Lots of time, and I am not the only one, who is unable to enjoy kirtan due to large quantity of sound equipment, at high volumes, projecting in our temples, which in fact is doubled or tripled on a day of celebration or a Gurpurab.
I think change is coming. This was reflected in the Film Festival. Despite the Guru’s teachings, Sikh culture is largely male dominated. I think Sikh women have had enough.
One particularly striking and exciting work is a standing white marble sculpture of Maharajah Ranjit Singh AKA Sher-e-Punjab AKA Napoleon of the East.. We hope it can find its way home into Sikh hands on the 22nd May 2014.
Work to transform a former hospital site into the city's first Sikh free school is expected to begin next month. Free schools are set up by charities, parents or teachers and are outside local authority control, but paid for by the state.
'To show their contempt for death, some Sikhs had refused to hide in the trenches'. The day after, we heard that during the night one of the Sikh regiment had to recapture the trench, which the Germans had taken by surprise...
"While meditation is already practiced by millions, this is the first study to investigate its potential to reverse memory loss in patients with cognitive impairment," said Dharma Singh Khalsa, M.D.
The whole camp experience for me was great. Amrit Vela (waking up in the ambrosial hours) is very important for a Sikh and since we did it every day at camp, it gave me the motivation to work on it every day in my life. (Camp is coming up on May 28th)
It's such a great, simple idea: Young Brazilians want to learn English. Elderly Americans living in retirement homes just want someone to talk to. Why not connect them? In the age of information this is certainly possible. Perhaps learning to speak Punjabi could be done in a similar way...
The Sikh community of Preston [U.K.] will be holding the first ever Nagar Kirtan in the city on May 18th. Marching from Tunbridge Street from around 9am the procession will move up New Hall Lane towards the Flag Market for the event.
Finally construction work started on the site of the new Sikh Temple in Voorbaai on 2nd May 2014. It took five years to obtain re-zoning permission and to get the building plans approved for the construction. The Temple will have a major influence in attracting more Indian tourists into Mossel Bay