Browsing Tag: News

News: Sikh Spirit Foundation Invites Spring 2010 Proposals

The success of this program has been heralded throughout India. For example, in Khadur Sahib, Punjab, the admission rate of students into professional degree programs over the last three years has risen from 0% to nearly 70%.

News: Poor governance at Sikh shrines blamed for marring community’s image

Perturbed by a storm of bad publicity after last month’s violence at two Sikh temples in Brampton, community leaders and thinkers say the lack of proper laws governing their shrines is leading to factional fights for control of the institutions and the money at their disposal.

News: Sikh Marriage Act ready for Cabinet nod

If the assurances given by Union Law Minister Veerappa Moily to a delegation of the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee on Wednesday are any indication, the draft of the Sikh Marriage Act is ready for ratification by the Union Cabinet.

News: Live discussion on banned book triggers fresh controversy

The book was published in 1999 by the Dharam Parchar Committee of the SGPC, Amritsar, during the tri-centenary of the Khalsa Panth. It carried some distorted facts of the Sikh history following which the book was banned three years ago.

News: The Circumstances Leading to Operation Blue Star

Operation Blue Star left an indelible scar on our psyche. The "attack" by the army equipped with mortar -mounted tanks and other sophisticated weapons, was the first on this holy shrine in 222 years, the last...by Ahmed Shah Abdali in October 1762.

News: The Flexibility of Your Body Correlates With the Flexibility of Your Arteries

These are two of the first scientific studies I have seen that actually show that flexibility exercises, such as yoga and/or pilates might help keep us healthy longer and reduce the incidence of cardiovascular disease. This is very exciting information!

Dr. Soram Singh Khalsa, M.D.

Dr. Soram Khalsa is an internist in Beverly Hills, California and is affiliated with Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. He received his medical degree from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and has been in practice for more than 20 years. He specializes in Internal Medicine and Integrative Medicine combining diet, nutrition, acupuncture, herbs and nutrition.