Women Supremacy

Women Supremacy
Sikhism Perspective
Truth Is High, Higher Still is Truthful Living, p62, Sri Guru Granth Sahib
Women Supremacy
Basic
Needs
Man needs woman even before he is born.
Women Supremacy
Prof. Puran Singh writes:

“Next to bread, the essential man is centered in his divine love
for woman. His sexless passion also has woman as its terra
firma. All his glorious hopes and aspirations are bees humming
round this flower– woman. The Home of Love revolves round
her, as a dream beauty. In a great and cultured world, the
honour for woman must needs be infinite.”
“Woman shall be the second best God or the God of the

intellectuals on earth. She shall be absolutely free.”
Women Supremacy
Woman is the most beautiful creation of God.
Women Supremacy
Sikhism accords highest status to women.
Guru Nanak Dev ji said:
so ikau mMdw AwKIAY ijqu jMmih rwjwn ]

So why call her bad? From her, kings are born.
Guru Amar Das ji condemned the cruel custom of sati, female

infanticide and advocated widow remarriage.
In 1550’s , Guru Amar Das ji appointed 52 women
missionaries out of a total of 146 missionaries.
By the time of Tenth Master, many women were serving in the
Khalsa Army.
Guru Gobind Singh ji gave her a special identity i.e. the name
Kaur, meaning Princess.
During late 1700s women were playing a key role in Misls and
even heading the Misl.
Great Women from
Sikh History
Sikhism
The Tree of Sikhi created by Waheguru himself and decorated by

Guru Nanak Dev ji.
However this was not a normal tree.
It required 239 years of physical presence of Guru on this earth.
It was nurtured by the winds of ‘Gurbani’, ‘Sewa’ and ‘Simran’.
It required the blood of martyrs as water and their limbs as a
fertilizer.
The sweet fruit that this tree of Sikhi bears would never had been
possible without the contribution of the Great Sikh Women.
Sikh Women
Bebe Nanki Ji
DOB – (1464-1518 )
Family – elder sister of Guru Nanak and
the daughter of Kalian Chand
(Bab Kalu) and Mata Tripta.
Brief History –
•She was the First Sikh
•She was the First person to recognize the
spiritual eminence of Guru Nanak.
•She loved to be in the Company of saints.
•She was kind hearted and gave money to
poor and hungry.
Mata Khivi Ji
DOB – (1506 - 1582)
Family –Daughter of Karan Devi and Bhai
Devi Chand Khatri in a small town
called Sanghar.Khivi was married to
Lahina, the second Guru of the
Sikhs.
Brief History –
•Responsible for establishment of present day
LANGAR system.
•Sewa and Hospitality were her main virtues.
•A life devoted to Five Gurus.
BIBI AMRO JI
DOB – She was born in 1532 at village
Khadur near Amritsar
Family –. daughter of Guru Angad Dev,
the second Master and Mata Khivi
Brief History –
•She was the noble woman who showed
Guru Amar Das ji, the path of Sikhism.
•She was great preacher of Sihkism.
•Ideal daughter in-law who spent her time
in meditation,household affairs and
services of her in-laws.
Bibi Bhani Ji
DOB – 19 January 1535 (21 Magh 1591 Bk)
Family – was born to Mata Mansa Devi. at
Basarke Gillan, a village near
Amritsar
Brief History –
• Daughter of a Guru (Guru Amardas),
• Wife of a Guru (Guru RamDas),
• Mother of a Guru (Guru Arjan Dev),
• Grandmother of a Guru (Guru
Hargobind),
• Great Grandmother of a Guru (Guru
Tegh Bahadar)
• and Great, Great Grandmother of a
Guru (Guru Gobind Singh)
Mata Gujari Ji
DOB – 1624 -1705
Family – was the wife of the ninth Sikh
Guru, Guru Tegh Bahadar; the mother of the
tenth Sikh Guru, Guru Gobind Singh.
Brief History –
• As a Daughter
•As a Wife
•As a Leader
•As a Mother
•As a Grandmother
•As a Martyr
MOTHER OF KHALSA –
MATA SAHIB KAUR JI
DOB – 1681 - 1747
Family – Mata Jasdevi Ji and father’s
name was Bhai Rama Ji
Brief History –
•Mother of Khalsa.
•She participated in the sewa of Amrit
Sanchar by adding Pataasey(Sugar
Wafers) to the Amrit.
•Eternal Mother of Khalsa Panth.
•She was idol of hmility,love,sacrifice
and humanity.
Bibi Basant Kaur Ji
Family – Basant Kaur ji was wife Bhai
Mani Singh ji. Mata jee belonged to one of
the most loyal Sikh family. Mata jee’s and
Bhai Sahib Mani Singh jee’s family had 63
shaheeds in total.
Brief History –
•She accompanied Guru Gobind Singh ji
after he decieded to leave Anandpur Sahib.
•She was captured by Mughal soldier
Samund Khan.
•She displayed courage and faith in Guru ji
at that time.
•She was kind hearted and God fearing.
Mai Bhago Ji
Family – Born at her ancestral village of
Jhabal in presentday Amritsar
district of the Punjab, she was
married to Nidhan Singh Varaich
of Patti.
Brief History –
• The Forty Liberated Ones.
• After war she accompanied Guru
Gobind Singh ji.
Bibi Harsarn Kaur Ji
Brief History –
•Guru Gobind Singh Ji's two elder sons
together with many other Sikhs,were
martyred while fighting the foes at the
battle of Chamkaur Sahib.
•She did the last ritual ceremony of the
elder two sons of Guru Gobind Singh ji
and other Sikhs.
•She herself was thrown into that pyre
by the Mughal soldiers.
Maharani Jind Kaur
Family – She was the younger daughter of
Sardar Manna Singh Aulakh of
village Charh (District Sialkot).
She became a widow (only two
and a half years after marriage) at
the young age of 22 (27th June
1839 AD) when her husband
Maharaja Ranjit Singh died.
Brief History –
•First female freedom fighter in the struggle
to drive out the British from India.
•She was known for her intelligence and
intrepid spirit.
•She hatched a plot to murder the British
Resident
Sikh Women
Thank you
Status of Women
Sikhism Perspective
In India
Caste system
Economic oppression
Denial of right to property and inheritance
False sense of impurity attached to menstruation

