[VIDEO] Guru Shabad Singh became a Sikh in his early 20's and has not turned back since. A successful businessman and singer his latest creation is an ode to Hari Mandir Sahib the Golden Temple. In it he expresses his devotion to that holy place where he, like many, had inspirational experiences.
We are noticing more Sikhs being featured in mainstream ads, firstly Waris Ahluwalia appeared in the Gap Campaign and now artists Saira Hunjan and Jatinder Singh Durhailay "in rebellious rococo glamour" for the financial times.
"Memorial Day is the day when we take a pause to say thanks to those who gave their lives for the freedom we have." It’s a US federal holiday to remember men and women who died while serving in the United States Armed Forces. Sikhs have counted heavily among those who died in wars remembered on this day.
The march, which is expected to be attended by more than 5,000 Sikhs, will start in front of India's Permanent Mission to the UN and will end at United Nations Headquarters.
One newspaper said, "In slovenliness, the Sikh is not surpassed by any human creature I have seen. He inhabits the foulest slums, and the near neighborhood of offal and garbage does not disturb him." Yet others were sympathetic to Singh's cause, "Their color is a little darker than ours now, but they are our equals, if not our superiors, in mental qualities.”
[VIDEO] His first record was when he was three years old, having recognized 105 flags in 52 seconds - a world record. His parents are naturally very proud, he is a dynamo with memorizing. One minute video.
This version of the Winter Soldier wears glasses, a beard and a turban. His real name (sh!) is Vishavjit “Vish” Singh, an American-born New Yorker, and most of us just missed his recent visit to the University of Kansas in Lawrence, where he gave the mental digestive tracts of the students there a “sudden blast of a ethnic effervescence never tasted before.”
About 100 people participated in this event, and we heard from 2 introductory speakers and presentations from 9 organizations. Navdeep Singh discusses Turban Myths, a report from SALDEF, with a survey of Americans revealing highly discriminatory attitudes towards Sikhs
Grewal Farms is the story of three brothers who've shifted continents and cultures in their determination to carve out a life on the land. This is a family business in the truest sense of the term. "I suppose it was in the blood. When we came to Australia that's what we wanted to do."
A foundational characteristic of a Sikh way of life: To serve humanity with heartfelt love and compassion, reach out to the vulnerable in a nurturing embrace, and to take active steps to alleviate the suffering of those in need while making them feel acknowledged and loved.