Spiritual Guru of the Sikhs. Diplomat-at-large. Musician and poet. That's Guru Nanak for you.
It has been said that to know your body is to know the Universe. Sages and saints of every culture have attested to the existence of a powerful and mysterious life force, depicted as a serpent coiled three and a half times at the base of the spine at the last three vertebrae of the tailbone. Here it lays dormant in most individuals...
A year later, today, many Haitians still go without access to basic services such as access to hospital care despite the influx of over $1 billion in aid. According to several estimates, more than a million Haitians are still homeless.
The first anniversary of the earthquake in Haiti comes with a deluge of progress reports from many of the NGOs and aid agencies involved in reconstruction and ongoing relief work. We select a sample.
These are days of devotion, pageantry, observance and joy for Sikhs who are in the midst of the 345th Prakash Utsav birthday celebration for Guru Gobind Singh, the last of the Ten Gurus of Sikhism. Thousands of people have packed the Golden Temple in Amritsar.
Using two NASA X-ray satellites, astronomers have discovered what drives the “heartbeats” seen in the light from an unusual black hole system.
It is important to honor and value the differences in our packaging, but it is just as important to honor the Gift of Life inside each one of us, and the fact that, no matter how different the packaging, the Gift inside is the same.
We Indians are so good at cherishing memories. Yet when it comes to living memory that we inherit by way of heritage; we simply turn a blind eye and let it be ravaged. Not surprising then that we may idolise Maharaja Ranjit Singh, but have ignored his precious heritage...
Cease all thoughts of your daughter-in-law, Mother, providence has shown its hand Tying the knot of marriage with the mean bride And thus helped me cross over this vast ocean. Death is now my consort !
Why sikh people are unable to spread the message of such a great religion founded by Guru Nanak Dev ji Maharaj? Religion which gives a message of equality of mankind and brotherhood. Thousands of great sikh men and women have been martyred. But Who knows what? Sikhs are found only in small number.