REHAT MARYADA
- April 11, 2021
- Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
- Category: DPN Topics
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REHAT MARYADA
Subject: History
Context: SGPC demands action after Sikh youth says was asked to remove symbols of faith.
Concept:
- The Sikh Rehat Maryada is a code of conduct and conventions for Sikhism, and its final version was approved by the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee, Amritsar in 1945 after centuries of use before the British made committee.
- It is one of many Rehitnama (‘codes of conduct’) written for Sikhs.
- The Rehat Maryada was created to live practical and functional aspects of the operations of Sikh Gurdwaras, and religious practices to foster cohesion throughout the community.