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The reputation that Sikhs have gained within India and throughout the Diaspora of being successful businessmen, industrialists and entrepreneurs can be explained by the commitment to the twin ethical principles of kirat karna and wand kay chhakna:

But how many times do we actually do real Seva? That is, truly selfless service, from the heart without thinking of what we might receive in return?

The Sultan of Selangor’s decree that non-Muslims in the state are forbidden from using the term “Allah” has drawn the ire of a senior clergyman, who felt that the ruler has acted in an unfair manner.

He was intelligent, lively, and hilarious. He was eight. I had a spiritual experience as I explained to him, in French (my mother tongue), the meaning of his Gurumukhi name: the lion of peaceful light.

It was one great step for inspiring the young and old, to not hate one another for our differences. However instead by united while different and still consider one another as pyaare Gursikhs of the True Perfect Guru.

I come from a mixed Christian-Jewish background but my parents were both non-religious and I never had religious education at school - I skipped the lesson! I wasn't concerned with religion till much later on.

If anyone in East Africa achieved the status of a national hero through motor rallying, it was undoubtedly Joginder Singh. He was not only the first Asian driver ever to win an international rally but also the first man to win the Safari three times.

Police said Sunday they have arrested six suspects in another gang-rape of a bus passenger in India, four weeks after a brutal attack on a student on a moving bus in the capital outraged Indians and led to calls for tougher rape laws.

Traditionally, the Sikh community does not lament periods of persecution and hardship but instead celebrates the contributions and sacrifices made by the community members and greater society living within those moments.