The sight of blood-spattered school uniform she was wearing the day the Taliban shot her, made Pakistan's teen Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai burst into tears,...
News: Malala bursts into tears seeing her blood-stained uniform
News: Time to seek release of Sikh detainees: Akal Takht
The Akal Takht feels the prevailing political scenario in the country is ideally suited to Sikhs to seek the release of all Sikh detainees (pertaining to period of militancy) who have completed their jail sentences and also to find a permanent solution to Article 25 (b) of the Constitution, which clubs Sikhs with Hindus, a view not acceptable to Sikhs.
News: Kultar’s Mime – Play Review
Drawing on the raw imagery of both poems, “Kultar’s Mime” not only tells a powerful story of human suffering and courage, but the incredible cast of “outsiders” to the community, bring it to life,...
News: Gurpreet Singh: Nobel Peace Prize winner Kailash Satyarthi showed bravery during anti-Sikh riots
“He was one of those rare people who dared to protect Sikhs by taking them into their refuge when they were being hounded by the goons with the help of the police,” Phoolka told the Straight over the phone from New Delhi.
News: Malala, Satyarthi receive their Nobel Prizes for child campaigns
Pakistani teenager Malala Yousafzai, shot by the Taliban for refusing to quit school, and Indian activist Kailash Satyarthi received their Nobel Peace Prizes on Wednesday after two days of celebration honoring their work for children's rights.
Video: New Movie: Seeking Ensaaf on Human Rights Day
Today, on Human Rights Day, we share this documentary to show you how your support helps us document abuses on the ground.
News: Siachen – “Place of Wild Roses” ~ Photography by Amardeep Singh
Why search elsewhere? Searching elsewhere, life ends. In search, I returned after ascending the mountain and found Him in my body castle
News: Why so many Indians flock to gurus
So what accounts for India's enduring relationship with gurus? For one, in a fast-urbanising country bristling with ambition, frustration and confusion, gurus are like placebos for the uncertain masses. People flock to them, thinking that they can help give them the next big break in their lives.
News: You are me, and I am You! ~ Photography by Amardeep Singh
To my curious mind, a journey to understand the various schools of Indian philosophical system, has led me to one and only conclusion that the whole is too large and at best can only be seen in parts, through our own limited senses.
News: A Sikh Principal, Too English for a Largely Muslim School
As a Sikh and second-generation Briton running a public school made up mostly of Muslim students, Balwant Bains was at the center of the issues facing multicultural Britain, including the perennial question of balancing religious precepts and cultural identity against assimilation.
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