Sources said Sikhs were preferred to non-Sikhs as deputy commissioners of the district under the Sikh Gurdwara Act 1925 as the DC presides over the first meeting of SGPC after the elections as he is the presiding officer for SGPC polls.
The World Sikh Organization of Canada’s series of June human rights events concluded with the WSO’s Surrey Inter-community dinner at the Punjab Banquet Hall last Sunday in Surrey. Earlier events had taken place in Ottawa, Brampton and Edmonton.
At a time when Punjabi students are losing interest in studying Sikhism, the spiritual potential of the religion is attracting the attention of foreign students. A US couple is in Punjab these days to study Sikhism. "Though I had many options to study other religions, I opted for Sikhism for my PhD as Sikhs are great and I want to study the religion which has made them great," Charles Townsente told TOI.
A multi-faith service was held at Bradford Cathedral to celebrate the country’s first Muslim female Lord Mayor.... There were prayers from Bradford’s Christian, Muslim, Sikh, Hindu and Jewish leaders for the city and wider district at the civic service on Saturday.
The Shiromani Gurudwara Parbhandhak Committee (SGPC), apex religious body of Sikhs, today urged the President to commute the death sentence of militant Devinder Pal Singh Bhullar to life imprisonment "in view of the sentiments of the Sikh community".
As I sit holding the cup, brimful Of human misery, Images bloodcurdling and gory, Scenes of heartrending brutality Stalk my vision...
He wore a long light-brown garment that draped down to his knees fastened with what looked like gold buttons. In the background stood a large mango tree bathed in raindrops. Three musicians–a tanpura and tabla player, and a male vocalist performed a raag. Rain, music and mangoes.
Sikhs don't waste time spreading Sikhism like other religions do because, one does not give away diamonds. I am lucky I came across this True Diamond, I only hope I have the IQ it takes to follow the Super Advanced Spiritual Teachings of the "Lights that Dispel the Darkness, our Gurus".
The dozens of male and female Sikh Yatrees from London-UK, India and Canada visited their native houses in Sialkot and surrounding areas amid tight security to refresh their pre-partition memories. They also met with their old friends and their children and distributed sweets and exchanged gifts with them.
They say home is where the heart is. Driven by passion and give back to her roots, a 23-year-old Punjabi NRI girl from the US has taken it upon her to enhance and polish the skills of Punjabi youth in basketball.