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New Year Special !

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"Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam" Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam is a Sanskrit phrase found in Hindu texts such as the Maha Upanishad , which means : "The world is one family". Anthem for the whole Universe:   A arti (prayer) which as recited by first Sikh guru, Guru Nanak Dev. This Aarti  is the divine song of the whole Universe. In this prayer Guru Nanak Dev has visualised the entire universe decorated as a prayer platter on the altar of the almighty. It is originally written in Punjabi language (Gurmukhi script).Text of the aarti is given below in Roman Script: "Gagan mein thaal, rav chand deepak bane, Taarka mandal janak moti dhoop malay aan lao, Pawan chavro kare sagal ban raai phulant jyoti kaisi aarti hoye, Bhavkhandana teri aarti.anhat sabad bajant bheri kaisi aarti hoye, Bhavkhandana teri aarti." It  means - The entire sky is the prayer-platter, the sun and the moon are the lamps, the stars and the constell

Sunday Special--Sidhus and Brars Laadley' of Sikh Gurus!

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H Istory of Sidhu and Brar Clan Origin and history Sidhu Derived,from Sanskrit 'siddha'  meaning ‘accomplished’ The Sidhu are a Rajput Sikh clan descended from Bhati Rajput Rawal Jaisal , King of Jaisalmer . Rao Jaisal constructed the fort in the Indian Golden City of Jaisalmer. Rao Khewa Jat, the great grandson of Rao Jaisal, married into the Jat clan, and thus Sidhu Rao , the founder of the Sidhu clan was born. Geographically, the Sidhu are from the Punjab region of India . B aba Ala Singh, a  Jathedar of Phulkian Misl, who  became the first ruling chief of Patiala, was born in 1691 at Phul, in present day   Bathinda district of the Punjab, the third son of Bhai Ram Singh. His grandfather, Baba Phul, had been   as a small   boy blessed by Guru Hargobind, Ala Singh's father and his   uncle, Tilok Singh, had both received    the rites    of         initiation      the     hands         of     Guru      Gobind       Singh       who conferr

Sunday Special--How did the Months get their Names?

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How did the months get their names? As the new year starts you might have recently bought a new diary or calendar and thought ‘Where do these words come from?’ – at least that’s what I did. There is also, of course, also the chance that you have been merrily scheduling in gym appointments and book clubs and all sorts of other details relating to New Year’s resolutions (have you kept yours so far?) but we’ll take the opportunity to add a resolution to your list: learn where we got the names for all the months of the year. Spoilers: it’s a mixture of gods, rulers, and numbers. January January is names after the Romans God Janus. He had two faces: one that looked to the past, one that looked to the future. January is named after the Roman god Janus , who presided over doors and beginnings – appropriately enough, for the beginning of the year (though this is, as you will discover, not as straightforward as it seems). Indeed, Janus was usually depicte