News: NYC Court Dismisses Criminal Kirpan Charges Against Sikh
According to information available with the Sikh Siyasat News (SSN) a court in Queens, New York dismissed a criminal summons last week that was issued to a Sikh for carrying a kirpan. The Sikh received the criminal summons because he carried two kirpans into John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City.
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News: U.S. For Basketball Turbans
"We are concerned about recent reports indicating that Sikhs are not able to participate in International Basketball Federation (FIBA) games while wearing a turban, which is essential to their faith, and ask you to change this discriminatory policy," said a letter addressed to Yvan Mainini, FIBA president.
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News: Front Runners
British artist Richard Caton Woodville, Jr, has engraved Indian troops charging the German trenches at Neuve Chapelle. Artifacts, including uniforms and gallantry medals, are on display and playing on loop is a rare archive film footage that projects the first Sikh fighter pilot Hardit Singh Malik. Folk songs of wives left home by the soldiers are also printed on a panel.
News: Pause! -- Before You Pluck a Flower
While learning Bhagat Kabir's Dohe (couplets) in middle school, there was one, which when literally translated means, 'In every leaf there is life and we are making a mistake when we pluck a flower'. I was gripped by surprise, after having understood the basic concept of Kabir. A soft corner in my heart developed for flowers and plants.
News: 'I Pursued Medicine Because of Dad'
The long-time dream of Amarpal Singh to have his father witness him graduate from medical school was quashed because of the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 tragedy. The 22-year-old’s father, Karamjit Singh Karnail Singh, was on board the ill-fated plane as he was returning home from work in Port Harcourt, Nigeria.