As a child Sher attended a Catholic school. When they would go on a religious retreat he thought he would have a week off of school. He explained what they would be doing at the camp, they pray, meditate, study, think about the teachings and find out about their religion. His father's reply has stuck with him ever since, "What's Christian about that?"
Eid passed off peacefully in this riot-hit town, and perhaps the likes of Raghubeer Singh and Prabhjot Singh had something to do with it. The uncle-nephew duo came to be known for the spread of desserts that accompany the celebrations — sweeter for their workers.
[VIDEO] Nihang Singh shows us that it takes courage to break up a fight or even to learn something new. "Be courageous and make a film this year for the SikhNet Youth Online Film Festival.
The story of the British Indian army on the Western Front starts on 6th August 1914. On that day, the War Council asks the Indian government to send two infantry divisions and a cavalry brigade to Egypt. The divisions chosen were the Lahore and the Meerut Divisions, later followed by the Secunderabad Cavalry Brigade which together formed the Indian Army Corps.
Jagdeep Mann, a Ward 10 resident, has been chosen by trustees to serve on the board until this current term of office formally ends Nov. 30, 2014. “I want to make sure my children… all the children, especially in Wards 9 and 10 and Peel get access to the best education possible,” Mann said after his appointment.
Under the guidance of Dr. P.S. Pasricha, a scholarship scheme, has been initiated for Sikh students from lower income group. In the first phase, 10 engineering seats have been reserved for the deserving students at Guru Nanak Dev Engg. College, Bidar with fully paid scholarship.
[VIDEO] "Good thing they didn't try to poke me Beta". Nihang Singh gets fed up with social media wasting time.
The National UK Gatka Championship was held this year in Derby. Sangat TV broadcast-ed the entire event live throughout the day, while Sikh Channel recorded the highlights for a later broadcast.
National Sikh Campaign will host a national meeting of all gurdwaras here in Washington to engage the community to join in a major push towards changing perception of Sikhs and Sikhism in USA. This is perhaps the largest and most significant campaign Sikhs will ever launch here in America.
Didar Singh Bains, the legendary “peach king of California,” remains optimistic even as a severe California drought threatens to wipe out the $58 million agricultural business that his family has built up over seven generations.