and child birth
Deprivation of education led to the

deterioration of women's position in society.
In India
Women were referred to as a 'seducer',

'unclean', and a 'temptress‘ and were
mainly considered distractions from man's
spiritual path.
 She was denied the right to preach or to

participate in other religious rites
Social Practices
Practice of SATI
Conservative treatment
Dowry
Widow remarriage restricted
Fasts for husband, children and brothers
Sati
"They cannot be called satis,

who burn themselves with
their dead husbands. They
can only be called satis, if
they bear the shock of
separation. They may also be
known as satis, who live with
character and contentment
and always show veneration
to their husbands by
remembering them."
Dowry
"Any other dowry, which

the perverse place for
show, that is false pride
and worthless gilding. O'
my Father! give me the
Name of Lord God as a gift
and dowry."
(Guru Ram Das, Sri Rag,

pg. 79)
Veil
Stay, stay, O daughter-in-law - do not cover

your face with a veil.
In the end, this shall not bring you even half a

shell. ||1||Pause||
The one before you used to veil her face; do

not follow in her footsteps. ||1||
The only merit in veiling your face is that for a

few days, people will say, ""What a noble
bride has come"". ||2||
Your veil shall be true only if you skip, dance

and sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord. ||3||
Says Kabeer, the soul-bride shall win, only if

she passes her life singing the Lord's Praises.
Transition
How Guru
Gobind Singh
transformed the
feeble woman
into Lion Princess
Sundri
Sundri
Importance of Kaur
KAUR surname given to

all sikh girls
Kaur means PRINCESS
Irrespective of her
father’s or husband
surname
Status of woman acc to
Sikhism
From the woman is our birth, in the woman's
womb are we shaped;
To the woman we are engaged, to the woman we

