PADARATH, BHAI
PADARATH, BHAI, a devoted Sikh of the time of Guru Ram Das. Once accompanied by Bhai Taru and Bhai Bharu,...
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Letter P
This section features entries beginning with the letter P, ranging from philosophical inquiries to the practicalities of physics. Delve into subjects like politics, psychology, poetry, and public health. Each topic under P presents a doorway to deeper learning and understanding of the complexities of our world.
PADHANA
PADHANA, pronounced Bharhana, a village barely half a kilometre on the Pakistan side of the IndoPak border, is sacred to...
PAHAR SINGH MAN
PAHAR SINGH MAN (d. 1813) was son of Sarja Singh, of the Mughal Chakk family of the Mans. He entered...
PAHAR SINGH, RAJA
PAHAR SINGH, RAJA (d. 1849), son of Charhat Singh, succeeded his nephew, Atar Singh, in 1827 to the throne of...
PAHARE
PAHARE, usually pronounced pahire, is the title shared by four of the Sikh hymns—two by Guru Nanak and one each...
PAHUL
PAHUL or amrit sanskar, the name given in the Sikh tradition to the ceremony of initiation. The word pdhulor pahulis...
PAIL
PAIL, village (now in ruins) near Ganguval, 5 km north of Anandpur along AnandpurGuru ka Lahore road, has a shrine...
PAINDA KHAN
PAINDA KHAN (d. 1635), spelt Painde Khan in Sikh chronicles, was the son of Fateh Khan. an Afghan resident of...
PAINDA KHAN 2
PAINDA KHAN (d. 1844), chief of Darband lying on the eastern bank of the River Indus in a narrow valley,...
PAINTIS AKKHARI
PAINTIS AKKHARI, lit., a poem based on paintis or thirty-Five letters, is a composition in the form of an...
PAIRA CHHAJJAL, BHAI
PAIRA CHHAJJAL, BHAI, and Bhai Kandu Sanghar became Sikhs and waited on Guru Arjan for instruction. The Guru, says Bhai...
PAIRA, BHAI
PAIRA, BHAI, a Kohli Khatri, was a highly learned and devoted Sikh. According to Bhai Mani Singh, Sikhan di Bhagat...
