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Creation of Khalsa - A Tunring Point
'Creation of Khalsa - A Turning Point' is a wonderful book on the subject. It was
originally written in commemoration with the Tercentenary of the Creation of
Khalsa which fell in year 1999. At that time the title of the book was the
'Creation of Khalsa, a Turning Point' but subsequently some more information
was added in its second segment highlighting the impact which the creation of
Khalsa left on historic, social, spiritual and political set up of the country.
The book is so highly acclaimed by the readers that it is printed many times
in a very huge quantity running into lakhs. It's Punjabi and Hindi versions also
won the hearts of the readers and during Baisakhi every year its two or three
editions are printed to cope with ever increasing demand. The book very
systematically unfolds the events which led to the Creation of Khalsa and the
reader feels immensely enriched when it goes through the book. It is a miracle
that Guru Gobind Singh ji by creating Khalsa energised 'Sparrows' to spurn
the 'Hawks'. In the year 1999 through out the Sikh world this small book
was considered the most prestigious and a valuable document throwing sufficient
and useful light on the subject for which it was penned down. Keeping in view the
importance of the subject and material of the book, a portion of it is preserved
by B.B.C. London in its archives. The book is available in Punjabi and Hindi too.
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