Organized by the Punjabi American Heritage Society, the festival was established to celebrate Punjabi culture. Mrs. Narinder Kaur Dhillon (ensaaf.org), sister of late Kuljit Dhatt (from Shahid Bhagat Singh's family), struck an emotional chord with the audience when she talked about her perspective on Human Rights in Punjab.
To sum up, the past fifteen years have seen us develop a set of core courses around Punjabi, the history of the Sikhs, and the region of Punjab. In 2013-2014, the number of students who took these courses crossed 640. Reception of these courses has exceeded my expectations and I am grateful for the warm response of students.
‘People who want to excel in any field should consider learning transcendental meditation.’ Once the provenance of hippies, the technique claims to wipe away anxieties and fears by helping people let go of their thoughts and enter a state of complete relaxation.
“Have you seen my hut? It is symbolic,” says Mr. Kingra, or Baba ji, gesturing around him. “I could have retired and built a bungalow in Delhi or Chandigarh (Punjab’s capital) and read newspapers.” “There’s so much to do,” he says. “And so much to lose if it’s not done.”
This is the first year of the Kaur Foundation award, which is to be presented annually to a schoolteacher or administrator who demonstrates a commitment to either the development or the delivery of high-quality, cultural diversity education.
Six Sikh organizations submitted a complaint to United Nations' human rights body seeking a tribunal to investigate alleged crimes by the Indian government during Operation Bluestar in June 1984 and also urged it to condemn the operation.
In honour of the contributions of Sikh immigrants to Canada, ‘Lions of the Sea’ will soon embark on a Canada-wide journey that starts from Mississauga.
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"Rajdeep Singh Dhamu joined the local Explorer Scout unit in 2011 at the age of 13 and has never looked backed since. He has made numerous friends and has been made extremely welcome by his Explorer Unit and peers. "Sikhs, even those that wear turbans, should join the Scouting movement."
I don't think any one likes the news of outbreak of a fight at a Gurudwara. Sikhs picking up or pulling out, kirpans or any other instruments given to us by Guru are for self protection and defense of our family members. Instead picking it from front of Guru and attack each other is absolutely not its purpose.