Despite being in the minority, Fiji Sikhs have played an important role in the development of this country since their arrival in the late twenties and early thirties of the last century.
Guru Nanak, initiated a monumental project of nation building that took ten generations – a little over 240 years – to complete, before 1699 marked the initiation (birth) of the Khalsa.
"The Sikh religion teaches equality. The three main pillars are to work hard, to remember God and share with others service," explains Singh's wife, Balvinder Kaur.
“Organic farming is the new mission of SGPC to inspire farmers to cut down on the use of chemicals and pesticides and switch to sustainable agricultural practices.”
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. At the Jakara Movement, we are committed to making sure we have an ongoing conversation within our community to bring about a change in our culture.
A major development in the textual history of the DG was its standardisation and subsequent printing in 1897, however some original manuscripts contain extra ‘apocrypha’ which are absent from the printed edition.
“The introduction of this service will allow passengers to avail themselves of multiple travel options through Abu Dhabi to destinations in Europe, North America, Africa, South East Asia, Middle East and the Gulf...
“Punjabiyat is conspicuous by its absence in the history books on Punjab. The socio-cultural ethos of Punjab is too nuanced to be unfolded and measured simply on the basis of empirical and hard facts..."
Crowds gathered at the side of the street to watch the annual Vaisakhi parade, with the event thought to have attracted a combined total of around 7,000 participants and spectators.
Please enjoy this in depth look at Guru Angad Dev Ji, our second Guru. This is part of a series from Basics of Sikhi called '12 weeks 12 Gurus.' Who is the 12th Guru? You'll have to watch and find out.