are wedded;
The woman is our friend and from woman is the

family;
Through the woman are the bonds of the world;
Why call woman evil who gives birth to the kings?
From the woman is the woman, without woman

there is none.
(Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, 473)
Equality of women in
married life
Married life is celebrated to restore to woman her due
place and status as an equal partner in life.
"They are not said to be husband and wife, who

merely sit together. Rather they alone are called
husband and wife, who have one soul in two
bodies".
(Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, 788).
Equality of married Sikh
couple
Women
I M PURE
IMPURE ?????
Woman is symbol of
Purity
If pollution attaches to birth, then pollution is everywhere
(for birth is universal). Cow-dung (used for purifying the
kitchen floor ) and firewood breed maggots; Not one grain
of corn is without life; Water itself is a living substance,
imparting life to all vegetation. How can we then believe
in pollution, when pollution inheres within staples?
Says Nanak, pollution is not washed away by purificatory

rituals; Pollution is removed by true knowledge alone.
(Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, 472).
Women from History
 Bibi Amro was

made in charge of
one of the 22
Manjis
(teaching seat)
 Mata Khivi helped
in establishing
Langar
Ladies doing complete
Sewa
Women help in preparing
Amrit
Sikh women in state
affair
Rani Sada Kaur
Sikh women in state
affair
Sikh women part of
Panj Pyare
Epitome of Courage
Mughal imperial forces

had warned Sikhs against
going to Darbar Sahib,
Amritsar. One mother got
up at Amrit Vela and left
for the holy temple with
her child. On the way she
met a minister, who
Do you know what she her.
warned
replied?
Gatka
Gatka
Women in Military
Women in Military
World War Participation of Kaurs

II
Independence
Guru says Sikh women have the independence

But it doesn’t mean they should not know their
responsibilities
Thank You
Waheguru ji ka Khalsa
Waheguru ji ki Fateh ji
MATA GUJRI
Symbol of
Perfection
Who was Mata Gujri?
• Wife of Ninth Guru, Sri Guru Tegh

Bahadur ji
• Mother of Tenth Guru, Sri Guru
Gobind Singh Ji
• Grandmother of Four Sahibzadas (Ajit
Singh, Zorawar Singh, Jujhar Singh and
Fateh Singh)
• Real Name : Gujjar Kaur

• Year of Birth : 1624
• Place of Birth : Kartarpur, Punjab
• Father’s Name : Bhai Lal Chand
The Real Introduction
 A Perfect woman, a “Puran Istree “

 Fully supported and contributed in the mission of Guru Teg Bahadur
 Raised the extraordinary child, Gobind Singh
 Managed the affairs of the Sikh Panth while the Guru was still a child
 Inspired and prepared her young grandsons for the ultimate Sacrifice
 First Sikh Martyr Lady
“Wife of a Martyr, Mother of a Martyr, the Grandmother of Martyrs

and herself a Martyr”
Contributions with Life
History
As a Daughter
Mata ji was brought up with the consciousness

of the Guru’s light; she fulfilled her parent’s
aspiration of serving the path of the Guru
beyond their expectations by growing into a
perfect role model of grace, strength,
persistence and sacrifice.
History
As a Wife
 Got Married to Guru Tegh Bahadur on 4th Feb

1633 in Kartarpur.
 Supported Guru Tegh Bahadur when he was

deep in meditation for years, again while he
was on his missionary tour, and finally, when
the Guru left for Delhi to make the supreme
sacrifice.
 Faced the hard time of Guru Tegh Bahadur’s

shaheedi with fortitude.
History
 As a Mother and a Leader
 At Patna, Mata Gujari gave birth to a son on 22 December 1666.
 The child was named Gobind Rai, the illustrious Guru Gobind Singh of
later day.
 Endowed the best qualities of the Sikh faith In young Govind.
 Moulded the father of the Khalsa, the great Guru Gobind Singh, raising
him as a single mother after the martyrdom of Guru Teg Bahadur ji.
 In July 1677, arranged the marriage of young Gobind to mata Jito Ji
 Managed the responsibility of the panth with the brother Kripal Singh
 Organized Langars and played an important role as an administrative
of the Army
History
 As aGrandmother
 Brought up the Sahizades after Mata Sundri’s death in 1700.
 When Mataji and younger Sahabzades were arrested and confined in
Sirhind Fort, she guided children to remain steadfast in their faith.

