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Operation Blue Star was a large Indian military operation carried out between 1 and 8 June 1984, ordered by Indira Gandhi to remove leader Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale and his militant Sikh followers from the buildings of the Harmandir Sahib complex in Amritsar, Punjab. [1]
The museum of the Sikh Regimental Centre displays a record of the Sikh Regiment in four halls viz., The Religious/Motivational Hall; The Hall of Heritage; The Regimental Glory Hall; The Peripheral Gallery; In all, the regiment has to its credit 1652 gallantry awards and honours including: 2 Param Vir Chakras; 8 Maha Vir Chakras; 64 Vir Chakras ...
Operation Blue Star was a military operation by the Indian Armed Forces conducted between 1 and 10 June 1984 to remove Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale and other Sikh militants from the Golden Temple (Harmandir Sahib), a holy site of Sikhism, and its adjacent buildings.
Singh and his military expertise is credited with the creation of effective defences of the temple complex that made the possibility of a commando operation on foot impossible. [23] He organised the Sikh forces present at the Harmandir Sahib in Amritsar in June 1984. Indian government forces launched Operation Blue Star in the same month. [24]
The Sikh Reference Library was established by the SGPC with a resolution dated 27 October 1946. [1] The library had its roots in a meeting of the Sikh Historical Society under the presidency of Princess Bamba on 10 February 1945 at Khalsa College, Amritsar which established the Central Sikh library. [1]
“Ghost Army: The Combat Con Artists of World War II” continues through Aug. 25 at the National Veterans Memorial and Museum, 300 W. Broad St. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays.
The assassination of Gandhi, marked the start of a 3 day riots against Sikhs perpretated across India in which 3,000 Sikhs were killed. [10]The assassination of Gandhi brought their immediate families into the limelight, [11] resulting in their winning two Lok Sabha seats from state of Punjab. [12]
“Operation Blue Ridge” launched Sunday, an effort similar to one he’d ordered almost a year ago to help Florida residents in Israel following the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks by Hamas, and from ...