“I’m reminded every year during this competition that we have an unbelievable amount of talent in the arts here in Indiana,” Lt. Governor Skillman said. “I truly enjoy the process and seeing these works in my office every day.”
The concept and design of the stamp was strongly objected by the Akal Takht, (SGPC) and the National Commission for Minorities (NCM). They had valid reasons to do so.
Angry, helpless and humiliated... That is how young tax-paying Indians feel when they confront corruption in their lives. Partly complicit in the wrong-doing but confused about what to do, they see in the Anna Hazare-led movement for a strong Lokpal bill a possible solution to their pent-up frustrations about the system.
For more than 26 years, the victims of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots have been fighting a long and lonely battle for justice. Justice is not only being delayed but virtually denied by powerful Congress leaders - ironically even by those whose job is to protect the interests of the minorities.
'I have prepared all these cannons in my farmhouse because I could not have done it at my home. To work on them, I needed a lot of space,' he said. While he prepared fibreglass himself and purchased steel from the market, the gurdwara trust provided him wood for the sculptures. 'I was a kind of 'one man army', doing all the work and succeeding in my endeavor because of the blessings of my God,' he said.
Thousands of Sikh ‘Yatrees’ from across the world, including India, have reached Punja Sahib in Hassanabdal to celebrate 313th ‘Besakhi Festival’ with religious fervour and traditional enthusiasm amidst tight security arrangements.
There was a sense of disbelief among ministers and ambassadors from diverse nations when the chairperson of the 11th Info-Poverty World Conference held at the United Nations introduced the jeans-clad Chhavi Rajawat as head of a village in India.
This article is part of community-wide centennial celebrations honoring the building of the National Historic Site Gur Sikh Temple (est. 1911). These centenary celebrations bring to the forefront the efforts of those first Sikh pioneers who helped to build our community.
Your spiritual path should be one that impassions you, not imprisons you. It should be one that continually moves you to higher levels of joy, love, peace of mind and harmony. Seek and you will find the spiritual source that is best for you. The one that truly supports your greatest happiness and highest good.
Since its inception in 1989, the Sikh Study Circle of Dallas-Fort Worth has been one of the most important centers of Sikh life in the southwestern U.S. Due to the efforts of countless dedicated members of the Dallas-Fort Worth community, Sikh Study Circle has been a beehive of diverse spiritual activities.