He had an itch for adventure and a desire to help others. And by the autumn of 1961, he was in India's Punjab state, assisting with building projects in a country struggling to gain its footing after centuries of colonial rule. Yet through every difficulty, his enthusiasm never flagged.
The board is keen that the design of the new plaza must provide “a safe, secure and barrier-free environment that attracts public usage”. For this purpose, the plaza must ensure a high standard of landscaping,..
Darbar Sahib is my FAVORITE place in the world. It is very, very close to my heart. Even right now, I feel am here in Delhi and my heart, my soul is there, out there in Amritsar!! I am just pining to visit Amritsar. Today, on the eve of the birthday of Guru Ramdas,...
There are no young men in the narrow, dusty streets. None hanging out in the village square, laughing, playing games and poking fun at each other, none sloshing in water at the reservoir on the edge of the lush rice fields. No young men anywhere.
The films ranged from the esoteric to the political and social. Some of them pointed out hypocrisies, and some gave moving examples of what it means to be a Sikh. Every person that submitted a film has taken their own free time to create a film that not only entertains but also educates and inspires as well.
It has become such a successful program that now the 4 main prisons of the country offer classes in Kundalini Yoga. It is amazing to see 300 inmates chanting and meditating. It only makes us more convinced that our work is really great to reach people when they are young to help them avoid the entrapments of life that can place them behind bars.
Two Russian-born scientists shared the Nobel Prize in physics for "groundbreaking experiments" with the thinnest, strongest material known to mankind "graphene" a carbon vital for the creation of faster computers and transparent touch screens.
True story, though the inter-species pathos may have been exaggerated a bit in the telling. The rescue operation was both difficult and dangerous. Crew members found the whale entwined in some 20 ropes,..
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.”