What I am going to describe is not unusual and is not so dissimilar from the Republican Party’s mess today. A friend of mine is involved in a Midwestern gurduara that is going through the usual yearly conniptions on managerial structure.
Over the last few years a transformation has been happening in Newcastle Upon Tyne in the British North East. The Sikh community, once perceived as insular and standoffish, has been reaching out to serve and inspire fellow Britons in new ways.
My mother passed away leaving £50,000 for providing food to the poor. We decided to use the money to build a langar hall like Makindu but the official red tape was against us.
What to do when a young couple wants to marry and only one of them is a Sikh but the other is not? Should they be allowed to marry in a gurduara and enjoy the blessings...
Perhaps I may not get my wish for Baba Punjab Singh to recover, however he has taught me so much about walking the talk of the Guru's teachings. Gently, quietly with every last breath, he continues to impact the lives of others. Silently, I speak to him with gratitude for being purely chardi kala, ever rising spirit.
The popular narrative in media and textbooks on the South Asian American population is that they've only existed in the United States for a few decades.
Do we think the gurduara is an advertisement of the financial success of the community? We also need to re-explore the immigrant community in the diaspora outside the cocoon of Punjab and how their needs will be served, now and in time.
From time to time we like to feature little-known features of the SikhNet website. Today we are featuring the Live Interactive Worldwide Gurdwara Locator Map. You can find an existing Gurdwara or add a Gurdwara to the map.
Gavin Fletcher, conservation team leader for environmental charity Groundwork Leicester, said: "You often see people who have lots of money invest in solar panels, but for a community to come together and pool their resources in this way is fantastic and a great example of what can be achieved.
"We didn't want to build a place of worship for our own community," Mr Singh said. "We wanted to leave a lasting impact on the Glasgow skyline and for people from all over the world."
Gurdwaras are acting as a lifeline for many non-Sikhs across the world at a time of global recession. According to the Sikh Federation UK, 5000 meals are now served to non-Sikhs by UK’s 250 gurdwaras every week.
A Sikh community has appealed to the High Court in Bradford, West Yorkshire in the U.K. to stop the building of a meat processing plant next to the Guru Gobind Singh Gurdwara.
The highest worldly seat of authority for the global Sikh community has directed all of its gurdwaras around the world to not perform same-sex marriages.
This portal will benefit all those, who are looking for better quality of life overseas while working in Sikh religious institutions. The service of this website will be free for Gurdwaras and users worldwide.
...on the occasion of Guru Nanak Dev ji's Prakash Divas (birth anniversary), Nanak Naam Jahaj Gurudwara of Jersey City has organized “LET’S SHARE A MEAL” event to serve food (Langar) to around 5000 needy in homeless shelters across the Tri-state area.
Though the diwan may seem exotic and strange to those unfamiliar with Sikhism or Indian customs, it’s actually something that’s been happening regularly in the North State for more than 100 years.
Inaugural Celebrations for Sikh Gurdwara, DC will be held on Saturday, September 14, 2013 from 10:30am to 12:30pm at 3801 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20016.
A month and a half after a Gurdwara in Jurupa Valley was vandalized in what police termed a hate crime, members of the congregation answered Inland residents' questions about their faith and stressed Sikhism's message of peace and unity.
Our ardas pleads for the opportunity to freely visit and manage the many Sikh historical places that now lie in Pakistan, such as Nankana Sahib, Punja Sahib, Dera Sahib, and Kartarpur, as well as the many other lesser known historical gurduaras.
Namdhari sect head Thakur Uday Singh was injured in an attack by a Sikh man at a gurdwara in Britain's Leicester city, with police today describing the crime as an "isolated incident".
A year after tragedy, Ruby and Rumita have found renewed hope in humanity after witnessing first-hand the strength that can rise from the ashes of destruction.
On the one year anniversary of Oak Creek, in the midst of news of increasing violence in our country, may we share in the spirit of everlasting optimism – and hear the call to serve.
But as we reflect on the meaning of this tragedy one year later, we can choose to focus on what we do know for certain: the beauty of the six victims’ final act on Earth.
