British Sikh Student Federation Shaheedi Samagam or Religious Sikh Gathering in the United Kingdom in memory of Sikh leader Shaheed Sant Jarnail Singh Ji Khalsa Bhindranwale at the Dashmesh Darbar Gurdwara in Ilfrod East London from 18–20 June 2010.Shaheed Sant Jarnail Singh Ji Khalsa Bhindranwale who was martyred defending the Golden Temple Harmandir Sahib in 1984 was declared as the 'Greatest Sikh of the 20th Century' by Sikhism's highest authority Sri Akal Takht Sahib. [3] Sikh Youth Football Tournament 2010 was held in conjunction with Dal Khalsa UK was one of the biggest Sikh Youth gathering in the UK with over 1000 in attendance
Women in the Guru Granth Sahib Women in the Guru Granth Sahib The Guru Granth Sahib is the holy text of Sikhs. Several of the shabads (hymns) from the "Guru Granth Sahib" address the role of women in Indian and Sikh society. In this Shabad, the Guru expresses the importance of women. It begins with the line "From a woman, a man is born" to emphasise that all men and women come from a woman. This theme then continues with the Guru highlighting, in a logical sequence, the various stages of life where the importance of woman is noted – "within woman, man is conceived," and