Sikhs during the Vaisakhi celebration. Credit: Michael Clark / Wikimedia Commons That persecution led the Sikhs to try to defend themselves, and if the sixth guru, Hargobind, organized them militarily ...

Thus, Sikhs were given the distinguishing Khalsa identity, a wholesome physical appearance, the most notable part of which is the uncut hair kept neatly under a Turban, and full beards sported by men.

Khalsa is the collective body of initiated Sikhs, the word stands for both “Pure” and “King’s Own”. The Khalsa represent the living form of the Guru which means they are God’s ...

For Sikh intellectuals, rejuvenating the egalitarian spirit of the Khalsa at this time seemed urgent. Gender and caste inequities, they believed, could be combated by reviving Khalsa norms.

Chahal was reportedly receiving death threats from Sikh extremist groups. His health had deteriorated after a meal at a ...

Harjot Singh Bains apologised before the Akal Takht for an event in Srinagar, and was instructed to inspect and improve roads ...

Khalsa Sikhs wear five symbols – called the five Ks, or Panj Kakka - to show their devotion to Sikhism. The boys outline the 5 Ks and what they signify.

Gursant Singh Khalsa, a practicing Sikh for 35 years, charges in the lawsuit filed this month that California’s laws banning military-style, semiautomatic weapons and high-capacity magazines ...