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Kulbir Kaur teaches sociology at Shyama Prasad Mukherji College, Delhi University
    Mystic mantra: The legend of Gurdwara Panja SahibOpinion
    Mystic mantra: The legend of Gurdwara Panja Sahib

    As the divine word resonated in the air, people flocked to the Guru and started visiting him.

    11 Oct 2019 12:22 AM IST

    Mystic Mantra: Bhai Maharaj Singh – A saint as well as a soldierOpinion
    Mystic Mantra: Bhai Maharaj Singh – A saint as well as a soldier

    Bhai Maharaj Singh was a great influence on people and thousands of people used to come to the jail to visit him.

    14 Sept 2019 1:28 AM IST

    Mystic Mantra: Nankana Sahib has a special place in Sikh historyOpinion
    Mystic Mantra: Nankana Sahib has a special place in Sikh history

    Gurdwara Chowa Sahib in Jhelum town, where Guru Nanak had found water in 1521, will also remain open.

    19 Aug 2019 12:24 AM IST

    Mystic Mantra: Bhagat Jaidev’s bhaktiOpinion
    Mystic Mantra: Bhagat Jaidev’s bhakti

    Kulbir Kaur teaches sociology at Shyama Prasad Mukherji College, Delhi University

    19 Jun 2019 2:55 AM IST

    Mystic Mantra: The journey to shahidiOpinion
    Mystic Mantra: The journey to shahidi

    Sikh history is replete with innumerable examples of shahidis.

    16 May 2019 7:48 AM IST

    Baisakhi: A harbinger of sacred and secularOpinion
    Baisakhi: A harbinger of sacred and secular

    Baisakhi, a traditional harvest day of celebration, is also treated as the New Year’s Day.

    13 April 2019 7:48 AM IST

    In this May 31, 2015 photo, Afghan Sikhs read the Guru Granth Sahib, during a service at a gurdwara in Kabul. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Mystic Mantra: Bhagat Trilochan

    No biography can penetrate to the depths, particularly of a man who has known the no-mind also.

    26 March 2019 2:58 AM IST

    In Sikhism, compassion is the best antidote to violence.Opinion
    Mystic Mantra: Compassion - A divine trait

    Compassion is a divine quality and is viewed as the highest moral virtue.

    23 Feb 2019 1:44 AM IST

    Sikhism is the only religion that has sanctified its association with trees by remembering its most sacred shrines with the names of different species of trees. (Photo: Representational Image/AFP)Opinion
    Mystic Mantra: My Mita, my friend

    The Creator is not only universal and eternal but is present in each and every entity.

    9 Feb 2019 7:59 AM IST

    Guru NanakOpinion
    Mystic Mantra: Right to have rights

    He admonishes the rulers and their ministers and asks them to work for the welfare of the people.

    26 Jan 2019 3:04 AM IST

    The 351st birth anniversary of Guru Gobind Singh, the 10th and last Sikh guru who was the founder of the Khalsa Panth. (Photo: DC)Opinion
    Guru Gobind Singh: A martyr

    The Guru fought a number of battles against the mighty unjust forces. He died a martyr.

    12 Jan 2019 7:52 AM IST

    Sikhism, being a practical religion, denounces renunciation and believes in householders way of salvation. (Photo: Representational Image/AP)Opinion
    Mystic Mantra: Four sahibzade, four martyrs

    A martyr is one who chooses to suffer death rather than renounce his faith.

    21 Dec 2018 12:43 AM IST

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