India's child sex ratio has dropped from 927 to 914 girls per 1,000 boys according to Census 2011. To understand the problem, HT travels to districts in 4 states, each of which present a different scenario - either displaying remarkable improvement or decline from 2001
This year the Sikh Community of Southern California will host its annual Baisakhi Day Celebration at the Los Angeles Convention Center, 1201 S. Figueroa St., Los Angeles, CA. 90015, on Sunday, April 17 from 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. The year's theme is "I belong to the Khalsa, the Khalsa belongs to me." - Guru Gobind Singh Ji. The program is a collaborative effort of service and participation from many of the 25 Gurdwaras in Southern California.
O Almighty, You are the Supreme Being, physically unapproachable, but we look at You as a tree on which we birds (in you) depend for solace; please grant us the unstained (naam) virtues so that we praise You - live in your remembrance and commands ( in all ages) all the time (by the Word) as taught by the Guru .
The program aims to increase awareness of non-Sikhs about how Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji created a blueprint for a Sikhs’ distinctive and unique visual identity. The film explores themes, such as, tolerance, equality, humility, dignity and an active concern for others.
It was a desperate plea for help, spoken into a small digital camcorder by the mayor of this seemingly forsaken city, and posted on the Internet like a bottle tossed into a digital sea.
President Nicolas Sarkozy's governing conservative party held a politically charged conference Tuesday on ways to strengthen secularism in French society, amid worries it would stigmatize France's millions of Muslims.
David added: “The children learnt about how Sikhism is based on respecting each other. The main message was that it doesn’t matter which religion you are as long as you tolerate each other.”
It will revisit the journey of Indians who wanted a better life in Canada but were denied entry by the racist government of the time. They were not allowed to disembark in Vancouver and forcibly sent back to India where many were shot on arrival in Kolkata.
San Francisco's Republican Party has a new chair, and it's not your average Republican. Let's take some demographical statistics of GOP supporters. According to Gallup, they're mostly white, they're mostly men and they mostly "attend church weekly." Harmeet Dhillon is none of the above. She's an Indian-American woman who's a Sikh.
Two Sikh brothers nicknamed "Malaysia's Bhangra Ambassadors" are trying to become international hit-makers in Punjabi dance music with the help of stars from Britain and India.The duo officially known as Goldkartz have released an album that is the first serious attempt by a Southeast Asian bhangra recording act to cross over to foreign markets.