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Gurdwara Bangla Sahib ( listen ⓘ) is one of the most prominent Sikh gurdwaras, or Sikh house of worship, in Delhi, India, and known for its association with the eighth Sikh Guru, Guru Har Krishan, as well as the holy pond inside its complex, known as the "Sarovar." Maharaja of Parmar Rajputs founded the palace, which was rebuilt as a small ...
Sikhism in Bangladesh has an extensive heritage and history, although Sikhs had always been a minority community in Bengal. Their founder, Guru Nanak visited a number of places in Bengal in the early sixteenth century where he introduced Sikhism to locals and founded numerous establishments. In its early history, the Sikh gurus despatched their ...
James (musician) Faruq Mahfuz Anam James (born 2 October 1964), known mononymously as James, is a Bangladeshi singer-songwriter, guitarist and composer, also known as a playback singer. He is the lead singer, songwriter and guitarist of the rock band Nagar Baul (previously Feelings ). He is often referred by the name "Guru" [2] which means ...
The ninth Sikh Guru, Guru Tegh Bahadur was beheaded here on 24 November 1675 on the orders of the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb. However, before the Guru's body could be quartered and exposed to public view, it was taken under the cover of darkness by Lakhi Shah Vanjara who then burnt his own house to cremate Guru's body; today, at this site stands Gurdwara Rakab Ganj Sahib.
Rabindranath Tagore. Rabindranath Tagore FRAS ( / rəˈbɪndrənɑːt tæˈɡɔːr / ⓘ; pronounced [roˈbindɾonatʰ ˈʈʰakuɾ]; [ 1] 7 May 1861 [ 2] – 7 August 1941 [ 3]) was an Indian poet, writer, playwright, composer, philosopher, social reformer, and painter of the Bengal Renaissance. [ 4][ 5][ 6] He reshaped Bengali literature and ...
An estimated 10 million Bengali refugees had fled to India in an effort to avoid the bloody civil war that had erupted in their homeland of East Pakistan (now Bangladesh). The exodus had led to ...
The building was completed in 1830. This Gurudwara commemorates the stay of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji (1469–1539). In 1988 to 1989 the building was renovated and the outside verandah was constructed for its protection and preservation with contributions received from shri guru Nanak dev ji's followers in Bangladesh and other countries.
Acharya Vidyasagar (10 October 1946 – 18 February 2024) was an influential Indian Digambara Jain acharya (monk), credited with having brought about a revival in educational and religious activities in Digambara Jainism. [ 1] He wrote the epic Hindi poem Mukamati .