In recent Indian history, kar seva has often 
acquired fractious political overtones, following Operation Bluestar in the Golden Temple in the 1980s and the demolition of Babri Masjid in Ayodhya by Hindu fundamentalists in the 1990s. In the pure Sikh religious context, however, it only means 'labour of love'. Men and women get together for voluntary community service for constructing, maintaining and cleaning gurudwaras and their environs.
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acquired fractious political overtones, following Operation Bluestar in the Golden Temple in the 1980s and the demolition of Babri Masjid in Ayodhya by Hindu fundamentalists in the 1990s. In the pure Sikh religious context, however, it only means 'labour of love'. Men and women get together for voluntary community service for constructing, maintaining and cleaning gurudwaras and their environs.For Complete IIPM Article, Click on IIPM Article
Source : IIPM Editorial, 2009
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