The ''Khalsa Akhbar'' ( pa, ਖ਼ਾਲਸਾ ਅਖ਼ਬਾਰ (

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), (

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)),

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, was a

weekly newspaper A weekly newspaper is a general-news or Current affairs (news format), current affairs publication that is issued once or twice a week in a wide variety broadsheet, magazine, and electronic publishing, digital formats. Similarly, a biweekly new ...

and the organ of the ''Lahore Khalsa Diwan'', a

Sikh Sikhs ( or ; pa, ਸਿੱਖ, ' ) are people who adhere to Sikhism, Sikhism (Sikhi), a Monotheism, monotheistic religion that originated in the late 15th century in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent, based on the revelation of Gu ...

society. Published from

in the

Punjabi language Punjabi (; ; , ), sometimes spelled Panjabi, is an Indo-Aryan language of the Punjab region of Pakistan and India. It has approximately 113 million native speakers. Punjabi is the most widely-spoken first language in Pakistan, with 80.5 m ...

(Gurmukhi script), the newspaper was established in 1886 and functioned sporadically till 1905. Founded by Bhai Gurmukh Singh, a professor of Punjabi at the

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, who also established the ''Khalsa Press'' in Lahore, the paper was taken over by

Giani Ditt Singh Giani Ditt Singh (21 April 1853–1901) was a historian, scholar, poet, editor and an eminent Singh Sabha reformer. Singh wrote over 70 books on Sikhism, the most famous of which is '' Khalsa Akhbar''. His ''Dayanand naal mera Samvaad'' and ' ...

, a scholar and a poet.

History

The newspaper was published with effect from 13 June 1886 through the efforts of Bhai Gurmukh Singh from Lahore. It was a weekly

newspaper A newspaper is a periodical publication containing written information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray background. Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as politics, business, sports a ...

of the Khalsa Diwan society being published in

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and in

Gurmukhi script Gurmukhī ( pa, ਗੁਰਮੁਖੀ, , Shahmukhi: ) is an abugida developed from the Laṇḍā scripts, standardized and used by the second Sikh guru, Guru Angad (1504–1552). It is used by Punjabi Sikhs to write the language, commonly re ...

. Its first two editors were Giani Jhanda Singh Faridkot and Sardar Basant Singh. Later on, it was handed over to

. The newspaper continued to be published until 1889. After this its publication stopped for sometime due to a legal suit filed by the

Amritsar Amritsar (), historically also known as Rāmdāspur and colloquially as ''Ambarsar'', is the second largest city in the Indian state of Punjab, after Ludhiana. It is a major cultural, transportation and economic centre, located in the Majha r ...

i party regarding the publication of a play called ''Swapan''. It resumed publication again on 1 May 1893 with

as its editor. An experienced scholar and an expert in debates and discussions, he entered into many heated debates with representatives of

Arya Samaj Arya Samaj ( hi, आर्य समाज, lit=Noble Society, ) is a monotheistic Indian Hindu reform movement that promotes values and practices based on the belief in the infallible authority of the Vedas. The samaj was founded by the sanny ...

. Giani Ditt Singh was an excellent writer of Punjabi prose and poetry and wrote many of his editorials in verse. He was the right-hand man of Bhai Gurmukh Singh and one of the pillars of

Singh Sabha The Singh Sabha Movement was a Sikh movement that began in Punjab in the 1870s in reaction to the proselytising activities of Christians, Hindu reform movements (Brahmo Samajis, Arya Samaj) and Muslims (Aligarh movement and Ahmadiyah). The move ...

Lahore. He died in 1901. After him, Sardar Maeeya Singh Ahluwalia became the editor of ''Khalsa Akhbar'' and continued till 1905. The newspaper ceased publication after the dissolution of Singh Sabha

and due to some other reasons.

References

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External links

Archived editions via

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