The Chinese Communist leaders think by ignoring the Dalai Lama they cand subdue the free spirit of six million Tibetans and earn their loyalty. The leaders in Beijing are in for a bit of disappointment. By giving up his wide-ranging political powers, the 14th Dalai Lama, the man who calls himself a “simple Buddhist monk”, has thrown them a challenge that they will find it almost impossible to face...
It makes you dance, it makes you sing, and it makes a great business idea in Bollywood. Punjabi music has taken the Hindi film industry by storm and is a sure-shot way to recover costs, say industry experts.
My parents had always told me that the souls of children and parents choose one another, and I believed that such a profound experience had just occurred. For years I was left to wonder when she would come. Who would her father be?
If you thought Punjabi singing sensation Gurdas Maan was over with his best days, here is an update. Come April, Maan, 54, will be performing at the Royal Albert Hall in London. He is set for a power-packed performance at the coveted venue on April 23 as part of his upcoming UK tour.
It said that the requirement violated the man's right "to practice his religion" under the federal Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLIUPA). In the Sikh religion, which originated in northwestern India, unshorn hair is an article of faith. The Department said..."...substantially burdens the rights of an inmate to practice his Sikh faith. "
Gurbachan Singh, the high priest of the Golden Temple, said: "Sikh community here today prays for the people who lost their homes and businesses and for the peace of the souls who lost their lives in the disaster. We have to help victims and their families in whatever possible manner".
India's acknowledged 'booming market' for 'cheap' reproductive labour and IVF services is under scrutiny. For many parents, however, going onto the surrogacy 'market', is the only recourse, they say. And India, where commercial surrogacy is allowed, is the destination.
A well organized Conference was held in the famous Mozes and Aaron Church of Amsterdam by Ahmediyya Muslim Jamat of Netherlands on 26th. of February 2011 where representatives of Muslims, Sikhism Christian, Jewish, Buddhism and Hinduism attended in large numbers and the conference was addressed under the theme," The Right and Duties of Humanity in the Life,"...
A top California lawmaker expressed outrage Sunday over the "cowardly and despicable" shootings of two Sikh men on an afternoon stroll and asked that a day be chosen for the community to demonstrate solidarity. "Let us pick a day together when we are all Sikh Americans, we are all Californians and we all stand together,"
New York-based auction house Sotheby’s is all set to auction a rare portrait of Sikh ruler Maharaja Ranjit Singh on March 24. Painted by celebrated artist Sobha Singh, the artwork has a reserved price of Rs. 2 crore. Art lovers in Punjab want the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee to stop the auction but the latter says it does not plan to do so.