Guru Gobind Singh (1666-1708)  It may not be out of the way to
say here that throughout the annals of human history, there was
no other individual who could be of more inspiring personality
than Guru Gobind Singh. At its climax the tenth Nanak infused
the spirit of both the saintlihood and the undauntedness in the
minds and hearts of his followers to fight oppression in order
to restore justice, righteousness (Dharma) and to uplift the
down-trodden people in this world. It is said that after the
martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur, the tenth Master declared that
he would create such a Panth (nation) which would not be cowed
down by tyrant rulers but it would rather challenge the
oppressor in every walk of life to restore justice, equality and
peace for mankind. He further resolved that he would feel worthy
to be called Gobind Singh only when any single member of his
Khalsa Panth would successfully and undauntedly challenge the
army of one hundred and twenty-five thousand opponents in the
field. This point was righ