Tribute to Banda Singh Bahadur on his martyr day

Banda Singh Bahadur an emissary of Guru Gobind Singh ji came to Punjab organized Sikhs and started wielding his sword. So fierce was his action that one by one Mogul territory started finishing, the reign of terror started to crumble. Though he was taken captive and punished with death but the challenge to mighty Mogul created an organization skill in Sikhs and also a sentiment that we can achieve the most difficult and overpower the mightiest and regenerate the glory. The Sikhs were fiercely persecuted by the Mogul that they had to live in forests to save themselves and for a long time they went into hiding to come out as various Misals that ultimately became Sikh Empire. Sikh Empire until the death of Maharaja Ranjit Singh remained invincible. The foundation of Khalsa that was laid by Guru Gobind Singh ji had now become a power to reckon with. The intrigue and list of British could make the power slip from the hands of Sikh Empire but soon they stood against the British for freedom of the country and their Gurudwaras. The freedom movement was started from the land of Khalsa. A heritage of martyrdom started once again and thousand of Sikh men and women laid their lives once again for the justice and common cause of the community. If one contemplates on Sikh Ardas it is a unique feature because we dedicate daily to the thousands of men and women who laid their lives for dharma and became immortal martyrs.
There may be many shortcomings in today’s Sikh community but once there is need Khalsa has always stood up for the common cause such was the transformation that Guruji affected by creating the Khalsa. The psyche of people changed forever and community, religion, politics and country became part of our think process which was not the case in earlier Hindu society where majority was downtrodden, fearful and condemned to think that their birth was a sin.