Akali Party

Akali Party
Sikh political party in India.

The term Akali was first applied to suicide squads that appeared in the Sikh armies с 1690 in response to Mughal persecution. The Akali name was revived in the 1920s during the gurdwara reform movement to refer to a semimilitary corps of volunteers opposed to British rule. Akalis took the lead in agitation for a Punjabi-speaking Sikh-majority state, a goal achieved in 1966 with the establishment of the Indian state of Punjab. The modern Akali Party participates in national elections but is mainly concerned with the status of the Sikhs in Punjab.

* * *


Universalium. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Akālī — ▪ Sikh movement       (Punjabi: “Timeless One,” or “Eternal One”), a movement in Sikhism; also any member of suicide squads in the armies of the Sikhs, a religious group of India. The Akālī suicide squads first appeared about 1690 when the… …   Universalium

  • party — partyless, adj. /pahr tee/, n., pl. parties, adj., v., partied, partying. n. 1. a social gathering, as of invited guests at a private home, for conversation, refreshments, entertainment, etc.: a cocktail party. 2. a group gathered for a special… …   Universalium

  • Akali Dal — Shiromani Akali Dal Le Shiromani Akali Dal (Parti religieux Akali) ou Akali Dal, est un parti politique indien. C est un parti communautaire sikh principalement basé au Penjab. L Akali Dal a été fondé dans les années 1920, après la formation du… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Shiromani Akali Dal — Akali Dal, also called Shiromani Akali Dal ( Akali Religious Party ), is a collection of Sikh political parties mainly based in Punjab, India founded/headed by different people. The modern day Akali Dal is made up of several break away factions… …   Wikipedia

  • Shiromani Akali Dal (Democratic) — Shiromani Akali Dal (Democratic), a splinter group of the Badal led Shiromani Akali Dal. SAD(D) was formed in 1996. Party president was Kuldip Singh Wadala.SAD(D) joined the Punjab Loktantrik Morcha together with Marxist Communist Party of India …   Wikipedia

  • Shiromani Akali Dal — Le Shiromani Akali Dal (Parti religieux Akali) ou Akali Dal, est un parti politique indien. C est un parti communautaire sikh principalement basé au Penjab. L Akali Dal a été fondé dans les années 1920, après la formation du Shiromani Gurudwara… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Shiromani Akali Dal Delhi — Shiromani Akali Dal Delhi, a splinter group of the Shiromani Akali Dal. SADD emerged as a separate party on February 22 1999 when a section of the Delhi unit of the Badal led SAD revolted against the suspension of Ranjit Singh as the Akal Takht… …   Wikipedia

  • Bharatiya Janata Party — Infobox Indian Political Party party name = Bharatiya Janata Party party chairman = Rajnath Singh secretary = Arun Jaitley ppchairman = Atal Bihari Vajpayee loksabha leader = Lal Krishna Advani (Opposition) rajyasabha leader = Jaswant Singh… …   Wikipedia

  • Organisation of the Bharatiya Janata Party — This article is part of a series about Bharatiya Janata Party …   Wikipedia

  • Shiromani Akali Dal (Longowal) — is a splinter group of the Badal led Shiromani Akali Dal. The party was launched on June 7 2004. Its president is Prem Singh Chandumajra (formerly general secretary of Sarb Hind Shiromani Akali Dal) from Patiala. In the 2004 Lok Sabha elections… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”