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Dr. Rajwant Singh, Chairman of the Sikh Council on Religion and Education (SCORE), said that “We appreciate President Obama’s leadership in bringing justice to a man who caused so much grief to many fellow Americans and to so many people around the world.

"There are three important values which I can relate to the Sikh community. They are renowned for their courage, loyalty and the ethics of being a hardworking people. And for that, I thank them for their contributions to the country", he said.

Max Arthur Macauliffe, a noted Sikh historian commented: "I am not without hope that when enlightened nations become acquainted with the merits of the Sikh religion they will not willingly let it perish in the great abyss in which so many creeds have been engulfed."

After five days in the holy city and the Golden Temple I only know how little I still know about Sikhism. Its values seem admirable and are based on a most practical combination of faith and good works. So I shall try to learn more, not least about the religion's teachings on family life, which are of great interest to a father-in-law. In the meantime I can see that my daughter is blissfully happy.

The casual sounding title, ‘A Little Work, a Little Play,' may understate the importance of the book by Sardar Hardit Singh Malik, but it is consistent with his style of handling history-making events and people with natural ease and equanimity. The book covers many decades of fascinating history, some of which he helped shape.

For a few hours over the weekend, a stretch of Madison Avenue in the Flatiron district became an unlikely cash-free zone, a vortex of munificence. And at its center was Kulvinder Singh, a beacon of generosity in his bright yellow turban, who was practically begging passers-by to take free food off his hands.

A study in the May 1 issue of the journal Sleep describes how changes in sleep that occur over a five-year period in late middle age affect cognitive function in later life. The findings suggest that women and men who begin sleeping more or less than 6 to 8 hours per night are subject to an accelerated cognitive decline that is equivalent to four to seven years of aging.

Starting this summer, all law enforcement officers in the state of California will be trained to identify and respect Sikhs and Sikh practices. The training will be given as part of a required class in all police academies throughout the state, and will also be available online.