Our recent story of an act of kindness that befell British writer Bernard Hare, changing him profoundly, inspired dozens of readers to share their own experiences. Here, 10 readers share their own uplifting tales of how their own Good Samaritan helped them out. They reveal how the sudden intervention of a complete stranger can transform one's life for the better - and even save it.
I was often wondering myself what the heck I was supposed to be doing, representing Sikhi but feeling so often like a weird outsider, no longer belonging to any people or country, just knowing I needed to be my Guru’s Sikh out there. I walked into so many gurdwaras not knowing the language or the culture even in the English speaking ones and feeling so inadequate. But you empowered me without hesitation....
Too often, we underestimate the power of touch, smile, a kind word, a listening ear or the smallest act of caring; all of which, have the potential to turn the life around. People come into your life for a reason. Embrace all equally!
A group of NRIs under the aegis of United Sikh Mission, a US-based NGO, are fighting the odds to establish the Kartarpur Sahib Corridor as a “peace corridor” between India and Pakistan.
The characters are based on real ones. But they aren't true copies. In the first hour of storytelling, the audience will feel the suffocation and claustrophobia of the characters. Then begins their sense of liberation. I want the audience to feel for the characters, and not just for their historical background."
The most important and major festival of the Sikh Community across the world "SRI GURU GOBIND SINGHJI BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS'', the tenth and last Sikh Guru and founder of Khalsa Panth, who spread the message of peace and communal harmony and protected the country from the invaders is going to be celebrated on a grand scale in Andhra Pradesh from January 9 to 11, 2011.
As the uproar of drug cartels dominates the news throughout Mexico and Central America; Colombia stands as a strong force fighting to resolve many of the current conflicts throughout the region. Colombia's Police force serves as an example for forces throughout the world; it has become an institute to serve both its countrymen as well as its neighboring countries.
A heartfelt poem from Harman Sadana with an English translation by Coco Singh.
Lord as i kneel before you In Love and Gratitude, There's an empty feeling within...
Yao’s move from Shanghai to the NBA made him an icon in China. Bhamar, a shy youngster from rural India, realizes he has a long way to go before he can be talked about in such terms.