Guru Nanak in Baghdad, Iraq

The first Guru of the Sikhs, Guru Nanak Dev Ji travelled across the world spreading the word of truth. One of the places Guru Nanak Dev Ji visited during this quest was Baghdad in Iraq. He wasn’t welcome here and stones were pelted on him and was later thrown into the well.

Post Apocalypse – A Poem Based on Sikh Principles

This poem set in the post-apocalyptic world has been written from a Sikh perspective based on the teachings of Sikh Gurus. 

Should a Sikh Celebrate his Birthday?

If a child celebrates his birthday, he can be forgiven; If a youngster celebrates his birthday, he is foolish; If an aged person celebrates his birthday, it is questionable whether he posseses a brain or not. – Sant Singh Maskeen

Punjab 1984 Review

Punjab 1984 is an emotional story of a Mother’s never ending wait for her son. The movie starts when Satwant Kaur has been searching for her son Shivjeet Singh for a year.

Panjokhra Sahib, Ambala

Another wonderful visit to the residence of Guru. Here is the image gallery from Gurudwara Panjokhra Sahib in Haryana, India.

How Bollywood Destroyed Sikhism

Sikhs are not considered as a separate faith but as ‘Hindus with turbans’ by many. Let’s discuss one of the biggest factors that led to this thought: Bollywood

Diwali Fireworks in Golden Temple

Amid the ongoing protests and conspiracies about the sacrilege of Guru Granth Sahib Ji in various parts of Punjab, SGPC has decided to go for no lighting at Darbar Sahib this Diwali.

“Diwali fireworks and lighting celebrations India 2012” by UrbanUrban_ru – Flickr

How Sikhism is Used by Politicians

I can’t emphasize enough on the part that Sikhism is not just about keeping uncut hair. I don’t know when we changed the definition of Sikhism from leading a great spiritual journey to just keeping hair.

3 Sikhism related YouTube Channels to Follow

As we are spending more and more time online, we must make sure that the content we are constantly consuming is good for us. One of the biggest website on Internet is YouTube and if you spend a decent time online, I am pretty sure you use it too. Just like how other social media websites work, YouTube shows content in our News Feed based on who we follow. Follow the right channels on YouTube to fill your homepage with good videos.

Fateh Burj, Chappar Chiri Image Gallery

Some photographs from the site of Fateh Burj, Chappar Chirri. This garden like place is built at the spot of one of the most important battles in Sikh history where Banda Singh Bahadar led the Sikh army for a victory against Wazir Khan. Standing at the height of 100m is the Fateh Burj, the tallest victory tower of India. The sculpture of Banda Singh Bahadar facing the Burj is placed on the dome shaped building in front. This building is further surrounded by 5 similar buildings with statues of the 5 Generals of Banda Singh Bahadar namely Bhai Fateh Singh, Bhai Aali Singh, Bhai Maali Singh, Bhai Baaz Singh and Bhai Ram Singh.

Gurudwaras of Chamkaur Sahib and Machiwarha

There are a number of Gurudwaras to visit at Chamkaur Sahib and Machiwarha locations in Punjab. I recently got a chance to visit some of them. Here are the photographs of these Gurudwaras related to Sikh history.

Golden Temple Image Gallery

I got a chance to spend 3 days at a Sran in Darbar Sahib, Amritsar popularly known by the name of Golden Temple. I had a collection of images from those days, the best of which I am sharing now.

Sikh Museum Balongi

Recently, I got a chance to visit these life sized sculptures depicting Sikh history in village Balongi, Mohali. The hard work and dedication done by the artist speaks for itself from these statues.

Most of the statues are placed indoors, pictures of the statues placed outside are shared here.

A Place Where God Doesn't Exist

A short story Sant Singh Maskeen Ji often shared during his lectures about a teacher who asks his students about the place where God doesn't exist.

Nagar Kirtan 2015

Some shades of the Nagar Kirtan as I witnessed it at Sector 19 Singh Sabha Gurudwara in Chandigarh at the parkash purab of Guru Nanak Dev Ji in 2015.