, both of which are to me about writing a small booklet about the considered among the Panch Takht. Sikhs. This booklet would tell about our home, our A great warrior, an equally able and wise ruler, a history, and our contributions. truly great human being too. Ranjit Singh is the only king in the history of Although I tried to use accurate dates for events, world to have conquered Afghans, which even they vary in different books and sources. One modern militaries of USA and Russia couldn’t reason for the variation is that the original dates achieve, and eventually blocked entry of Mughals. are based on the Indian lunar calendar (Vikrami Floating on the Intrernet calendar), which varies each year compared to the Western calendar. For example, in 1699, Baisakhi [Two worst enemies of Panjab and Sikhi, since the 1947 would have been on March 30th. Now it is partition of Panjab, have been Gurcharan Singh Tohra and celebrated on April 13th each year. The Baisakhi Parkash Singh Badal. The former sold his soul to Congress, leaving the latter with the choice of only BJP. date will change again in a few years. Mr. Purewal At a Moga conference of Akali Dal he declared it the solved the problem by creating the Nanak Shahi ‘Panjabi Party’ that Hindus could join. Hindus of Panjab calendar. And what was done to this calendar by became the first group of people in the world to renounce our honorable Jathedars? Every Sikh knows that. their mother tongue, Panjabi, purely for political reasons. Anyway, I do not want to go into the controversy RSS zealots spread out through Panjab villages in early over calendars and dates. 1950s telling non-sikhs that when census takers ask them about what language do they speak at home, their answer should be ‘asin tan ji Hindi bolde aan’. This booklet is written as a story and not a book of [I heard with my own ears in the Chamarly of my Nanake history. For anyone who wants to go deeper into Villege, Sakruli, Hoshiarpur. Editor] Sikh history, nice books are available. One ***** excellent source is the Encyclopedia of Sikhism. It K. T. F. of N. A. Inc. 3524 Rocky Ridge Way, El Dorado Hills, CA. 95762 2 The Sikh Bulletin jyT-hwV 550 nwnkSwhI May-June 2018 is a four-volume set by the Punjabi University of 1. Nam Japna (constant remembrance of God’s Patiala and is available online also. name). 2. Kirat Karni (earning one’s livelihood through This booklet is kept simple so that any high school honest labor). student can read and understand it. It is also for 3. Vand Shakna (sharing your good fortune with non-Sikhs, who may not want to spend time on a others). reading a longer or more complex books. Just by reading this, they will have some understanding From Guru Nanak Dev Ji to Guru Arjun Dev Ji, about the Sikhs. It will also serve as a guide to the fifth Guru, things went smoothly. When Sikh Museum in Stockton (Gadar Memorial Muslim rulers of India saw the popularity of Guru Museum). I am thankful to Nikki Kalra for typing Nanak’s message increasing, they felt threatened. it. I am also thankful to Neil Ranu for reviewing it and giving it the shape of book. Your suggestions Guru Arjun Dev Ji was tortured to death in are welcome at [email protected] Lahore. After his death, the sixth Guru, Guru Hargobind Ji, gave new form to the Sikhs. He This is my humble effort. I hope my readers will started dressing as royals of that time did and wore accept it. swords and started keeping an army. Thus, the Harbhajan Singh. Shergill M D Sikhs became saint-soldiers who have meditation Stockton, CA beads in one hand and sword in the other. April 2018 The tenth Guru, Guru Gobind Singh Ji, gave the ***** Sikhs their current form. After baptism (Amrit Shakna), he made it compulsory for the Sikh to THE SIKH keep five-Ks: uncut hair (kesh), iron bracelet (kara), sword (kirpan), undergarment (kachera), Literally, the word, “Sikh,” means student or a and wood comb (kanga).
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