Haryana State PCS

• 29 Aug 2022

Book 'The Guru: Guru Nanak Ki Sakhiyan' released

Why In News?

On August 28, 2022, the book 'The Guru: Guru Nanak Ki Sakhiyan', authored by rajni Sekhri Sibal, a retired IAS officer of Haryana cadre, was released at an event held at golf club in Chandigarh.

Key Points

• The book is based on a collection of sakhis about the life of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji. Rajni Sekhri Sibal has written ten sakhis of Guru Nanak Dev ji in this book.
• Batala, Nankana Sahib, Kartarpur Sahib have been specially mentioned in this book. He has called Guru Nanak Dev Ji Baba Ji in this book.
• The book is a collection of 500-year-old anecdotes: an inquisitive child who questions the world around him; a perceptive teenager who thought rationally in an irrational world; A conscious youth who sought the rationale behind existing norms and customs; An intelligent and sympathetic human being, who tried to remove the deeply rooted prejudices in the society and a gentle, calm and pure soul, who spreads harmony, peace and compassion.

Neeraj Chopra won the Lausanne Diamond League Title

Why In News?

On August 26, 2022, Haryana's javelin thrower and Tokyo Olympics gold medalist Neeraj Chopra won the Lausanne Diamond League title with a throw of 89.08m in his first attempt.

Key Points

• Neeraj Chopra, a resident of Khandara village in Panipat, topped the Diamond League meet to become the first Indian player to win the Lausanne Diamond League title.
• With this win, he has qualified for the Diamond League Final to be held in Zurich, Switzerland on September 7-8, as well as for the 2023 World Championships, which has a qualification mark of 85.20m.
• Neeraj Chopra finished second at the Stockholm Diamond League earlier this year with a personal best throw of 89.94m .
• Recently, Neeraj won a silver medal in the final match of the World Athletics Championships with a throw of 88.13 meters. He is the second athlete to do so after Anju Bobby George (2003).