Browsing Tag: Student

Fearless Kaur makes it to finals of "Student of the Year" elections

Prabhjot Kaur Gumber is a young Sikh woman living in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, who has made it to the finals of the Dutch "Student of the Year" election. Please give her your vote!
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Wearing a turban at school for the first time

I felt like my dastaar educated people in a way! A dastaar is a token/crown given by the Gurus and being able to actually wear the crown just gives such a better feeling to a person. I also got many Punjabis at my school to wear dastaars too. It was just amazing!
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Openly different

Whether it has been walking down College Walk to Butler or waiting in the pasta line in Ferris, heads fitted with cautious and questioning eyes instantly turn to look at what sits atop my head —....
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Sikhs in Shimla threaten stir over turban issue

Sikhs in Shimla are on a warpath over the turban issue that has rocked the city recently. Members of the community protesting the admonishing of a student for wearing turban to school have threatened an agitation if talks with the district administration fail.
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You can't stop the waves, but you can learn how to surf

Baljinder Kaur is a Graphics and Illustration student, enjoying the extremely exciting journey of discovering her very own personal visual language. Her collage-style art is both playful and inspiring.
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Sikhs protest college barring boy with kripan

Tension prevailed for hours in Rourkela College on Thursday after college authorities debarred a Sikh student from appearing in the university examination for carrying his 'kripan', a traditional weapon carried by members of the Sikh community.
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Sikh culture celebrated at Turban Night

For political science sophomore Abby Craft, wearing a turban on Wednesday evening was a first.
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SpaceLab Voting For Pranav Singh

Hello my name is Pranav Singh; I am a finalist for the International Youtube SpaceLab competition sponsored by Lenevo and various space agencies from around the world including NASA.
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Freshman dons sacred turban: Jaspreet Gill becomes fourth Sikh to attend school

When freshman Jaspreet Gill first donned the sacred Sikh turban—known as a pagri - at Franklin Elementary School, he was 13 years old. Instantly his friends began acting differently towards him.
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Mates mourn Perth meningococcal victim Gurpreet Singh

STUDENTS at James Cook University in Townsville were rocked by the sudden death of second-year medical student Gurpreet Singh, 18, who was found dead in his college dormitory last Wednesday night.
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