Sikhism in Nepal
Sikhs first entered Nepal in the 18th century. Today, there is a small community of Sikhs living in Nepal, totaling around 7,000 people according to the 2011 census.[1]
Background
Guru Nanak Dev, the founder of Sikhism, spent more than a year meditating on a site now known as Nanak Math, located in Balaju, Kathmandu.[2] It is believed that Guru Nanak visited the math in 1516.[3]
Following conflict with the British East India Company, Maharani Jind Kaur, the youngest wife of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, managed to escape from the Punjab disguised as a servant girl and came to Nepal via Nepalgunj on 29 April, 1849. The Nepalese government gave her shelter. Later, she went to London, but those Sikhs who remained in Nepal started their livelihood there. A few Nepalgunj territories near the Indian border are still called Shikhhanpurwa, Jamunah and Bankatwa.[1]
Gurdwaras
- Kupondole, Kathmandu
- Butwal, Rupandehi
Notable Sikhs
- Ajaypal Singh, Nepali Sikh singer
See also
References
- 1 2 State of neglet, the Kathmandu post
- ↑ Little Punjab, Nepali Times
- ↑ "Sacred well in Kathmandu gurdwara cleaned | SikhNet". sikhnet.com. Retrieved 2014-09-14.
External links
- "State of neglect | Free the Words | :: The Kathmandu Post ::". ekantipur.com. Retrieved 2014-09-14.
- "Sacred well in Kathmandu gurdwara cleaned | SikhNet". sikhnet.com. Retrieved 2014-09-14.
- "http://www.learnpunjabi.org/". learnpunjabi.org. Retrieved 2014-09-14. External link in
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