If you want to visit Sikhs’ five sacred ‘takhts’ in Punjab, Bihar and Maharashtra in one go, board a special pilgrimage train from Amritsar on Baisakhi, April 13.
Coinciding with Holi, the festival of colour, it reminds the people about the tradition of meaningful festivity, and displays the valour inculcated in the Sikh community by Guru Gobind Singh, who took to armed struggle against tyranny.
As God Conscious beings, we are in the world. We are like the lotus flower, with its roots in the mud and its flower floating on the water, untouched by the dirt. Whether we are a street sweeper or a brain surgeon, we can do everything with a consciousness of service.
So when I see Sikhs giving up their identities, or failing to adopt them even if they are stern believers of everything else of Sikhism, I am not sure what to think. I honestly have become opinion less about the topic, to each their own, all I know is what value and richness it has provided me.
When we handle the Siri Guru Granth Sahib, and NitNem Gutkas we handle them with respect. So what about when we have Gurbani on an electronic device? How do we keep respect of the Gurbani when we bring our phone everywhere?
WHAT do an Aberfoyle Park woman and a British-born Sikh have in common?
Jus Reign, a Canadian born turbaned comedian of Punjabi origin, who has a fan count of half a million per month, is scheduled to appear at the EcoSikh Benefit Dinner on Saturday, March 17th in Washington to lend his support for the cause of saving the environment for Earth's future.
Setting aside speculation over the leadership issue, the Shiromani Akali Dal Thursday unanimously elected Parkash Singh Badal to be the party's legislature party leader. Badal will be sworn in next week as Punjab chief minister for a record fifth term.
Katherine was in her eighties. Dr. Patwant Kaur would see her lying on her bed coming in and out of consciousness, not unlike many other patients around her. But there was something different about Katherine.
The theme of this year’s International Women’s Day is “Connecting Girls, Inspiring Futures”