India, Nov. 24 -- Guru Tegh Bahadur, the ninth Guru of the Sikhs, stands in history as a towering symbol of courage, sacrifice, and the universal right to religious freedom. His martyrdom was not only an act of spiritual conviction but a bold assertion of human rights long before the concept gained global recognition.
His life and teachings carried forward Guru Nanak's principle that the Sole Commanding Power-Ek Omkar-is truth without fear (Nirbhau) and without enmity (Nirvair). From this flowed a simple but profound ideal: humans must neither instil fear in others nor live in fear themselves.Guru Tegh Bahadur wrote and lived this philosophy. His verse captures the essence of freedom from fear: One who does not cause fear to anyone, nor do...