Guru Hargobind became the 6th Guru, he was young and strong and he started the Sikh warrior tradition in order to protect the innocent and destroy the wicked. When emperor Jahangir asked the Guru to join his prisoners Guru ji agreed. With many lessons along the way join as the Guru gets the nickname 'Bandi Chhor'. read more

SikhNet Stories for Children

Bandi Chhor ~ Guru Frees The Captured

Narayan Gupta discovers her friends secret. He explains to her how writing two simple things have given him everything in life. They have filled him up and made him feel like he wants to share. They have have made him a trust-worthy and wealthy person. They have made him popular and well liked. They have made him remember who he really is and how he wants to live life. What are the two things he wrote down? What is the secret to all happiness and success?read more

Secret To All Happiness And Success, Part 2: Good And Kind

Narayan Gupta discovers her friends secret. He explains to her how writing two simple things have given him everything in life. They have filled him up and made him feel like he wants to share. They have have made him a trust-worthy and wealthy person. They have made him popular and well liked. They have made him remember who he really is and how he wants to live life. What are the two things he wrote down? What is the secret to all happiness and success? <a href="https://www.sikhnet.com/stories/audio/secret-all-happiness-and-success-part-2-good-and-kind" target="_blank">read more</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SikhnetChildrensStories/~4/c0CiSG6A-Yg" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>

Once a woman visited her best friend Jagjit. Jagjit went to buy some food so they could eat together and she found herself in Jagjit's room. She saw an altar that had inspiring pictures on it. It also had dazzling and expensive jewels on it, "Wow!" She thought. In the center of the altar was a book that had the most exquisite and intricate art work. The title was written on gold and studded with diamonds. It said, "The Secret To All Happiness And Success". It was the most beautiful and expensive book she ever saw. She thought, "What could possibly be written in this book??!"read more

Secret to All Happiness and Success — Part 1: Jagjit's Mysterious Book

Once a woman visited her best friend Jagjit. Jagjit went to buy some food so they could eat together and she found herself in Jagjit's room. She saw an altar that had inspiring pictures on it. It also had dazzling and expensive jewels on it, "Wow!" She thought. In the center of the altar was a book that had the most exquisite and intricate art work. The title was written on gold and studded with diamonds. It said, "The Secret To All Happiness And Success". It was the most beautiful and expensive book she ever saw. She thought, "What could possibly be written in this book??!" <a href="https://www.sikhnet.com/stories/audio/secret-all-happiness-and-success-part-1-jagjits-mysterious-book" target="_blank">read more</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SikhnetChildrensStories/~4/TU7_X1ek99U" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>

Secret To All Happiness And Success, Part 1: Jagjit's Mysterious Book

This book hopes to inspire kids to live in eternal optimism and find the sangat that leads them to becoming the best versions of themselves!read more

Ajeet Singh: The Invincible Lion

This book hopes to inspire kids to live in eternal optimism and find the sangat that leads them to becoming the best versions of themselves! <a href="https://www.sikhnet.com/stories/ajeet-singh-invincible-lion" target="_blank">read more</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SikhnetChildrensStories/~4/EmK8wTlQJNQ" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>

Please be aware that the extreme nature of this story may be too much for some children's sensitivities. Consider listening first before sharing with very young children. read more

Guru Arjan Dev Sacrifices for Truth

Please be aware that the extreme nature of this story may be too much for some children's sensitivities. Consider listening first before sharing with very young children. <a href="https://www.sikhnet.com/stories/guru-arjan-dev-sacrifices-truth" target="_blank">read more</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SikhnetChildrensStories/~4/BrZjcNUsWFU" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>

This is a story about a young man who some people thought spent too much time by himself. Who would have expected that the lonely youth would one day become the True Guru!? read more

The Stillness of Sri Teg Bahadur

This is a story about a young man who some people thought spent too much time by himself. Who would have expected that the lonely youth would one day become the True Guru!? <a href="https://www.sikhnet.com/stories/stillness-sri-teg-bahadur" target="_blank">read more</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SikhnetChildrensStories/~4/1b8r-muUf6o" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>

And Guru ji happily drank the water… right then… the boy felt a connection with Guru Gobind Singh he hadn’t felt before and his heart filled with more love than ever. <a href="https://www.sikhnet.com/stories/guru-gobind-singh-and-lesson-seva" target="_blank">read more</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SikhnetChildrensStories/~4/VSIADeVSdhY" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>

And Guru ji happily drank the water… right then… the boy felt a connection with Guru Gobind Singh he hadn’t felt before and his heart filled with more love than ever.read more

Guru Gobind Singh and the Lesson of Seva

Kirat Singh loves animals. In his intuition he helps them and they help him to deal with a real life bully. <a href="https://www.sikhnet.com/stories/singh-lion-chants-waheguru" target="_blank">read more</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SikhnetChildrensStories/~4/wpbJNoRC00E" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>

Kirat Singh loves animals. In his intuition he helps them and they help him to deal with a real life bully. read more

Singh The Lion Chants Waheguru

As is Sufi tradition, Bhikan Shah and his followers bowed towards Mecca every day. One day this respected Sufi elder bowed towards Patna. He said, "If you could see what has been born in this city, you would bow towards it as well." He decided he must go see this child Gobind Rai who would later be Guru. When with Gobind Rai he gave a funny test..... <a href="https://www.sikhnet.com/stories/audio/birth-gobind-rai" target="_blank">read more</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SikhnetChildrensStories/~4/OELOWula5aY" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>

As is Sufi tradition, Bhikan Shah and his followers bowed towards Mecca every day. One day this respected Sufi elder bowed towards Patna. He said, "If you could see what has been born in this city, you would bow towards it as well." He decided he must go see this child Gobind Rai who would later be Guru. When with Gobind Rai he gave a funny test.....read more

The Birth of Gobind Rai

This is a double story! This GurGaddi story is both how Guru Gobind Singh bestowed the Guruship to the Khalsa Panth and later to the Siri Guru Granth. <a href="https://www.sikhnet.com/stories/gurgaddi-panth-granth" target="_blank">read more</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SikhnetChildrensStories/~4/TFKLDHXOUv4" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>

This is a double story! This GurGaddi story is both how Guru Gobind Singh bestowed the Guruship to the Khalsa Panth and later to the Siri Guru Granth. read more

GurGaddi: Panth & Granth

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