History of Sikh Gurus will be included in school syllabus: Yogi
Sahibzada Diwas to be observed on December 27 every year in UP government schools
LUCKNOW: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday announced that that history of the Sikh Gurus will be included in the school curriculum in the state.
He also said Sahibzada Diwas will be observed on December 27 every year in state governmentrun schools to mark the martyrdom day of Guru Gobind Singh’s four sons and his mother Mata Gujri. He was speaking at an event held at his official residence here on Sunday to observe Sahibzada Diwas.
“On this day, on the orders of the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb, the sons of Guru Gobind Singh were immured alive after they refused to renounce their faith and adopt Islam,” said the chief minister.
Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday announced that history of the Sikh gurus will be included in the school curriculum in the state. He also said Sahibzada Diwas will be observed on December 27 every year in state government-run schools to mark the martyrdom day of Guru Gobind Singh’s four sons and his mother Mata Gujri.
The schools will have debates, discussions and contests themed on the Sikh Gurus, Adityanath added. He was speaking at an event held at his official residence here on Sunday to observe Sahibzada Diwas.
“History teaches us that on this day, on the orders of the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb, the sons of Guru Gobind Singh, Sahibzade Zorawar Singh and Fateh Singh, were immured alive after they refused to renounce their faith and adopt Islam. The martyrdom of the sons and Mata Gujri inspires protecting rights, truth, and faith,” said the chief minister who sported a saffron turban. Immurement is a form of punishment, usually until death, in which a person is sealed within an enclosed space with no exits.
Guru Gobind Singh’s two other sons made the supreme sacrifice in a battle against the Mughal army.
Yogi said these sacrifices were an inspiration for the future generations as the sons of the tenth Sikh Guru laid down their lives to protect the religion and the country, according to a government statement.
“We observe Sahibzada Diwas on December 27, but I feel that this day is actually the Children’s Day as the Sahibzadas made the supreme sacrifice at such a tender age,” he said. “December was known for Christmas, now it will be known also for Sahibzada Diwas,” the chief minister added.
“The Khalsa Panth had played a stellar role to protect the Hindu religion and the country and our present and the coming generations should be told that our religion and the country are safe because of the Khalsa Panth,” Adityanath said.
“Guru Teg Bahadur’s sacrifice in Delhi helped in protecting the Hindus in Kashmir. When the foreign invaders’ sole motive was to end India’s glory and crush our religion, then Guru Nanak Dev started his campaign to protect us through ‘Bhakti Mein Shakti (power in devotion)’,” Yogi said.
He added, “The state government is identifying all the places related to Guru Nanak Dev and their beautification work is also being carried out on priority. There is no doubt that Guru Gobind Singh came to protect the Hindu religion and he himself scripted everything in his biography and has given it to us,” Adityanath said. Speaking on the occasion, Parvinder Singh, member of the state minority commission, said, “It is for the first time that Sahibzada Diwas is being observed at the residence of the CM, which used to have only Iftaar parties in the past.’’