Some of them are leveling out the gravel at the side entrance to the flat-roofed shoebox-shaped building. Others are up ladders hammering in nails. From Sunday it will be known as Gurdwara Sri Guru Ramdass Parkash.
Liu Xiaobo, an impassioned literary critic, political essayist and democracy advocate repeatedly jailed by the Chinese government for his writings, won the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday in recognition of “his long and nonviolent struggle for fundamental human rights in China.”
The pair were granted asylum by the Canadian government after the brutal slaying of the head of their family, Balwant Singh. UNITED SIKHS has provided help to Harender Kaur, 42, and her daughter, Ilmid Kaur, 14, since we ‘found’ them amongst other Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Gurdwara Panja Sahib in Pakistan...
The purpose of the Diversity Video Competition was to provide the public a space to engage in a dialogue on civil rights issues, stereotypes, and myths surrounding minority groups, including Sikhs. It is through this dialogue that the Coalition hopes to dissolve ignorance and spread awareness of discriminated minorities.
The book is a collection of papers presented at an International Seminar organized by the DSGMC to study the 'contributions of Guru Arjan and legacy from different perspectives to make a wholesome study of the period'
Save some of those firecrackers if you are a fan of Barack Obama and/or a votary of better India-U.S ties: The American President will arrive in India on Diwali night, at the tail end of the festival of lights.
Atik said she is inspired by risk-takers such as Alexander McQueen, the late avant-garde designer with an eye for shock value. "I feel he says it's really OK to be different," Atik said while taking a coffee break in Los Angeles' Fashion District.
Sixty-four years ago, the fledging United Nations Security Council found a home in Flushing, Queens. Today, Queens, itself, has become a kind of United Nations, being the most diverse county in the United States. And on Sunday, October 24th, United Nations Day, everyone is invited...
India has fared better away from the track, and hopes for gold in other sports, such as shooting, wrestling, and badminton. But that does not satisfy Mr. Singh, who at 81 years old still serves as a fixture in the country’s sports establishment.
Sikhs formed a human chain to protect the President Pratibha Patil as she and her family made the serene experience in the tranquility offered in Harmandar Sahib (Golden Temple) the Sikh Holiest Shrine. This is the Presidents first visit to the Holy Sikh Shrine;