The Prayer preceeding all prayers: "May it be the real I who speaks. May it be the real Thou to whom i speak."
The teaching of sex education certainly includes information on anatomy, physiology, and sociology; however, a key part of the equation that cannot be neglected is spirituality.
By saying that women are not allowed to partake in the seva at Harmandir Sahib, the fourth door that is opening for a person of any sex to enter is being shut. Since the door is being shut in the minds of Sikhs and non-Sikhs around the world, I challenge people that don’t believe women should be allowed to do seva at Harmandir Sahib to physically close the door also.
The Delhi High Court on Friday acquitted three accused in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case at Shastri Nagar in North Delhi, saying there were discrepancies galore in the evidence of prosecution witnesses.
As I write to you, millions of gallons of oil are spreading across the Gulf waters, reaching close to the shores of the states of Louisiana, Alabama, Florida and Mississippi. Millions of birds and marine life are at risk of suffocating in the oil and their food sources have been contaminated.
Arizona’s discriminatory position on immigration may spread to other states. In fact, at least ten other states are considering laws similar to Arizona’s, including Maryland.
The lineup includes Snatam Kaur, Guruganesha Singh, Gurmukh Kaur, Mirabai Ceiba, Sat Kirin, Sat Kartar, Nirinjan, Hari Bhajan Kaur (NM), Gurunam Singh, Sat Jot Singh and more to come.
The most famous lines from the poem (by Rabindranath Tagore) talks of how Sikhs, despite shackled, held prisoners and facing torture of their tormentors, remained unmoved, without even uttering a cry and it was only the Guru's name which moved them at that time.
Four children (all minors) of a deceased SPO in the Bathinda police are on the verge of being rendered homeless as the police department is going to evict them from a residential quarter of the department, allotted in the name of their father.
The Sikh Coalition commends the state Board of Education and urges all state Boards of Education to take similar measures. Today's victory - which the whole community should cherish - is an important first step towards ensuring that Sikh parents and students do not solely carry the burden of educating students on Sikhs and Sikh practices. As we know, education is best tool to fight bias and discrimination.