The parade, which has been running for the past 11 years in Surrey, commemorates one of the most important religious events on the Sikh calendar. More than 2,500 volunteers representing dozens...and hundreds of community organizations and businesses handed out free food and drink along the parade, an important tradition of the event.
Leaders of Hindu, Muslim, Jain and Sikh religions in Britain are among nearly 2,000 people on Friday's royal wedding guest list that has already generated controversy over the presence and absence on it of some individuals.
It is a supplication by the Kirtania in front of the Guru to sing from Gurbani what he/she is trying to comprehend and feel, and at the same time share that Divine experience with the Sadh Sangat. Until such time that we truly embrace the purpose of musicology...and restore the position of the divine instruments bestowed by our Gurus over their countless sacrifices, our attempts will only bear little fruit in this regard.
A disease that has affected the world and its people since the beginning of recorded human history, malaria remains an entrenched global health challenge. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), approximately half of the world's population is at risk.
Dry your tears, my friends, and raise your heads as The flowers raise their crowns to greet the dawn. Look at the bride of Death standing like a column of Light Between my bed and the Infinite; Hold your breath and listen with me to the beckoning rustle of Her white wings. ~ by Khalil Gibran The Beauty of Death XIV
With an entire morning and early afternoon full of prayer, reflection and speeches by dignitaries, the Baisakhi 2011 celebrations came to a close with its traditional procession of colorful floats through downtown Los Angeles that highlighted Sikh culture and its various leaders.
He further said that he was aware of the problems faced by the students coming from India and assured that all issues would be taken care of. Dr. Pritpal Singh told Asian News International that such events could become a part of resolving Sikh identity issues. He further informed that still many countries including the developed ones need to educate about Sikhism and its code of conducts.
Baba ji was committed to the selfless service for the well being (chardi kalan) of the Sikh Panth throughout his entire life. He was an institution in himself who relentlessly worked for the welfare of the mankind with missionary zeal and the valuable services rendered by him for the construction and renovation of Gurdwaras and Sikh institutions across the country would be ever remembered by one and all.
"It was not just a presentation but a journey into our past to make us realize the idea behind Vaisakhi and contemplate and re-plan the way we celebrate Vaisakhi these days," said Taranjit Singh, a coordinator from Sikhi Sidak who attended the talk. "It's the need of the hour to take a look into the history and see why are we not able to make an impact as we did in the past so that Vaisakhi in it's real sense does not lose its sheen."
When we couple the experiences of vegetarian sportsmen with the data from systematic laboratory research published in reputable scientific journals, we have serious grounds to doubt the widely held prejudice that assumes greater weakness as an inevitable consequence of a vegetarian diet.