To commemorate the two-year anniversary of the horrific mass shooting at a Gurdwara, the Oak Creek Sangat is organizing the Chardhi Kala 6K Memorial Run and Walk to be held this Saturday, August 2, 2014.
United Sikhs hosted the Gala as a fundraiser for addiction treatment in the Punjab, where drug- and alcohol use has reached epidemic proportions. United Sikhs already has one de-addiction facility in the Punjab that they hope will serve as a beacon for clean, healthy living.
Thirty years later, it is critical that we connect with recent history and empower Sikhs to create a better future for the community. The Sikh Coalition is announcing the "Connecting with 1984" Small Grants Pool to support and encourage community activism.
The reason I have been holding back, was FEAR. Fear of people. Their reaction. Their acceptance. My appearance (as I wanted to go with dastar). How this new appearance will be accepted of the society, my fellow students and my own community.
In an effort to combat misperceptions of Sikh Americans, SALDEF’s SikhLEAD Internship Program will be hosting the country's first-ever langar -- a traditional, shared meal -- on Capitol Hill with members of Congress and their staff later today.
Sikh Keertan was historically done within a prescribed framework. Unique stringed instruments were adopted to create emotions that complemented the spiritual message being delivered through singing of hymns.
This love is neither for a person; nor of a romantic type, as it is immortalized in the legions of books like Romeo and Juliet, or Heer and Ranja etc. Instead it is love for God and that too it is steeped in a deep sense of reverence.
The work started by those who fought to allow the Komagata Maru to land, and those who refused to let the memory of the Komagata Maru disappear remains a work in progress for all of us. Just as law provided the pretext for denying entry to the Komagata Maru, so law holds the potential for ensuring that the next ship to appear on the horizon is met with compassion, fairness and justice.
Siri Sevak Kaur highlights some concepts from pauris 1-6 of Japji Sahib.
This is a 28 video comprehensive playlist that teaches you to learn Gurmukhi from start to finish.