Leaders and Members of Canadian Parliament crossing the party lines joined Sikhs in demanding India to abolish the death penalty. More than five thousand Sikhs from all over Canada gathered at Parliament Hill in solidarity with Bhai Balwant Singh Rajoana who is on death row in India.
The two mercy petitions by Sikh organisations for former Punjab CM Beant Singh's killer Balwant Singh Rajoana could get derailed if the death row convict made a contradictory plea to the President seeking no clemency.
I can only imagine, as his body was shot and he felt the first sting of the bullet piercing his skin and started to lose consciousness, at 18 years of age what must he have been thinking? Why did I get shot? What did I do to deserve this bullet in my body, what were his last thoughts?
Recognizing the lack of knowledge about Sikhs & Sikhism in the western world including the United States, and the need for educating the masses about Sikh identity, it is very important to include information about Sikhs in school textbooks and Supplemental Instructional Materials (SIM).
Representatives of various religious communities pledged to plant trees in their neighborhoods and also in their houses of worship, while speaking at a seminar on Sikh Environment Day.
Coconut farmers in lush Kerala state find it increasingly difficult to hire people, as younger workers shun manual labor for more prestigious jobs.
A group for gay and transgender Sikhs in the UK has written to the prime minister and Lord Singh to protest the latter’s comments about equal marriage being a ‘secular attack’ on religion and to invite him to WorldPride.
HUNDREDS of Sikhs have gathered in front of Parliament House in Canberra to oppose the planned execution of Balwant Singh Rajoana.
"Sometimes I feel like i'm just sitting in Gurdwara and not concentrating on anything. Is there a point to that?" Guruka Singh explains how you can engage yourself to the experience of going to Gurdwara. Forget about what other people are doing, and go deeply into yourself.
What do you get when you mix one-part meditation, one-part sports, one-part exotic island camp and equal-parts love for Guru Hargobind Sahib? Camp Miri Piri 2012!