HISTORY
The traditional Sikh festival had started when the tenth Sikh Guru, Guru Gobind Singh decided to inaugurate such a festival, especially in the territory of Punjab and Haryana.
Guru Gobind Singh and his troop were into a combat against Aurangzeb, the Mughal Emperor and later on against the Rajputs. The name of the force which was founded by Guru Gobind Singh was Khalsa Panth. A new concept of dedicating a day for the poetry contest and mock fight had come into the picture long back on 22nd February, 1701. It was held in Holgarh fort at the north-western corridor of Anandpur Sahib, spread across the Rivulet Charan Ganga. Slowly but definitely these mock fights were extended over a sprawling area of Kiratpur Sahib and other Gurdwaras all over the world. The popularity of this Sikh festival is now immense.