Browsing Tag: Granthi

HUKUMNAMA: Handle With Care

If a Sikh is to derive guidance for the day from such a reading it becomes imperative that the Hukumnama be randomly chosen. But the human mind is extraordinarily inventive and creative...it can find a way to lock on to a particular reading, like a homing pigeon, to suit its own needs, compulsions and obsessions at any given time.
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Sikh priest given £62k settlement

A GRANDFATHER who claims he was paid 78p an hour – an eighth of the minimum wage – has been given £62,000 by his former employers in an out-of-court settlement.
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Giani Pritam Singh Ji on Operation Bluestar

Giani Pritam Singh Ji, Head Granthi, Sri Akal Takht Sahib, was present on his duty during the army attack and remained there all the while. I have interviewed him about it. Bhai Harbans Singh, S. Swaran Singh Farrash, and Bhai Hari Singh, who remained with him during the attack, were also present at this interview.
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Why Sikhs Need More Female Granthis

As an agent of change within the community, I believe a glance at the structural problems within our religious community is warranted. A recent spate of articles has made me wish to visit the issue of female Granthis
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