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	\| Damdami Taksal \|
		The Damdami Taksal was founded by Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji in 1706 as an Institue for Sikh Studies.
		Giani Sant Singh Ji – Was the 6th Jathedar of Damdami Taksal, the gold to Sri Harimander Sahib was added under the supervision of Giani Ji.
		Sant Baba Sundar Singh Ji – Was the 11th Jathedar of Taksal and resided at Bhindra(n) Kala(n) and it is from this point on that the suffix of Bhindra(n) Vale became prevalent.
	www.damdamitaksal.com /qa.htm (1601 words)

	SikhLionz.com: Damdami Taksal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The Damdami Taksal is the travelling Sikh university, which was founded by our Father Sahib Sri Guru Gobind Singh Jee to impart knowledge of Gurmat onto Sikhs.
		The first and foremost function of the Taksal is to educate Sikhs, to teach them the correct pronounciations of Gurbani, to do Katha and Kirtan.
		Damdami Taksal has been operating under the leadership of Brahm Gianis until now, and will forever more.
	rajkaregakhalsa.net /sikhlionz/damdamitaksal.htm (1074 words)

	Dhuma declared Jathedar of Damdami Taksal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		In a swift development that antagonised a section of the Damdami Taksal, Baba Harnam Singh Dhuma, acting Jathedar, was declared 16th chief of taksal here this afternoon.
		The 21-year silence of Damdami Taksal was broken today under pressure from various Sikh organisations, including the Shiromani Khalsa Dal, led by Bhai Daljit Singh Bittu, the Dal Khalsa, the American Sikh Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee, Sikh factions from different countries, the SGPC and Akal Takht.
		The Damdami Taksal announced that the ‘shaheedi divas’ of Sant Bhinderanwale would be held here on June 12.
	www.sikhsangat.org /publish/printer_54.shtml (515 words)

	outlookindia.com
		During the construction, Damdami Taksal had constructed a special gallery on the basement of the Akal Takht which was erected in memory of Bhindranwala and his associates, he said.
		Damdami Taksal said the revolver and spear besides the clothes belonging to Bhindranwala should be returned to the Headquarter of the Taksal since all the things were taken away by the Indian Army during the Operation Blue Star.
		Bhindranwala was the chief of the Damdami Taksal when he was killed during the Operation Blue star which was initiated by the Centre to flush out militants in the Golden Temple complex in June 1984.
	www.outlookindia.com /pti_print.asp?id=301737 (365 words)

	Damdami Taksal - SikhiWiki, free Sikh encyclopedia.
		The Damdami Taksal is the travelling Sikh university, which was founded by Guru Gobind Singh Jee to impart knowledge of Gurmat onto Sikhs.
		The first and foremost function of the Taksal is to educate Sikhs, to teach them the correct pronounciations of Gurbani, to do Katha and Kirtan.
		The Taksal aims to live up to it’s motto which was uttered by Guru Nanak Dev in Japji Sahib.
	www.sikhiwiki.org /index.php?title=Damdami_Taksal (306 words)

	Society :: Damdami Taksal
		The Damdami Taksal was founded by Sri Guru Gobind Singh Jee (the 10th Sikh Guru) as an educational institution in 1704.
		Guru Jee taught 48 Singhs the Arth (meanings) of Gurbani and the correct pronunciations of the Gurmukhi language.
		The Damdami Taksal has had an unbroken lineage from it’s inception.
	www.websearches.info /review/6761 (96 words)

	The Hindu : Other States / Punjab News : Sikh seminary accepts Bhindranwale's death
		CHANDIGARH: One of the most controversial Sikh seminaries, Damdami Taksal, has finally accepted that its firebrand chief, Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale, 14th in the lineage, died in the Army action, `Operation Bluestar,' which was carried out to liberate the Golden Temple complex from gun-toting militants holed up in the shrine.
		The announcement was made by the Baba Harnam Singh Dhumma, who was elevated to the position of the 15th chief of the Taksal at a ceremony where various other leaders bestowed on him the ceremonial `dastars' (turbans).
		The development is viewed as vital since the leader of the conservative section of the Taksal, Baba Dhumma, has accepted that death of Sant Bhindranwale.
	www.hindu.com /2005/05/27/stories/2005052711210500.htm (414 words)

