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The Indian Army has brought a change in its social media guidelines under which its personnel can now sign up on Instagram, but with a rider that they can use it only as “passive observers” without putting up posts or comments on the platform, sources said on Thursday.
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The move aims to augment the awareness level of Army personnel in the “digital age of information” and guard them against any potential or inadvertent leak of sensitive information, they said.
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The revision in guidelines was introduced a few days ago, and applies to all ranks in the Indian Army, a source in the defence establishment said.
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“The revised guidelines essentially mean that Army personnel can now sign up on Instagram, but with the condition that they can use it only as passive observers. They can view posts, but cannot post content or comments on the platform,” the source said.
Essentially, no “user-generated content” is allowed, so even ‘liking’ a post would fall in that category, the source added.
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Earlier, Army personnel could sign up and use X, but not Instagram.
“The restrictions already apply on X, so Army personnel using X can only view posts, but cannot post, repost or comment on them,” another source said.
“The reason behind this change in guidelines is essentially that the information age is changing, and the Army cannot keep itself away from this information world,” the source said.
Through social media, Army personnel can see, observe and gain information, and keep themselves abreast of the happenings in and out of the country, the sources said.
“But, one has to ensure that no sensitive information is leaked inadvertently on social media platforms, and hence they have to use them as passive observers,” they said.
During an interactive session held here in November as part of the Chanakya Defence Dialogue, Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi had emphasised the necessity of keeping a smartphone.
However, he also underlined the difference between “reacting impulsively” and “responding thoughtfully”.
A soldier can keep in touch with his family or read e-books online, so a smartphone is a necessity today, Gen Dwivedi had said when asked how the Army looks at Gen Z, given that they are set to play a major role in the making of a Viksit Bharat.
Today’s generation is “socially conscious, digitally fluent globally connected”,nt an
As the hostilities escalated during “Operation Sindoor” and swarms of drones hovered over Ferozepur district, 10-year-old Shavan Singh from Tarawali village served water, lassi, milk and tea to jawans. This gesture of the Class IV student won the hearts of many.
In recognition of Shavan’s patriotic spirit and selfless service, the Army’s Golden Arrow Division had bestowed him with the title of “Youngest Civil Warrior” and decided to sponsor his education. Western Army Commander Lt Gen Manoj Kumar Katiyar had felicitated Shavan, highlighting the Army’s bond with the people.
Now, in recognition of his gesture, Shavan has been selected for the “Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar”, which will be conferred on him by President Droupadi Murmu on December 26. Speaking to The Tribune, Shavan’s father Sona Singh said jawans camped in their fields during Operation Sindoor. “From the very first day, Shavan insisted on serving soldiers. He kept taking refreshments to them and enjoyed being in their company,” Sona said, adding that he never imagined that his younger son would be given such an honour.
Shavan said, “I love being around soldiers. I used to serve them cold water and milk every day. I want to grow up and serve the nation in uniform.” “I have even bought new clothes. I am looking forward to meet the President and the Prime Minister,” he said.
Shavan’s mother Santosh Rani said, “He dreams of becoming a soldier one day.” “The jawans became his friends. They loved what he did for them,” said Santosh, while thanking the military for recommending his name for the award.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will participate in the national program organised on the occasion of Veer Bal Diwas here on Friday.
He will also interact with the recipients of the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar.
In a post on X, the Prime Minister said, “Veer Baal Diwas is a day of reverence, dedicated to remembering the sacrifice of the brave Sahibzades. We recall the unshakeable faith of Mata Gujri Ji and the immortal teachings of Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji. This day is associated with courage, conviction and righteousness. Their lives and ideals will continue to motivate people for generations.”
The Centre is organising several programmes across the country to educate people about the extraordinary courage and supreme sacrifice of the sons of Guru Gobind Singh – Sahibzade Baba Jorawar Singh and Baba Fateh Singh – and to honour the indomitable valour of young heroes in Indian history.
These activities include storytelling sessions on heroic figures, poetry recitation, poster-making and essay-writing competitions. These programmes will be conducted in schools, child care institutions, Anganwadi centres and other educational establishments, as well as through online platforms such as My Gov and My Bharat.
