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Letter R

This section is home to entries beginning with the letter R, covering themes like revolutionary movements, remarkable discoveries in research, and the beauty of renaissance art. Whether you're interested in reading about global religions or the structure of governmental regimes, this part of the index has it all.

RAKHI SYSTEM

RAKHI SYSTEM, the arrangement whereby the Dal Khalsa during the middecades of the eighteenth century established their sway over territories...

RAKTAVIJA

  RAKTAVIJA The Lord destroyed Jarasandha and Kalayavana. The Lord also killed Raktavija (Raktabija) and Kalanemi. (Gauri M. l, p....

RALIA

RALIA, village 14 km north of Mansa (29° 59`N, 75° 23`E) in Bathinda district of the Punjab, is sacred to...

RALIA RAM

RALIA RAM (d. 1864), eldest son of Misr Chhajju Mall, was appointed by Maharaja Ranjit Singh as administrator of Amritsar...

RAM CHAND, DIWAN

RAM CHAND, DIWAN (1819-1888), son of Ratan Chand and grandson of Nanak Chand, the brother of Diwan Savan Mall, Governor...

RAM CHANDRA, PROFESSOR

RAM CHANDRA, PROFESSOR, born into a Kayastha family in 1821 at Panipat. Professor Ram Chandra became a distinguished teacher of...

RAM DAS, GURU

RAM DAS, GURU (1534-1581), is the fourth Guru or spiritual mentor of the Sikhs in the line of Guru Nanak,...

RAM DATT

RAM DATT, a Brahman resident of Kurukshetra, who became a devotee of Guru Gobind Singh during the latter\'s visit to...

RAM DEVI, RANI

RAM DEVI, RANI, daughter of Kaur Singh of the village of Chhachhrivala, in Gujrariwala district, was married to Maharaja Ranjit...

RAM DIAL, DIWAN

  RAM DIAL, DIWAN (1798-1820), a general in the Sikh army, was the eldest son of Diwan Moti Ram. He...

RAM DIAL, RAI

RAM DIAL, RAI (d. 1863), news writer and vakil of the Sikh kingdom at Firozpur, was the son of Rai...

RAM KUNVAR, BHAI

RAM KUNVAR, BHAI (1672-1761), also referred to as Ram Kaur in some Sikh chronicles, was a prominent Sikh of Guru...

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