Sikh Youth of Punjab to Conduct Conference on Martyrdom Day of Guru Teg Bahadur

Dharam di Chadar

Activists of Sikh Youth of Punjab while talking with media persons
Activists of the Sikh Youth of Punjab while addressing the media

JALANDHAR, Punjab—Asserting that Guru Teg Bahadur was in fact “dharam di chadar” (protector of religion), and not “Hind-di-chadar” (protector of Hindus), the Sikh Youth of Punjab (SYP) has urged the Indian government to correct all errors and misgivings about the Sikh Gurus in books published by the National Council Of Educational Research And Training (NCERT).

Briefing the media, leaders of the Dal Khalsa’s youth wing, Paramjit Singh and Manjit Singh said that their group has resolved to hold a conference on the occasion of the martyrdom day of the Ninth Master Guru Teg Bahadur on November 24th at Hoshiarpur.

They said the subject of the conference would be “Martyrs and our responsibilities,” where prominent Panthik personalities would shed light on the concept and spirit of martyrdom in Sikhism. They said apart from paying homage to them, the speakers would dwell upon the unfinished task of the martyrs.

They said that the Guru attained martyrdom to protect the oppressed irrespective of their religion or caste.
They urged the Sikh Diaspora—in particular citizens of India in general—to observe the martyrdom day of Guru Teg Bahadur as the ‘Human Rights and Religious Freedoms’ day on November 24th.

They said, “Guru Teg Bahadur was undisputedly the first martyr for human rights. His martyrdom was unparalleled in world history as never before somebody had laid down life to defend the right of followers of another faith to practice their faith.

“It was around a century before the popular quotation attributed to French writer and philosopher Voltaire, ‘I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it,’ that the ninth Guru demonstrated it literally.”

1 COMMENT

  1. Next these people will say Guru Gobind Singh ji never called himself “Peer-e-Hind” when he left Chamkaur..Why show your ignorance to the world?
    I am a Sikh and Guru ji was indeed Hind-di-Chadar as he saved Hindustan (as India was called at that time) irrespective of any religious bias.

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