	The Sikh Times - News and Analysis - Damdami Taksal to Honor Apar Singh Bajwa
		The decision has come as a surprise because Damdami Taksal had been claiming for more than two decades that Sant Bhindranwale is in 'chardi kala' (high spirits).
		Those, who had announced that Sant Bhindranwale was killed in the Army operation during Operation Bluestar had to face the wrath of Damdami Taksal.
		Manjit Singh Calcutta, a former S.G.P.C. secretary, in the U.S. as he had challenged the claims of Baba Thakur Singh, successor of Sant Bhindranwale, regarding the death of the latter.
	www.sikhtimes.com /news_060205b.html (511 words)

	Dam Dami Taksal - history of Sikhs and great warriors
		Both Taksals have been running with the blessings of the divine knowledge of great saints (refer to historical tree) who have taught the Guru Jee preaching's one by one.
		As now the Jathedar of DamDami Taksal is Sant Giani Jarnail Singh Ji Khalsa Bhindrawale, acting Jathedar Sant Baba Takhur Singh Ji.
		DamDami Taksal was created from the incidence, which occurred when the tenth master, Guru Gobind Singh was at Takht Sri Anandpur Sahib.
	www.webindia.com /compufield/harjinder/history.html (560 words)

	The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Main News
		Bhai Ram Singh is nephew of Sant Kartar Singh Khalsa, the 13th Jathedar of Damdami Taksal.
		Bhai Manjit Singh, senior Akali leader and cousin of Bhai Ram Singh, said that with his appointment as Jathedar of Damdami Taksal, the controversy regarding the death of Sant Bhindranwale stood resolved.
		Bhai Satbir Singh, senior functionary of Damdami Taksal, told TNS that he had received a call from the USA that Bhai Ram Singh has been appointed Jathedar of the taksal by Baba Thakur Singh.
	www.tribuneindia.com /2003/20030619/main10.htm (507 words)

	Damdami Taksal invite Amarinder Singh and Badal for a debate (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Damdami Taksal invite Amarinder Singh and Badal for a debate
		The Damdami Taksal made an offer to Capt Amarinder Singh, Chief Minister, and Mr Parkash Singh Badal, former Chief Minister, for a debate on the issue of militancy in the state.
		Addressing reporters here today Bhai Mohkam Singh, chief spokesman of the Taksal, said they were ready to sit with the two leaders before any TV channel so that people could know who was responsible for decade-long insurgency.
	www.sikhsangat.org /publish/printer_318.shtml (205 words)

	Daily Excelsior.........State
		Damdami Taksal, a religious body of the Sikh community, opened a shop near Gurmat Pustak Bhandar at Nanak Nagar, sector 11, Jammu.
		According to a press release, Bhai Mohaqam Singh, chief spokesperson of the Damdami Taksal, Jatha Bhindra Mehta of Amritsar, who is also editor of monthly magazines ‘Khandedar’, Amritsar, inaugurated the shop to provide religious literature, magazines, calendars and other religious material showing the history, development and future programmes pertaining to Sikhism.
		Damdami Taksal, a religious body was founded by the Tenth Guru Shri Guru Gobind Singh Ji Maharaj and then headed by Baba Deep Singh Ji Shaheed.
	www.dailyexcelsior.com /01dec19/state.htm (4124 words)

