Let there be no misunderstanding. The establishment of the Sikh Chair at Birmingham University is a most welcome next step in the area of Sikh studies in the UK. However, British Sikhs would wish to satisfy themselves regarding community involvement and transparency in the light of community experience of such chairs in Canada and the USA.
When I first came upon the Basics of Sikhi videos I was impressed with how personable Jagraj Singh was. He was so raw and also sweet. I said to myself that I will meet this brother some day.
The real revelation was written directly by Guru Gobind Singh.
If Guru Nanak’s verses are compared with the work of modern scientists, we find that they agree on the same conclusions.
This essential purpose of fulfillment is becoming the primary preoccupation of every conscientious person.
Krishna Kaur sang the Song of beloved Guru Ram Das, as an outlaw, a renegade in that palace of conformity, as a woman in a temple of patriarchy. As a foreigner, as an outcaste, she outshone all their prejudices as only a graceful woman, as a Draupadi who knows her God-given power can.
As I get older and more home-based, I have yearned for a ‘retreat-like’ gurdwara which is in a rural setting for a start, and on acreage. An environment-friendly, ‘green’ sanctuary where one can slow down, feel love, friendliness, and acceptance, and perhaps stay for a few days in tranquil surrounds.
He lived by the principle of ‘service before self’ and believed that one should employ all means necessary to help people. One’s last resort should be picking up the weapon but if that is required, one should not hesitate.
After she experienced a gurdwara she initiated a college program that teaches students how to serve langar.
Hailed as the first major work to follow the critically acclaimed 'A History of the Sikhs' by Khushwant Singh.