News: A Fascinating Visual History of Sikhs in Old Shanghai

A quest to recover the forgotten stories of the Chinese city's North Indian policemen. In addition to finding employment as policemen, Sikhs worked as watchmen, earning money on the side as moneylenders. Indian Sikhs were also recruited for the British police force in Tientsin (Tianjin), Amoy (Xiamen) and Hankow (Hankou, Wuhan).

News: The Meaning of Vaisakhi, the Biggest Sikh Celebration

Every April, communities across the world come together to celebrate Vaisakhi. In the Sikh spirit, Vaisakhi celebrates the integration of the spiritual and temporal worlds, and it provides practical avenues for bringing these to bear through shared values and practices. Vaisakhi is fundamentally about community...
Dr Simran Jeet Singh

Dr Simran Jeet Singh

Executive Director of the Religion & Society Program at the Aspen Institute and the author of the national bestseller The Light We Give

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