☀️ JOIN SPN MOBILE
Forums
New posts
Guru Granth Sahib
Composition, Arrangement & Layout
ਜਪੁ | Jup
ਸੋ ਦਰੁ | So Dar
ਸੋਹਿਲਾ | Sohilaa
ਰਾਗੁ ਸਿਰੀਰਾਗੁ | Raag Siree-Raag
Gurbani (14-53)
Ashtpadiyan (53-71)
Gurbani (71-74)
Pahre (74-78)
Chhant (78-81)
Vanjara (81-82)
Vaar Siri Raag (83-91)
Bhagat Bani (91-93)
ਰਾਗੁ ਮਾਝ | Raag Maajh
Gurbani (94-109)
Ashtpadi (109)
Ashtpadiyan (110-129)
Ashtpadi (129-130)
Ashtpadiyan (130-133)
Bara Maha (133-136)
Din Raen (136-137)
Vaar Maajh Ki (137-150)
ਰਾਗੁ ਗਉੜੀ | Raag Gauree
Gurbani (151-185)
Quartets/Couplets (185-220)
Ashtpadiyan (220-234)
Karhalei (234-235)
Ashtpadiyan (235-242)
Chhant (242-249)
Baavan Akhari (250-262)
Sukhmani (262-296)
Thittee (296-300)
Gauree kii Vaar (300-323)
Gurbani (323-330)
Ashtpadiyan (330-340)
Baavan Akhari (340-343)
Thintteen (343-344)
Vaar Kabir (344-345)
Bhagat Bani (345-346)
ਰਾਗੁ ਆਸਾ | Raag Aasaa
Gurbani (347-348)
Chaupaday (348-364)
Panchpadde (364-365)
Kaafee (365-409)
Aasaavaree (409-411)
Ashtpadiyan (411-432)
Patee (432-435)
Chhant (435-462)
Vaar Aasaa (462-475)
Bhagat Bani (475-488)
ਰਾਗੁ ਗੂਜਰੀ | Raag Goojaree
Gurbani (489-503)
Ashtpadiyan (503-508)
Vaar Gujari (508-517)
Vaar Gujari (517-526)
ਰਾਗੁ ਦੇਵਗੰਧਾਰੀ | Raag Dayv-Gandhaaree
Gurbani (527-536)
ਰਾਗੁ ਬਿਹਾਗੜਾ | Raag Bihaagraa
Gurbani (537-556)
Chhant (538-548)
Vaar Bihaagraa (548-556)
ਰਾਗੁ ਵਡਹੰਸ | Raag Wadhans
Gurbani (557-564)
Ashtpadiyan (564-565)
Chhant (565-575)
Ghoriaan (575-578)
Alaahaniiaa (578-582)
Vaar Wadhans (582-594)
ਰਾਗੁ ਸੋਰਠਿ | Raag Sorath
Gurbani (595-634)
Asatpadhiya (634-642)
Vaar Sorath (642-659)
ਰਾਗੁ ਧਨਾਸਰੀ | Raag Dhanasaree
Gurbani (660-685)
Astpadhiya (685-687)
Chhant (687-691)
Bhagat Bani (691-695)
ਰਾਗੁ ਜੈਤਸਰੀ | Raag Jaitsree
Gurbani (696-703)
Chhant (703-705)
Vaar Jaitsaree (705-710)
Bhagat Bani (710)
ਰਾਗੁ ਟੋਡੀ | Raag Todee
ਰਾਗੁ ਬੈਰਾੜੀ | Raag Bairaaree
ਰਾਗੁ ਤਿਲੰਗ | Raag Tilang
Gurbani (721-727)
Bhagat Bani (727)
ਰਾਗੁ ਸੂਹੀ | Raag Suhi
Gurbani (728-750)
Ashtpadiyan (750-761)
Kaafee (761-762)
Suchajee (762)
Gunvantee (763)
Chhant (763-785)
Vaar Soohee (785-792)
Bhagat Bani (792-794)
ਰਾਗੁ ਬਿਲਾਵਲੁ | Raag Bilaaval
Gurbani (795-831)
Ashtpadiyan (831-838)
Thitteen (838-840)
Vaar Sat (841-843)
Chhant (843-848)
Vaar Bilaaval (849-855)
Bhagat Bani (855-858)
ਰਾਗੁ ਗੋਂਡ | Raag Gond
Gurbani (859-869)
Ashtpadiyan (869)
Bhagat Bani (870-875)
ਰਾਗੁ ਰਾਮਕਲੀ | Raag Ramkalee
Ashtpadiyan (902-916)
Gurbani (876-902)
Anand (917-922)
Sadd (923-924)
Chhant (924-929)
Dakhnee (929-938)
Sidh Gosat (938-946)
Vaar Ramkalee (947-968)
ਰਾਗੁ ਨਟ ਨਾਰਾਇਨ | Raag Nat Narayan
Gurbani (975-980)
Ashtpadiyan (980-983)
ਰਾਗੁ ਮਾਲੀ ਗਉੜਾ | Raag Maalee Gauraa
Gurbani (984-988)
Bhagat Bani (988)
ਰਾਗੁ ਮਾਰੂ | Raag Maaroo
Gurbani (889-1008)
Ashtpadiyan (1008-1014)
Kaafee (1014-1016)
Ashtpadiyan (1016-1019)
Anjulian (1019-1020)
Solhe (1020-1033)
Dakhni (1033-1043)
ਰਾਗੁ ਤੁਖਾਰੀ | Raag Tukhaari
Bara Maha (1107-1110)
Chhant (1110-1117)
ਰਾਗੁ ਕੇਦਾਰਾ | Raag Kedara
Gurbani (1118-1123)
Bhagat Bani (1123-1124)
ਰਾਗੁ ਭੈਰਉ | Raag Bhairo
Gurbani (1125-1152)
Partaal (1153)
Ashtpadiyan (1153-1167)
ਰਾਗੁ ਬਸੰਤੁ | Raag Basant
Gurbani (1168-1187)
Ashtpadiyan (1187-1193)
Vaar Basant (1193-1196)
ਰਾਗੁ ਸਾਰਗ | Raag Saarag
Gurbani (1197-1200)
Partaal (1200-1231)
Ashtpadiyan (1232-1236)
Chhant (1236-1237)
Vaar Saarang (1237-1253)
ਰਾਗੁ ਮਲਾਰ | Raag Malaar
Gurbani (1254-1293)
Partaal (1265-1273)
Ashtpadiyan (1273-1278)
Chhant (1278)
Vaar Malaar (1278-91)
Bhagat Bani (1292-93)
ਰਾਗੁ ਕਾਨੜਾ | Raag Kaanraa
Gurbani (1294-96)
Partaal (1296-1318)
Ashtpadiyan (1308-1312)
Chhant (1312)
Vaar Kaanraa
Bhagat Bani (1318)
ਰਾਗੁ ਕਲਿਆਨ | Raag Kalyaan
Gurbani (1319-23)
Ashtpadiyan (1323-26)
ਰਾਗੁ ਪ੍ਰਭਾਤੀ | Raag Prabhaatee
Gurbani (1327-1341)
Ashtpadiyan (1342-51)
ਰਾਗੁ ਜੈਜਾਵੰਤੀ | Raag Jaijaiwanti
Gurbani (1352-53)
Salok | Gatha | Phunahe | Chaubole | Swayiye
Sehskritee Mahala 1
Sehskritee Mahala 5
Gaathaa Mahala 5
Phunhay Mahala 5
Chaubolae Mahala 5
Shaloks Bhagat Kabir
Shaloks Sheikh Farid
Swaiyyae Mahala 5
Swaiyyae in Praise of Gurus
