Basant (Spring) is a season of rejuvenation and growth. As per the Indian calendar, it begins in the month of Chayt and continues during the month of Baisakh. The season of spring is pleasant and delightful.
Many Hoosiers families trace their roots to the farming families in Punjab, and some were farmers themselves before they immigrated to US.
Once upon a time, Guru Gobind Singh taught us all a wonderful lesson about our own hearts. Guru ji was teaching the Sikhs, as he always did, and there happened to be a rich boy there who really wanted to serve the Guru. Of course Guru ji knew what was in the boy’s heart, and he announced to everyone, “I am thirsty, who will get me water?”
Guru Nanak and his successor Sikh Gurus actively encouraged women's participation as equals in worship, society, and the battleground.
Guru Ji is trying to inspire us to have union with Supreme-Soul so that we can be eternally happy. Once, we have that happy feeling, then the ‘Chet’ will really be enjoyable and all the celebration will become worthwhile.
Gurbani has a simple practical message on how to remain satisfied and free of anxiety to be in high spirits. This covers both the mundane and spiritual aspects of life.
I have been rejected for a number of jobs and colleagues have received promotions ahead of me. And all I have been told is to work harder…
As a baby, she was left to die on a rubbish dump. Now she is determined to help others for as long as she can.
Maligning a peaceful grassroots movement by intentionally creating a narrative of terrorism around it might be a victory for the BJP and its extreme right wing partners but not for India’s democracy. Farmers are one of the greatest assets in creating a more peaceful and prosperous India. Every freedom loving citizen needs to stand with their calls for equity and justice.
Far too long have authorities escaped scrutiny and if the motivation behind acts like these is to quiet the voice and slow the thrust of a movement... surely it will have the opposite affect.