Baisakhi being celebrated in Punjab with enthusiasm
In News: Baisakhi Festival
- Context:
The festival of Baisakhi is being celebrated in Punjab with great enthusiasm, marked by religious devotion, cultural fervour, and historical remembrance. - Religious Significance:
- On 13 April 1699, Guru Gobind Singh Ji founded the Khalsa Panth at Gurdwara Takht Sri Kesgarh Sahib, Anandpur Sahib.
- Devotees pay obeisance at Sri Harmandir Sahib (Golden Temple), Amritsar, and other Gurudwaras while listening to Gurbani.
- Cultural & Agrarian Importance:
- Baisakhi marks the harvest of wheat, symbolising prosperity and thanksgiving.
- Farmers traditionally begin reaping the Rabi crop during this period.
- Historical Importance:
- The Jallianwala Bagh Massacre (1919) occurred on Baisakhi, when British officer General Reginald Dyer ordered firing on innocent people.
- The massacre became a turning point in India’s freedom struggle, strengthening nationalist sentiments.
- Tributes are paid annually at Jallianwala Bagh to commemorate the martyrs.
Updated - April 13, 2025 10:47 AM | News On Air
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