In 2022, the Prime Minister announced that December 26 would be observed as Veer Bal Diwas so that the martyrdom of the Sahibzades, whose sacrifices continue to inspire generations, will always be remembered.
Meanwhile, BJP National Working President Nitin Nabin, accompanied by party leaders, visited Bangla Sahib Gurudwara to offer prayers.
The United States on Thursday (local time) launched a “deadly” strike against the terror organisation Islamic State in northwest Nigeria, said President Donald Trump.
Donald Trump, in a social media post on Truth Social, said that the strike targeted terrorists over the alleged killings of Christians.
“Tonight, at my direction as Commander in Chief, the United States launched a powerful and deadly strike against ISIS Terrorist scum in Northwest Nigeria, who have been targeting and viciously killing, primarily, innocent Christians, at levels not seen for many years, and even centuries! I have previously warned these terrorists that if they did not stop the slaughtering of Christians, there would be hell to pay, and tonight, there was,” Trump said.
“The Department of War executed numerous perfect strikes, as only the United States is capable of doing. Under my leadership, our country will not allow radical Islamic terrorism to prosper. May God bless our military, and MERRY CHRISTMAS to all, including the dead terrorists, of which there will be many more if their slaughter of Christians continues,” the US President added.
According to the US National Counterterrorism Centre, “ISIS-West Africa was formed in 2015 when Boko Haram pledged allegiance to ISIS. The branch, as per the United States, attacks regional military targets and civilian defence forces and frequently attacks government personnel and infrastructure, and Christians.”
Who is not familiar with the traditional story of Mata Gujri and Chotte Sahibzade held captive by the Mughals, their tower imprisonment, and being bricked to death for the refusal to accept Islam as their religion? However, this is the sanitized and whitewashed version of their story. There is much more to it. Here we share with you the untold history of the Chotte Sahibzade and Mata Gujri Ji based on research by Dr. Mohan Singh Dhariwal.
The Anandpur Sahib was under siege by the Hindu Hill Chiefs and Mughal troops who were hostile toward Sikhs, in1705. Several battles were fought during that time. A peace treaty was offered by the Mughals and the Hindu Chiefs to the Sikhs. In this treaty, they swore on their individual Gods and promised that if Guru Sahib accompanied by his army would leave the fort of Anandpur they would not attack him and his people. Guru Gobind Singh was aware of the fake promises made by the Mughals and the Hill Chiefs, yet on the insistence of his army decide to leave the fort. During the winter of 1705, the Sikhs evacuated Anandpur Sahib as ordered in the treaty (6-7 Poh, Sambat, 1762). However soon thereafter, Aurangzeb’s generals along with the Hindu Hill Chiefs broke the treaty and attacked the Sikhs near present-day Majri, Punjab. During this battle, Mata Gujri Ji along with Guru Sahib’s younger sons Baba Zorawar Singh Ji and Baba Fateh Singh Ji were separated from the caravan of Guru Ji at the edge of the River Sarsa. A Gurudwara Sahib is also built up there in their honor “Gurudwara Pariwar Vichhora Sahib”.
Mata Gujri and the Chhote Sahibzadeh went on foot to the town of Chak Dhera. They spent the night there at Kumma Mashki’s hut and ate their last meal offered by Brahmani Lakshmi. Kumma Mashki, a ferry operator and water carrier, was a Muslim by birth, but he supported and allied with the Sikhs.
As per history, it is quite unclear how Mata Ji and Sahbzade met Gangu. A former servant, Gangu, a Kashmiri pandit, saw them and suggested that they come with him to his village. They were grateful for his help and went with him. However, the servant breached their trust and in greed for money, then turned her and the Sahibzadeh over to Jani Khan and Mani Khan, local Mughal authorities in the town of Morinda. They were housed here in kotwali (jail). The Sahibzadeh were subjected to torture while in Mughal custody to persuade them to convert to Islam. When they refused to accept Islam, they were transferred to Sirhind, where the local Mughal emperor Nawab Wazir Khan received them.
