Over the last decade, Punajbi films have not only jumped on the 'Jatt bandwagon' (a sort of mish-mash of Punjabi culture and religion combined), but film makers in the form of caricature, have misconstrued Sikhism as a mechanism to portray Jatt character roles which in actuality, may be far removed from the conventional Sikh personality.
University of Waterloo Sikh Student Association celebrated Canada Day by crowning students and University Personnel with Turbans...
SikhRI Canada hosted a busy week of presentations and interviews in the BC-area from 26 June – 3 July. Programming focused on parenting and families and also on Sikh professionals.
In March 2013 the team completed the first event of this year, a UK Sikh heritage trail that saw them visit the former estate of Maharaja Duleep Singh in Thetford; ...
In good Sikh tradition, he resisted. Armed with petitions and Congressional letters, he waged a two-year campaign that in 2009 resulted in the Army granting him a special exception for his unshorn hair, the first such accommodation to a policy established in the 1980s.
The notion of “martyrdom” has a special place in Sikhism. A shahid or a martyr chooses to forsake life rather than renounce his/her faith.
During his commute on Tuesday morning, in Manteca, California, Gulwinder Singh was involved in a minor accident with another car, and then brutally attacked by the other driver:
“You've got to balance respect for the victims with the spirit of going on in high spirits,” Kaleka told The Associated Press. “I don't want this to just be a bad memory for the children.”
Terrorists shattered the peace of the world-renowned Mahabodhi temple and surrounding pilgrim spots in Bodhgaya early Sunday, setting off nine blasts...
....but this is only the beginning. Work has only just been initiated. Mindsets have started to change. We must continue to painstakingly persevere...for there are miles to go before we sleep!