During the turbulent 18th century, with the gradual collapse of the Mughal Empire and constant incursions by Afghan invaders into India, Sikhs became the de facto defenders of Punjab. During this period, Sikhs would congregate twice a year on Vaisakhi and Diwali at the Harminder Sahib.
From Guru Arjun to modern times Sikhs show determination and optimism.
Another test of our universal faith lessons: love thy neighbor, service to humanity, recognition of our intertwined destiny as a human family is before us.
Their devotion to duty and their splendid loyalty to their orders and to their leaders make a record their nation should look upon with pride for many generations.
It turns out that farmed animals consume a much greater supply of the available water than humans do. In addition the digestive gasses the animals produce are a much bigger part of pollution on our planet than gasoline.
This opinion piece was written by Simran Jeet Singh, the senior religion fellow for the Sikh Coalition and a PhD candidate at Columbia University.
Guru Nanak stopped the rolling boulder with his stick and to address people climbed up the boulder. Since it had wet earth, his footprints got etched into the boulder.
Indiana today is a rich tapestry of faiths, cultures, and ethnic communities thanks to our Hoosier friends who welcomed and guided us as we made Indianapolis and this great Nation our home.
It was a way of connecting Sikhs with the greater non-Sikh community. I thought this was a crazy idea. However I was pretty familiar with it as I had previously tied turbans on non-Sikh friends before.
While the contribution of Sikhs in forming the modern history of this region is now a less known fact but the annals of history are well aware of the sacrifices made by the Sikh army, under Maharajah Ranjit Singh, in these formidable Karakoram region.