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Baj Singh (died 1716), Sikh general, governor, scholar and martyr; Bajrang Bahadur Singh (1906–1973), Lieutenant Governor of the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh (1955–1963) Bakht Singh of Marwar (1706–1752), Maharaja of Jodhpur and Marwar; Bakht Singh (1903–2000), Christian evangelist in India; Bakshish Singh (1928–1970), Indian ...
The Chuhras claim descent from Balmiki, composer of the Ramayana.. The word "Chuhra" is derived from the word "Shudra", one of the varnas in Indian society.[17]The Bhangis claim descent from Balmiki (also known as Lal Beg or Balashah), a Brahmin who composed the Ramayana and who is worshipped as a Hindu patron saint by the Bhangis.
The Valmikis are a variety of communities throughout India who all claim descent from the legendary author of the Ramayana, Valmiki.The Valmikis can be classified as a caste or sampradaya (tradition/sect).
The roots of the Sikh tradition are, states Louis Fenech, perhaps in the Sant-tradition of India whose ideology grew to become the Sikh religion. Fenech states, "Indic mythology permeates the Sikh sacred canon, the Guru Granth Sahib and the secondary canon, the Dasam Granth and adds delicate nuance and substance to the sacred symbolic universe ...
There have been thirty-seven Sikh MPs, nine Sikh Cabinet members, and one Sikh Senator in Canadian history. [ r ] Currently, there are zero Sikh Senators, fifteen Sikh MPs, and three Sikh Cabinet members; Sikhs make up 0% of the Senate , 4.44% of the House of Commons , and 7.69% of the Cabinet , while making up 2.12% of the Canadian population.