The festival of lights is fast approaching – but why do we celebrate? What Is Diwali? Diwali is a major Hindu festival ...

can be seen in the Hindu Rajput chieftains’ role in the Mughal administration to rein in, often unsuccessfully, the challenges from Sikhs, Marathas, Jats and Satnami communities of peasants.

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Sikhs celebrate Bandi Chhor Divas (Day of Liberation) around the same time as Diwali, commemorating the release of Guru Hargobind Singh, the sixth Sikh Guru, from the prison of Mughal emperor ...

“We are expecting a lot of gathering,” Gyani Harjit Singh, a Sikh preacher, said. “People especially come from Vancouver to ...

While infiltration into Adivasi lands always existed—as Pankaj points out, urban settlements are not possible without ...

“The Guru, who was imprisoned by the Mughal Emperor Jahangir, was standing against the emperor’s regime’s oppression of the Indian people,” says Gurmel Singh, CEO of Sikh Community and ...

Guru Arjan was considered one of the most prominent gurus in Sikh history; he became the first martyr guru. He was imprisoned and tortured by Mughal Emperor Jahangir for refusing to convert to Islam.