Strobe Talbott, the former American diplomat, told an audience of Indian business leaders that he had learned a valuable lesson about India: Do not hyphenate it. As in Indo-Pak. (Or, in a close cousin of a hyphen, as in Chindia.) The audience smiled at his epiphany: India matters because it is India.
According to Harsimrat, the US president was gracious enough to acknowledge the sentiment and replying that his present visit was a “rushed affair” and that he would try to come for a longer visit next time, during which he would like to visit Punjab. “The pleasure would be all mine,”
We're always here to support our religion," said Daman Dhillon. "Rain or shine, Sikhs are 'Fine."
On Sunday, members of the Sikh community from all over southern Ontario attended a Remembrance Day ceremony centered around Pte. Buckam Singh's military grave at the Kitchener Mount Hope Cemetery — nearly 90 years after his death.
The community, which was hoping that his visit may help dispel that very confusion about Sikhs being mistaken for Muslims, and thus being made victims of racial profiling, had expressed its disappointment through various forums. On Sunday, a Punjab MP did manage to convey the sentiments directly to the US president.
Gurumustuk Singh's Thoughts about listening to music and a review of a new Audio CD by Satkirin Kaur
The meaning of success comes in many forms. It depends on what you are searching for in your life.
The library aims to preserve the history of Punjab and the Sikhs by digitizing books, records and documents, and making them available online even after the originals cease to exist
SikhLens is proud to announce its annual Sikh Art and Film Festival (SAFF) to be held from November 19th-21st, 2010 at the prestigious Dodge College of Film and Media Arts at Chapman University in Orange, CA.
I realize how important it is for all of us to celebrate our festivals and special occasions that mark our own traditions; it strengthens our roots. I offer that it is also enriching to spread out our branches and participate in the festivities and cultural events of other faiths. By sowing the seeds of understanding and honoring diverse traditions, we will perhaps make life on our shared planet a tad more harmonious.