Sikh 8 June 1984, ordered by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi to remove militant religious leader Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale and his armed followers from the buildings of the Harmandir Sahib complex in Amritsar, Punjab. In July 1983, the Sikh political party Akali Dal's President Harchand Singh Longowal had invited Bhindranwale to take up residence in Golden Temple Complex to evade arrest. Bhindranwale later on made the sacred temple complex an armoury and headquarters. In the violent events leading up to the Operation Blue Star since the inception of Akali Dharm Yudh Morcha, the militants had killed 165 Hindus and Nirankaris, even 39
Sikh Presence In Los Angeles Towards the end of the festival, the Sikh holy scripture known as the Guru Granth Sahib is lifted upon a helicopter in applause to show courtesy towards the Guru. Sikhs are known for their pop culture. They have made a splash in the Bollywood community and some of that influence is rubbing off in SoCal. Bhangra is known as a form of bodily expression in which caters to various freeform movement. Bhangra has been around the 1940s, seen as a folk celebration used around the time of harvest by Sikh farmers. The dance has evolved into more as universities in