Punjabi Sikhs are primarily found in the Indian state of Punjab, the only Sikh-majority administrative division on Earth. Punjabi Sikhs make up roughly 60 percent of the state’s population.[6] Many have ancestry from the greater Punjab region, an area that was partitioned between India and Pakistan in 1947. In the contemporary era, apart from Indian Punjab, Punjabi Sikhs are found in large numbers across the Indian states of Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Delhi, Chandigarh, Rajasthan and Maharashtra. Large numbers are also found in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Britain, as various immigration waves over the centuries better prospects and career.[7]
The Sikh religion founder, Guru Nanak (1469–1539), was roughly a contemporary of the founder of Mughal EmpireBabur in India. Guru Nanak Dev Ji was born in a Punjabi Hindu Khatri family, which was initially a community of scribes and traders.[8] In Un-divided Punjab region, the eldest son of every Punjabi Hindu families was nominated and was represented as Sardars and had protected their family and Indic communities from the tyrannies of Mughal rulers and their torture.[9][10][11] A huge number of peasants from Hindu and Muslim backgrounds in Punjab have converted to Sikhism for various motives (such as conviction, fear, or economic) since the starting of new faith.[12]
Indian Punjabi Sikh armies during their military training
Unofficially the militarization of Punjabi Sikhs have just started after The Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev (5th Guru in Sikhism). He was looked at as a sacrifice for the truth, and it became un-Sikh like to stand oppression. The guru's death became a watershed moment as from then onwards there began the militarisation of Sikhs in Punjab to take up arms against Mughal tyrannies. This conflict that started between the Mughals and Sikhs with the execution of Arjan Dev continued till the last guru, Gobind Singh who finally established the official Militarised order, the Khalsa, in 1699.[13] Punjabi Sikhs have been regarded as one of the toughest and fiercest Martial race warriors by British when they were ruling Indian Subcontinent between (1858–1947) AD respectively. Initially, Punjabi Sikh soldiers constituted a major chunk of the British Indian Army as they were most trusted by British officers due to their hard work, dedication, loyalty and valuable service.[14][15] People of Punjab have played a big role in the India's freedom struggle. About 120 people from Punjab were hanged and many more were imprisoned during the Independence movement.[16][17] In fact, despite being 2% of India's population, Punjabi Sikhs constitute around 20% of the Indian Armed Force. Punjab is the 2nd Largest Army contributor after Uttar Pradesh respectively.[18][19]
The Punjabi Sikhs observe historic festivals such as Lohri, Basant and Vaisakhi as seasonal and cultural festivals in Punjab and outside of it. Other seasonal Punjabi festivals in India include Maghi and Teeyan respectively. Teeyan is also known as festival of females, as women enjoy it with their close friends. On the day of maghi, people fly kites and eat their traditional dish Punjabi dish khichdi.[25] Other festivals observed by Punjabi Sikhs includes the festivals of Sikhism like- Gurupurab, Bandi Chhor Divas, etc.
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^ abcdefghijFigure is total Sikh population on census.
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^ abcdefghij. Census of India, 2011. The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 25 August 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
^"Sikhism | History, Doctrines, Practice, & Literature | Britannica".
^"Census 2011: %age of Sikhs drops in Punjab; migration to blame?". The Times of India. 27 August 2015.
^George, Usha, and Ferzana Chaze. "Punjabis/Sikhs in Canada." Mobility and Multiple Affiliations (2016): 91-104.
^"Sikhism | History, Doctrines, Practice, & Literature | Britannica".
^ Singh, Pritam (2008). Federalism, Nationalism and Development: India and the Punjab Economy. Routledge. ISBN9781134049455. A lot of Hindu and Muslim peasants converted to Sikhism from conviction, fear, economic motives, or a combination of the three (Khushwant Singh 1999: 106; Ganda Singh 1935: 73).
^"Shahmukhi: The window to Punjabi culture". The Times of India.
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^Handbook of Literacy in Akshara Orthography. Springer. 2019. p. 142. ISBN978-3030059774.
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Bhachu, Parminder. "Culture, ethnicity and class among Punjabi Sikh women in 1990s Britain." Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies 17.3 (1991): 401-412.