 Constantly reminded Sahibzadas about their Grandfather and Great-
Grandfather’s sacrifice.
 Filled in the courage to not to give up and budge from their beliefs in little
children.
 It was due to her teachings that the seven and nine year old children did
not leave their faith and attained martyrdom.
Martyrdom
 Imprisoned on top of the tower with no warm clothes in month of
December.
 In such torturous state also, kept singing Guru ki Bani
 On December 27, 1704, she breathed her last meditating after
hearing the news of the Martyrdom her Grandsons. Thus, attaining

martyrdom on the same day as her grandsons.
 Kept the tradition of sikhism and gave her body singing Gurbani
 These days, there stands a Gurudwara, Fatehgarh Sahib.
MATA GUJRI
Symbol of
Perfection
Women and Sikh Rehat
Maryada
kIqw pswau eyko
kvwau ]
You created the vast expanse
of the Universe with
One Word!
hukmu swij hukmY

ivic rKY hukmY AMdir vyKY ]
By the Hukam of His
Command, He formed the Universe, and in His Hukam, He keeps it. By His Hukam, He keeps it under His
Gaze.
swcu Drmu nhI BwvY fITw ]
He does not like to see Truth and righteousness.

JUT Doh isau ricE mITw ]

He is attached to falsehood and deception; they
seem sweet to him.

dwiq ipAwrI ivsirAw dwqwrw ]

He loves gifts, but he forgets the Giver.
jwxY nwhI mrxu ivcwrw ]2]

The wretched creature does not even think of death.
||2||
What is Rehat Maryada?
Code of conduct which defines the rules for

leading life as per God’s consent.
Actions performed abiding by religious norms

whose influence is always there on your mind.
Definition of Sikh
Any human being who faithfully

believes in:
 One Immortal Being

 Ten Gurus, from Guru Nanak Dev to
Guru Gobind Singh
 The Guru Granth Sahib
 The utterances and teachings of
the ten Gurus
 The baptism bequeathed by the
tenth Guru,
and who does not owe allegiance to
any other religion, is a Sikh.
Meditating on Naam
He/She should recite the following scriptural compositions every day:

 The Japji, the Jaapu and the Ten Sawayyas (Quartets) – beginning
“Sarawag sudh” - in the morning.
 Sodar Rehras to be recited in the

evening.
 The Sohila - to be recited at
night before going to bed
Joining the Congregation
No person, no matter which country, religion or cast

he/she belongs to, is debarred from entering the
gurdwara for darshan (seeing the holy shrine).
No Sikh should sit bare-headed in the presence of the

Guru Granth Sahib or in the congregation. For Sikh
women, joining the congregation uncomfortably
draped and with veils drawn over their faces is
contrary to gurmat (Guru’s way).
True Veil: A must for
everyone
rhu rhu rI bhurIAw GUMGtu ijin kwFY ]
Stay, stay, O daughter-in-law - do not cover your face with a veil.

AMq kI bwr lhYgI n AwFY ]1] rhwau ]

In the end, this shall not bring you even half a shell. ||1||Pause||
GUMGt kwFy kI iehY bfweI ]

The only merit in veiling your face is

idn ds pWc bhU Bly AweI ]2]

that for a few days, people will say, ""What a noble bride has come"".
||2||

GUMGtu qyro qau pir swcY ]

Your veil shall be true only if

hir gun gwie kUdih Aru nwcY ]3]

you skip, dance and sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord. ||3||
Reading of Sri Guru
Granth Sahib
Every Sikh man,

woman, boy or girl,
should learn
Gurmukhi to be able
to read the Guru
Granth Sahib.
Making Offerings, Consecration
and Distribution
The person who doles out the

