Sikhism: A Quest for Human Dignity

The quest for human dignity is deeply rooted in the Sikh socio-spiritual and political thought. Sikh Gurus had restored the human dignity, self-respect and self-confidence of demoralized masses in the darkest hours of history of humankind. Human dignity is a central theme of their divine compositions. They strived for the promotion and protection of human dignity. They pleaded the case of downtrodden, demoralized and dehumanized humanity. They gave the supreme scarifies to defend the self-esteem, dignity and honour of an individual. They took all the necessary steps to boost up the morale of women and depressed sections of society and motivated them to resist the any kind of disrespect and violation of their dignity and human rights.