Shaloks in Addition To Vaars
Shalok Ninth Mehl
Mundavanee Mehl 5
ਰਾਗ ਮਾਲਾ, Raag Maalaa
What's new
New posts
New media
New media comments
New resources
Latest activity
Videos
New media
New comments
Library
Latest reviews
Donate
Log in
Register
What's new
New posts
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Welcome to all New Sikh Philosophy Network Forums!
Explore Sikh Sikhi Sikhism...
Sign up
Log in
Discussions
Sikh History & Heritage
Sikhs Laid Down Their Lives For France But Not Allowed Turbans
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="kaur-1" data-source="post: 45906" data-attributes="member: 3025"><p><span style="color: #0066cc"> <strong> Sikhs Laid Down Their Lives for France But Not Allowed Turbans</strong></span><span style="color: #808080"></span></p><p><span style="color: #808080"> <em><span style="font-size: 9px">By SSNews, ndtv</span></em></span></p><p><span style="color: #808080"> <span style="font-size: 9px">Sep 7, 2006, 16:44</span></span> </p><p> </p><p></p><p style="text-align: left"> <span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"> <p style="text-align: left"> <span style="color: #808080"> <img src="http://www.sikhsangat.org/uploads/8.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span> </p></p> <p style="text-align: left"> Indian Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee's presence on the 91st anniversary of the battle of Neuve Chappel in France is important. Around 90,000 officers and men of the Indian army from all parts of the subcontinent in two cavalry and two infantry divisions fought on the western front. </span></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px">A further 50,000 worked in bases behind the front line remote villages in northwestern France. During the first and second world wars the Indian National Congress had opposed the deployment of Indian soldiers fighting for the British. </span></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px">The memory of the men, a lot of whom were Sikhs, has been forgotten over the decades but now there is a change in attitude.</span></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px">In the bitter winter of 1915 British troops moved up the western front to attack the German army - more than half of this attacking force was made up of Indian soldiers.</span></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"> </span></span> </p><p> <p style="text-align: left"> <span style="color: #808080"> <img src="http://www.sikhsangat.org/uploads/the_arrival_of_sikh_soldiers_in_m{censored}illes__1914__gentlemen_of_india_marching_to_chasten_german_hooligans_says_a_french_postcard.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span> <span style="color: #808080">The arrival of Sikh soldiers in M{censored}illes, 1914. Gentlemen of India marching to chasten German hooligans says a French postcard</span> </p><p> </p><p></p><p>The men were fighting thousands of kilometers away from home. They were often used as cannon fodder by allied forces who pushed them into the killing zone first. </p><p></p><p>The fighting was some of the most brutal in military history if the bitter cold and the ruthless German Army weren't enough. </p><p></p><p>There was poison gas to contend with and thousands of Sikh and other Indian soldiers fighting along the frontlines were exposed and died a miserable death.</p><p></p><p> <p style="text-align: left"> <span style="color: #808080"> <img src="http://www.sikhsangat.org/uploads/french_woman_pinning_a_flower_to_honor_sikh_soldiers_arriving_in_france_1914.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span> <span style="color: #808080">French woman pinning a flower to honor Sikh soldiers arriving in France 1914</span> </p><p> </p><p></p><p>Headgear</p><p></p><p>A large number of those killed in Neuve Chappel were Sikhs - men, whose forefathers had fought for the freedom of France. </p><p></p><p>Today, the Sikh community in France deeply hurt at being denied the right to wear their headgear in schools has a message - respect us, our religion and the memory of our men who fought for your country.