Bhai Jagir Singh Mahant was a close confidant of Sant Jarnail Singh Ji and was his personal Langari – cooking and serving him food. He was arrested and imprisoned under false charges, after his release he lived at Sri Darbar Sahib Amritsar and defended the complex from the invading Indian Army. After many years this testimony is being released. He…
Sant Jarnail Singh & Damdami Taksal Clarification, Facts & Fiction
As has been the pattern for many years, accusations and fabrications about the truth about what happened to the Sikhs in India from 1975 – 1995 continue. A lecturer from Brunel University knowingly or unknowingly also fell for these popular narratives. To rebutt these narratives and tell the truth, Harjinder Singh of Akaal Publishers delivered a lecture on this very…
Out Now – The Great Guru Nanak Vol.3
Our new book is now out “The Great Guru Nanak Vol.3” providing short biographies of Sri Guru Angad Dev Ji, Sri Guru Amar Das Ji & Sri Guru Ram Das Ji. The book continues the series of the previous books & is in the same format with revision questions & answers at the end of each chapter. You can purchase…
Gursikhi Gems Poem
We are pleased to be sharing this poem https://akaalpublishers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Gursikhi-gems-poem-Sant-Kartar-Singh.pdf that was penned by Sant Kartar Singh Jee Bhindranwale to their son Shaheed Bhai Amrik Singh Jee. We have added commentary to help the sangat (congregation) to understand the analogies being used and added relevant Gurbani quotations & Bhai Gurdas Jee’s teachings to further emphasise some of the points being made.…
Vaisakhi Resources
You can now download a basic powerpoint presentation we have created on Vaisakhi on this link https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1rgqV59bDf8TKkGb0xIP9U5NVkhRgXgtZ/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=106568441401290122923&rtpof=true&sd=true it is also available on our ‘Free Literature’ tab. You can also download our Vaisakhi booklet to compliment this at https://akaalpublishers.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Vaisakhi-Booklet-Final-Print-Ready-1.pdf
Sikh Code of Conduct Course Learning Materials Download now
We conducted a ‘Sikh Code of Conduct Course’ over 10 weeks some years ago. The course is very useful to people who are interested in learning about key Sikh ceremonies from birth to death. The aim of the course was to discuss the differences in applications of Rehat (discipline) in disparate groups of the Sikhs. Sharing their commonalties and discussing…
Rang of Holi & Holla Mohalla
The colours of Holi and Holla Mohalla make them stand out on an annual basis. Some argue Sikhs should not throw colours over one another whereas authors argue it is a distinct historical tradition of the Sikhs. To learn more please read our new short article on the topic which references Sikh history, Gurbani and Bhai Nand Lal Jee’s poetic…
Success after 1 year of farmer’s protest
This is a blog post reflecting upon the last year of protesting by farmers in India. It is written by our sevadar Jajhar Singh. Since writing the article the 3 farm laws have been repealed in both the Lok and Raj Sabha and just need the presidents signature for final approval. Friday 26th November 2021 marked the first anniversary of…
Coordinated attempts to undermine Sikh activism proven in new research report
The Centre for Information Resilience recently published a research report titled ‘Analysis of the #RealSikh Influence’ compiled by Benjamin Strick. In summary the report finds, ‘… a coordinated influence operation that uses fake personas on multiple social media platforms to promote narratives arguing that “real” Sikhs support the Indian government and Indian nationalism, and that advocates of Sikh autonomy and…
Shaheedi Sri Guru Arjan Dev Jee
Today is the Shaheedi Purab of Sri Guru Arjan Dev Jee, to commemorate Maharaj’s extraordinary patience under torture we are sharing a presentation that has been used in a Gurmat Class by Harjinder Singh. You can view the presentation here as a pdf and powerpoint depending on your preference. If you want to learn more about Guru Sahib and their…