I had never before seen anyone protest an interfaith gathering.
Sikh Americans, who were targets of domestic terrorism in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, this past August have been particularly active in condemning the attack and organizing opportunities for community healing.
One who does not recognize his weakness can never be strong. There is no way to progress and grow other than to first find out the lowest point of you. Then you can start going towards the highest.
Today, Sikhs may not be a geographical nation but they have national characteristics and aspirations. In the Mandla case, the House of Lords afforded protection to Sikhs under the Race Relations law as an ethnic group; the same sort of protection afforded to other ethnic groups and nationalities.
On Saturday members of the California team showed their commitment to defending human rights in Punjab, India by joining the "Appear for the Disappeared 5K Walk" organized by Ensaaf.
The significance of Vaisakhi did not start with 1699 nor did it end on that day. The revolution of Vaisakhi continues apace and is, in fact, undiminished today. We need to move our heads, hearts and beings into the 21st century to see it.
There is an incredible promise of love between those who marry. But there are also thousands of years of exploitation, rape, pain, prejudice and dishonor gathered in our collective subconscious. Men and women both need to do the work to heal themselves so they can honor each other.
Reexamining the answer provided by Bhai Daya Singh we can see that if the rock had been in the hand of Guru Ji, there was no chance of its sinking.
Indian society needs to learn that banning books and movies is not the way to build a democratic nation. Bad ideas are best handled not by the heavy hand of law but in the free marketplace of ideas.