What makes a scholar? And what goes into the making of a Sikh scholar?
It was like switching a machine on an off: militancy on, militancy off. And this gave me a chilling realization that the internal chaos of the Sikhs, just like the external chaos of Punjab, had been, and continued to be, cynically exploited by powers much greater than them.
The greatest lesson was observing how the Sikh and other minority communities could be so easily manipulated and yet remain utterly oblivious of it.
In regard to Sikhi, lots of things grab me but I think that’s a conversation for another time. But if I had to pin-point one or two, what really motivates me is a desire to see the educational level of the community elevated by a significant degree.
"Hearts of all Sikhs are weeping over the judgment," Tuteja said.
So I decided to pick a location which was least visited by foreigners and the media in general. I contemplated in repeating the success of my last film with a subject that was primarily similar to the theme of my last film.
Stresses on water supplies aggravated by climate change are likely to cause more conflicts and water should be considered as vital to national security as defence, a United Nations report said on Friday.
UK-born and brought up Parmjit Singh’s inspiration to explore his roots came when he was in his mother’s womb, he says, since his mother would read Sikh history voraciously then.
Oberoi discovered the gurdwara structure during one of his Kathmandu visits. He took up the issue of its restoration with the Nepal Prime Minister in November last year.
Now don’t laugh – it can happen! Wahiguru can do anything – 'keera thaap dehai patshahi laskar karai swah' - anoint a worm as the king or reduce an army to ashes. Lucky us – Guru is always there to take care of us!