Let there be no misunderstanding. The establishment of the Sikh Chair at Birmingham University is a most welcome next step in the area of Sikh studies in the UK. However, British Sikhs would wish to satisfy themselves regarding community involvement and transparency in the light of community experience of such chairs in Canada and the USA.
Just as followers of Guru Nanak strive to create calming spaces in their homes and partake in activities to protect the environment, many of them believe in keeping the air pure and unpolluted. However, with rising levels of pollution and higher humidity levels, this can prove to be difficult.
Gurbani says that God can infuse life even in an inanimate body. Is Guru ji talking about a miracle here? The universe is so vast and we are acquainted with just an iota of it, and with our material intellect can we say that we understand all that is happening in the universe?
It's not just a conventional wedding with some Sikh ceremony around it. It's in a category of its own. It is a wedding with 2 brides, 1 groom and 1 master...
When I first came upon the Basics of Sikhi videos I was impressed with how personable Jagraj Singh was. He was so raw and also sweet. I said to myself that I will meet this brother some day.
The real revelation was written directly by Guru Gobind Singh.
If Guru Nanak’s verses are compared with the work of modern scientists, we find that they agree on the same conclusions.
This is Dr. Sahota’s second award in the past three years; the first one was the CSA Fellow Award in 2018! The award includes a suitably engraved plaque, free conference registration, a speaking slot of at least 30 minutes at the CSA Annual General Meeting (AGM)/Conference and up to $2500 for travel expenses to present at the AGM. This year’s conference is virtual because of COVID-19.
This essential purpose of fulfillment is becoming the primary preoccupation of every conscientious person.
Krishna Kaur sang the Song of beloved Guru Ram Das, as an outlaw, a renegade in that palace of conformity, as a woman in a temple of patriarchy. As a foreigner, as an outcaste, she outshone all their prejudices as only a graceful woman, as a Draupadi who knows her God-given power can.