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72-year-old Bhai Lakhbir Singh Rode, nephew of Sikh national hero Sant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale -a notable martyr of the Indo-Sikh Battle of June 1984 at Darbar Sahib, Amritsar, and brother of former Jathedar Akal Takht -Bhai Jasbir Singh Rode, passed away i... More »
Observing 40 years of an incident which catapulted the Sikh cause for freedom into the limelight, revolutionary Sikh body, committed to the sovereign rights of the Sikh people -Dal Khalsa, at a function in Jalandhar honoured its founder Gajinder Singh and his ... More »
The people of Punjab and the Sikhs across the world live through June 1984 every June. It happened 37 years ago but it feels as if it was yesterday – the heart, body and mind still feel the tremors of the emotional earthquake it caused. The force of those trem... More »
Endorsing the struggle of the people of Punjab on the farmers’ rights agitation, Kesri Lehar United Kingdom and Scotland has written an Open Letter to Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh spelling out in graphic detail the travails of the Punjab farme... More »
What was the significance of this man called Sant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale? What did he stand for? Why was he dreaded by the Indian state and why was he feared by the Akali leadership? In life and in death, how did he invigorate a generation of Sikhs to focu... More »
June 1984 was an intensely war-like assault on Darbar Sahib, with the systematic killing of thousands of lives by the rampaging Indian army. It formed the first of a two-part part genocidal strike on the Panjaabi-Sikhs over 1984. The second strike in November... More »
Today is the 67th birth anniversary of Dal Khalsa co-founder and revolutionary poet Gajinder Singh, who now lives in exile as a stateless citizen. The author Jagmohan Singh examines the possibilities of his return to homeland Punjab with reference to a detail... More »
With party Sr VP Bhai Manjit Singh urging all party leaders linked to sacrilege to seek pardon at Akal Takht Sahib, it is clear that the Badal Dal is certainly in the dock. As the Bargari Morcha gains momentum, a cross-section of the party leadership has been... More »
37 ਸਾਲ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਸਿੱਖ ਆਗੂ ਸੰਤ ਜਰਨੈਲ ਸਿੰਘ ਭਿੰਡਰਾਂਵਾਲਿਆਂ ਦੀ ਰਿਹਾਈ ਦੀ ਮੰਗ ਕਰਦੇ ਹੋਏ ਦਲ ਖਾਲਸਾ ਦੇ ਪੰਜ ਸਿੰਘਾਂ ਨੇ ਭਾਰਤੀ ਹਵਾਈ ਜਹਾਜ਼ ਨੂੰ ਅਗਵਾ ਕਰ ਪਾਕਿਸਤਾਨ ਲੈ ਗਏ। ਉਮਰ ਕੈਦ ਦੀ ਸਜ਼ਾ ਭੁਗਤਣ ਤੇ ਜਦ ਸਤਨਾਮ ਸਿੰਘ ਤੇ ਤਜਿੰਦਰਪਾਲ ਸਿੰਘ ਪੰਜਾਬ ਵਾਪਸ ਪਰਤੇ ਤਾਂ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਦੇ ਆਉਣ ਤੋਂ ਸੱਤ ਸਾਲ ਬਾਅਦ ਉਨ੍ਹਾ ... More »
Renowned journalist and editor, famous columnist of Between the Lines in the Indian Express for many years, member of the infamous Punjabi group in Delhi, Kuldip Nayar passed away at the ripe age of 95 after a brief illness. The author presents a peep into how... More »
37 years ago, 5 Sikh hijackers owing allegiance to Dal Khalsa sought justice by hijacking a plane to Pakistan. Upon completion of their life term sentence, 2 of them returned to Punjab and India foisted a “waging war” case against them, 7 years after their arr... More »
June 1984 was a turning point in contemporary Sikh history. During this very emotional and anguished anniversary of the unprecedented genocide in East Panjaab (India), we have seen a regurgitation of tired, worn out rabble-rousing rhetoric from the domineering... More »