News: 'Punjab Avenue' sign divides neighbors
News: Musicians Live in Their Skin
..but there was a part of me that just couldn't ever make peace with giving my entire identity up. There's a part of my Indian, Punjabi identity which I could never give up. For a while, I flirted with cutting my hair, wearing them long and being the cool guy on campus. But the momentum and force of my familial references was just too great to overcome.
News: Thoughts on a Cold, December Day
A few days ago, I was washing the car on the afternoon of December 24. The sun was shining, but my hands were cold, my ears were frozen and my cheeks were numb... Winter made the car cold to the touch, and I knew later that night the ground would freeze. I realized that 295 years ago, the Sahibzade were imprisoned on that same night. They had to choose between Life and Death.
News: On Forgiveness (OP-ED)
News: Haven of Bliss-Anandpur Sahib ~ A Miracle of the Human Spirit ~ Book Review
This is a coffee table book – one more to quite a number that have been published in recent years – though possibly with a difference. It is third of a series by the same publishers on Sikh shrines and spirituality. Its 156 pages are full with pictures and the written text is an eyeful and informative.
News: Easy availability of Saroops on cards for Sikhs in US
Talking to The Tribune, Joginder said: “The land offered to us at Charlotte in North Carolina for printing of Guru Granth Sahib is quite suitable in terms of road connectivity with Canada and rest of the US. It will enable us to facilitate ‘birs’ and other Gurmat literature in two countries having the most Sikh population outside India.”
News: Fighting addiction in the South Asian community
There is an urgent need to develop “culturally appropriate interventions” for such addicts, Sandhu recently told a conference on addiction issues hosted at the Surrey campus of Kwantlen Polytechnic University. In people of Punjabi origin, Sandhu said, there is often an inner conflict between urban and rural environments and between religious teachings and agricultural traditions.
News: Punjab CM comes heavily on Congress led UPA Govt on issue of corruption
News: Prithviraj to play 'Sardarji' in Mallu Singh
In 1998, Dileep essayed the role of a Sardarji in Malayalam comedy movie Punjabi House, which was a blockbuster hit film. A few months back, Dileep had worked out a script with Rafi Mecartin. The movie, which has been titled Lucky Singh, will be a sequel to Punjabi House and is expected to be released in 2011.