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When Pardeep Kaleka heard about the church shooting in Charleston, South Carolina, grief and terror came flooding back to him. For nearly three years he has had to live with sorrow and uncertainty, ever since the day a gunman opened fire at the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin.

While the Indian Government is busy formulating policies to clean the river Ganga that has been loaded with pollutants at every inch, the water of the holy river is pure and drinkable here at the Baoli Ganga Pargat (well making the Ganga manifest)

EcoSikh is involved in discussions at the White House, United Nations and the World Bank and is bringing the Sikh perspective at these important deliberations. Gurbani's message of "Pavan Guru, Pani Pita" is being shared by our representatives at all levels...

The history of the South Asians in East Africa is not very old. It is only about 100 years since the first Indians landed on the shores of Kenya, namely Mombasa. The journeys in dhows, which were the main source of transport could take as much as months to complete. It was after a lot of hardships that some of our ancestors reached Kenya to serve in the Uganda Railways which was being built from Mombasa to Kampala.

To me, being a Kaur is being purposeful. As time goes forward, a Kaur takes others with her. There is strength, grace and wisdom associated with being a Kaur, but there is also humility.

This paper is designed to provide insight to the culture-change work being undertaken by Sikh Family Center (SFC), an initiative to provide social services through an evidence-based and empowerment-oriented approach.

Organizers hoped to attract enough people to hold hands and stretch from Charleston to the town of Mount Pleasant on the other side of the Cooper River. It’s another example of unity and solidarity with the people of Charleston as they process this tragedy.