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by Prof Manhit Singh Ji
Siri Kesha Ghar Sahib 2002

Dec 27th 2015 | Resourses

Baba Fateh Singh Gatka Akhara (UK) reach the finals at the International Gatka Competition Bombay 2002

Nov 22nd 2015 | Resources

Courtesy Bhai Ran Singh ji
An informative introduction to the Tarna Dhal warrior’s way of iife.
Preparation the for Hola Mohalla a tradition that dates back to the times of the 10th Guru Guru Gobind Singh Ji – where the Khalsa warriors demonstrate their skill in martial games including riding, tent pegging, sword-wielding and Gatka.


Dec 28th 2015 | Resources

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Khalsa Centre Winter Camp -Dec-2015
Khalsa Centre Winter Camp -Dec-2015
Khalsa Centre Winter Camp 2015
Welcome to Registration for Camp!

Camp will be December 27th to December 31st, 2015. We will meet on December 27th at 1pm at Khalsa School Newton. We will return to Khalsa School Newton on December 31st around 11:30 am.
Akaali Kirtan Darbar
Akaali Kirtan Darbar
Akaal Camp Jan 2016
Akaal Camp Jan 2016
Camp Miri Piri  Feb 2016
Camp Miri Piri Feb 2016
Khalsa Centre Spring Break Camp 2016
Khalsa Centre Spring Break Camp 2016
Khalsa Centre Spring Break Camp 2016
Welcome to Registration for Camp!

Camp will be March 14th to 18th, 2016. We will meet on March 16th at 1pm at Khalsa School. We will return to Khalsa School on March 18th around 11:30 am.
Khalsa Centre Gatka Camp Vancouver 2016
Khalsa Centre Gatka Camp Vancouver 2016
Camp will be July 4th to July 8th, 2016. We will meet on July 4th at 1pm at Khalsa School Newton. We will return to Khalsa School Newton on July 8th around 11:30 am.
Sikh 2 Inspire  India Yatra 2016
Sikh 2 Inspire India Yatra 2016
Khalsa Centre Winter Camp -Dec-2015
Khalsa Centre Winter Camp -Dec-2015
Khalsa Centre Winter Camp 2015
Welcome to Registration for Camp!

Camp will be December 27th to December 31st, 2015. We will meet on December 27th at 1pm at Khalsa School Newton. We will return to Khalsa School Newton on December 31st around 11:30 am.
Akaali Kirtan Darbar
Akaali Kirtan Darbar
Akaal Camp Jan 2016
Akaal Camp Jan 2016
Camp Miri Piri  Feb 2016
Camp Miri Piri Feb 2016
Khalsa Centre Spring Break Camp 2016
Khalsa Centre Spring Break Camp 2016
Khalsa Centre Spring Break Camp 2016
Welcome to Registration for Camp!

Camp will be March 14th to 18th, 2016. We will meet on March 16th at 1pm at Khalsa School. We will return to Khalsa School on March 18th around 11:30 am.
Khalsa Centre Gatka Camp Vancouver 2016
Khalsa Centre Gatka Camp Vancouver 2016
Camp will be July 4th to July 8th, 2016. We will meet on July 4th at 1pm at Khalsa School Newton. We will return to Khalsa School Newton on July 8th around 11:30 am.
Sikh 2 Inspire  India Yatra 2016
Sikh 2 Inspire India Yatra 2016

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    " The laws of war are honourable and humane."

    The use of poisoned and mischievously barbed arrows, and fire arrows, are prohibited.
    Unarmed and wounded men were to be spared and those who had broken weapons or who surrendered themselves and begged for there lives were to be freed.

     

    " The different "PURANAS" contain allusions to works on the art of war, called DHANUR VEDA  or the science of bows, none of which unfortunately have been preserved, but from the  "Agni Purana" " we learn that the bow was the principle weapon  of war."

    "The Hindus says the ABBE DUBOIS have 32 different kinds of weapons, and each of the 32 Gods has his own peculiar weapon*/

    */ Moors Hindu Pantheon

    " Krishna and Ram are armed with a battle-axe and a bow and arrow.
     Vishnu holds the 'Chakra'( steel quoit).
     Kartikeya, the God of war, and Ravan the giant, bear in their hundred arms a display of every species of   military offensive weapon.
     Indra, the god of the Kshatriyas, is represented as riding on an elephant, and armed with the sword and 'chakra,' the battle-axe and the thunder-bolt."

    ( extract taken form Wheeler, Vol III p21) - pg 9 Illustrated Handbook of Indian Arms ( IHIA )

    " Rockets, or weapons of fire . "AGNY ASTRA" were certainly known at a very early period. as described in the ( IHIA) paragraph one page 10. " They were a kind of fire-tipped dart, discharged horizontally from bamboo, and were used against cavalry. The invention is ascribed by the "PURANAS" to Visvacarma, their Vulcan, who for 100 years forged all the weapons for the wars between the good and bad sprits. The knowledge , however, of manufacture of gunpowder or some material composed of sulphur and saltpetre, and the use of projectile probably died out before the historic times, and only an inflammable projectile or naphtha ball was used till the revival of firearms from the West."

    We will have to leave this period and continue in brief of the further invasions of this time: