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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.

PANJAB SINGH, RISALDAR MAJOR

PANJAB SINGH, RISALDAR MAJOR (d. 1869), soldier in the Sikh army and, upon the occupation of the Punjab in 1849,...

PANJABI PRACHARNI SABHA

PANJABI PRACHARNI SABHA, society for the promotion of Punjabi language, established in 1882 under the aegis of the Lahore Singh...

PANJOKHARA

PANJOKHARA,   a village about 10 km from Ambala city (30° 23`N, 76° 47`E), is sacred to Guru Har Krishan. Gurdwara...

PANOPLY

PANOPLY. To have established precise standards of regal usage and hospitality was remarkable for one born to a small worldly...

PANTH

PANTH, from Sanskrit patha, pathin, or pantham, means literally a way, passage or path and, figuratively, away of life, religious...

PANTHIC PRATINIDHI BOARD

PANTHIC PRATINIDHI BOARD was a panel set up by Sikhs at a representative convention presided by Mohan Singh Nagoke, Jathedar...

PAONTA SAHIB

PAONTA SAHIB (30° 25`N, 77° 35`E).  a town on the right bank of the River Yamuna in Sirmur district of...

PAPA

PAPA (Sanskrit and Pali: papa, Prakrit: pava). The word represents one of the fundamental concepts of the Indian religious tradition....

PARAGA (PRAYAGA)

  PARAGA (PRAYAGA) Bathing in Paraga (Prayaga) etc. do not equal the Praises of the Name of the Lord. (Gond...

PARAMARTHA

PARAMARTHA, a combination of param (i.e., the highest or the supreme) and artha (i.e., meaning, objective, or purpose), is, in...

PARAS BHAG

PARAS BHAG is an adaptation into Sadh Bhakha, in Gurmukhi script, of Abu Hamid Muhammad al Ghazzali`s Kimia i Saddat,...

PARAS RAM, BHAI

PARAS RAM, BHAI, a Brahman physician, was a Sikh contemporary of Guru Hargobind. References : 1. Santokh Singh, Bhai, Sri...

The Sikh Encyclopedia

This website based on Encyclopedia of Sikhism by Punjabi University , Patiala by Professor Harbans Singh.