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    UK Why No Sikh Regiment In The British Army?

    Dear Tejwant Singh ji, thank you for loving my name. I have spent all my life in the IAF as a fighter pilot and I am aware of Sardar Hardit Singh Malik’s exploits during the First World War. The British did not exploit him. He joined on his own accord as a brave and adventurous man. His...
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    UK Why No Sikh Regiment In The British Army?

    Dear Tejwant Singh ji that is not a good approach. Believing in Guru Granth Sahib is a spiritual and personal subject for a devout Sikh if Waheguru so desires depending upon ones Karma. Serving in the armed forces or any government or other jobs out side India is a matter of livelihood. If we...
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    UK Why No Sikh Regiment In The British Army?

    Grateful for the complements Scarlet Pimpernel
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    UK Why No Sikh Regiment In The British Army?

    Scarlet Pimpernel and Gyani Jarnail Singh you need to understand the historical background as to why there is no Sikh Regiment in the British Army and there have been Gurkhas from 1947 onwards. While the Indians were seeking Independence, Nepal, from where majority of the Gurkha soldiers came...
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    UK Why No Sikh Regiment In The British Army?

    Scarlet Pimpernel</SPAN> and Gyani Jarnail Singh you need to understand the historical background as to why there is no Sikh Regiment in the British Army and there are Gurkhas from 1947 onwards.</SPAN> While the Indians were seeking Independence, Nepal, from where majority of the Gurkha...
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    Atheism Is Atheism The Ultimate Sikhi?

    Harry Haller ji, Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh! That is a beautiful thought. Belief is a matter of personal faith in God. In Sikhism, it's your faith in your Guru who leads you to meet God or have God like experiences. Let me pen down a personal experience way back in 1986. I...
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    A Confused Punjabi-Sikh Girl

    Waheguru ji ka Khalsa, Waheguru ji ki Fateh! The world has become a small place as technological advancement has percolated to the common man, particularly to the rural areas. In the cities, it is no less. Why blame the Jatts only when everyone is thinking of their caste and community. I met a...
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    Atheism Is Atheism The Ultimate Sikhi?

    Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa, Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh!! Harry Haller, you have come out with an excellent point and have come to realise the truth. There is something called past Karma. Depending upon one’s Karma, one does deeds in this life. Depending upon one’s Karma, one follows a path where one...
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    Consumption Of Alcohol Amongst Sikhs

    Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh! This is in reply to Devenderdanjal's question below:- "I have not researched this but Guru Gobind Singh when he was attacked and I believe a dagger punctured his stomach - that had to be cleaned up and then stiched. What was used to numb that area...
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    Is One Day Really Missing? (Ang 841-Bilawal Mahella 3 Vaar Satt Ghar 10)

    Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh! Giani Jarnail Singh is right. I was looking for Sunday after Saturday. The confusion took place because the ancient word "Aadit Vaar" is not used nowadays. Gianiji, thank you for enlightening me. Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh! Tejwant...
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    Is One Day Really Missing? (Ang 841-Bilawal Mahella 3 Vaar Satt Ghar 10)

    Dear Sadh Sangat ji and knowledgable readers of SPN. Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh! With the kind blessings of the Great Guru one reads His Holy Bani. I normally read a few pages everyday in my on-going Sahaj Patth from Adi to Antt. My aim is not to rush through but to read...
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    Heritage Symbols Of A Heritage

    Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh! Thank you Seeker3k. I have read this story in the newspapers when the Kargil war ended. The basic fact is that the Pakistanis on top of Tiger Hill were a demoralized lot having lost their very important supply line -for food and ammunition- and the...
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    Heritage Symbols Of A Heritage

    Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh! In spite of what some readers have written above, I have the following to say. Dear readers, Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb had cleverly divided the non-Muslims of India by issuing a Shahi Farman, "Except for the Hindu Rajputs no-one else can wear a sword...
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    Sidh Gosht - An Alternative Translation

    findingmyway ji, This is just marvelous. Keep up the devotion. The Great Guru will show the path. Those who are destined, shall find the truth by sitting down and reciting His Name. Those who are not, shall ever be roaming aimlessly and endlessly in the dus disha -ten cardinal...
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    Consumption Of Alcohol Amongst Sikhs

    Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh Just like degradation in the environment, there is degradation in all societies, cultures and religions of the world. Long time ago in the mid-sixties, I came across a Santji in Chandigarh while, by chance, visiting someone. The emphasis of his...
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