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The Khalistan movement is an independence movement seeking to create a separate homeland for Sikhs by establishing an ethno‐religious sovereign state called Khalistan in the Punjab region. The proposed boundaries of Khalistan vary between different groups;some suggest the entirety of the Sikh-majority Indian state of Punjab,while larger claims include Pakistani Punjab and other parts of North India such as Chandigarh,Haryana,and Himachal Pradesh. Shimla and Lahore have been proposed as the capital of Khalistan.
Ranjit Singh was the founder and first maharaja of the Sikh Empire,ruling from 1801 until his death in 1839. He ruled the northwest Indian subcontinent in the early half of the 19th century. He survived smallpox in infancy but lost sight in his left eye. He fought his first battle alongside his father at age 10.
Toba Tek Singh District is a district of Faisalabad Division in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is located between 30°33' to 31°2' Degree north latitudes and 72°08' to 72°48' Degree longitudes. It became a separate district in 1982.
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Baldev Singh was an Indian Sikh political leader,he was an Indian independence movement leader and the first Defence Minister of India. Moreover,he represented the Punjabi Sikh community in the processes of negotiations that resulted in the independence of India,as well as the Partition of India in 1947.
Tara Singh was a Sikh political and religious figure in India in the first half of the 20th century. He was instrumental in organising the Shiromani Gurdwara Prabhandak Committee and guiding the Sikhs during the partition of India,which he strongly opposed.
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Shahabad Markanda is a sub-division of Kurukshetra district within the Indian state of Haryana. It is located on the left bank of the Markanda River,20 km (12 mi) south of Ambala Cantonment and 22 km (14 mi) from the historical city of Kurukshetra.
American Sikhs form the country's sixth-largest religious group. While the U.S. Census does not ask about religion,70,697 Americans declared Sikh as their ethnicity in the 2020 census. The U.S. Census Bureau cites the 2008 American Religious Identification Survey's estimate of the adult Sikh American population at 78,000. The Pew Research Center estimated the Sikh American adult population to be 140,000 and the total population at 200,000 in 2012 while the World Religion Database at Boston University estimated the American Sikh population to be at 280,000 in 2012. Sikh organizations like the Sikh Coalition and American Sikh Congressional Caucus estimate the Sikh American population to be as high as 1,000,000,but do not provide any sources for these figures;500,000 nevertheless remains the most cited Sikh American population size. With 1% of Asian Americans being Sikh,and 90.7% of Sikh Americans being Asian American,the American Sikh population can be estimated at around 200,000–300,000 in 2021. The largest Sikh populations in the U.S. are found in California (52%),New York (11%),and Washington (6%).
Sardar Gurbachan Singh was a Sikh scholar,professor,and author. He was born in Moonak,Sangrur district. He was a lecturer at the Sikh National College at Lahore. At the Banaras Hindu University he held the Guru Nanak Chair of Sikh Studies. He received the Padma Bhushan in 1985. He received in 1985 the National fellowship by the Indian Council of Historical Research,New Delhi.
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Governor Ujjal Singh was an Indian politician who was a participant in the First Round Table Conference,opened officially by King George V on 12 November 1930. Ujjal Singh served as the Finance Minister of Punjab,Governor of Punjab,followed by acting Governor of Tamil Nadu. Prior to this he was one of Pre-Partition Punjab's largest landowners,owning thousands of acres in Hadali,Jaranwala,Mian Channu,Lyallpur,Montgomery,Sargodha and other areas.
Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur,also called Kartarpur Sahib,is a gurdwara in Kartarpur,located in Shakargarh,Narowal District,in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is built on the historic site where the founder of Sikhism,Guru Nanak,settled and assembled the Sikh community after his missionary travels and lived for 18 years until his death in 1539. It is one of the holiest sites in Sikhism,alongside the Golden Temple in Amritsar and Gurdwara Janam Asthan in Nankana Sahib.
Bhangra is a type of traditional folk dance of Punjab area of the Indian subcontinent. It is done in the season of harvesting. According to Manuel (2001),bhangra is especially associated with the vernal Vaisakhi festival,performed during harvest season between April and the first quarter of May.
Ramesh Singh Arora is a Pakistani politician and social worker. He has been a staunch advocate for Sikh rights in Pakistan. He was appointed as the Ambassador at large for the Kartarpur Sahib Corridor. He is first sikh to hold office of provincial minister of the Punjab,Pakistan. Wife of Sardar Ramesh Singh Arora is Jaspreet Kaur Arora and they got married in year 2005
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The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) is a centre-right Sikh-centric state political party in Punjab,India. The party is the second-oldest in India,after Congress,being founded in 1920. Although there are many parties with the description Akali Dal,the party that is recognized as "Shiromani Akali Dal" by the Election Commission of India is the one led by Sukhbir Singh Badal. The party has a moderate Punjabi agenda. On 26 September 2020,it left the National Democratic Alliance over the farm bills.
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