Punjab: This year, the unshortened month of November is defended to devotion and service in Punjab to commemorate the 350th martyrdom year-end of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib Ji. The Ninth Guru sacrificed his life for the protection of religion, humanity, and the weak.
Therefore, the Punjab government has taken the historic visualization to observe November 2025 as "Martyrdom Remembrance Month." This is the first time that such large-scale programs are stuff held continuously at the government level throughout the state for an unshortened month.
When the program started?
The programs began on November 1. Kirtan, Ardas, and Katha are stuff held daily in gurdwaras wideness every district. So far, increasingly than 1.2 million devotees have participated in these gatherings. "Shaheedi Kirtan Darbars" are stuff held daily in major cities – Amritsar, Ludhiana, Patiala, Jalandhar, Sri Anandpur Sahib, and Sri Fatehgarh Sahib – with congregations arriving from Punjab and beyond.
Nagar Kirtans are stuff taken out on the main markets and routes of the cities. The wardship has deployed spare police, home guards, and medical teams throughout the month for security and traffic management.
The Mann government decided that Guru Sahib's teachings should not be limited to mere tributes, but should proffer to service and society. For this reason, increasingly than 500 service camps have been set up throughout Punjab. Langar (community kitchen) is stuff served daily at many of these locations. The Health Department has set up 220 medical camps, where approximately 1.4 lakh people received self-ruling checkups and medicines.
The Education Department moreover launched a "Moral Education Drive" wideness the state. Increasingly than 10 lakh students in over 20,000 schools and colleges participated in essays, poems, posters, speeches, and cultural programs. Children were taught that Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji's martyrdom is not just a historical event, but the greatest example of the protection of humanity. The government's "digital documentary series" has been viewed millions of times online. For the first time, the state government has combined religious and cultural history with technology to reach every household.
Today, November 10th, special kirtans and prayers are stuff held throughout the state. Thousands of devotees are arriving in Amritsar and Sri Anandpur Sahib. Management committees have made arrangements for cleanliness, lighting, water, parking, and security throughout the night. District-level tenancy rooms have been set up to ensure that no devotee faces any inconvenience.
What CM Bhagwant Mann said?
Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said that the martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji is the greatest example of religious freedom. The government's aim is that every child in Punjab understands that religion does not midpoint hatred, but brotherhood, courage, and humanity. Seminars and discussions on "Humanity and Religious Freedom" will moreover be held in schools and universities throughout the rest of November.
These programs have proven that Punjab not only celebrates history but moreover implements its lessons in society. An undercurrent of unity, service, and togetherness is stuff created in the state. From villages to cities, from youth to the elderly, everyone is conveying the message that the sacrifice of Guru Sahib will unchangingly remain alive. Even without 350 years, his courage, sacrifice, and humanity reside in the heart of Punjab. The people of Punjab are saying, "Standing up where humanity is in danger is the true religion."
