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The Story Of The Sikhs

by Sarbpreet Singh

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  • (41) A King is Crowned

    December 3, 2025 · 1 hr 19 min

    In this episode, Ranjit Singh is crowned king of the Punjab; the venerable Sardar Sahib Singh Bedi presides over the coronation and daubs the young king’s forehead with saffron. As the young king tries to consolidate power, tumultuous…

  • (40) Afghans, Marathas, The British and The Sikhs - The Forces Gather

    December 21, 2024 · 1 hr 23 min

    As the young Ranjit Singh settles in Lahore, the capital of the Punjab, which he has just captured, he has to contend with rival Muslim and SIkh chiefs, who resent his successes. Even as he deals with the immediate threats he takes note of…

  • (39) Lord of Lahore

    February 2, 2024 · 1 hr 9 min

    The beleaguered citizens of Lahore, suffering under the misrule of the Bhangi triumvirate of Chait Singh, Mohr Singh and Sahib Singh, send a petition to the young Shukerchakia chief, Ranjit Singh. With the help of his visionary…

  • (38) The Grandsons

    January 1, 2024 · 1 hr 12 min

    Shah Zaman, the grandson of Ahmad Shah Abdali, who had been the scourge of the Punjab for decades crosses the Indus again. As the Sikhs prepare to abandon their cities in the face of the Afghan juggernaut, Sardarni Sada Kaur persuades them…

  • (37) A Young Lion Comes Into His Own

    April 19, 2023 · 1 hr 12 min

    The Afghan King Shah Zaman, the grandson of Ahmed Shah Abdali invades the Punjab providing an opportunity for the young Ranjit Singh to start building his reputation.

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  • (36) The Rising Sons

    August 3, 2022 · 1 hr 25 min

    Ghulam Qadir Rohilla returns to Delhi and blinds the Emperor Shah Alam, replacing him with his puppet. George Thomas becomes the commander of one of the four battalions of Sardhana, the kingdom of Begum Samru and also becomes her paramour…

  • (35) The Reconciliation

    May 5, 2022 · 1 hr 2 min

    Maha Singh Shukerchakia takes his six year old son Ranjit Singh with him on a successful expedition to Jammu, which yields great wealth, but disaster strikes and the child is stricken with smallpox. The boy recovers but the attack leaves…

  • (34) The Rupture

    April 17, 2022 · 1 hr 30 min

    A squabble over plunder realized from an attack on the kingdom of Jammu creates a rupture between Maha Singh Shukerchakia and his mentor Jai Singh, the Kanhaiya patriarch. After Jai Singh insults his protégé and threatens him, Maha Singh…

  • (33) The Birth of a Lion

    April 6, 2022 · 1 hr 29 min

    The story opens in the year 1774, when the mighty Mughal Empire, which had ruled the Indian subcontinent has crumbled, leaving the Punjab in chaos. Ahmad Shah Abdali the ruler of Afghanistan and the scourge of the Sikhs, who had wrested…

  • (23) The Ashes of the Iron Fort

    January 26, 2021 · 1 hr 23 min

    The might of the Mughal Empire descends on the Sikhs and a fierce battle is fought at Lohgarh. Banda Bahadur manages to escape but is besieged by powerful Mughal commanders at Gurdas Nangal, where he fights his last battle.

  • (22) Cauldron, Sword and Victory

    January 8, 2021 · 1 hr 1 min

    Guru Gobind Singh’s chosen deputy, the former sorcerer Banda Singh Bahadur has managed to amass an army, He is ready to bring Nawab Wazir Khan, who mercilessly murdered the Guru’s younger sons to justice.

  • (21) The Guru and the Sorcerer

    December 20, 2020 · 1 hr 8 min

    Guru Gobind Singh, traveling South, meets a powerful sorcerer on the banks of the Godavari. The sorcerer, transformed by the encounter, becomes a beloved disciple of the Guru's and is given a mission.

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The power of storytelling meets the colorful history of the Sikh faith