Another interesting story about the name of Dehradun relates it to Sikh history. In the 17th century, the region was settled by guru Ram Rai, the eldest son of the seventh Sikh Guru, Guru Har Rai.

Singh has topped the list of the most common family names registered for newborns in New Zealand for the seventh consecutive year.

Traditional Sikh names are gender neutral ... I learned about the Ten Gurus and was taught how to read Gurmukhi which is the written form of Punjabi, the language of the Sri Guru Granth Sahib ...

Guru Nanak: The Founder of Sikhism - Life and Legacy is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, Android TV, Android smartphones, Amazon Fire TV ...

Traditional Sikh names are gender neutral ... I learned about the Ten Gurus and was taught how to read Gurmukhi which is the written form of Punjabi, the language of the Sri Guru Granth Sahib ...

Guru Nanak Jayanti(Hindi: गुरु नानक जयंती, Punjabi: ਗੁਰੂ ਨਾਨਕ ਜੈਅੰਤੀ) is celebrated every year to commemorate the birthday of the first Sikh Guru and who was lovingly called Guru Nanak. The day may ...

He was the ninth Sikh Guru, the father of Guru Gobind Singh ... Scrawny from fasting, Majnu ferried people across the Yamuna for free in the name of God. Majnu was spiritually transformed by ...

The residents claim they were not consulted before a new name was announced. The Sikh community has also filed an online petition calling for the Guru's name to remain. The City of Casey has ...

They are easily identified by their colourful turbans and unshorn hair and beards. Sikhism was founded by Guru Nanak Dev, the first Sikh guru - or spiritual leader - in 1449 in northwestern India.

The city's Sikh community has brought the sacred shastras (weapons) of Guru Sahibans and Shaheed Singhs to Mumbai for a special exhibition commemorating the 350th martyrdom year of Guru Tegh Bahadur.

Maharaja Ranjit Singh also constructed the Gurdwara Dera Sahib, adjacent to the fort, commemorating Siri Guru Arjan Sahib ... each identified by its Sikh-era name and detailing its historical ...