Some centuries ago there was a fisherman living by a big river. This fisherman, even as a little boy, loved Guru Nanak Dev Ji and he often lost himself in dreamily thinking of the Guru. And when people asked him what he wanted, he always answered: ''I want to sail across the big river with Guru Nanak Dev Ji one day.''
Sometimes you can recognize them on the streets, usually because of their black or wine-red turbans and opulent beards. Others look no different from the rest of the pedestrians, aside from the fact that they may be homeless.
Many observers stated that their favourite part of the program was the hand-to-hand combat and Gatka demonstration. Viewers were amazed at how seemingly easily Ustaad Onkar Singh defended himself with a Kamarkasa (length of wide cloth tied around the waist) or umbrella against multiple attackers.
A Sikh jatha, comprising more than 2,000 members, that had gone to Pakistan to celebrate the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev returned on Tuesday.
The historic Stockton Gurdwara in California, which is celebrating its 100th anniversary, remains the spiritual home to generations of Sikh Americans in the country, a top US lawmaker has said.
The government has eased restrictions on tourist visas which had mandated a two-month gap between consecutive visits by foreign nationals.
The IOC suspended India's national Olympic committee on Tuesday because of government interference in its election process, a major embarrassment for the world's second most populous nation.
The planet must not be allowed to warm beyond 2 degrees Celsius, according to the official targets at the Climate Change Conference in Doha. But a new study shows the goal is far from realistic. Current human activity is set to increase the temperature by some 5 degrees, and the consequences will be dire, scientists warn.
Walking into a health screening event and coming across smartly dressed, smiling and enthusiastic young professionals and students from all backgrounds is both incredibly humbling and heart warming.
SOME 32 Sikh students were honoured by the Penang Sikh Association (PSA) for their achievements in their school examinations.