The Strength of the Sikh Women

In our Ardas every day, we remember the brave women who stood their ground against tyranny – "Those women who sacrificed for truth, suffering through hunger and pain at the hand of the enemy, but never gave up their faith and determination to live according to Sikh Dharma with all their hair to their last breath." (Jinna singha singhnia ne dharam hayt sees ditay)

But who were those women?  They were the ladies of Punjab who stood against the fanatic and cruel Mir Mannu.  In the mid-1700′s, in an attempt to eliminate the Sikhs, Mir Mannu arrested women and children and jailed them under desperately hard circumstances.  Their strength and courage was so monumental, that we’ve remembered them in our daily Ardas every since.

Hear their story of sacrifice and join the voices of generations in shouting their praise. This story was told by Shanti Kaur Khalsa.