Browsing Tag: NRI

Mr Harjinder Singh Gill, a NRI from USA, established Guru Nanak Charitable Eye Clinic in the memories of his mother late Smt. Bhagwan Kaur. Mr. Gill told that how he made the mind to establish this clinic on guidelines he learned from his mother.

On October 4 & 5, 2013, a most unlikely group will converge upon Astoria for a rather unexpected celebration of a watershed event in the history of the Sikh Diaspora.

Recently, someone gifted me with a unique present – a 2013 calendar on the Sikhs of Africa.

Back in the 1980s when every Indian professional going to the US settled in big cities, one young doctor made a different choice. Dr Jasbir Kang,...

In a country rife with corruption it takes a person of immense courage to fight for justice without once giving in.

Are ethnic enclaves a good or bad thing for Canadian cities? Should immigrants assimilate and disperse into mainstream English and French speaking communities or cluster together in their own ethnic enclaves?

Stories of Sikh pioneers, their narratives though have aroused interest of academicians for several decades, California State school curriculum, however, remained uninformed about Punjabi Americans who have been contributing to the economic, political, social and cultural life of the State for 120 years.

Each year the Waikato Times tells stories of people's lives, their issues and opportunities. As 2011 signs off, Denise Irvine revisits some of our newsmakers to check on progress.

Despite the Tri Valley University case and hate crimes, the Indian-American community gained ground in California, says Ritu Jha.

Acting on the repeated pleas of the Punjab government, the Government of India has finally deleted the names of 142 persons out of total of 169 from the Black Lists of “Sikh NRIs”. Only 27 names now remain on the List. Punajb govt wants any discrepancy on names removed through mutual consultations between the state and the central officials.

A group of NRIs under the aegis of United Sikh Mission, a US-based NGO, are fighting the odds to establish the Kartarpur Sahib Corridor as a “peace corridor” between India and Pakistan.

This Discovery Channel documentary is part of their 'Revealed' series delving into all aspects of Sikhism - from its history to it's philosophical legacy, its temporal & spiritual ideals of Miri & Piri, Seva & Simran, its martial traditions, its Gurus and much, much more.

An NRI named Shamsher Singh, who is settled in the United States has offered a piece of land in Washington DC to Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) for setting up Sikh cultural embassy. This piece of land, which is worth crores, has a close proximity to the White House.

The Jathedar said the reinvestigation of individuals, whose names were on the “blacklist” must be carried out to give them another chance to enjoy the benefits of the mainstream of the nation.

On India's vast array of matchmaking web sites, horoscopes are being replaced by income statements.

More than 250 eye patients were examined and given free medicines. Thirty five cases were selected for free cataract operations.

Canadian Sikh professor wins prestigious Early Researcher Award.