Panj Piare
Recently, former Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat has apologised for comparing Navjot Sidhu and his four advisers with the ‘Panj Piare’.
About Panj Piare
- Panj Piare is a concept and tradition founded by 10th Sikh Guru Gobind Singh.
- He established the institution while founding the Khalsa on the day of Baisakhi in 1699.
- Addressing a large gathering, he asked for five heads for sacrifice.
- Five men responded to his call and the Guru baptised them and called them Panj Piare.
- Since then, every group of five baptised Sikhs is called Panj Piare and accorded the respect enjoyed by the first five Sikhs.
- He ....