Archive · 8 Dec 2025
Sikh Community Debates Calendar for Guru Gobind Singh's Anniversary
The Sikh community is having a debate about when to celebrate Guru Gobind Singh's birthday.
Some people want to celebrate his birth, while others want to remember the week when his sons and mother were martyred.
This year, both events fall on the same days, which has happened before.
The community is asking the Akal Takht Sahib, the highest authority in Sikhism, to make a decision.
Some people are also worried that others might try to change the date of Guru Gobind Singh's birthday permanently.
This debate is important because it helps the Sikh community decide how to honor their history and traditions.
The Sikh community is debating whether to celebrate Guru Gobind Singh's birth anniversary or observe the martyrdom week of his sons and mother, as both events overlap this year.
Guru Gobind Singh's birth anniversary falls on December 27, 2023, coinciding with the martyrdom week from December 22-27.
This overlap has occurred previously in 2010, 2017, and 2022 due to the use of lunar and solar calendars.
Sikh scholars and leaders have approached the Akal Takht Sahib for clarity and a definitive resolution.
There are concerns about alleged attempts to alter the Guru's birth date permanently.
- Who
- Sikh community and scholars
- What
- Debate over the Nanakshahi Calendar for Guru Gobind Singh's birth anniversary
- When
- December 2023
- Where
- Punjab, India
- Why
- Overlap between the birth anniversary and the martyrdom week of Guru Gobind Singh's sons and mother
- Event
- Debate over Nanakshahi Calendar for Guru Gobind Singh's birth anniversary
- Date of Birth Anniversary
- December 27, 2023
- Martyrdom Week
- December 22-27, 2023
- Previous Overlaps
- 2010, 2017, 2022
- Authority Involved
- Akal Takht Sahib