As per Bhai Duna Singh Hindoria (Guru Gobind Singh Ji’s contemporary and documentarian), to transport the Sahibzadeh, 35 km from Morinda to Sirhind, the Mughals tied the Sahibzadeh’s hands and feet, stuffed them in sacks, and tied them to the sides of a horse. The hands and feet of Mata Gujri were also tied, and a large, inverted pot containing hot chili peppers was placed over her head and face. All this was done to torture them and convince them to convert their religion to Islam.
In Sirhind, Mata Gujri and the Sahibzadeh were locked in a Thanda Burj (cold tower) designed for the nawab’s (regional ruler’s) summer. In the winter, the North winds blowing down from the Himalayan mountains would have made it very cold for Mata Gujri and the Sahibzadeh because they were imprisoned, perhaps without any winter clothing.
The next morning, the Sahibzadeh were presented to Nawab Wazir Khan for the first time. In the courtroom, when they arrived, they were instructed to enter through a small door. One of the guards bowed his head as he entered the door. Instead of lowering their heads to enter, which would have signaled submission, the Sahibzadeh walked in feet-first and greeted Wazir Khan with “Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa, Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh.” To gain favor with Emperor Aurangzeb, Wazir Khan tried to convert the Sahibzadeh to Islam by promising massive rewards and riches. The authorities tortured the Sahibzadeh for two days as the Sahibzadehs repeatedly refused to accept Islam as their religion. As a punishment, the Sahibzadeh were whipped with thin mulberry branches. Their hands were doused with kerosene and lit on fire as they were not accepting Islam. There was a night when they were tied to a tree and stoned with slingshots, during which Zorawar Singh lost an eye. Despite all, the Sahibzadeh remained resolute in their Sikhi and the teachings of the Guru.
A devotee of Guru Gobind Singh Ji, Moti Ram Mehra, decided that he would risk his life but would provide milk to the Chhote Sahibzadeh and Mata Ji. On one of the nights, he climbed a tree adjacent to the Thanda Burj, lowered himself into the tower, and provided them with warm milk. Sadly, he was caught by the Mughals, who put him, his wife, his children, and his mother to death by pressing them through a Kohlu (stone grinder).
The court disagreed on the morality of the execution while Mata Gujri and the Chhote Sahibzadeh were in Mughal custody. Among these Sucha Nand, supported their execution, while the Nawab of Malerkotla, Sher Mohammad Khan, argued against their execution and wrote to Aurangzeb citing that Sharia (Islamic Law) opposed taking the lives of children. The court dismissed his argument.
The Sahibzadeh were bricked alive in the final effort to convert them to Islam. But despite numerous attempts, the wall kept collapsing. After that, the Mughal executioners Shashan and Bashan Baeg threw the Sahibzadeh on the floor, knelt on the Sahibzadeh’s chests, and slit their throats in a manner similar to the Zabiha or Dhabihah (the ritual of slaughter in Islam). The death of Zorawar Singh was quick, but the death of Fateh Singh took Adhee Ghari (about 13 minutes), as his feet quivered during that time.
Following this, the Mughals most likely tossed Mata Gujri, who was 81 years old, off the tower to her death. Given her fervent devotion to the Sikh cause and her steadfast faith, it is impossible to accept that Mata Ji committed suicide, as some writers have suggested. This place where this heinous and cold-blooded crime was committed is known as “Jyoti Swaroop Gurudwara Sahib” at Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab, India.
Todar Mal a wealthy jeweler and an ardent follower of Guru Gobind Singh Ji sought to claim the Sahibzadeh and Mata Gujri’s bodies for cremation. The authorities would only permit him to do so if he had the money to pay for the land required for the cremation. The price was the amount of vertically stacked gold coins needed to cover the necessary area.
Todar Mal was nevertheless able to carry out Mata Gujri and the Sahibzadeh’s final Sikh rites, even though it left his family Penniless.
The entire narrative is gripping and compelling.
The Sahibzadeh’s bravery and commitment are all the more remarkable considering that they not only refused to convert to Islam also underwent such horrifying torture. This untold version makes us feel more connected to our history and more empathetic to Mata Gujri and the Sahibzadeh’s plight.
