The Sarbat Khalsa of 2015 was held on November 10, 2015, in Chabba village on the outskirts of
Amritsar
Amritsar, also known as Ambarsar, is the second-List of cities in Punjab, India by population, largest city in the India, Indian state of Punjab, India, Punjab, after Ludhiana. Located in the Majha region, it is a major cultural, transportatio ...
, with the purpose to strengthen all Sikh institutions and traditions. As many as 550,000
to over 600,000 Sikhs from around the world attended the event. A few Sikh organizations in support of the
Shiromani Akali Dal
The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) (translation: ''Supreme Eternal Party'') is a centre-right Sikh-centric state political party in Punjab, India. The party is the second-oldest in India, after Congress, being founded in 1920. Although there are ma ...
did not attend the event and refused to recognize the resolutions passed. The event was also opposed by Punjab Chief Minister
Parkash Singh Badal
Parkash Singh Badal (8 December 1927 – 25 April 2023) was an Indian politician and Sikh rights advocate who served as the 8th Chief Minister of Punjab from 1970 to 1971, from 1977 to 1980, from 1997 to 2002, and from 2007 to 2017, the longes ...
and his party Akali Dal].
But Few Sikh organizations supported to Sarbat Khalsa attended the event and recognized the resolutions passed. The event was called by
Simranjit Singh Mann
Simranjit Singh Mann (born 20 May 1945) is a former Indian Police Service officer and a former Member of the Parliament in the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India, representing the constituency of Sangrur since 2022. He lost e ...
and
Mohkam Singh
Mohkam Singh ( ; 6 June 1663 – 7 December 1704 or 1705), born Mohkam Chand (his given name is also transliterated as Muhkam or Mohkhum), was one of the inaugural group of Panj Pyare, or the first ''Five Beloved'' of honoured memory in the Sik ...
, leaders of
Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) and
United Akali Dal respectively. The Sikh congregation passed 13 resolutions to be implemented.
See also
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Sarv Khap system of
Haryana
Haryana () is a States and union territories of India, state located in the northern part of India. It was carved out after the linguistic reorganisation of Punjab, India, Punjab on 1 November 1966. It is ranked 21st in terms of area, with les ...
and
Uttar Pradesh
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is similar to ''Sarbat Khalsa''
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Jathedar of Akal Takht
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Gurmata
A Gurmata ( Punjabi: ਗੁਰਮਤਾ; literally, 'Guru's intention' or 'advice of the Guru'), alternatively romanized as Gurumatta, is an order upon a subject that affects the fundamental principles of Sikh religion and is binding upon all Si ...
, a term used to refer to resolutions passed by the ''Sarbat Khalsa''
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Hukamnama
A Hukamnama ( Punjabi: ਹੁਕਮਨਾਮਾ, translit. ''Hukamanāmā''), in modern-times, refers to a hymn from the Guru Granth Sahib which is given as an injunction, order, or edict to Sikhs. It also refers to edicts issued by the contemp ...
, an injunction or edict issued by the Sikh gurus, their officiated followers, the Takhts, or taken from the Guru Granth Sahib
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Rakhi system, the protection tax implemented by the Sikh Confederacy
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Sarbat Khalsa
Sarbat Khalsa (lit. meaning ''all the Khalsa''; Punjabi: ( Gurmukhi) pronunciation: ), was a biannual deliberative assembly (on the same lines as a Parliament in a Direct democracy) of the Sikhs held at Amritsar in Punjab during the 18th cent ...
References
Further reading
*''Volume 2: Evolution of Sikh Confederacies (1708-1769)'' by Hari Ram Gupta. Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers, 1999, , Pages: 383 pages, illustrated.
*''The Heritage of the Sikhs'' by Harbans Singh. 1994, .
*''Sikh Domination of the Mughal Empire''. 2000, second edition. .
*''The Sikh Commonwealth or Rise and Fall of Sikh Misls''. 2001, revised edition. .
*''Maharaja Ranjit Singh, Lord of the Five Rivers'' by Jean-Marie Lafont. Oxford University Press. 2002, .
*''History of Panjab'' by Dr L. M. Joshi and Dr Fauja Singh.
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