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Detailed explanation-1: -PM Modi also released a commemorative coin and postage stamp on the occasion of the 400th Parkash Purab celebrations. “In front of Aurangzeb’s tyrannical thinking, Guru Tegh Bahadur ji, becoming ‘Hind di Chadar’, stood like a rock,” Modi said.

Detailed explanation-2: -Guru Tegh Bahadur is the 9th Guru of the Sikh community. He gave his life to protect human rights, and his death anniversary is celebrated on November 24 as Shaheedi Diwas. Guru Tegh Bahadur was born on April 21, 1621, in Amritsar. Tyaga Mal was his original name.

Detailed explanation-3: -Guru Tegh Bahadur Martyrdom Day 2022, Guru Tegh Bahadur Shaheedi Diwas 2022: Guru Tegh Bahadur Martyrdom Day is observed every year on November 24, commemorating Shaheedi Diwas of Guru Tegh Bahadur.

Detailed explanation-4: -Every year November 24 is observed as the day of the Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur. On this day in 1675, he was publicly Executed by the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb in Delhi for refusing to convert to Islam, as it was forcibly done at that time.

Detailed explanation-5: -Guru Tegh Bahadur stood up to the atrocities of the Mughals to protect the freedom of Dharmic faiths such as Sikhs and Hindus: Shri G. Kishan Reddy. The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi will address the nation on the 400th Parkash Purab of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji at the historic Red Fort on 21 April 2022.