Karhah Prashad among the
congregation should do so without
any discrimination on the basis of
personal regard or spite. He should
dole out the Karhah Prashad equally
to the Sikhs, the non-Sikhs or a
person of high or low caste. While
doling out the Karhah Prashad, no
discrimination should be made on
considerations of caste or ancestry
or being regarded, by some, as
untouchable, of persons within the
congregation.
Living in Consonance with
Guru’s Tenets
A Sikh should not kill his daughter, nor should he
maintain any relationship with a killer of daughter.
He who regards another man’s daughter as his own
daughter, regards another man’s wife as his
mother, has coition with his own wife alone, he
alone is a truly disciplined Sikh of the Guru.
pr bytI ko bytI jwnY[ pr iesqRI ko mwq bKwnY[
Consider other’s daughter as your own, consider other’s ife as your mother.
eykw nwrI jqI hoie pr nwrI DI BYx vKwxY]

Having one women as wife he (the Sikh) is a celibate and considers any other's wife his
daughter or a sister .
Purity
The superstition as to the pollution of food and water in

consequence of birth must not be subscribed
“The birth and death are by His ordinance; coming and

going is by His will. All food and water are, in principle,
clean, for these life-sustaining substances are provided
by Him.”
jy kir sUqku mMnIAY sB qY sUqku hoie ]
If one accepts the concept of impurity, then there is impurity everywhere.

gohy AqY lkVI AMdir kIVw hoie ]

In cow-dung and wood there are worms.
Amrit Sanchar
 Any man or woman of any country, religion or cast
who embraces Sikhism and solemnly undertakes to
abide by its principles is entitled to Amrit sanchar
 At the place where Amrit sanchar is to be

administered, the holy Guru Granth Sahib should
be installed and ceremonially opened. Also present
should be six committed baptized Sikhs, one of
whom should sit in attendance of the Guru Granth
Sahib and the other five should be there to
administer the ambrosial baptism. These six may
even include Sikh women.
Anand Karaj
 A Sikh man and woman should
enter wedlock without giving
thought to the prospective
spouse’s caste and descent.
 The marriage party should be
as small a number of people as
the girl’s people desire.
 Consulting horoscopes for
determining which day or date is
auspicious or otherwise for fixing
the day of the marriage is a
sacrilege. Any day that the
parties find suitable by mutual
consultation should be fixed.
Anand Karaj
No Sikh should accept a match for his/her son or
daughter for monetary consideration.
The girl’s and boy’s people should keep accepting
each other’s hospitality, because the Guru has
joined them in relationship of equality.
 If a woman’s husband has

died, she may, if she so
wishes, finding a match
suitable for her, remarry. For
a Sikh man whose wife has
died, similar ordinance
obtains.
Mata Bhag Kaur
Power of Inspiration
Anandpur 1705 AD
• Year 1705, Fort of Anandpur.
• Guru Gobind Singh jee and his sikhs are inside

the fort
• Huge Armies of Aurangzeb and hill chiefs have

surrounded the fort.
• Hill Chiefs make an
offer to Guruji
• They promise to allow

free passage to Guruji
and his sikhs if they
abandon the fort.
•Guruji knew that hill chiefs will go
back on their word
•Unfortunately the sikh soldiers could

not see through their intentions
The Sikhs are subjected to multiple
adversities:
1.Huge enemy forces to fight with.
2.Food and ammunition running

out.
3.Sikhs dead tired from the

protracted battle, longing to see
their families.
Confronted by such adversities, Sikhs plead to Guruji to accept the

enemy’s proposal and abandon the fort.
• Guruji refused
• Even then Sikhs plead to Guruji

everyday.
• Guruji
. told them to submit BEDAWA if
they really desired to leave.
• Sikhs were dumbfounded.
• On the one hand were Guruji, on

the other hand were their families.
• Eventually the desire to meet their

families won over them and they
became ready to write the
BEDAWA.
• 40 sikhs under the leadership of

