The Damdamī Ṭaksāl, also sometimes referred to as Giani Samparda, Jatha Bhindra(n), or Sampardai Bhindra(n)[1] is an orthodox Khalsa Sikh cultural and educational organization, based in India.[2] They are known for their teachings of vidya as well as gurbanisanthiya. Its headquarters are located in the town of Mehta Chowk, approximately 40 km north of the city of Amritsar.[3] It has been described as a seminary or “moving university” of the Sikh countryside.[4]
^Singh, Nirbhai. Philosophy of Sikhism: Reality and its manifestations. Atlantic Publishers & Distri, 1990.
^"Baba Thakur Singh of Damdami Taksal dead". Retrieved 26 December 2019.
^Mahmood, Cynthia Keppley (November 1996). Fighting for Faith and Nation: Dialogues with Sikh Militants. University of Pennsylvania Press. p. 75. ISBN 978-0-8122-1592-2.
^C. K. Mahmood (1996). Why Sikhs Fight (Anthropological Contributions to Conflict Resolution). The University of Georgia Press. p. 17. ISBN 9780820317656.
The DamdamīṬaksāl, also sometimes referred to as Giani Samparda, Jatha Bhindra(n), or Sampardai Bhindra(n) is an orthodox Khalsa Sikh cultural and educational...
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Kapur Singh, the then head of Sharomani Panth Akali Buddha Dal. The DamdamiTaksal also state that he was the first head of their order. Baba Deep Singh...
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and the jathedar of the Akal Takht invited the fourteenth jathedar of Damdamitaksal Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale, who was on the run for radicalized militancy...
Samparda, Nirmala Samparda, Sevapanthi Samparda, and Giani Samparda (DamdamiTaksal) Udasi, derived from the Sanskrit word "Udasin",: 78 meaning "detached...
non-vegetarian food. Sikhs following the Rehat (Code of Conduct) of the DamdamiTaksal & Akhand Kirtani Jatha also subscribe to this view. The Akali Nihangs...
fresh threats from DamdamiTaksal - Times of India". The Times of India. 24 May 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2019. "DamdamiTaksal threatens to eliminate...
to her death. The village is also notable for the previous base of DamdamiTaksal at the Gurdwara Akhand Parkash from which many Sikh preachers took their...
the Sikhs also included the earlier burning of buses belonging to the DamdamiTaksal containing Sikh scriptures, and Sikh train passengers being singled...
endorsing vegetarianism, they also advocate for cow protection. The DamdamiTaksal also cite the Guru Granth Sahib and advocate a strict lacto-vegetarian...
founding day of the Khalsa, the Sant Nirankari Mission clashed with the DamdamiTaksal and the Akhand Kirtani Jatha, aggravated by Sant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale...
"Amritdharis" that belong to some Sikh sects (e.g. Akhand Kirtani Jatha, DamdamiTaksal, Namdhari) are vehemently against the consumption of meat and eggs....
non-vegetarian food. Sikhs following the rahit (code of conduct) of the DamdamiTaksal & AKJ also subscribe to this view. The Akali Nihangs have traditionally...
Nihang Dal where he learned Gatka, but would leave soon after and join DamdamiTaksal where he would get full Santhiya of Guru Granth Sahib. Not much is known...
bodies, including ruling Shiromani Akali Dal, the SHSAD, the SGPC, the DamdamiTaksal, AISSF and the Dal Khalsa attended the eighth death anniversary of Harjinder...
bodies, including ruling Shiromani Akali Dal, the SHSAD, the SGPC, the DamdamiTaksal, AISSF and the Dal Khalsa attended the eighth death anniversary of Harjinder...
He was awarded the title of the "20th-century Hari Singh Nalwa" by DamdamiTaksal and other Sikh Jathas. Sukhwinder Singh Sangha was born on February...
the Gurudwara of Damdama Sahib, where Baba Deep Singh then formed the DamdamiTaksal; the primary Sikh learning institution. In the British era many Sikh...
was detained, interrogated, and most likely tortured for 2 weeks. The DamdamiTaksal paid for her children's education for two years. Bibi Bimal Kaur stayed...
travels of Guru Hargobind Sahib and Guru Gobind Singh. Nihang Dals, DamdamiTaksal, and the Nanaksar Kaleran sect along with other groups have had a great...
firearms and fortified the gurdwara that served as the headquarters of the DamdamiTaksal religious center. In July 1982, Harchand Singh Longowal invited Bhindranwale...
"majority of Sikh sects, including Nihangs, Nirmalays, Udhasis and DamdamiTaksal, observe and want to observe Sikh religious days according to the (amended)...
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