Significance of Vaisakhi
Vaisakhi is celebrated in the Sikh community with pomp. This festival is not only a festival like other festivals. This festival contains much historical significance. Celebrating the good harvest on that day is one aspect of it. Sikhs are known for their sacrifice and courage. Many Sikhs in history have sacrificed their lives and luxury for the safeguard of the modesty of fellow human beings irrespective of their ethnicity. Their fight against atrocity and evil-doers is not only confined to their own community, but also for the entire humanity. Guru Tegh Bahadur who is the ninth guru of Sikhism fought against the atrocity of the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb. He fought for the protection for the Kashmiri Hindus who were being tortured and compelled for their conversion to Islam. Guru Tegh Bahadur fought for human rights and the freedom of religion throughout his life. Due to his fight and giving protection to the Kashmiri Hindus, he was arrested by the Aurangzeb`s men along with ...