Nihangs: The Valiant Sikh Warriors
Recently nihangs came into the national limelight when a group of nihangs chopped off hand of a police officer in Patiala, Punjab when stopped for a curfew pass and for the subsequent seizure of weapons and narcotics.
Nihangs
- Nihang is an order of Sikh warriors, characterised by blue robes, antiquated arms such as swords and spears, and decorated turbans surmounted by steel quoits.
- Etymologically the word nihang in Persian means an alligator, sword and pen but the characteristics of Nihangs seem to stem more from the Sanskrit word nihshank which means without fear, unblemished, pure, carefree and ....
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