[Book Review] Arvinder Grewal’s book, Weddings Around The World: Sikh Weddings, is a guidebook inspired by her own experiences with Sikh weddings. She wrote the book when she realized that some customs were being lost.
One of the key things Guru Gobind Singh gave us was that we are always the victor, and never the victim. He lost everything a man can lose and then he wrote the victory letter, Zafarnama. Our victory is in the battlefield of morals.
The Sikh Feminist Research Institute (SAFAR) is bringing its Our Journeys Conference series to the United States: on Saturday November 8 2014 Our Journeys 2014: To Know Is Not Enough, will be held at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. This conference is about the intersection of activism and academics, action and knowledge.
The civilized person is judged by how well he responds to the needs of the less fortunate. "I consider the founders (Dr. N. S. Sodhi and Mrs. Shaminder Kaur Grewal) as modern day messiahs bringing sensitization to a society steeped in materialism."
I was in tears several times reading through the comments, touched by what you had to say. 'Spiritual Learning' is one major priority: This is the voice and face of the cyber-sangat.
Panth Khalsa Hosi Prakash, "The True Khalsa shall blossom!" The author reflects the Guru's words in modern times. This 30th anniversary of 1984 we decide how we move to the future.
This event, which was named "Chardi Kala', is a rare opportunity for Sikhs from the Royal Navy, Army and Royal Air Force to pray, learn and eat together.
[VIDEO] Jagraj Singh tells his personal story of how he survived in 1984. "When it was June 1984 I was celebrating my 5th birthday. I wasn't celebrating it publicly because we were in India and my parents were very dukhi about what happened obviously.
Australian artist Dan Connell explains why he's painting giant portraits in person of a Sikh tax-driving friend, "How a portrait can gently be a quiet invitation to reflect and contemplate on the people that we live with."
How does humor fit in to Sikh Dharma? Are jokes allowed in Sikhism? Isn’t it more respectful to be serious? Weren’t the Gurus always serious? Here are some episodes and perspectives the author offers on the subject of humor in Sikhi.