1. AKALI

AKALI, a term now appropriated by members of the dominant Sikh political party, the Shiromani Akali Dal, founded in 1920, and groups splitting from it from time to time, was earlier used for Nihangs (q.v.), an order of armed religious zealots among t...

| 690 Hits | Print | Email | Read more...

2. AKALI DAL, CENTRAL

AKALI DAL, CENTRAL, a political organization of the Sikhs set up in March 1934 as a parallel body to the Shiromani Akali Dal. The latter was formed on 14 December 1920 to assist the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee in its campaign for the refo...

| 644 Hits | Print | Email | Read more...

3. AKALI DAL, SHIROMANI

AKALI DAL, SHIROMANI (shiromani= exalted, foremost in rank; dal = corps, of akali volunteers who had shed fear of death), the premier political party of the modern period ofSikhism seeking to protect the political rights of the Sikhs, to represent th...

| 330 Hits | Print | Email | Read more...

4. AKAL TAKHT

AKAL TAKHT is the primary seat of Sikh religious authority and central altar for Sikh political assembly. Through hukamnamas, edicts or writes, it may issue decretals providing guidance or clarification on any point of Sikh doctrine or practice refer...

| 489 Hits | Print | Email | Read more...

5. ALL-PARTIES CONFERENCES

ALL-PARTIES CONFERENCES (more aptly, ALL-PARTY CONFERENCES), a series of conventions which took place in 1928 bringing together representatives of various political parties and communities in India with a view to working out a mutually agreed formula...

| 221 Hits | Print | Email | Read more...