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		One young man, a granthi or scripture-reader, grew up with Bhindranwale in the Damdami Taksal and recalls an incident in which some prayer books which were stored up in the rafters fell down near Bhindranwale's feet while he was sleeping.
		This incident relates to a later and better-known episode when the Indian police burnt the two buses in which the Damdami Taksal students were traveling, in the process destroying many holy texts.
		The press described it as the venom of a prideful man whose sermons had been destroyed, but those of the Damdami Taksal who witnessed the burning saw it as a deliberate desecration of the holy books which their devout leader courageously avenged.
	www2.xlibris.com /BOOKSTORE/book_excerpt.asp?bookid=12543 (2052 words)

	The enigma of Bhindranwale
		According to informed sources, the Taksal refuses to admit that Bhindranwale is dead because of the factionalism in its ranks.
		Others are with the Jathedar of the Damdami Taksal, Baba Thakur Singh, and maintain that Bhindranwale is alive," these sources said.
		The Taksal's stand got a severe beating when Apar Singh Bajwa, who was Deputy Superintendent of Police in 1984, confirmed Bhindranwale's death.
	www.frontlineonnet.com /fl1813/18130360.htm (714 words)

	DIARY
		This is the headquarters of the Damdami Taksal, Sikhism’s foremost seminary, and spiritual home to the most prominent figure of the Punjab militancy, Sant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale.
		But, as far as the Damdami Taksal is concerned, their third head priest is very much there; he has simply chosen to vanish; "gupt ho gaye hain" is the officialese for reasons best known to them.
		With the business of religion flourishing, the Damdami Taksal has little time for politics, and none at all for elections.
	www.sikhreview.org /june1996/diary.htm (860 words)

	Panthic Weekly: Damdami Taksal property should be divided
		Amritsar Sahib, Punjab (KP) - Following last week's reports of a property dispute between the two main factions of Damdami Taksal (Chowk Mehta), one led by Baba Harnam Singh 'Dhumma' and the other by Sant Raam Singh, this Monday, on June 25, both factions gave their statements.
		In a press conference held in Amritsar, Baba Harnam Singh 'Dhumma' stated that his faction had now regained the control of an important Asthan (shrine) in the holy city, known as Gurdwara Shaheed Ganj Sahib, built in the memory of 1978 Shaheeds, who sacrified their lives in a protest against Nakli Sant Nirankaris.
		He asked for a division of the Damdami Taksal property between the two factions.
	www.panthic.org /news/125/ARTICLE/1615/2005-07-31.html (493 words)

	Punjab Heritage News - Calcutta questions change in Akal Takht design
		The Taksal owes an explanation to the Sikhs as to why the old structure was not kept intact.
		Bhai Mohkam Singh, spokesman of Damdami Taksal, said a part of Akal Takht had been raised as memorial to Sant Bhindranwale in June 1986, but the formal announcement in this regard was not made public.
		However, Mr Calcutta said the Taksal had been ‘misguiding’ the Sikh sangat on the death of Sant Bhindranwale even though Akal Takht and the SGPC had already two years earlier admitted to this death.
	www.punjabheritage.org /architectural-heritage/calcutta-questions-change-in-akal-takht-design.html (431 words)

	Question About The Rehat Maryada? - The Voice of Sikh Youth
		Damdami Taksal maryada is maryada of Baba Gurbachan Singh.
		taksal has also been first one to go agasint nakli nirankaris, led by sant kartaar singh je, sant kartaar singh je took stand agasint indira when everyone stood up for her in guru jes hazoori in dehli(i think dehli), and said she was nothg compared to guru je, thus her hate for taksal
		taksal under baba sant singh je was very close with maharaj ranjit singh, baba sant singh j supervised the puttig on of gold on darbar sahib
	www.sikhsangat.com /index.php?showtopic=12870 (1748 words)

