Guru Nanak Jayanti Nov 2020
Guru Nanak Gurpurab, also known as Guru Nanak's Prakash Utsav and Guru Nanak Jayanti, celebrates the birth of the first Sikh Guru and Sindhi Community in Guru Guru Nanak. This […]
Guru Nanak Gurpurab, also known as Guru Nanak's Prakash Utsav and Guru Nanak Jayanti, celebrates the birth of the first Sikh Guru and Sindhi Community in Guru Guru Nanak. This […]
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The King stood up against Aurangzeb, the Mughal emperor, and is known as one of the bravest rulers of India and the founder of the Maratha kingdom. The day is […]
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Baisakhi, the harvest festival of India which marks the beginning of the Sikh New Year as per the Nanakshahi Solar calendar. It is hugely celebrated by the people of the […]
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Hanuman Jayanti is celebrated as the birthday of Lord Hanuman. On this day, the devotees keep fast. Every year, Hanuman Jayanthi occurs on the full moon day of the Hindu month Chaitra. At […]
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The British established their first outpost on the Indian Subcontinent in 1619 at Surat on the northwestern coast. By the end of that century, the East India Company had opened […]