As well as his work at the Gurdwara in Hounslow, which provides free meals to thousands of people each year, Gurcharan Singh Chatwal was honoured for his tireless charity fundraising. He was awarded the British Empire Medal.
Follow the sounds and the smells, I was told. The description of a close-knit Sikh community in this majority-minority Chinese and Taiwanese Los Angeles suburb led me to Alhambra on a bright, bustling Sunday.
Sikhitecture, a site that aims to showcase Sikh architecture and provide information on gurdwaras around the world.
Weather-beaten citadels and moat-girded forts in Punjab, unkempt and neglected, are visible reminders of the state’s heritage
When you’re riding and you let go, it’s insane. I’ve never experienced that and most riders don’t. So my trainer said, “When you let go, you become more stable.” I've learned so much through this experience and I wish someday that there will be a way to teach our young Sikh girls how to ride and be confident as a daughter of the Guru.
In his earlier days there Atkins was a T-shirt designer with no shortage of women who lapped up his unaffected charisma. Now he has had a complete change of image as a devotee of the world’s fifth-largest religion. The yoga that he now practises is Sikh-based, which is why he has started covering his long, blond, curly hair with a turban.
Thousands of Sikhs and people of other faiths flocked to Bradley for the fifth annual Mela, on Saturday. The festival, which celebrates the best of Sikh culture, drew crowds from across the UK with martial arts, sports and music.
THE mesmerising and unique blend of culture and heritage of Lahore is so beautiful that one cannot forget the memories since long and wants to come again and again to witness this prospering city. These views were expressed by a delegation of a 27-member Sikh Yatrees who visited various historical buildings within the Walled City of Lahore on Monday.
Sikh women pillion riders will be exempted from wearing helmets in the capital. A notification in this regard is likely to be issued this week. The decision comes after the Sikh community strongly objected to the Transport department’s move of making helmets mandatory for all women pillion riders.
"Creativity comes from the Creator. I have always seen creative people as something that is related to spirituality. I always used to draw images of Warrior Sikhs and Hindu gods as a child, because I really liked the way they looked."