Vaisakhi is celebrated by Sikhs across the world. It was established by the tenth Sikh guru, Guru Gobind Singh Ji to commemorate the birth of Khalsa.
An exhibition with more than 450 artefacts from the Sikh community opened on March 26, 2021. It was one of the largest displays of the community in Singapore's history.
There are roughly 30 million Sikhs worldwide today. North America is home to around one million Sikhs. However, studies have shown that up to 70 percent of people in the United States are unable to answer questions about who Sikhs are and what they believe when asked about them.
Pam Gosal, who is affiliated with the Scottish Conservatives, concluded her swearing by receiving blessings from the Gutka Sahib, which is a sacred text for Sikhs.
Sandhu, who resides in Texas, has worked in the trucking industry for over two decades. The federal government requires truck drivers to submit to a drug test.
Sikh organisations have been giving all kinds of help during the pandemic crisis for the past year, which backs up the idea that the community has a big heart. In another heartwarming move, Nanded's Gurudwara Takht Shri Hazoor Sahib, one of Sikhism's five takhts, said it will give all the gold it has collected over the past 50 years to help build hospitals and other medical facilities.
In 2021, Canada's Arjan Singh Bhullar had the chance to become the first-ever Sikh, Punjabi, and South Asian Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) world champion. Bhullar fought Brandon Vera for the One Fighting Championship (One FC) world heavyweight title in Singapore.
Guru Arjan Dev Ji's verses are deeply philosophical, mystical, and express a sense of peace and profoundness emanating from his realisation of Brahma and bliss.
During his presentation at the conference, Dr Iqtidar Cheema remarked that the Guru Granth sahib has a universal message .
In the six years that Mandeep Kaur spent apart from her two children, she wept a lot. She had to leave them in India with her parents when she arrived in New Zealand - "the hardest years of my life", the 52-year-old police officer recounts.