• Dr. Sukhjit Kaur Bhullar
• Baldev Singh

Pangat taken from Sanskrit pankti stands in Sikh terminology for commensality or sitting together on the ground in a row to partake of food from a common kitchen regardless of caste, creed, sex, age or social status. Pangat is thus a synonym for Guru ka Langar, an institution of fundamental importance in Sikhism. It is customary for diners in the Guru ka Langar to sit side by side in a pangat or row when food is served to them by sevadars or volunteers. The institution of Guru ka Langar itself thereby came to be referred to as pangat. Another reason for the popularity of the term probably is its alliterative and sonorous affinity to sangat or holy congregation, another basic institution of the Sikhs

Development of Sikh Institutions From Guru Nanak Dev to Guru Gobind Singh

"Development of Sikh Institutions From Guru Nanak Dev to Guru Gobind Singh", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 7, page no.749-757, July-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1807713.pdf

"Development of Sikh Institutions From Guru Nanak Dev to Guru Gobind Singh", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 7, page no. pp749-757, July-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1807713.pdf