Jaibans Singh As election fever overwhelms India we have, in Punjab, a complete void in political leadership; the problem has attained critical dimensions. All parties are putting their best foot forward; selecting the best candidates and launching aggressive election campaigns. Punjab too is in the fray but here the scenario is a bit different, parties are finding it … [Read more...] about Political leadership crisis in Punjab
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The Jallianwala Bagh Massacre, 13 April 1919
Jaibans Singh “I fired and continued to fire until the crowd dispersed, I consider this is the least amount of firing which would produce the necessary moral and widespread effect it was my duty to produce if I was to justify my action.......It was no longer a question of merely dispersing the crowd, but one of producing a sufficient moral effect from a military point … [Read more...] about The Jallianwala Bagh Massacre, 13 April 1919
Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru: The revolutionary legends of Indian freedom struggle
Jaibans Singh Saheed Bhagat Singh is a national icon! A martyr who has served as a role model for growing generations of free India and continues to be so! Many movies have been made on his life and times that are inspirational and poignant in equal measure. He derives his status from his identification of being a true revolutionary whose spirit gave to the Indian freedom … [Read more...] about Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru: The revolutionary legends of Indian freedom struggle
The Kartarpur Sahib Corridor
Jaibans Singh The Sikh community, at the time of partition of the subcontinent into India and Pakistan, suffered immeasurably in terms of lives lost, displacement and financial ruin. In addition to these worldly factors, the community also lost to the newly formed state of Pakistan its revered shrines and holy places, especially those associated with the first Sikh master, … [Read more...] about The Kartarpur Sahib Corridor
The story of Sahibzada Zorawar Singh and Sahibzada Fateh Singh
Jaibans Singh Some acts and deeds are so profound that they change the course of history! One such is the martyrdom of the two younger sons of the tenth master of the Sikhs, Guru Gobind Singh Ji! The young and innocent boys, Sahibzada (Prince) Zorawar Singh and Sahibzada Fateh Singh attained martyrdom on 26, December, 1705, when they were brutally murdered by Wazir Khan the … [Read more...] about The story of Sahibzada Zorawar Singh and Sahibzada Fateh Singh