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Sikh-American cartoonist Vishavjit Singh, who has created an exhibit titled, “When A Big Tree Falls,” in commemoration of the massacre of Sikhs in New Delhi in 1984, will be showcasing his work at Surrey’s Singh Sabha Gurdwara on Sunday and Abbotsford’s Banda Bahadur Gurdwara on Saturday.

Akal Network found a unique way to provide security during the 'Nagar kirtans' by patrolling the whole procession throughout the complete duration which was a mammoth task since it requires manpower, strong will and strength too..

Chakraborty, who is doing most of the trip on a titanium bike he says was a gift from then-Texas Gov. George W. Bush, plans to return to Kolkata, to his wife and 7-year-old daughter, in June or July, at which point he expects to have logged 37,282 miles through 60 countries in 20 months.

Guru Nanak appeared in India in one of the darkest periods of its history when the human scene was full of religious strife supported by long entrenched superstitions. He preached a religion of compassion, understanding, love and sacrifice, universal brotherhood, equality of women, tolerance and respect for all religions.

This is a historical development in response to the huge demand from the Khalsa Panth to set up a common platform on which the Sikh Community can develop a collective agenda in order to achieve our religious, economical, educational, cultural, political and social aspirations.