Shaheedi Saptah: India's Enduring Legacy of Faith, Conscience, and Resistance

• Shaheedi Saptah (Martyrs' Week) commemorates the unparalleled sacrifices of Guru Gobind Singh's family in December 1704-1705.
• Guru Gobind Singh's four sons and mother Mata Gujri were martyred for resisting religious coercion and tyranny, upholding freedom of belief.
• Elder sons, Sahibzada Ajit Singh (18) and Sahibzada Jujhar Singh (14), fell at Chamkaur; younger sons, Sahibzada Zorawar Singh (9) and Sahibzada Fateh Singh (6-7), were executed at Sirhind for refusing to abandon faith.
• This history, rooted in Guru Tegh Bahadur's martyrdom, defines India's moral inheritance of pluralism and resistance to injustice.
• December 26 is now observed as Veer Bal Diwas, a national recognition of the younger Sahibzadas' courage and conviction.

Why It Matters: Shaheedi Saptah embodies India's profound legacy of faith, conscience, and resistance against tyranny.