	Shaheed Baba Gurbaksh Singh je - DiscoverSikhi.Com
		Upon the Shaheedi (Martyrdom) of Baba Deep Singh ji, Baba Gurbaksh Singh ji was appointed as the next Jathedar (Leader) of Damdami Taksal.
		Taksal's books do not mention that the Taksal's center became Amritsar Sahib when Baba Ji took over.
		It is not possible that Taksal stayed at Damdama Sahib but its jathedar stayed at Akal Takhat Sahib.
	forums.waheguroo.com /index.php?showtopic=5545 (1206 words)

	Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale or Jarnail Singh Brar (Punjabi: ਜਰਨੈਲ ਸਿੰਘ ਭਿੰਡਰਾਂਵਾਲੇ/ਬਰਾੜ; 12 February 1947–6 June 1984) was the leader of Damdami Taksal, a Sikh organisation based in India.
		Bhindranwale was born in the village of Rode, Faridkot district, Punjab, India.
		In Punjab, the Congress(I) party followed a strategy of alternating communal incitement and appeasement, which were based on a desire for the popular vote and a control of the religious affairs of the Sikhs through the Shiromani Gurdwara Prabhandak Committee (SGPC).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Jarnail_Singh_Bhindranwale (983 words)

	Bhinderanwale declared martyrs by Taksal - SikhiWiki, free Sikh encyclopedia.
		Harnam Singh and others at the Taksal, however declined to give any reason as to why the Taksal maintained for more than two decades that Jarnail Singh Bhinderanwale was in chardi kalan and would appear at right time.
		It is believed that Taksal could also announce its future programme for the cause of Panth.
		However Harnam Singh as well as other Singhs of Taksal declined to give any reason as to why Taksal maintained for more than two decades that Jarnail Singh Bhinderanwale was in chardi kalan and would appear at right time.
	sikhiwiki.org /index.php?title=Bhinderanwale_declared_martyrs_by_Taksal (438 words)

	outlookindia.com \| wired
		Damdami Taksal declared Bhindranwala as "martyr" and appointed Gyani Harnam Singh as regular Chief of the Taksal at its headquarter in Gurdwara Gurdarshan Parkash at village Mehta, nearly 30 km from here, yesterday.
		Bhindranwala was killed on June 6 in 1984 in the 'Operation Blue Star' and Baba Thakur Singh was appointed as the acting Chief of the Taksal.
		Yesterday, the Taksal declared Harnam Singh as its regular Chief.
	www.outlookindia.com /pti_news.asp?id=300524 (354 words)

	Bhindranwale is dead: Sikh body - Deccan Herald - Internet Edition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Damdami Taksal finally put the lid on rumours that the militant leader was alive.
		Sikh seminary Damdami Taksal which has assiduously endeavoured to keep alive the legacy of Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale — the dreaded militant ideologue who inspired a wave of militancy in Punjab in the 1980s — has finally declared him a martyr.
		Though Bhindranwale was killed in the 1984 Army operation in the Golden Temple, where he and his loyalist band of heavily-armed cohorts had taken shelter, the Damdami Taksal which Bhindranwale headed maintained the myth that he was alive and would return one day.
	www.deccanherald.com /deccanherald/may272005/national1945262005526.asp (584 words)

	Sant Jarnail Singh Ji Bhindarawale
		He was married in 1966 to Bibi Pritam Kaur, daughter of Bhai Sucha Singh of Bilaspur, and had two sons, Ishar Singh and Inderjit Singh, born in 1971 and 1975 respectively.
		The Damdami Taksal under Sant Jarnal Singh Bhindarawale and the Akhand Kirtani Jatha, another purely religious organization, protested against government allowing the Nirankaris to hold their convention at a time the Sikhs were celebrating the birth anniverssary of the Khalsa.
		Feeling that sanctuary at Mehta Chowk was not safe enough, he moved to the Guru Nanak Nivas rest house in the Darbar Sahib complex in Amritsar on 20 july and called for a Panthic convention on 25 july at which he announced thc launching of a morcha (campaign) For thc release of his men.
	panthkhalsa.tripod.com /jarnail.htm (1521 words)

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