Jakara Movement seeks to encourage engagement with Sikh culture through education, research, and community outreach initiatives. Founded in 2000, the Jakara Movement began as a collegiate conference, but has evolved into an institution..
A soldier-turned-politician, Singh was a personal friend of, and was inducted into the Congress, by Rajiv Gandhi. Singh quit the Congress in protest against Operation Bluestar...
“watching a child with no legs, in a wheelchair and with no hands typing her name on the computer unaided and then seeing her smile said it all." That was all the thanks that we needed and all the work and effort we had put in became a distant memory, was it worth it to see that smile, Yes!
However, if we look closely at the month of December, in 1704 AD we will find that a plethora of significant events took place; these were not just significant historical events related to Gurus and the Sikhs, but events that turned the course of history...
Mr. Peter Chai, said that, “we are organizing the first Remembrance Day ceremony on the site this coming December” This Peace monument is dedicated to all including the Japanese Imperial forces who fought and laid down their lives for a cause.
Mr. Khanna talks lovingly about a meal, the sense of community that accompanies it and the emotions it’s capable of evoking. “Even now, when I eat my mother’s and grandmother’s food, I’m moved to tears,” he says.
The finals for the contest, will be held at Shanmukhananda Hall on October 29. 21(of 1400 applicants) were chosen for the finals. “It is a way of preserving the vision of Guru Gobind Singhji, and Sikhism,” said Puran Singh Banga of Sat Sri Akaal trust, which is organizing the contest.
The North Carolina State University Sikh Student Association gave out free food as part of their "Langar in the Brickyard" event and they raised money for an Indian orphan charity.
A charity supporting victims of forced marriage and ‘honour-related’ violence is planning a campaign in Bradford to help professionals to spot signs of risk.
I pick up my Nit Nem and begin reading/reciting Japji Sahib, the Sikh morning prayer, which includes the line, “The gems, the jewels, the rubies, are in the mind..."