That was then, it is times today that scare me, the devaluation of social fabric scares me…. I would like to ask these ‘honorable men’ of the patriarchal set uu. . . Are our daughters children of lesser God?
How could a loving God bar any sincere person from meeting Him? I realized that this core belief, that in all human beings live the One Creator, began a process of opening me to God’s grace, drawing me into the wider embrace of Sikhism, a religion I did not know existed until I met the man who would become my husband.
She said that Sikhs need to tell the world that the Gurbani and Naam is the cure for all diseases and that it has power to heal the mind, body and soul. She smiled and said "You have the cure, you have the medicine - and you need to share it with the world!"
“Our community can only be safe when we come together and insist not just on tolerance but acceptance.” Words are slippery things, but I think my mother’s “acceptance” and Steinberg’s “tolerance” meant the same thing: the naming of another person as the Other, the NotMe, the One Who Is Different from Me.
"There seems to be intolerance especially in the EU for the turban worn by Sikh... a strong message should go out to EU as wearing turban is a cultural and religious issue with Punjabi people," Congress spokesperson Manish Tewari told reporters here.
The Chinese Communist leaders think by ignoring the Dalai Lama they cand subdue the free spirit of six million Tibetans and earn their loyalty. The leaders in Beijing are in for a bit of disappointment. By giving up his wide-ranging political powers, the 14th Dalai Lama, the man who calls himself a “simple Buddhist monk”, has thrown them a challenge that they will find it almost impossible to face...
It makes you dance, it makes you sing, and it makes a great business idea in Bollywood. Punjabi music has taken the Hindi film industry by storm and is a sure-shot way to recover costs, say industry experts.
My parents had always told me that the souls of children and parents choose one another, and I believed that such a profound experience had just occurred. For years I was left to wonder when she would come. Who would her father be?
If you thought Punjabi singing sensation Gurdas Maan was over with his best days, here is an update. Come April, Maan, 54, will be performing at the Royal Albert Hall in London. He is set for a power-packed performance at the coveted venue on April 23 as part of his upcoming UK tour.
It said that the requirement violated the man's right "to practice his religion" under the federal Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLIUPA). In the Sikh religion, which originated in northwestern India, unshorn hair is an article of faith. The Department said..."...substantially burdens the rights of an inmate to practice his Sikh faith. "