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Missing 1984 Sikh Manuscripts in Question
Dr Dalvinder Singh Grewal


The library built over several decades drew upon almost five centuries of Sikh literature from various sources containing much of the most precious heritage of the Sikh community. Among its contents were priceless handwritten birs of Guru Granth, recensions of Dasam Granth, hukamnamas, and ...

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Giani Zail Singh
Gyani Zail Singh (5 May 1916–25 December 1994) was the Chief Minister of Punjab (1972–1977), Home Minister of India (1980–24 July 1982), and President of India (25 July 1982–25 July 1987). As Chief Minister of Punjab, he arranged massive religious functions while inaugurating Guru Gobind Singh Marg primarily to counter Akali Dal influence. H...

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Timeline: 1984 Operation Blue Star -1
Dr Dalvinder Singh Grewal

I collected the material on Operation Blue Stars, the events leading and following through the available materials, interviews, personal visits, videographing, photographing, and observing the changing situation. The operation has been termed as a sequence to the holocaust, which was the outcome of t...

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ਸੰਨ ੧੯੮੪ ਦਾ ਘਲੂਘਾਰਾ ਤੇ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਮੁਕਤਸਰ ਸਾਹਿਬ

ਡਾ: ਦਲਵਿੰਦਰ ਸਿੰਘ ਗ੍ਰੇਵਾਲ

ਸੰਨ ੧੯੮੪ ਸਿੱਖਾਂ ਲਈ ਕਾਲਾ ਵਰ੍ਹਾ ਸੀ ਜਿੱਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਸਿੱਖਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਭਾਰੀ ਜਾਨੀ ਤੇ ਮਾਲੀ ਨੁਕਸਾਨ ਤਾਂ ਹੋਇਆ ਹੀ ਪਰ ਨਾਲ ਹੀ ਅਣਖ ਤੇ ਇੱਜ਼ਤ ਨੂੰ ਅਕੱਹਿ ਠੇਸ ਵੀ ਪਹੁੰਚੀ। ਇਹ ਲੇਖ ਗੁਰਦੁਆਰਾ ਟੁੱਟੀ ਗੰਢੀ ਵਿਚ ਹੋਏ ੧੯੮੪ ਦੇ ਸਾਕੇ ਦੀ ਘਟਨਾ ਦੇ ਇਤਿਹਾਸਿਕ ਪੱਖ ਤੱਕ ਹੀ ਸੀਮਿਤ ਰੱਖਿਆ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ ਤੇ ਕਾਰਨਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਲੈ ਕੇ ਕੋਈ ਰਾਜਨੀਤਕ ਵਿਚਾਰ ਧਾਰਾ ਨਹੀਂ ਦਿੱਤੀ ਗਈ।ਇ...

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1984- Obeissance at Sri Darbar Sahib on 9 June 1984-1
Col Dr Dalvinder Singh Grewal

I traveled by bus from Patiala and reached Sri Amritsar on 9 June 1984. The entire route was badly barricaded, and there were too many checks by soldiers and police. Every check made me feel as alien at the land that I had protected with my blood in 1965 and 1971. Feeling so belit...

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