BRAHMO SAMAJ.
BRAHMO SAMAJ. The expression "Brahmo Samaj" (correct transcription, "Brahma Samaja") literally stands for a society of the worshippers of Brahman,...
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KABIR PANTHIS
KABIR PANTHIS, followers of Kabir (1398-1448), a saint and reformer some of whose compositions have been included in Sikh Scripture,...
KUKAS or NAMDHARIS
KUKAS or NAMDHARIS, the name given to the members of a sectarian group that arose among the Sikhs towards the...
MAHIMASHAHIAS
MAHIMASHAHIAS, followers of Mohar Singh (AD 1758-1815), a holy Sikh who earned the honoured nickname of Mahima Shah for his...
MAI-POTRE
MAI-POTRE, meaning grandsons of an old woman, is the name given to a group of families residing in Goindval. These...
MASANDS
MASANDS were, in early Sikhism, local community leaders who looked after the ^an^a^in their diocese and linked them to their...
MAZHABI SIKHS
MAZHABI SIKHS, commonly pronounced as Mazhbi Sikhs, is the name given to Sikh converts from the Chuhra community, among the...
MIHTAR SIKHS
MIHTAR SIKHS, like Mazhabi Sikhs, their Punjabi counterpart, belong to the so called scheduled castes. Mihtar, a Persian term, meaning...
NANAKPANTHI
NANAKPANTHI, lit. the follower of the panth or way of Guru Nanak. The term Ndnakpantht was perhaps used for the...
NIHANGS
NIHANGS or Nihang Singhs, originally known as Akalis or Akah Nihangs, are endearingly designated the Guru`s Knights or the Guru`s...
NIRANJANIE
NIRANJANIE, also called Handalie, was an heretic cult rounded by Handal (1573-1646) of Jandiala in Amritsar district, a former follower...
NIRANKARIS
NIRANKARIS, a sect of the Sikhs born of a reform movement which arose in northwest Punjab in the middle of...
