Amritsar

Amritsar

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Tuesday
,
7
June
2022

1984 Battle of Amritsar - June 7: Inside Perspectives

Many of the arrested Sikh devotees were brutally beaten and killed. Thousands of Sikhs from rural Panjab marched towards the Complex when they heard about the army's attack. They were fired upon from helicopters.

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Tuesday
,
7
June
2022

1984 Battle of Amritsar - June 7: Sikh Reference Library Destruction

The army deliberately set fire to the Sikh Reference Library after the attack was over. Valuable archives and material of significant historical importance were destroyed in this fire. The army claims that the library caught fire during the crossfire. The library was intact until the evening of June 6, 1984. This has been verified by the in-charge of the library, Sardar Devinder Singh Duggal. The library was set ablaze on June 7, in the early hours of the morning.

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Monday
,
6
June
2022

1984 Battle of Amritsar - June 6: Inside Perspectives

“The effect of this barrage on the Akal Takht was devastating. The whole front of the sacred shrine was destroyed, leaving hardly a pillar standing.” - Mark Tully, Amritsar, Mrs. Gandhi's Last Battle

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Monday
,
6
June
2022

1984 Battle of Amritsar - June 6: The Shelling of Akal Takht Sahib

Lieutenant-General Jagjit Singh Aurora, who studied the front of the Akal Takht before it was repaired, reckoned that as many as eighty high-explosive squash-head shells were fired into the Akal Takht Sahib.

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Sunday
,
5
June
2022

1984 Battle of Amritsar - June 5: Inside Perspectives

"We tried to get these people out but could only achieve partial success because the army began its offensive.”- Apar Singh Bajwa, DSP of Panjab Police (BBC News Flash-Backs, 3 June 2004)

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Sunday
,
5
June
2022

1984 Battle of Amritsar - June 5: No Way Out

Tanks and Armored Personnel Carriers (APCs) fire at the Complex structures. Many civilians either die, are injured, or are unfairly arrested. Thousands remain trapped in the crossfire.

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Thursday
,
2
June
2022

1984 Battle of Amritsar - June 2: Inside Perspectives

"Let us join hands together to heal wounds… to all sections of Panjabis, I appeal - don’t shed blood, shed hatred.” - Indira Gandhi, Prime Minister of India, during a live broadcast “But the Prime Minister had already decided she would shed blood if necessary.” - Mark Tully (BBC Journalist), Amritsar, Mrs.Gandhi's Last Battle Learn about the impact of 1984: https://sikhri.org/tags/june-1984

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Friday
,
3
June
2022

1984 Battle of Amritsar - June 3: A Day of Commemoration

This day was Guru Arjan Sahib’s martyrdom. Thousands gathered to commemorate. A total curfew was imposed, trapping thousands of civilians inside the Complex; no opportunity was given for civilians to leave.

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Friday
,
3
June
2022

1984 Battle of Amritsar - June 3: Inside Perspectives

“When I met Bhindranwale on the evening of 3 June 1984 in the Akal Takht, I did not know that I was perhaps the last journalist to meet the lion in his den.”- Subhash Kirpekar (Journalist), “Operation Blue Star: An Eyewitness Account”

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Saturday
,
4
June
2022

1984 Battle of Amritsar - June 4: Operation Bluestar Begins

“Operation Blue Star” begins. Indian Army attacks the Complex and more than 120 other Gurduaras in Panjab simultaneously. The shelling of the Complex starts between 4 and 5 am. At 7:00 pm, Major-General KS Brar orders Vijayanta tanks towards the clock tower entrance. Thousands of Sikh pilgrims were killed.

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Saturday
,
4
June
2022

1984 Battle of Amritsar - June 4: Inside Perspectives

The Army began the assault on June 4 morning by firing heavy artillery and mortars against the temple complex, destroying the tops of two 18 century towers, the water tank behind a large public assembly room called Teja Singh Samundri Hall...

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Sunday
,
5
June
2022

1984 Battle of Amritsar - June 5: No Way Out

Tanks and Armored Personnel Carriers (APCs) fire at the Complex structures. Many civilians either die, are injured, or are unfairly arrested. Thousands remain trapped in the crossfire.

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Articles

Wednesday
,
6
July
2016

Today’s Hukam, Darbar Sahib

Sabad is Infinite; we are very finite. This is our understanding at the moment, which was different yesterday and may evolve tomorrow, as we deepen our relationship with the Sabad. 

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Friday
,
27
May
2016

Today’s Hukam, Darbar Sahib

Sabad is Infinite; we are very finite. This is our understanding at the moment, which was different yesterday and may evolve tomorrow, as we deepen our relationship with the Sabad.

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Monday
,
16
May
2016

Today’s Hukam, Darbar Sahib

Sabad is Infinite; we are very finite. This is our understanding at the moment, which was different yesterday and may evolve tomorrow, as we deepen our relationship with the Sabad.

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Wednesday
,
4
May
2016

Today’s Hukam, Darbar Sahib

Sabad is Infinite; we are very finite. This is our understanding at the moment, which was different yesterday and may evolve tomorrow, as we deepen our relationship with the Sabad.

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Thursday
,
3
March
2016

Today’s Hukam, Darbar Sahib, Amritsar

Sabad is Infinite; we are very finite. This is our understanding at the moment, which was different yesterday and may evolve tomorrow, as we deepen our relationship with the Sabad.

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Monday
,
23
November
2015

Today’s Hukam, Darbar Sahib, Amritsar

Sabad is Infinite; we are very finite. This is our understanding at the moment, which was different yesterday and may evolve tomorrow, as we deepen our relationship with the Sabad. 

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Monday
,
27
April
2015

Today’s Hukam, Darbar Sahib, Amritsar

Sabad is Infinite; we are very finite. This is our understanding at the moment, which was different yesterday and may evolve tomorrow, as we deepen our relationship with the Sabad.

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Tuesday
,
28
July
2015

Today’s Hukam, Darbar Sahib, Amritsar

Sabad is Infinite; we are very finite. This is our understanding at the moment, which was different yesterday and may evolve tomorrow, as we deepen our relationship with the Sabad. 

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Thursday
,
13
August
2015

Today’s Hukam, Darbar Sahib, Amritsar

Sabad is Infinite; we are very finite. This is our understanding at the moment, which was different yesterday and may evolve tomorrow, as we deepen our relationship with the Sabad.

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Monday
,
31
August
2015

August 31, 2015- Hukam, Darbar Sahib, Amritsar, India

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Tuesday
,
8
September
2015

Today’s Hukam, Darbar Sahib, Amritsar

Sabad is Infinite; we are finite. This is our understanding at the moment, which was different yesterday and may evolve tomorrow as we deepen our relationship with the Sabad.

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Monday
,
23
November
2015

Today’s Hukam, Darbar Sahib, Amritsar

Sabad is Infinite; we are very finite. This is our understanding at the moment, which was different yesterday and may evolve tomorrow, as we deepen our relationship with the Sabad. 

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Podcasts

Thursday
,
10
June
2021

1984 Remembrance: The Sikhs and the Indian State

Join Harinder Singh and Manpreet Singh as they discuss 1984 and explore its parallels with human rights movements today. 

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Thursday
,
10
June
2021

1984 Remembrance: The Sikhs and the Indian State

Join Harinder Singh and Manpreet Singh as they discuss 1984 and explore its parallels with human rights movements today. 

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