At least 200 people are expected to attend the funeral of Kartar Singh, described as a man who invested his own time and money to always help others.
At the swearing-in ceremony Tuesday night on Capitol Hill, he was among the 17 new commissioners charged with finding ways for these communities to have increased access to and participation in federal programs, where they remain under served...and given a mandate to work on civil rights issues.
"No other world leader is more capable to understand the plight of Sikhs in India than President Obama who himself comes from a minority community which has suffered a lot of discrimination and injustice in America," said Pannun,
The book is a jarring reminder that beyond the prism of quotidian life there lies something more profound.
It is my appeal to the Khalsa Satsangat, that this ritual should stop... Our Guru has never instructed us to use any form of these impure products other than having a clean bathed body and "Succhai Hath" (clean and pure hands) before we recite Bani.
For more than 100 days Indian security officers have killed more than 100 Kashmiri civilians. The Indian government has seemed paralyzed, or even indifferent, as this disputed Himalayan region has plunged into one of the gravest crises of its tortured history.
Education alone has the power to break centuries’ long subjugation whether it is the subjugation by a ruling authority, of society or of one’s own mind. It empowers us to see beyond stereotypes, gives meaning to why we do the things we do, and enriches our lives..
Willie Nelson expressed the experience very eloquently as; "When I started counting my blessings, my whole life turned around."
In partnership with the Mississauga Food Bank, the Seva Food Bank is an initiative of Sikhs Serving Canada, a non-profit organization that mobilizes Sikh-Canadians to get involved in their local communities.
"It was exciting and motivating for Sikhs in Kenya to interact with Harinder Singh; meetings with all ages and the leadership resulted in a new direction and focus for the community (kalasingas—the Kiswahili word for Sikh-Kenyans.)