The Sikhs cheerfully sing, “To martyrdom, we are wedded. We turn not our backs upon it.”
To sacrifice one’s life to uphold dharma has been an integral part of the Sikh faith. “Sikhi Sidak Na Jave” is a strong message that we should all learn from their sacrifice.
The martyrdom of the Sahibzades is honored every day during Ardas, and the Sikhs observe “Shahidi-hafta” (martyrdom week) from December 21 to 26. The Sikhs go to Fatehgarh Sahib to honor the martyrs and to ask God to instill the spirit of sacrifice in their lives.
Mata Gujri (Gurmukhi: ਮਾਤਾ ਗੁਜਰੀ; mātā gujarī; 1624–1705), also spelt as Mata Gujari, was the wife of Guru Tegh Bahadur, the ninth Guru of Sikhism, and the mother of Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Guru of Sikhism.[2] She played a central role in the history of Sikhism and is one of the four consorts bestowed with the title of Guru-Mahal.[3]
Mata Gujri was born to Lal Chand, a Subhikkhī Khatri[4] and Mata Bishan Devi, who lived at Kartarpur.[5]
She was betrothed to Guru Tegh Bahadur in 1629 when he visited Kartarpur for the marriage celebrations of his brother, Suraj Mal. She married Guru Tegh Bahadur at Kartarpur on 4 February 1633 and joined her husband’s family in Amritsar. In 1635 the family moved to Kiratpur and, on the death in 1644 of Guru Tegh Bahadur’s father, Guru Hargobind, Mata Gujri moved with her husband and mother-in-law, Mata Nanaki, to Bakala, near Amritsar.[6]
Soon after he was installed as Guru in 1664, Guru Tegh Bahadur founded a new village, which he called Chakk Nanaki, after his mother. The place, now a city, is now known as Anandpur Sahib. Not long after this, the Guru set out on a long journey, leaving his wife and mother-in-law at Patna.[5]
On 22 December 1666 Mata Gujri gave birth to Gobind Rai, who later became Guru Gobind Singh.[6] Guru Tegh Bahadur returned to Patna in 1670 and instructed the family to leave for Lakhnaur. Mata Gujri reached Lakhnaur on 13 September 1670 and was accompanied by the aged Mata Nanaki and her son, Guru Gobind Singh. At Lakhnaur, she stayed with her brother, Mehar Chand. After Lakhnaur, the family proceeded to Chakk Nanaki (now known as Anandpur Sahib) where Guru Tegh Bahadur rejoined them in March 1671. After the martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur, the responsibility for managing the affairs of Chakk Nanaki fell to her at first as Guru Gobind Rai was still young. Her younger brother, Kirpal Chand, assisted her in this affair.
During the evacuation of Anandpur during the Mughal siege of Anandpur in December 1704 or 1705, she was accompanied by Zorawar Singh and Fateh Singh (younger two sons of Guru Gobind Singh) when they became separated from the main group of evacuees whilst crossing the Sarsa rivulet, as a battle took place between the Sikh evacuees and pursuing Mughal troops. A Brahmin servant, named Gangu, led Mata Gujri and her two younger grandchildren to his village named Saheri, located in present-day Ropar district.[7] He is said to have then deceitfully betrayed them to two Muslim officers of Morinda and the three were arrested on 8 December.[7] After this, they were confined to the Thanda Burj (cold tower) located at the fort of Sirhind. On the same day as the execution of the younger Sahibzades, Mata Gujri died in the cold tower.[7] Seth Todar Mal, whom was a benevolent and wealthy local of Sirhind, cremated the three the next day.[5][7]
It is said that Todar Mal of Sirhind paid heavy price of gold coins standing on their edge to recover the bodies of Mata Gujri and the Sahibzades.[8]
Her father’s ancestral village was Lakhnaur Sahib, 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) south of Ambala in Haryana, where the road from Ambala to popular pilgrimage site of Gurudawara Lakhnaur Sahib was named after her by the Government of Haryana in 2017.[9][5]
