Each participant has seva projects they work on during the course focused on serving the Sikh community and the general community, many with incredible devotion and creativity. Some of the seva projects have become enduring community traditions.
Twenty years after the murder of Mia Zapata inspired a self-defense movement in Seattle, Indians are responding to a widely-reported gang-rape case in Delhi by joining similar violence prevention courses. Only they’re doing so over the advice of religious opponents.
Sangat TV, a Birmingham-based satellite TV channel, was handed the penalty by Ofcom after screening a programme that was found to have “seriously” breached the regulator’s code, which must be followed by independent broadcasters.
A rare set of Sikh armour which has languished in a storage cupboard at the Royal Engineers Museum in Brompton for more than half a century is to be restored.
To pay tribute to the sacred memory of Giani Bhagat Singh on the tenth anniversary of his death, the Department of History of Ramgarhia Girls College in association with Wisdom Collection, an imprint of GS Distribution Inc., organised a book release function on Wednesday.
Sometimes we worry if the Web will even let the “paper culture” exist. But hope springs eternal and we remain optimistic. We just need to expand our idea of publications to include all the communication channels from paper to emerging media.
Finally, graceful aging means finding a balance between acceptance of the inevitability of aging and doing what we can to remain vital and healthy as long as possible
The Sikh Research Institute (SikhRI) is pleased to announce the publication of a valuable resource, Sikhi: Faith and Followers, a 32-page full-color illustrated booklet, covering the basic tenets, beliefs and practices of Sikhs.