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Granth Sahib or Adi Granth bible of the Sikhs. [Indian Religion: Collier’s, XVII, 304] See : Writings, Sacred How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Sikh Chamars are known as Ravidasias, after Bhagat Ravidas, who himself belonged to the Chamar caste and whose verses are included in the Guru Granth Sahib. A group of five retired Sikh lieutenant generals protested to President Zail Singh that the mutineers were a special case insofar that as Sikhs, these soldiers had sworn their allegiance on the Guru Granth Sahib (Sikh holy book -- all Indian army regiments induct their personnel with a religious as well as civil oath),(47) and had been let down by military superiors who had kept them uninformed of the situation leading up to and including Operation Blue Star. |
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