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Air India depicted ‘Ik Onkar’ on tail to mark 550th birth anniversary of Nanak Dev
In a unique gesture to mark 550th Prakash Purb of Sri Guru Nanak Dev ji, National carrier Air India has depicted Sikh religious symbol ‘Ik Onkar’ on one of its Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft . The aircraft will fly on October 31 from Amritsar to London. Ek Onkar, which means “God is One”, is the ..
Topics: God • Gurdwara • Ik Onkar • Indian religions • Onkar • religion • Shabda • Sikh practices • Sikhism • Sikhs • Singular God • Theism
India signs Kartarpur Sahib Corridor Agreement with Pakistan
To celebrate the 550th birth anniversary of the founder of Sikhism Guru Nanak Dev, India and Pakistan have recently signed the landmark agreement to operationalise the historic Kartarpur Sahib Corridor at Zero Point, just about 4 km from the International Boundary. It will connect the Dera Baba Nanak shrine in India’s Punjab with the Gurdwara ..
Topics: Gurdwara • Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur • Gurdwara Janam Asthan • Guru Nanak • Guru Nanak Dev • Indian religions • Kartarpur, Pakistan • Punjab • religion • Shri Kartarpur Sahib Corridor • Sikh practices • Sikhism
Sahajdhari and Amritdhari
In May 2016, the Parliament had passed the Sikh Gurdwaras (Amendment) Bill, 2016 to remove rights given to Sahajdharis to vote in the elections to Sikh religious bodies. UPSC may ask you to differentiate between a Sikh and Sahajdhari, so here are important notes: Sahajdharis, literally slow adapting, are those who have chosen the path of Sikhism ..
Topics: Dastar • Gurdwaras • Outline of Sikhism • religion • Sahajdhari • Sects of Sikhism • Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee • Sikh practices • Sikhism • Sikhs • The Five Ks