But as I thought about writing an end of year column, it occurred to me there is one little passage from my 2013 diary that I could share. It comes from one of the dreams this year that I recorded.
While Indian media outlets engage in debates about the alleged mistreatment of Devyani Khobragade, they have overlooked a remarkable story of a man in Punjab who is taking a stand against injustice.
I would not have dreamt of going to this obscure village even before 21 June 1994, but for my colleague, Capt. Hardev Singh’s insistence. He appeared excited.
In the last few weeks, the story of Bhai Gurbaksh Singh and his hunger strike have become a focus for many people within the Sikh community. A hunger strike is a time-honored tactic of non-violent protest, meant to bring attention to political or human rights issues.
Most of us hate the indignities of air travel but for some Americans, Sikhs especially, airport security is humiliating. One Sikh says that it’s not making America safer.
The ad thrilled Sikh Americans like me, who have worked for years to dismantle one of the most pernicious prevailing stereotypes in American culture: turban equals terrorist.
Its been a while in coming: Street Parchar in French. Using our very popular "3 Facts Leaflet", we translated it into French, German and Spanish (more on way) and used the leaflet to make our first video purely in French.
I have found that community engagement at many levels and in many ways is the most promising way to open new doors and unimagined opportunities for us and future generations.
Visiting Darbar Sahib is a mixed experience.
Christian 'propaganda' in east Malaysia has been using (or perhaps abusing) the word Allah for God in their literature promoting the Christian faith amongst the locals in Sarawak and Sabah in remote north Borneo - also part of Malaysia.