THE KHALISTAN MOVEMENT: PAST ROOTS, GLOBAL DIMENSIONS, AND MODERN LANDSCAPE

The Sikh religious community was formed in approximately the XV century on the Indian subcontinent, in the Punjab province, which at that time was part of the Delhi Sultanate, by Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism and the first of the ten Sikh Gurus (the Gurus are regarded as spiritual masters in Sikhism). Sikhism is a monotheistic and panentheistic religion. The philosophy of the religion is based on equality, social service, and harmony between spiritual development and everyday moral conduct.