If it the purity and reform you wish, join the droplets that decided to evaporate.
News: Synonyms Anonymous ~ Poem by Rakind Kaur
News: 18 Fascinating Facts About Sikhism I Bet You Didn’t Know
I never knew the wonderful details of Sikhism till the time I got married to the one who despite being an atheist, was a great admirer of this monotheistic religion. Sikhism is a progressive religion; it was well ahead of its time even when it was established some 500 years ago.
News: INDIA 2016
I look at India’s glorious, and at times exaggerated glorified, past and I see that India has given the world many things and important ideas but rarely has it given any effective or productive leadership.
IJ Singh
Dr. I.J Singh has a probing mind and a wry sense of humor. His prolific pool of essays poke, provoke and ultimately force the reader to think more deeply. His work has graced SikhNet's pages for some time.
News: My Journey with Breast Cancer ~ PART 2
The truth sinks in - I have Cancer.
News: There Could Be More Sikhs in the Future — Maybe.
The size and growth of the world’s Sikhs population is not addressed in depth by the report, but we can make some extrapolations from the report’s analysis. While not likely statistically valid, perhaps such an exercise can provide a directional view.
News: Premier Kathleen Wynne honoured at Darbar Sahib despite media controversy
Some of India’s major news outlets erroneously reported a snub that never happened as the Ontario premiere was presented with the “siropa” robe of honour at the Sikh faith’s most sacred site.
News: Canadian leader runs into an ethical wall in Punjab
Ontario premier Kathleen Wynne’s scheduled visit to Amritsar as part of her 10-day business trip to India has landed in controversy even before her arrival. The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) has decided not to honour the Canadian leader with a siropa (robe of honour) during her visit to the Golden Temple on Sunday.
News: Sikh bodies ask CM whether he took up turban ban issue with French president
Various Sikh bodies have asked Punjab government whether it took up the issue of turban ban with the visiting French president Francois Hollande during his visit to Chandigarh.
News: Sikh Union Coventry go the extra mile for Mayor's charity
The Lord Mayor's charity appeal is £1,500 closer to its target thanks to a donation from the Sikh Union Club.
News: SHAHIS OF PUNJAB & KABUL, Last Native Rulers of Punjab in the Medieval Ages
"The Hindu Shahi dynasty is now extinct, and of the whole house there is no longer the slightest remnant in existence. We must say that, in all their grandeur, they never slackened in the ardent desire of doing that which is good and right, that they were men of noble sentiment and bearing."
Inderjeet Singh
The author is based in Nottingham, UK and is passionate about Punjab and Sikh history. He is member of Institute of Sikh Studies, Chandigarh and regularly writes for them and Sikhnet.
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