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Rather than surrender, the baptized Sikh warriors gave the battle cry which has become synonymous for the Sikh greeting, "Sat Sri Akal", meaning "The great glory of truth is undying" and fearlessly stood against more than 10,000 advancing troops.

Stories of Sikh pioneers, their narratives though have aroused interest of academicians for several decades, California State school curriculum, however, remained uninformed about Punjabi Americans who have been contributing to the economic, political, social and cultural life of the State for 120 years.

As if the nation's weight problems were not daunting enough, a new study has found that the body mass index, the 180-year-old formula used to distinguish between healthy and unhealthy weight, may be incorrectly classifying about half of women and just over 20% of men.

Some 3,000 Sikh pilgrims are expected to arrive in Pakistan from India and other parts of the world to participate in the 10-day annual Baisakhi festival starting from April 10 and authorities have completed arrangements to host them.

I have just realized that our legacy is nothing without my Sikh brothers joining their hands and demanding their rights in a Nation that is well known not to respect Sikhs as valued citizens, the same Sikhs that don’t think twice before offering their lives again and again for a country that has 98% Non-Sikhs who just sit back and watch or cheer-on.

PAKISTAN PRESIDENT Asif Ali Zardari and Dr Manmohan Singh will have plenty to discuss, from trade to Hafiz Saeed – a last-minute addition but an important one – during their lunch on April 8. It is believed that the issue of easing the bilateral visa regime, especially for the business community, is likely to be high on the agenda.