Life And History Of Sikligar Sikhs

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Sikligars Sikhs were ‘lohars’ (ironsmiths / blacksmiths) who once specialised in the craft of making and polishing weapons. The term ‘Sikligar’ was bestowed upon this community by Guru Gobind Singh for whom they had skillfully turned Lohgarh (the Iron fort at Anandpur Sahib) into the Sikh Armory.

In medieval times, Sikligar Sikhs were in great demand for manufacturing spears, swords, shields and arrows. What the world knows as Damascus Steel, used in making some of the finest swords known to man, was manufactured by Sikligars and shipped globally.

However, with the advent of modern weapons and industrial technology the Sikligar Sikhs suffered economically. They are now a poor and impoverished people who also face social discrimination based on their “low caste”