A month and a half after a Gurdwara in Jurupa Valley was vandalized in what police termed a hate crime, members of the congregation answered Inland residents' questions about their faith and stressed Sikhism's message of peace and unity.
The amendment in the Punjab Village Common Land (Regulation) Act would come as a relief to a number of Sikh families of Kaithal and Kurukshetra facing prospects of eviction.
The Kaur physical identity, however, is not so obvious or well defined. Some Kaurs keep kesh, others do not. Some cover their heads with dastars, patkas, or chunis, while others choose not to cover their heads.
Although it is counted as the world's fifth largest religion, relatively few Americans know about the Sikh tradition. This lack of awareness has had severely negative consequences,....
I told my friend Chris, about my previous visits to Punjab. We discussed the sustainability issues plaguing the region and to my surprise, Chris was quite well versed and intrigued by Punjab’s predicament.