Dhingra, who won a pivotal election seat in the Washington state legislature, talks about growing up Sikh in the U.S. and her path to her current political career.
“I just wanted to be able to get in front of juries, say my name, tell them I represented the United States and maybe change the perception of 12 jurors at a time,”
Believed to be the first Sikh in Canada to get this award/honor !
Kaur didn’t start running until she was 93 and her 71-year-old son, Gurdev Singh, convinced her to take up track and field in order to help his mother stay healthy.
"Somebody took my best person, my best brother," Harjit said. Rana found comfort in knowing that his brother was loved.
In 1965, a 21 year-old Sikh police constable unwrapped the turban he was wearing to save a 14-year old Malay student from drowning in a river in Parit Buntar, Perak. “This is the first time I have ever used my turban to save a life,” Constable Sohan Singh was quoted in the Straits Times report entitled ‘Drowning boy saved by turban’ that appeared 23 January 1965.
Anshdeep stumbled upon a block when he was told he would have to change his looks. But he moved the court against the riders and the decision came out in his favour.
Dr. Singh’s research contributions are prolific, high-calibre and multi-faceted
This week marks the 23rd anniversary of the police abduction of human rights defender Jaswant Singh Khalra, Ensaaf released A Light of Justice: Commemorating Jaswant Singh Khalra.