Shikh Shrine Hemkunt Sahib, located on the Badrinath route at an altitude of 15,200 feet in Uttarakhand, was also closed temporarily last Wednesday night due to badly damaged road links.
When it comes to connecting youths, especially teens to our rich heritage, it is always seen as a challenge. Most initiatives focus on different facets of the youth engagement.
Whenever you meet him, he is never shy to say Guru's Fateh. It is as if an old Gursikh is in a child's body.
A saga of Valor & Sacrifice is the first 2D animated movie on Sikh History.
However, while Sikh martyrs are remembered in gurdwaras, there have been few initiatives which tell the world about them. One such outstanding initiative is the annual “Portraits of Courage” lecture hosted by Anglo-Sikh Heritage Trail (ASHT) in association with the Imperial War Museum.
This is my story about Bai, who is not only my oldest brother, but my mentor, my peer, the harshest critic of my presentation of 'world music' style kirtan worldwide, but also the father figure after the passing away of Bapu Ji.
Now many gurduaras have started Sunday schools to impart the rudiments of Sikhism to children of Sikh families. No one can object to that. This is how they will stay connected to their very rich and timeless heritage. But with it come messages to push the very young towards an amritdhari life. One could ask: “So what’s the harm? Isn’t this the idea of Sikhi?
He is a household name in Subang Jaya – not for his towering size but rather how he has put it to use.
Sikh faith is truly a spiritual tradition for the modern age. It has many uniquely revealed truths and spiritual tools which have been given to help progress humanity to a higher level of consciousness. The uniqueness of Sikh faith is upheld without any derogatory attitude towards others, or belittling of others faith.
Baba Ajit Singh went before Guru Sahib and said, "Pita ji (dear father), permit me to go and fight on the battleground and grace me with the opportunity to make my life fruitful and worthy in service of the panth."