Who was Guru Nanak? Why did he set up a new religion? Who made him Guru? Why do Sikhs follow him? What was his mission?
In what many in the Congress see as an "insult", there was no one from the central government at Indira Gandhi's memorial. Modi said, "...the attack was not on a particular community but on the entire nation."
The WSO regularly provides information to the Canadian Forces with respect to Sikh practices and articles of faith. When Wanda McDonald made her request to wear the turban, the World Sikh Organization was consulted...
Living History 1984 started as youth who wanted to understand better the events in 1984. The idea was to create a database of people telling their personal stories so that history could be preserved. It is said that people who forget history are bound to repeat it. Certainly this is not a history anyone wishes to repeat.
[VIDEO] The living history project was born out of the belief that every Sikh alive in 1984 has a story to tell. These stories together tell a larger story. Not all consistent, not all in line with the prevalent narrative. All the more reason to spend this month learning and re-learning.
The AAP government had on February 06 recommended to probe the anti-Sikh riots with in one year. Kejriwal recently posted on Twitter: “Compensation for 1984 riots victims is a good step. But it is important they get justice. AAP government announced SIT. Government should notify it now.”
In a significant move, the Narendra Modi government on Thursday announced compensation of Rs 5 lakh each to be given to the kin of 3,325 people killed during anti-Sikh riots in the national capital in 1984.
I left India in 1990, disheartened and vowing never to return. A few weeks ago I returned to the Widow Colony, along with a BBC documentary team. What we found is a tale of sorrow, resilience and...
Being a pioneer surgeon was not enough for Dr Mahipal Sachdev. He wanted to be more than a doctor. So, although his family advised him not to, Sachdev listened to his inner voice and left the safe environment...