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Punjabi Sikhs are adherents of Sikhism who identify ethnically linguistically culturally and genealogically as Punjabis Sikhs are the third largest religious group of the Punjabi ethnic community after the Muslims and Hindus and they form the largest religious community in the Indian state of Punjab Sikhism is an indigenous religion that originated in the Punjab region of South Asia during the 15th century Almost 97 of the world s Sikh population are Punjabis 5 Punjabi SikhsA painting of a Sikh family circa late 19th centuryTotal populationc 24 000 000 29 000 000 approx Worldwide 1 2 3 Regions with significant populationsPunjab India16 004 754 2011 census 4 a Haryana1 243 752 2011 4 a Rajasthan872 930 2011 4 a Uttar Pradesh643 500 2011 4 a Delhi570 581 2011 4 a Uttarakhand236 340 2011 4 a Maharashtra223 247 2011 4 a Madhya Pradesh151 412 2011 4 a Chandigarh138 329 2011 4 a Himachal Pradesh79 896 2011 4 a LanguagesSacred languageSant BhashaEthnic languagePunjabi and its dialectsCode languageKhalsa bole Other languagesHindi EnglishReligionSikhismRelated ethnic groupsPunjabi Hindus Punjabi Muslims Punjabi ChristiansPunjabi Sikhs are primarily found in the Indian state of Punjab the only Sikh majority administrative division on Earth Punjabi Sikhs make up roughly 60 percent of the state s population 6 Many have ancestry from the greater Punjab region an area that was partitioned between India and Pakistan in 1947 In the contemporary era apart from Indian Punjab Punjabi Sikhs are found in large numbers across the Indian states of Haryana Himachal Pradesh Uttarakhand Delhi Chandigarh Rajasthan and Maharashtra Large numbers are also found in the United States Canada Australia New Zealand and Britain as various immigration waves over the centuries better prospects and career 7 Contents 1 History 2 Martial race 2 1 Origin as a Martial race 3 Language 4 Culture 4 1 Festivals 5 Notes 6 References 7 Further readingHistory editSee also History of Sikhism The Sikh religion founder Guru Nanak 1469 1539 was roughly a contemporary of the founder of Mughal Empire Babur in India Guru Nanak Dev Ji was born in a Punjabi Hindu Khatri family which was initially a community of scribes and traders 8 In Un divided Punjab region the eldest son of every Punjabi Hindu families was nominated and was represented as Sardars and had protected their family and Indic communities from the tyrannies of Mughal rulers and their torture 9 10 11 A huge number of peasants from Hindu and Muslim backgrounds in Punjab have converted to Sikhism for various motives such as conviction fear or economic since the starting of new faith 12 Martial race editThis section s tone or style may not reflect the encyclopedic tone used on Wikipedia See Wikipedia s guide to writing better articles for suggestions July 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message Origin as a Martial race edit nbsp Indian Punjabi Sikh armies during their military trainingUnofficially the militarization of Punjabi Sikhs have just started after The Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev 5th Guru in Sikhism He was looked at as a sacrifice for the truth and it became un Sikh like to stand oppression The guru s death became a watershed moment as from then onwards there began the militarisation of Sikhs in Punjab to take up arms against Mughal tyrannies This conflict that started between the Mughals and Sikhs with the execution of Arjan Dev continued till the last guru Gobind Singh who finally established the official Militarised order the Khalsa in 1699 13 Punjabi Sikhs have been regarded as one of the toughest and fiercest Martial race warriors by British when they were ruling Indian Subcontinent between 1858 1947 AD respectively Initially Punjabi Sikh soldiers constituted a major chunk of the British Indian Army as they were most trusted by British officers due to their hard work dedication loyalty and valuable service 14 15 People of Punjab have played a big role in the India s freedom struggle About 120 people from Punjab were hanged and many more were imprisoned during the Independence movement 16 17 In fact despite being 2 of India s population Punjabi Sikhs constitute around 20 of the Indian Armed Force Punjab is the 2nd Largest Army contributor after Uttar Pradesh respectively 18 19 Language editPunjabi Sikhs speaks the Punjabi language as their mother tongue Various dialects of Punjabi language such as Bagri Bilaspuri Bhateali Majhi Doabi Malwai and Puadhi etc are spoken