Browsing Tag: Culture

In Argentina Turbans mean Maharajas?

If you want royal treatment at nightclubs in Argentina, maybe you should consider investing in a turban!
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Khully vs. Tied: The dilemma of a generation

Our Gurus gave us this gift for a reason and as we grow older we wait for the day we get that full dhari; it’s a Singh’s childhood goal.
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Punjabi vs Western Culture (ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ)

Both cultures have their good and bad parts. Punjabi culture is rich and beautiful, but is still haunted by things like dowry, sexism, and the caste system. Western culture is good because they question everything, but spreads a culture of materialism. Sikh Dharma is beyond culture, and doesn't have any bad points. It is not limited to any country or ethnicity.
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I Am No Ann Landers: Or, How To Cope With Inter-Faith Marriage

"Please advise and help … relating to young Sikh kids marrying kids from other cultures, religions and races, and how it is affecting their parents. I am also affected by it and I don’t know a way out."
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A Sikh American's Identity Crisis

I'm proud to be American, but not at the expense of dehumanizing others.
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A decision on the razor's edge

"We have seen that it is a major issue," she said. "When men say, 'Oh, I keep my hair so it's OK if my wife doesn't, because my kids will still do it,' that's such a sad thing to hear guys say."
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Japanese return cash recovered after tsunami

The unmarked envelope floated into the living room of the home in northeastern Japan, riding the wave of tsunami flood waters. Inside, the astounded resident found $40,000 in yen notes.
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"Sikh Converts" ...and the challenges they face

I'm bringing up these challenges here, so that the Sikh Community may be more consciously aware of them, and realize that addressing these issues isn't only a Seva (Selfless Service), but a Responsibility that must be taken seriously. It directly affects the Now of the Sikh Panth.
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Role of Sikhs in West (OP-ED)

Whatever existing educational models that we have constructed, do not stand anywhere in the world's intellectual atmosphere. Awakening of this Sikh model is the need, role and responsibility that must be reminded to mind as we do our prayers every morning and every evening.
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Casting talent over colour

A desire to break that Bollywood mould drove Darshi and another local actor to create the Vancouver International South Asian Film Festival (VISAFF), taking place this weekend at the SFU Woodward’s campus. The festival, founded by Darshi and Patricia Isaac, hopes to go beyond common perceptions.
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