Sikhi, Gurmukhi, and Punjabi

The 35 letters (akhar) + vowels

Start here. Learn each Gurmukhi letter, its sound, and the Roman transliteration. Includes the three matras (vowel modifiers) used to form syllables.

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Greetings, family terms, everyday vocabulary

Common Punjabi words for everyday use — greetings, numbers, family relationships, food, time, and spiritual terms.

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A new Punjabi word every day

One Punjabi word a day, in Gurmukhi, Roman, and English — the same word for every visitor, picked deterministically by date.

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The 10 Gurus + the formation of the Khalsa

A walking-tour history of Sikhi — Guru Nanak Dev Ji to Guru Gobind Singh Ji, the establishment of the Khalsa, the Misls, the Sikh Empire, partition, and the present. Full Guru biographies are on /gurus.

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Nanak to Gobind Singh, plus the eternal Granth

A biography of each Guru — life, contributions, key events, and sourced dates — plus Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji. Complements the history lesson; it does not replace it.

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Naam, Seva, Sangat, the Five K's

The foundational ideas of Sikhi — Naam (meditation), Seva (selfless service), Sangat (the holy congregation), the Five K's, langar, sangat-pangat, and the rejection of caste.

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Kesh, Kangha, Kara, Kachera, Kirpan

Each article of faith given to the Khalsa at Vaisakhi 1699. The dastar is not a Fifth K — it covers the kesh.

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Khanda ☬, Ik Onkar ੴ, Nishan Sahib

What the Khanda, Ik Onkar, and Nishan Sahib are, plus copy-paste Unicode for ☬ and ੴ. Extends the Ik Onkar concept lesson.

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Pagg, pagri — not one of the Five Ks

What a Sikh turban is, how it relates to kesh, visiting etiquette, and where marketplace vendors list cloth.

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Sikh wedding ceremony, Lavaan, and marriage questions

What Anand Karaj is, the four Lavaan, typical ceremony steps, Sikh marriage rules, the Anand Marriage Act, and whether a Sikh can marry a non-Sikh.

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