1968

Discover Kahn Singh's legacy as a key figure in Sikh history, resisting Mughal forces alongside Banda Singh Bahadur in early 18th-century Punjab.

Discover Kalaur's shrine dedicated to Guru Tegh Bahadur & birthplace of Giani Ditt Singh. A site of spiritual & historical significance in Fatehgarh Sahib.

Discover the legacy of Kotha Singh, martyr of the Chamkaur Sahib battle on Dec 7, 1705. Learn more about this historic event and sacrifice.

Explore the legacy of Ajmer Chand, ruler of Kahlur, and his battles against Guru Gobind Singh. Discover the historical conflicts in the Sivaliks.

Visit Toka Sahib Gurdwara, a serene shrine honoring Guru Gobind Singh, nestled on the Himachal Pradesh-Haryana border. Unveiling history from 1688!

Explore Gurdwara Agampura in Balachaur, a historical site dedicated to Guru Gobind Singh. Discover its rich history and spiritual significance.

BHADRA (29°10`N, 750151E) in Ganganagar district in Rajasthan, was, according to Sikh chronicles, visited by Guru Gobind Singh in 1706. There is however no historical shrine there. There are very few Punjabi Sikhs in the town but a number of Sindhi families, who though shaven are followers of the Sikh faith, setded here after 1947. Sikhs of Punjabi and Sindhi origin have a small Panchayati Gurdwara in Sindhi Mohalla.

BHAGI BANDAR, village 3 km north of Talvandi Sabo (29°59`N, 75° 5`E), in Bathinda district of the Punjab, claims a historical shrine, Gurdwara Jandsar, sacred to Guru Gobind Singh, who visited the site during his stay at Talvandi Sabo. According to local tradition, the jand tree (Prosopis spicigera) and the old well in the Gurdwara compound have existed since before the time of the Guru`s visit. The present complex replacing the old shrine was raised in 1985. The Gurdwara is maintained by the local community.

In Punjabi Letters this term is not current. There is a long tradition of tikas, meaning compositions in which a poetic text is published with every line followed by its meaning in prose, including a brief comment wherever considered necessary by the tikakar.

Chitrakar, Ishwar Singh (1912 -1968), a noted painter and poet in Punjabi, was born in 1912 and died in 1968. His pen name, Chitrakar, indicates his penchant for painting and painting to him was as dear a medium of creativity as poetry was. Literary movements of his time did not fascinate him. He was lonely and forsaken but true to his innermost spirit of freedom and love. He is the author of two collections of essays entitled Kalam di Awaz (The Voice of the Pen) and Gal Bat (Conversation).