Maha Singh wrote the
BEDAWA
• On meeting their families,
Sikhs face severe criticism
for abandoning Guruji.
• Mata Bhag Kaur also

stays in the same village
where these 40 sikhs
stayed.
• Her grandfather Bhai Langaha,

had served under Guru Arjan
Dev and Guru Hargobind jee
• Since childhood Mai Bhago was deeply attached to Sikhi.
• Events/atrocities like martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev Ji, injustice

done to the Sikhs and their harassment by the Mughal army,
martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur had left a great impact on
her.
• She wanted to commit herself to stop injustice and violence

against the Sikhs.
• Bravery and courage ran in her blood.
• She was well built and possessed soldier like features.
• After accepting Amrit, she came to be known as Bhag Kaur
• As a child, she longed to stay at Anandpur, learn the martial
arts and become a soldier in Guruji’s sikh army, but her family
did not approve of this.
• Back home, she started learning the art of warfare and horse
riding from her father.
• Soon she became a staunch saint soldier.
• Meanwhile, she was married to Bhai Nidhan Singh of

village Patti near Amritsar.
•She came to know that some Sikhs of her area had
deserted Guru Gobind Singh at Anandpur Sahib and
renounced his Guruship in writing.
•She inspired many women to dress as soldiers and fight for

Guruji.
•She exhorted the ladies not to entertain the 40 sikhs who

deserted Guruji to the extent of not allowing them to enter their
houses.
•She provoked and inspired the 40 sikhs to win over their

cowardice, to be ready to die for Guruji.
• It was due to her
encouragement that
the 40 sikhs realized
their guilt.
• They took oath to die

fighting and not to
retreat from the
battlefield.
• The 40 Sikhs,
accompanied by Mata
Bhag Kaur, marched
toStillhelp
Truth Is High, Higher Guruji
is Truthful Living, p62, and
Sri Guru Granth Sahib
• On their way, they came to know that the Guru was
camping at the lake of Khidrana, near Mukatsar.
• Mughal forces were proceeding towards Guruji
• Mai Bhago and the party decided to intercept the

Mughal army proceeding towards the Guru
• They knew that the Mughal army was huge and they
were only forty.
• Still they fought, aware of the fact that they would

never win but they had to prove a point.
Mai Bhag Kaur herself fought in the front lines.
• The mercenary soldiers could not face the
devoted Sikhs.
• The Guru from the mound near the lake

supported the Sikhs with showers of arrows.
• The Mughal army generals took to their heels

and retreated to save their lives.
• Guru jee came down from the mound and found
that every member of Bhag Kaur’s party was
either dead or ounded.
• Mai Bhag Kaur was lying badly injured.
• She was treated and soon she recovered fully.
• Bhai Maha Singh was dying when Guru Ji reached him.
• Guru Ji put some water in Bhai Mahan Singh’s mouth and said to
him, “I am proud of you all. What is your last wish?
• Mahan Singh
requested the
Guru to forgive
all the deserters.
Guru jee tore the
Bedawa
• The 40 Muktas(Liberated ones) are
remembered daily in the Sikh prayers
• A great fair is held every year in January in

memory of the Guru’s arrival there and
redemption of the disunited.
• The Guru acknowledged
Mai Bhago for her
bravery and courage.
• Mai Bhago wished to
stay with Guruji and
serve him.
• Her wish was granted and she stayed with the Guru as a
member of his bodyguards.
• She accompanied the Guruji to Damdama Sahib, Agra, and Nanded.
• After Guruji left for heavenly abode , she left Nanded and settled in
Bidar. She stayed their till she left this world.
• There is a Gurdwara built in her memory near the main Gurdwara

