My Malice and Bias

Babiha Bambiha or Papiha Sri Guru Granth Sahib is a divine book that illustrates the love for God and His Creation. Twelve birds are mentioned in SGGS, some representing eternal love (Babiha, Chatrik), some singing eternal hymns (Koel, Bulbul), some dancing in divine ecstasy (Peacock), some depicting social calling (crow), some representing divine actions (Swan), and some indulging in anti-social activity (Crane, Herons and Hawks). Babiha of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Babiha represents the eternal love of the Soul for the God illustrated metaphorically as the rainbird's longing for the rain drops. Gurus observed singing present around nature and were enamored by the songs of birds and their affect on human emotions. In Sri Guru Granth Sahib , the following quote by Guru Amardas ji beautifully illustrates their love for the song birds: slok mÚ 3 ]  (Guru Amardas ji, Sri Guru granth sahib, Page1285) bwbIhw AMimRq vylY boilAw qW dir suxI pukwr ] The rainbird chirps in the ambrosial hours

Mumbai City - India Bombay , now called Mumbai is home to around 10 million people. It is a bustling cosmopolitan, multi-cultural city, and is the centre of India's entertainment industry.  Ancient Mumbai Bombay was originally — not one city — but seven separate and amorphous islands separated by swamps: the region was inhospitable to human settlements due to malarial swamps and tropical forests. The Muslim rulers of Gujarat annexed the islands from the local Hindu rulers and governed it from 1391 to 1534.  Seven Islands Portoguese Bom Baia The Gujarat Sultanate was obliged to sign the Treaty of Bassein with the Portuguese Empire and the seven islands of Bombay were surrendered to the Portuguese on 25 October 1535. The Portuguese actively engaged in laying the foundation of Roman Catholic religious orders in the islands. They built several catholic churches and establishe a port fro trading with Portugal. The Portuguese called the place Bom Baía , meaning ' The Good Bay '.

Fact is that the word " Ram " is mentioned 2533 times in Sri Guru Granth Sahib ... does it signify the King Ram Chandra of Ayodhya ? The pro-Hindutva organizations and individuals would say a resounding yes. Why would it mean anything else, there has been only one Rama in the history of India. Who else would it refer to otherwise? Some Sikh scholars describe that the " Ram " of Sri Guru Granth Sahib is the "Nirguna" Almighty God which is not the same as the Lord Rama of Hindu mythology. In my humble opinion, both categorizations are factually incorrect if seen in silo. In fact the Sikh Gurus utilized duality method to convey their message to the common man. Duality is the principle that determines that a concept may be viewed from two diverse perspectives. The mentions of " Rama " in Sri Guru Granth Sahib is very diverse and can be described in two separate terminologies: Ram - used to denote the all prevailing ominipresent Nirguna God Raja Ra

Semiramis Queen of Assyria Did you know that Semiramis , the queen of Assyria attempted to conquer Punjab almost 500 years before Alexander? In fact she was the inspiration for Alexander the Great to invade India. Who was Semiramis .. and when did she come to Punjab? Who was Semiramis? Archaeologists have found evidence to piece together biography of Semiramis . In the ancient city of Nimrud (Iraq), two statues mention her name. There are also two stelae, one from Kizkapanli (Turkey) and another from Assur (Iraq) that mention her. Shammu-Ramat , more famously known by the Greek version of her name Semiramis , was the queen of the Assyrian Empire (811-806 BCE). She was married to King Shamshi-Adad also mentioned as King Ninus who reigned from 823 to 811 BC, and was the mother of King Adad-Nirari . Semiramis was a captivating beauty who was married at a young age to Onnes , an official from Syria in the Assyrian court. Their wedding was attended by King Ninus who fell in love with the

The Khatris of Punjab Khatri is a group of warrior clans from the northern Indian region of Punjab. The Khatris are of Vedic descent and the only original Kshatriyas in India. Most Hindu gods were of Khatri background. Indra, the king of Hindu gods was the leader of Indo-Aryans who settled in Punjab region over 4,000 years ago. These Khatris later migrated from Punjab to Gangetic plains of Northern India during the reign of Raghu. Hindu God Rama was a descendant of Raghu. Gautama Buddha was a Kshatriya and so were the Sikh Gurus, Disclaimer :  As a practicing Sikh, I consider all castes as equal and DO NOT believe in the outdated  and divisive caste system. The purpose of this blog is to honor the spiritual, military, and service contributions of the ancient Khatri warriors and try to understand their family history purely from a historical perspective Indo-Aryan Migraton to Punjab The Proto-Aryan culture developed on the Central Asian steppes around Kazakhstan as the Sintashta cultu