Kalka formally extends invitation to SGPC, Sikh bodies to collectively commemorate Guru Tegh Bahadur’s 350th martyrdom day
Kanwar Inder Singh/ royalpatiala.in News/ August 7,2025
The President Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) Harmeet Singh Kalka along with other office bearers and members of DSGMC reached Amritsar today to formally extend an invitation to Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC), different Nihang Sampardays and other religions bodies for a joint commemoration of 350th martyrdom day of ninth master Shri Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib ji which falls in the month of November in Delhi.
Addressing a huge gathering of Sikhs here, belonging to different religious groups including SGPC Kalka said that in the spirit of collective reverence and panthic unity, it the main event should take place at Gurdwara Sis Ganj Sahib, Delhi—the historical site of the Guru’s martyrdom, under the leadership of the DSGMC, with all other Sikh bodies extending support.
Kalka said that the 300th year of the Khalsa Panth’s creation in 1999 was led by SGPC at Takht Sri Kesgarh Sahib; the 400th Prakash Purab of Sri Guru Angad Dev Ji was observed at Sri Khadur Sahib; the 550th Prakash Purab of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji united the Panth at Sultanpur Lodhi; and the 350th Prakash Purab of Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji was celebrated at Patna Sahib.
“So the commemorative events related to 350th year of martyrdom Guru Tegh Bahadur will take place at Gurdwara Sis Ganj Sahib,” reiterated Kalka.
Guru Ji’s martyrdom, along with his companions Bhai Mati Das, Bhai Sati Das, and Bhai Dyal Ji, marked a pivotal moment not just in Sikh history, but in the moral and spiritual ethos of India.
This is why the anniversary is not simply a Sikh event, but one of national and universal relevance, so we should commemorate it putting up a united face, suggested Kalka extending invitation to all social and religious organizations of the Sikhs.
