The march, which is expected to be attended by more than 5,000 Sikhs, will start in front of India's Permanent Mission to the UN and will end at United Nations Headquarters.
One newspaper said, "In slovenliness, the Sikh is not surpassed by any human creature I have seen. He inhabits the foulest slums, and the near neighborhood of offal and garbage does not disturb him." Yet others were sympathetic to Singh's cause, "Their color is a little darker than ours now, but they are our equals, if not our superiors, in mental qualities.”
[VIDEO] His first record was when he was three years old, having recognized 105 flags in 52 seconds - a world record. His parents are naturally very proud, he is a dynamo with memorizing. One minute video.
This version of the Winter Soldier wears glasses, a beard and a turban. His real name (sh!) is Vishavjit “Vish” Singh, an American-born New Yorker, and most of us just missed his recent visit to the University of Kansas in Lawrence, where he gave the mental digestive tracts of the students there a “sudden blast of a ethnic effervescence never tasted before.”
About 100 people participated in this event, and we heard from 2 introductory speakers and presentations from 9 organizations. Navdeep Singh discusses Turban Myths, a report from SALDEF, with a survey of Americans revealing highly discriminatory attitudes towards Sikhs
Grewal Farms is the story of three brothers who've shifted continents and cultures in their determination to carve out a life on the land. This is a family business in the truest sense of the term. "I suppose it was in the blood. When we came to Australia that's what we wanted to do."
A foundational characteristic of a Sikh way of life: To serve humanity with heartfelt love and compassion, reach out to the vulnerable in a nurturing embrace, and to take active steps to alleviate the suffering of those in need while making them feel acknowledged and loved.
But rarely do I wake up feeling totally "blissed out," singing the "Song of Bliss" - ANAND SAHIB, which some of you may know. This morning, however, was one of those rare mornings where I woke up in a deeply joyful space.
I am so disappointed that it took scientists until 2014, using genomic testing only recently available, to figure out that naturally occurring human hormones would have less effect on a woman’s breast than horse estrogen and a synthetic drug.
I thank you, Baba Nanak.... to be born into the Sikh way of life. May my earthly journey continue to end, only, in your caring light... Precious is the moment, I feel you close...