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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.

PAIRA, BHAI 2

PAIRA, BHAI, a devoted Sikh of the time of Guru Arjan. The Guru, as says Bhai Man! Singh, Sikhan di...

PAIRA, BHAI 3

PAIRA, BHAI (d. 1634), a Chandalia Banjara, took initiation at the hands of Guru Arjan. Bhai Paira served with diligence...

PAKHAR, BHAI

PAKHAR, BHAI, a carpenter of Bushehar, who, along with his sonJhanda, as says the Bdldjanam Sdkhl, received instruction at the...

PAKKA KALAN

PAKKA KALAN, village 24 km south of Bathinda (30° 14`N, 74° 59`E), is sacred to Guru Gobind Singh, who broke...

PAKKHOKE RANDHAVE

PAKKHOKE RANDHAVE, a village in the east of Dera Baba Nanak (32° 2`N, 75° 2`E) in Gurdaspur district of the...

PAKNAMAH

PAKNAMAH, also known as Makke Madine di Gosti, is an apocryphal writing attributed to Guru Nanak. It exhorts the reader...

PAKPATAN

PAKPATAN, a tahsil town in Sahiwal (Montgomery) district of Pakistan, is known for the tomb of the famous Sufi saint...

PAL SINGH ARIF, SANT

PAL SINGH ARIF, SANT (1873-1958), mystic and poet, was born on Maghar sudi 15, 1930 Bk/4 December 1873, the son...

PALAHI

PALAHI, village 4 km north of Phagwara (31° 14`N, 75° 46`E) in the Punjab, is sacred to Guru Hargobind, who...

PAMMU, BHAI

PAMMU, BHAI, a Puri Khatri, was a devoted Sikh contemporary of Guru Hargobind. He won repute as a soldier in...

PAN SAU SAKHI

PAN SAU SAKHI, a collection of five hundred anecdotes (panj = five; sau = hundred; sdkhi = anecdote), attributed to...

PANCHAMI

PANCHAMI, lit. the fifth day of either phase {vadior sudi) of the moon. Panchami of the sudi, i.e. the brighter,...

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