At the event, the Union Defence Minister, addressing the gathering, lauded the young achievers and the Sikh community in general for carrying forward the glorious history, and the importance of a book like Dr Singh’s at a timelikethis. Recalling Sikh’simmense contribution in India’s struggle for freedom, he asserted, “Indian culture had faced a lot of challenges in the past. If Indian culture has sustained today, it’s because of the Sikh community.” While extolling about the Sikh culture, Rajnath Singh mentioned that if some precautionary measures had been taken at the time of Partition, then Kartarpur Sahib would not have been in Pakistan. Instead, it would have been a part of India. The Defence Minister further added, “When we got freedom and faced the tragedy of Partition, Sikhs suffered a lot!” S. Hardeep Singh