DSGMC president writes letter to SGPC president to lead the 350th martyrdom day of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji
Kanwar Inder Singh/ royalpatiala.in News/ August 2,2025
To commemorate the unparalleled sacrifice of Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib Ji, the Ninth Guru of the Sikhs, and his three valiant disciples—Bhai Mati Das Ji, Bhai Sati Das Ji, and Bhai Dyal Ji—the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee president Harmeet Singh Kalka has written a letter to SGPC President Harjinder Singh Dhami to jointly organize the 350th Martyrdom Anniversary events of these icons of spiritual courage and resilience .
DSGMC President Harmeet Singh Kalka has asked the SGPC President to send Guru’s message of universal brotherhood and sacrifice for other religion to across the globe by jointly commemorating the 350th martyrdom day of ninth Master Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib that falls in November month at Delhi
He has requested the SGPC to jointly hold the religious celebrations at Delhi where the Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib Ji, the Ninth Guru of the Sikhs, and his three valiant disciples—Bhai Mati Das Ji, Bhai Sati Das Ji, and Bhai Dyal Ji got martyrdom. He also offered the SGPC to lead the event and DSGMC will help, coordinate with the Sikh’s premier religious institution –SGPC.
He adds that it has been a practice in the past centre of a particular centenary is planned by the Gurdwara body of that area and rest of the Sikh institutions and Gurdwara bodies used to stand in support. But here the SGPC is requested to lead and DSGMC will assist them.
He reminded SGPC of past collective efforts that united the Sikh community: the 300th anniversary of Khalsa Sajna Diwas in 1999 at Takht Sri Keshgarh Sahib, Anandpur Sahib; the 400th Parkash Purab of Guru Angad Dev Ji; the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev Ji in 2019 at Sultanpur Lodhi; and the tercentenary of the installation of Guru Granth Sahib Ji at Takht Sri Hazur Sahib, Nanded, in 2008.
