News: Ishpal Kaur: Profile of a Sikh in the creative arts
News: Saluting the legacy of Bhai Ram Singh
He realized that in west’s eyes there are two traditional schools of arts in India – Hindu Architecture and Muslim Architecture. In his eyes those distinct styles belonged only to places of worships, but its extent did not apply to non-worship places as palaces, hospitals, forts, and residential places. Thus, his designs reflected fusion of these two schools, along with the western approach, while using the locally available building materials.
News: A Celebration of Guru Nanak's Kirtan By Female Voices
GAAVANI is bringing together Guruji's music, Shabad's wisdom and visual arts, in order to share what Gurbani has to offer us in the modern day. This will be an opportunity for younger generations to see women leading and pivotal for them to experience Guruji’s light and love in the form of kirtan as a modern, spiritual & connective practice.
News: Classic story newly rendered into an ANIMATION!
News: Strategies for Making a New House Feel like Home
News: Naad Pargaas USA Inaugurates Sikh Women Reading Group
News: SikhNet is Hiring a Part-Time Major Gifts Officer
News: Ukrainian Refugee Aid
News: The Hand of God
The original word for turban is Dastaar which comes from the Persian language, meaning ‘the hand of God’. This word has far more depth as to what a Dastaar means for Sikh’s, it represents the strength and glory of goodness, meaning that the body which adorns a Dastaar is held and protected in God's hands. This is the reason that the Dastaar is sacred to the Sikh community and far more than just a piece of cloth to wrap the hair.