Sachkhand at Nanded. Her spear is still preserved at the Gurdwara
along with the arms of Guru Gobind Singh.
• The place where she used to meditate in Bidar is also built into a
gurudwara.(about 10km from Nanak Jheera Saheb Gurudwara in
Bidar).
• She was a symbol of:
• Inspiration
• Bravery and courage.
• Selfless devotion and sacrifice
to Guruji.
• Determination
Mai Bhago’s guns
• Her example inspired many
brave Sikh ladies to face
death with honor.
Thank you
Panel Discussion
Gender Equality
or
Self Realization?
Gender Equality or Self
Realization
What is the real issue?
Gender Equality or Self Realization
Thank you
Power of Faith
Meer Manu's Jail
Oxford Dictionary
Faith = firm belief without logic
Faith = you do an activity expecting a result,
but result not guaranteed.
“He will Save

me! ”
“I’m gonna be a “Im in Safe

millionaire!” hands!”
Power of Faith
Meer Manu's Jail
THE MARTYRDOM OF BANDA BAHADUR
Bhai Taru Singh gave his scalp but not his FAITH
The heads of Sikhs brought before the Sultan for a
payment of 5 rupees.
Sikhs being tortured before being beheaded
Sikhs, while undergoing all these cruelties kept their
morale and spirits high.
To express there feelings, there is a folk saying of that

period:
"We are like plants and Mannu a sickle, all know.

The more he cuts us, the more we grow."
Sikh Women being made to grind tons of wheat in jails
Children massacred in front of them
Women made to wear the garlands made of their childrens'
dismembered body parts
jy suKu dyih q quJih ArwDI duiK BI quJY iDAweI ]2]
If You will bless me with happiness, then I will
worship and adore You. Even in pain, I will
meditate on You. ||2||
jy BuK dyih q ieq hI rwjw duK ivic sUK mnweI ]3]

Even if You give me hunger, I will still feel
satisfied; I am joyful, even in the midst of
sorrow. ||3||
- Guru Ramdaas Ji
aulwhno mY kwhU n dIE ]
I don't blame anyone else.
mn mIT quhwro kIE ]1] rhwau ]

Whatever You do is sweet to my mind. ||1||Pause||
AwigAw mwin jwin suKu pwieAw suin suin nwmu quhwro

jIE ]
Understanding and obeying Your Order, I have found peace;
hearing, listening to Your Name, I live.
eIhW aUhw hir qum hI qum hI iehu gur qy mMqRü idRVIE ]

1]
Here and hereafter, O Lord, You, only You.
The Guru has implanted this Mantra within me. ||1||
- Guru Arjan Dev

Ji
The martyrdom and
unparalleled sacrifices of
the great Sikh women and
their children are
remembered by Sikhs in
their prayer :
"Let us remember the

women who suffered in the
jail of Mannu, remained
hungry, worked heavy
stone mills, watched their
children being pierced by
the spears and got their
body pieces around their
necks ... keeping their
sacrifices in mind let all of
Gurudwara Shaheed Ganj Singh Singhnian, Lahore
Thank you
Female Foeticide and
Sikhism
Female Foeticide
Month
Month
Month
Month
Month
Month
Month
Month
Month
Month 1
Cradled in your cozy
womb,
Step by step, my life
blooms
Month 2
You nurture me and protect me

