Webinar on Shaheedi Diwas of 'Sahibzaadas'

Patiala, December 27

Jagat Guru Nanak Dev Punjab State Open University organised a collective recitation of’ ‘Mool-Mantar’ for one hour by faculty and staff members of the university on the solemn occasion of Shaheedi Diwas of ‘Chhote Sahibzaade’.

A webinar was organised to observe the historic martyrdom day of ‘Char Sahibzaade’ (four sons of Guru Gobind Singh) and Mata Gujri here today. To commemorate and dedicate to the occasion of the supreme sacrifice, the webinar was organised under the leadership of Prof Karamjeet Singh, Vice-Chancellor, Jagat Guru Nanak Dev Punjab State Open University, Patiala.

Dr Paramvir Singh, Prof & Head, Department of Encyclopedia of Sikhism, Punjabi University, dwelt upon the details of the cause and brave behaviour of the four Shahibzadas and their grandmother in the face of brutal cruelty and rare situation of opting for rare, unique and unparalleled sacrifice at the hands of the Mughal forces. Dr Singh stressed upon the need to spread awareness about the Sikh history among the new generation so as to strengthen the value system in the modern times. — TNS