Guru Gobind Singh was the tenth and last Guru of the Sikh religion. Afterwards, the Guru tradition came to an end in Sikhism. He was a great military general, brave revolutionary, freedom-loving nationalist and social reformer . He produced amongst the Sikhs the leadership quality of Sardar . He even instructed his followers to use the surname of Singh meaning ‘lion ’. He made the panch kakara (the five objects) compulsory for the Sikhs. These are Kesha (hair), Kangha (comb), Kara (iron bangle), Kripan (dagger) and Kachchha (underwear).