</p><p></p><p>"We want to remind the Indian government that forefathers of the Sikhs who laid their lives for France are not being allowed to wear turbans in schools," said Shingars Singh Mann. </p><p></p><p>The memorandum presented here said no Sikh should be asked to take his turban off arguing that Sikh soldiers died on French soil wearing their turbans.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kaur-1, post: 45906, member: 3025"] [COLOR=#0066cc] [B] Sikhs Laid Down Their Lives for France But Not Allowed Turbans[/B][/COLOR][COLOR=#808080] [I][SIZE=1]By SSNews, ndtv[/SIZE][/I] [SIZE=1]Sep 7, 2006, 16:44[/SIZE][/COLOR] [LEFT] [FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2] [LEFT] [COLOR=#808080] [IMG]http://www.sikhsangat.org/uploads/8.jpg[/IMG][/COLOR] [/LEFT] Indian Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee's presence on the 91st anniversary of the battle of Neuve Chappel in France is important. Around 90,000 officers and men of the Indian army from all parts of the subcontinent in two cavalry and two infantry divisions fought on the western front. A further 50,000 worked in bases behind the front line remote villages in northwestern France. During the first and second world wars the Indian National Congress had opposed the deployment of Indian soldiers fighting for the British. The memory of the men, a lot of whom were Sikhs, has been forgotten over the decades but now there is a change in attitude. In the bitter winter of 1915 British troops moved up the western front to attack the German army - more than half of this attacking force was made up of Indian soldiers. [/SIZE][/FONT] [/LEFT] [LEFT] [COLOR=#808080] [IMG]http://www.sikhsangat.org/uploads/the_arrival_of_sikh_soldiers_in_m{censored}illes__1914__gentlemen_of_india_marching_to_chasten_german_hooligans_says_a_french_postcard.jpg[/IMG][/COLOR] [COLOR=#808080]The arrival of Sikh soldiers in M{censored}illes, 1914. Gentlemen of India marching to chasten German hooligans says a French postcard[/COLOR] [/LEFT] The men were fighting thousands of kilometers away from home. They were often used as cannon fodder by allied forces who pushed them into the killing zone first. The fighting was some of the most brutal in military history if the bitter cold and the ruthless German Army weren't enough. There was poison gas to contend with and thousands of Sikh and other Indian soldiers fighting along the frontlines were exposed and died a miserable death. [LEFT] [COLOR=#808080] [IMG]http://www.sikhsangat.org/uploads/french_woman_pinning_a_flower_to_honor_sikh_soldiers_arriving_in_france_1914.jpg[/IMG][/COLOR] [COLOR=#808080]French woman pinning a flower to honor Sikh soldiers arriving in France 1914[/COLOR] [/LEFT] Headgear A large number of those killed in Neuve Chappel were Sikhs - men, whose forefathers had fought for the freedom of France. Today, the Sikh community in France deeply hurt at being denied the right to wear their headgear in schools has a message - respect us, our religion and the memory of our men who fought for your country. "We want to remind the Indian government that forefathers of the Sikhs who laid their lives for France are not being allowed to wear turbans in schools," said Shingars Singh Mann. The memorandum presented here said no Sikh should be asked to take his turban off arguing that Sikh soldiers died on French soil wearing their turbans. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Discussions
Sikh History & Heritage
Sikhs Laid Down Their Lives For France But Not Allowed Turbans
This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register.
By continuing to use this site, you are consenting to our use of cookies.
Accept
Learn more…
Top