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Discover ATAR SINGH's role in Kuka patriotism & reform. Uncover his 19th-century activism against British rule in Ludhiana. Learn more now!

Explore Mohan Singh's journey from Mardan to becoming a leading Punjabi poet, transforming poetry with new metaphors and promoting Punjabi literature.

FARID, SHAIKH (569-664 AH/AD 1173-1265), Sufi mystic and teacher, who is also known to be the first recorded poet in the Punjabi language. His father Shaikh Jamaluddin Sulaiman whose family related, according to current tradition, to the rulers of Kabul by ties of blood, left his home in Central Asia during the period of Mongol incursions in the course of the twelfth century. Seeking safety and some place to settle in, he came into the Punjab where already under Ghaznavid rule several Muslim religious centres had developed and sizeable Muslim populations had grown, particularly in the areas now included in West Punjab (Pakistan). To Shaikh Jamaluddin Sulaiman was born in 569 AH/AD 1173 in the month of Ramadan a son, the future Shaikh Farid.

Discover Guru Arjan's Gatha verses that praise God and guide devotion. Explore the mix of Sanskrit, Pali, Prakrit in these profound teachings.

GORDON (d. 1837), often miscalled Canon, an Anglo Indian, entered the service of Maharaja Ranjit Singh in 1820 as an infantry instructor on a salary of Rs 500 per month. Later, he was put in command of a battalion of artillery. In July 1822, his battalion received approbation from Allard and Ventura and was ultimately incorporated in the FaujiKhas. Gordon was now charged with raising a new cavalry regiment to be called Akal Regiment.

Discover GURU GIRARATH KOS, a detailed dictionary of the Guru Granth Sahib by Pandit Tara Singh Narotam. Learn about unique word interpretations and more.

Explore Guru Nanak's profound impact on Punjabi literature and spirituality, as the revered first Sikh preceptor and poet.