29 March
On this day in 1981
SGPC adopted the motion "Sikhs are a Nation"
When the Presdient Gurcharan Singh Tohra, was asked the question that the SGPC was turning political, he answered "On October 10, 1946, Ishar Singh Mahjaiol, had moved in the house a resolution for the creation of a Sikh State. The resolution was seconded by Sardar Swaran Singh. The "Sikhs Are a Nation" proposal was part of S. Ganga Singh Dhillon’s speech at 54th All India Sikh Educational Conference that took place on March 13, 14, and 15, 1981. In his presidential address, S. Ganga Singh Dhillon wrote: "SIKHS ARE A NATION We all are born equal, with a human right to preserve our religious and cultural heritage, improve our economic inheritance and freedom to mould our destiny.
Also on this day
- 1699Baisakhi day, Guru Gobind created the Khalsa order at Anandpur Sahib Earlier Hukamnamahs were sent to Sikhs all over Hindustan and beyond to vist Anandpur. The people were asked to visit with their hair unshorn. The hill chiefs, who, according to one account, were taken into confidence about Guru’s program, were present in strength. He Abolished the corrupt and debased institution of ‘masands’. Created a small regular army and fortified Anandpurs with a ring of smaller fortresses around it.The Panth observes the creation of the Khalsa on 14 April in the Nanakshahi calendar.
- 1748The Sikhs assembled at Amritsar on Baisakhi day and by a gurmatta, decided to form Dal Khalsa by reorganization of over 60 arms jathas, bands Into eleven associatios (misls) under the overall command of’ Jassa Singh Ahluwalia. Nawab Kapur Singh because of his age sought retirement from active overall leadership. These were:
- 1849Darbar was held at Lahore where the British Government deposed and exiled Maharaja Dalip Singh, the last ruler of Punjab And proclaimed the annexation of the Sikh kingdom to the British Empire. They had been moving calculatingly and strategically towards the Punjab for sometime. On this day, the Sikh state ceased to exist as the solidiers laid down their arms with tears in their eyes exclaiming "Aj Ranjit Singh mar Gia" meaning that on today the Sikhs solidiers felt the death of their beloved Maharaja Ranjit Singh.
- 1922Akali Dal renamed as "Shiromani Akali Dal"
- 1940The Khalsa National Party at its meeting in Lahore, under Sunder Singh Majithia, saw danger in the division of India into Hindu and Muslim independent states And said that the Sikhs would not tolerate for a single day the unadultrated communal rule of any community. As a logical sequence, it asked for restoration of Sikh sovereignty of Punjab, which was held in trust by the British during the minority reign of Maharaja Dalip Singh.
- 1987Renu and Maninders’s wedding