When Bhai Mani Singh came to know of the punishment, he approached the Sangat to relieve him of the second punishment i.e., removal from the Sikh Panth and prayed that even though his parts may be separated his Sikhism must not be separated. Panj Piare were then elected, who then gave the verdict that Bhai Mani Singh's "Sikhism will remain intact".
An artist has created a replica of the Akal Takht in Amritsar to highlight its condition at the time of 1984's Operation Blue Star. The replica model measures just one and a quarter inch long and one inch wide.
The SGPC displayed rare items dating back from the fifteenth to eighteenth century inside the sanctum sanctorum of the Golden Temple to mark the Guru Gaddi Nashini of Guru Hargobind, the sixth spiritual master of the Sikhs.
"I am not good, no one is bad," is a shabad found on ang 728 in Guru Granth Sahib Ji that every Sikh should chant each morning for a half hour before beginning their day. Over time that line will become so engraved in your mind you won’t have to chant it no more.
At an alarming rate the Sikh kids are cutting their hair, which once held great respect in Sikhism. The leaders, parents and the kids themselves are always on the lookout for what is causing them to disrespect their God given gift. The blame game is not going to help solve this growing issue.
"If I surrender to You what is already Yours, what does it cost me?" Is a tuk from Guru Granth Sahib Ji that every Sikh should ask themselves when they start on the Sikhi Path. The path of Sikhs is not an easy path and this path is going to cost you...
A new study pinpoints the genetic changes that enable Tibetans to thrive at altitudes where others get sick.
The Surui people from the Brazilian rainforest are fighting to stop the destruction of their homeland. But instead of bows and arrows, they are using the Internet, GPS and Google Earth. Next they plan to start carbon emissions trading.
The young Surui sought refuge in the Internet and joined the battle against the World Bank and its Planafloro development project, which envisaged building new roads, dams and settlements on Indio land, but ignored the country's indigenous people. The Indios took on the World Bank -- and won.
Three years ago he contacted the company with the greatest store of knowledge: Google. Wearing a crown of feathers on his head, he entered the company's global headquarters at 1600 Amphitheater Parkway in Mountain View, California, demanding a meeting.