too
Together we shall explore the
world new
Month 3
I can feel your emotions and
your touch
I already care for you very
much
Month
Month 44
Bound by a heartbeat, we are so
I am now complete from head to
Month 5
Month
You have learnt that I am a girl today
Why has your mood turned gloomy
and grey?
Gurbani’s Perspective
 We are born of woman, we are conceived in the womb of woman,
we are engaged and married to woman. We make friendship with
woman and the lineage continued because of woman. When one
woman dies, we take another one, we are bound with the world
through woman. Why should we talk ill of her, who gives birth to
kings? The woman is born from woman; there is none without her.
Only the One True Lord is without woman" (Guru Nanak Dev Ji, Var
Asa, Ang 473)
Women and men, all the men and women, all came from the One
Primal Lord God
Why Female Foeticide ??
 Sons only can carry the family name forward (?)
Second Issue
 Men are more capable (?)
Beti
 Sons – Old age insurance (?)
Thank you
References
 The Role and Status of Women in Sikhism, Dr. M.K. Gill
 http://www.sikhwomen.com/
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_in_Sikhism
 http://www.sikhiwiki.org/index.php?title=Sikh_Women
 http://www.projectnaad.com/
 http://www.see-q.net/features/sikhwoman.html
 http://www.allaboutsikhs.com/great-sikh-women/great-sikh-women.html
 http://www.sikhs.org/women.htm
 http://www.sikhnarimanch.com/content.asp?id=98124555&cat=10&parentid=0
 http://www.sikhspirit.com/khalsa/news51.htm
 http://www.searchsikhism.com/women.html
 http://www.realsikhism.com/faq/women.html
 http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/history-of-sikhism/2938-mai-bhago-noble-brave-sikh-women.html
 http://www.advancedcentrepunjabi.org/eos/WOMEN%20IN%20SIKHISM.html
 http://www.mrsikhnet.com/index.php/2006/11/27/women-in-sikhism-gender-inequality/
 http://wapedia.mobi/en/Women_in_Sikhism
 http://www.worldsikhcouncil.org/press/2003/ConfrenceWomenRights.html
 http://www.sikhs.org/women_h.htm

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Women Supremacy

Man needs woman even before he is born.

Prof. Puran Singh writes:

“Woman shall be the second best God or the God of the

Woman is the most beautiful creation of God.

so ikau mMdw AwKIAY ijqu jMmih rwjwn ]

Guru Amar Das ji condemned the cruel custom of sati, female

The Tree of Sikhi created by Waheguru himself and decorated by

False sense of impurity attached to menstruation

Deprivation of education led to the

Women were referred to as a 'seducer',

 She was denied the right to preach or to

Widow remarriage restricted

Fasts for husband, children and brothers

"They cannot be called satis,

"Any other dowry, which

(Guru Ram Das, Sri Rag,

Stay, stay, O daughter-in-law - do not cover

In the end, this shall not bring you even half a

The one before you used to veil her face; do

The only merit in veiling your face is that for a

Your veil shall be true only if you skip, dance

Says Kabeer, the soul-bride shall win, only if

KAUR surname given to

Kaur means PRINCESS

To the woman we are engaged, to the woman we

The woman is our friend and from woman is the

Through the woman are the bonds of the world;

Why call woman evil who gives birth to the kings?

From the woman is the woman, without woman

(Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, 473)

"They are not said to be husband and wife, who

(Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, 788).

Says Nanak, pollution is not washed away by purificatory

(Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, 472).

 Bibi Amro was

Mughal imperial forces

World War Participation of Kaurs

Guru says Sikh women have the independence

• Wife of Ninth Guru, Sri Guru Tegh

• Real Name : Gujjar Kaur

 A Perfect woman, a “Puran Istree “

 Raised the extraordinary child, Gobind Singh

 First Sikh Martyr Lady

“Wife of a Martyr, Mother of a Martyr, the Grandmother of Martyrs

Mata ji was brought up with the consciousness

 Got Married to Guru Tegh Bahadur on 4th Feb

 Supported Guru Tegh Bahadur when he was

 Faced the hard time of Guru Tegh Bahadur’s

 At Patna, Mata Gujari gave birth to a son on 22 December 1666.

 Endowed the best qualities of the Sikh faith In young Govind.

 In July 1677, arranged the marriage of young Gobind to mata Jito Ji

 Organized Langars and played an important role as an administrative

 When Mataji and younger Sahabzades were arrested and confined in

Sirhind Fort, she guided children to remain steadfast in their faith.

not leave their faith and attained martyrdom.

 In such torturous state also, kept singing Guru ki Bani

 On December 27, 1704, she breathed her last meditating after

hearing the news of the Martyrdom her Grandsons. Thus, attaining

 These days, there stands a Gurudwara, Fatehgarh Sahib.

hukmu swij hukmY

JUT Doh isau ricE mITw ]

dwiq ipAwrI ivsirAw dwqwrw ]