[VIDEO] Campaigners are calling for an English national memorial for the soldiers who died at the Battle of Saragarhi in British India - now Pakistan - in 1897.
The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) will launch the 'Panch Takht Special', a tourist train for the Sikh pilgrims, starting on Feb 16th. It is an all inclusive 10 day trip.
Most Sikhs have heard of the Āratī of Guru Nanak and the Bhagats, but few have heard the full version that includes many inspiring verses by Guru Gobind Singh.
However, little was known, till recently, about the earliest Indian Sikh immigrants to Canada.
[VIDEO] I learnt that there are no rules in life, you can go out and achieve what you want to achieve and be who you want to be, just as long as you believe, and you don't stop!
"We have decided to recommend to the lieutenant governor (Najeeb Jung) to form a SIT on the killing of Sikhs in 1984 riots. This is a blot on the history of India," Delhi education minister Manish Sisodia told reporters.
Seeing the overwhelming response at the event, on Jan 27, 2014, students brought forth the tradition of Langar or 'free kitchen' to Conestoga College.
India's government has decided to extend the country's limited visa-on-arrival scheme from 11 countries to tourists from 180 countries.
At the simplest level, I would say that this book looks at the nature of the encounter between Sikhs and Western modernity. This is not merely a topic of historical interest. The encounter is not just something that happened two centuries ago and then stopped happening...
Axe body spray is now on the bandwagon as well, featuring a turbaned Sikh man and his partner kissing on the New York City subway in its new campaign titled “Make Love Not War.” Social media shows acceptance of the ad among most Sikhs, however others are still not used to turbans and beards in the main stream media.