Fifth annual Festival of Faiths takes place in Cincinnati with a strong presence and participation from the Sikh community
A couple from Canada recently donated 1kg gold to Harimander Sahib. Let this serve as a reminder that Guru Sahib accepts all donations from the heart, even if it is but a pinch of sugar, bless us to give from our hearts.
For the last five years with the Guru's grace, Chicago Sangat has hosted this Oneness 5K Run-Walk, which they see as a way of spreading Guru Nanak's Oneness message.
This year the event had a great response with Sihks and non-Sikhs participating in the event and proudly putting on the Oneness Shirt.
International Turban Day, observed annually on April 13th since 2004, is an occasion that celebrates Sikh Identity.
Singh Hikers is a group that has been actively hiking peaks in southern California for the last 6 months. They have hiked all the major 6 peaks in the area, the highest being 'San Gorgonio' standing tall at 11,500 ft elevation. The group comprises doctors, engineers, technology executives, and businessmen from southern California.
Traditionally, the Khalsa ideology restores dignity to the working fraternity through Guru Nanak’s trilogy principle of God-centred life of honest work and sharing. According to one writer, “Sikhi is actively shaping and strengthening the current farmer protests. Iconography of the Sikh faith (orange colours, the Khanda symbol) has a heavy presence both at Indian and diaspora demonstrations”.
Good on Lilly for using her celebrity to bring attention, and education, about the farmers protests, and doing it with style.
Many Hoosiers families trace their roots to the farming families in Punjab, and some were farmers themselves before they immigrated to US.
Maligning a peaceful grassroots movement by intentionally creating a narrative of terrorism around it might be a victory for the BJP and its extreme right wing partners but not for India’s democracy. Farmers are one of the greatest assets in creating a more peaceful and prosperous India. Every freedom loving citizen needs to stand with their calls for equity and justice.
Far too long have authorities escaped scrutiny and if the motivation behind acts like these is to quiet the voice and slow the thrust of a movement... surely it will have the opposite affect.