Author: Vaishali Shah

Introduction The political atmosphere when Guru Gobind Singh the tenth Guru took up Guruship was very tense. Aurangzeb had tortured and executed his father Guru Tegh Bahadur, the earlier Guru. The Sikhs were stunned and grief stricken at this inhuman and dastardly act. The new Guru had to lift the Sikh spirits and infuse in them a new sense of confidence which had been trampled upon. He firstly inspired his followers to believe that that they were under God’s protection and hence there was no need to fear anyone or anything. He emphasised that the Khalsa embodied high ideals and…

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