Khalsa epitomises valour, freedom & dignity
By Satish K. Kapoor

THE creation of the Khalsa by Guru Gobind Singh marks the crystallisation as well as the extension of the message of Guru Nanak Dev and the subsequent Sikh Gurus. It was a historic event with mutagenic implications. While tenaciously holding to the spiritual tradition of his predecessors, Guru Gobind Singh introduced a new element into it — the element of vigour.

• The moment of the Khalsa, the moment of truth, by Darshan Singh Maini
• The language of the Dasam Granth, by Prem Singh
• Guru Nanak: A King among saints, by Khushwant Singh
• Guru Nanak and national integration, by Gurbachan Singh Talib
• Guru Nanak's system of thought and ethics, by J. S. Grewal
• Guru Gobind Singh gifted vigour to a dead society, by Surjit Singh Hans
• Ethical responsibility towards others, by Gurbhagat Singh
• Khalsa, the brotherhood of the Gurmukhs, by S. S. Dhanoa
• Khalsa Panth greatest gift to mankind, by Balraj madhok
• He kept alive the torch of liberty and equality, by Madan Jit Kaur
• Dynamics of Khalsa institutions, by Kehar Singh

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