Browsing Tag: NRI

Punjabi market in Canadian cities: A reflection on ethnic enclaves

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?
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Becoming American: The story of Punjabi Pioneers and South Asians

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.
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A momentous year ~ Life and Style - Waikato/NZ

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.
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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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Center accepts Punjab CMs plea on black lists of NRI Sikhs, deletes 142 names

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.
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NRIs pitch for early construction of Kartarpur Sahib Corridor

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.
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Discovery Channel Documentary - NRI Sikh Needed visiting Harmandir Sahib end of December 2010

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.
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NRI offers land in US to SGPC

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.
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Sikhs Abroad - Scrap ‘blacklist’, says Takht Chief

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.
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In India, the NRI Groom Goes Out of Style

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