A medical camp was organized at the local Gurdwara by Sikh Society of Dayton. The primary focus was on educating the community about heart disease, one of the leading causes of death among the Indian community. Blood Pressure and glucose screenings were performed, to detect undiagnosed hypertension, a common silent killer, along with diabetes. Sikh Society of Dayton has planned series of Wellness Workshops...
News: Takht Damdama Sahib getting new look: will it retain its historical features?
News: Child malnutrition in India ~ Why does it persist?
...an enormous country of limited literacy and considerable bureaucracy – there can be no doubt: A concerted, cooperative, more thoughtful and more efficiently targeted effort is required to pull India once and for all out of poverty, and to give hundreds of millions of current and future Indian children a real shot at sharing the wealth of the new and miraculous Indian economy.
News: Baisakhi Celebration concludes with Nihang display
News: Demand for ragis on the rise in India & abroad
The demand for professional ragis is increasing in India and abroad. This is helping hundreds of boys and girls from rural Punjab in making career in this field after procuring a professional degree. The Department of Gurmat Sangeet, Punjabi University, is helping them to strike the right chord in this direction.
News: Ik Si Chiri, Te Ik Si Kaan: The Slow Death of Punjabi Folktales
..wildly entertaining, I have always been much more fascinated by Punjabi folktales that my parents used to tell me on Sunday mornings in bed, or just before me and my sister went to sleep at night. Some of my earliest memories that I can recall with clarity are of my mum and dad telling me the unadulterated story of the sparrow and the crow (ik si chirri, te ik si kaan), which many of you may be familiar with.
News: Journey of a Sikher ~ Vasakhi Inspiration
News: Journey of a Sikher ~ Eat your Greens
So here goes another attempt, last time I remember doing a whole ritual where I ate my last non-veg meal, but this time it was less dramatic, just sort of decided and here I go! Wish me luck! To the haters relax, I got nothing against people who eat meat, it’s a personal choice I’m trying to execute...
News: Sikhs India ~ A wake up call for the sikh community
With the inspiration and guidance of Dr. Man Mohan Kaur, Principal, SGND Khalsa College, Dev Nagar, University of Delhi, NSS Unit's students along with their program officer, Dr. Gurdeep Kaur (Ass. Prof, Dept of Political Science) conducted Rally on 18th April 2011 in Dev Nagar/Karol Bagh area to encourage/aware masses for the noble cause of Blood Donation & Free Medical Check- up camp,..