Punjab Republic Day tableau to highlight Guru Tegh Bahadur’s sacrifice

The Republic Day tableau of Punjab for 2021 reflects the theme of the unparalleled and supreme sacrifice of Guru Tegh Bahadur, the ninth Sikh Guru who laid down his life to uphold the eternal values of humanity, religious co-existence and freedom of faith.

Guru Tegh Bahadur, known as ‘Hind Di Chadar’, was a great philosopher, spiritual leader and poet.

The Guru took up the cause of Kashmiri Pandits who were facing religious persecution due to the orthodox religious policy of Mughal king Aurangzeb and was martyred on November 11, 1675, at Chandni Chowk. The entire tableau delineates an aura marking the 400th Parkash Purb of the ninth Sikh Guru.

Notably, the tableau of Punjab has been selected for the Republic Day parade for the fifth consecutive year. The state’s tableau got the third position in 2019.