by Punjabi Sikhs across India and abroad as their mother tongue In Indian Punjab Punjabi is written in Gurmukhi script While in Pakistan s Punjab Shahmukhi script is used respectively 20 Gurmukhi is written from left to right while Shahmukhi is written from right to left 21 22 The use of Gurmukhi script generally started and developed during the time of 2nd Sikh guru Guru Angad Dev 1504 1552 who have standardized it 23 It is commonly regarded as Sikh Script While Shahmukhi script have been used by Punjabi Muslims since from the time of the 12th century when Punjabi Sufi Poets have used it to write Punjabi Shahmukhi is a Perso Arabic alphabet script 24 Culture editSee also Punjabi culture Festivals edit Further information List of Sikh festivals Punjabi festivals and Punjabi festivals Pakistan The Punjabi Sikhs observe historic festivals such as Lohri Basant and Vaisakhi as seasonal and cultural festivals in Punjab and outside of it Other seasonal Punjabi festivals in India include Maghi and Teeyan respectively Teeyan is also known as festival of females as women enjoy it with their close friends On the day of maghi people fly kites and eat their traditional dish Punjabi dish khichdi 25 Other festivals observed by Punjabi Sikhs includes the festivals of Sikhism like Gurupurab Bandi Chhor Divas etc Notes edit a b c d e f g h i j Figure is total Sikh population on census References edit Who are Sikhs and what do they believe 5 August 2012 Indianapolis Shootout The US Has Long Lacked Understanding on Who Sikh People Are Behind the decline frontline thehindu com 16 September 2015 a b c d e f g h i j Population by religion community 2011 Census of India 2011 The Registrar General amp Census Commissioner India Archived from the original on 25 August 2015 Retrieved 13 March 2023 Sikhism History Doctrines Practice amp Literature Britannica Census 2011 age of Sikhs drops in Punjab migration to blame The Times of India 27 August 2015 George Usha and Ferzana Chaze Punjabis Sikhs in Canada Mobility and Multiple Affiliations 2016 91 104 India the Sikhs in the Punjab Britannica From Guru Hargobind to Guru Gobind Singh How the Sikh community militarised to take on the Mughals Why was the first son made a Sikh Sikhism History Doctrines Practice amp Literature Britannica Singh Pritam 2008 Federalism Nationalism and Development India and the Punjab Economy Routledge ISBN 9781134049455 A lot of Hindu and Muslim peasants converted to Sikhism from conviction fear economic motives or a combination of the three Khushwant Singh 1999 106 Ganda Singh 1935 73 https theprint in feature guru arjan dev the martyr whose death changed the course of sikhism 401897 https scroll in article 1045152 how punjab came to dominate the british indian army https theprint in pageturner excerpt how british idolised the loyal sikh soldier and inspired conflict in indian army 1559249 https indianexpress com article cities ludhiana punjabis were at forefront of freedom struggle bhagaten https www hindustantimes com punjab punjabis played a key role in independence struggle dhindsa story cxLaraDNRWiYOLADcpLv5K html https m timesofindia com city chandigarh gallant and patriotic how sikhs shaped armed forces articleshow 99028321 cms https www tribuneindia com news punjab punjab second among all states in contributing to armys rank and file 225565 Shahmukhi The window to Punjabi culture The Times of India Sharma Saurabh Gupta Vishal May 2013 Punjabi Documents Clustering System PDF Journal of Emerging Technologies in Web Intelligence 5 2 174 doi 10 4304 JETWI 5 2 171 187 S2CID 55699784 Archived from the original PDF on 21 April 2020 Retrieved 21 April 2020 Handbook of Literacy in Akshara Orthography Springer 2019 p 142 ISBN 978 3030059774 Guru Angad Second Sikh Guru Achievements amp Facts Britannica Punjabi language Britannica Punjab Tourism https punjabtourism punjab gov in PDF FESTIVALS IN PUNJAB 2021 22Further reading editBenson Heather Lene In Place Out of Place Punjabi Sikhs in Reno Nevada PhD dissertation University of Nevada Reno 2022 online Bhachu Parminder Culture ethnicity and class among Punjabi Sikh women in 1990s Britain Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies 17 3 1991 401 412 Banerjee Himadri The Other Sikhs Punjabi Sikhs of Kolkata Studies in History 28 2 2012 271 300 Grewal Jagtar Singh The Sikhs of the Punjab Cambridge University Press 1998 Usha George and Ferzana Chaze Punjabis Sikhs in Canada in Mobility and Multiple Affiliations 2016 91 104 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