Browsing Tag: Diaspora

Sikhs in Australia

The history of Sikhs affords many instances of their value as soldiers, but it may be safely asserted that nothing finer than the grim valour and steady discipline displayed by them on the 4th June...
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The Sikh Diaspora: Dancing to Neil Diamond?

The title of this post is a cheesy reference to the Neil Diamond song “America“, but the song came to my mind after I explored the latest report from the Pew Forum (a research think-tank that studies religious trends in the US and globally) entitled Faith on the Move: The Religious Affiliation of International Migrants.
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"The Sikhs in Britain" ~ Book Review

Peter Bance has created a unique volume, "The Sikhs in Britain" with a pictorial history of the Diaspora Sikhs in UK. In author's view, the Sikhs have added a little something to Britain. He recounts Guru Nanak Marg, Khalsa Avenue, Glassy Junction, Bhangra music and many more landmarks of Punjabi culture in London.
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California Diaspora: Some blows, some clout

Despite the Tri Valley University case and hate crimes, the Indian-American community gained ground in California, says Ritu Jha.
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Sikhs in Latin America: Travels among the Sikh Diaspora

This is an endeavour by the author to complete the Sikh migration map by covering countries about which little is known and hence is a pioneering effort in Diaspora studies.
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On the Achacha trail

And that's how I would get a nibble of that ‘Queen of Tropical Fruits', the mangosteen, or of its kin, the rambutan, lychee and longat. In that process, thanks to a daughter who is adventurous and explorative with anything to do with food, I discovered the achacha - and truly is it achacha, as they would say somewhere up north of the Vindhyas.
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The Sikhs in Singapore

Arunajeet Kaur publishes a new book on Sikhs in the Diaspora
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Diaspora Leaders express grief at Ishmeet Singh's sudden death

His absence will always be felt by millions of his fans and many young people in India and abroad who looked towards him as their role model.
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