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News: Gurbani Media Center Mobile App Released!

With the SikhNet Gurbani Media Center app you will have the world's largest archive of Gurban Kirtan audio available to you wherever you go!

News: HUKUMNAMA: Handle With Care

If a Sikh is to derive guidance for the day from such a reading it becomes imperative that the Hukumnama be randomly chosen. But the human mind is extraordinarily inventive and creative...it can find a way to lock on to a particular reading, like a homing pigeon, to suit its own needs, compulsions and obsessions at any given time.

News: Is Meditation Escapism or Experience?

Ask yourself a question. Do you feel you need to meditate or should you meditate daily?

News: 336th Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadar Sahib Ji observed in Secunderabad

The 336rd martyrdom of ninth Sikh Guru "Sri Guru Tegh Bahadar Sahibji'', who spread the message of peace and communal harmony across the world concluded on Sunday with thousands of Sikh devotees and other community faiths observing it with religious fervour, gaiety and devotion by offering prayers.

News: Please respect my religion! ~ [OP-ED]

We are often asked to "respect people's religions." In the first place, many religious ideas are very disrespectful to human beings and are not worthy of respect. Secondly, what about people respecting our religion in return?

News: Back to Patiala

So it was early this winter when I landed in Patiala to start shooting for Son of Sardar a comedy based on folklore about enemity amongst Sikh families.

News: Sikh Religion and Islam: Interfaith Dialogue

Slavery is permitted in Islam but it is not condoned in any form in Sikh religion. Islam does not approve of music and dancing and considers both as haram (forbidden). The Sikh scripture is written in poetry and ragas and its congregational singing (Keertan) is considered the best form of worship in Sikh religion.