Sofia Aleman, a widow with 5 children and relentless community leader, began brainstorming ways that she could offer employment to the desperate mothers of these special children, who could not work outside of their homes in maquilas (factories), due to the constant care their children required.
The news about this miracle healing reached the Sangat of Rawalpindi (Rawalpindi is close to this hill town) and in gratitude, the Sangat there announced a third Siri Akhand Paath Sahib to thank Guru Sahib.
Sikh Environment Day coincides with the Gur-ta-Gaddi Divas (enthronement day) of Guru Har Rai, the seventh Sikh guru, who is remembered in Sikh history for his deep sensitivity to nature and its preservation...
"These aspiring Martians provide the world with a glimpse into who the modern day explorers will be," Mars One, plans to select 24 people, send them to Mars in groups of four — but not bring them back.
Now what does Dya Singh mean when he talks of a teacher-facilitator instead of a traditional granthi, kathakaar or raagi? And why should we embrace this model.
[VIDEO] It is the first public charter school in the United States that has Punjabi as an enrichment foreign language. All of our students get 45 minutes of language, Punjabi. They learn to be very literate in Punjabi, they speak and they read.
A museum assistant from Thetford is hoping to help expand our knowledge of the Sikh world and its links to the UK after being granted funding for a special trip to India.
Our future togetherness was something I sensed. None of it was spoken; it wasn’t revealed in a clever chat over coffee; it was in the squeeze of his hand, and the lifetimes I saw in his eyes, which also expressed how much he valued himself, his roots, and his love for the world.
In 2004, when the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of Natural History embarked on an effort to create an exhibit offering an overview of the Sikh religion and culture, it received, enthusiastic support and assistance from the American Sikh community.
As a Sikh, woman and human rights lawyer, I am seeking three things that should not be mutually exclusive: respect for the deceased and their families; immediate acknowledgment of the larger context of this act of terror; and fair legal process for the arrested gunman.