JK Rowling’s Controversial New Book, “Casual Vacancy” Has Sikhs in Uproar Because of a Lack of Exoticism, Sections on Naan-Bread Are Limited, and The Aroma of Curry is Not Even Mentioned. Akal Takht and the SGPC Are Now Involved. Dates For the Book Burning to Be Announced Via Twitter.
What happens when defenders of a nation become 'enemies' in the eyes of its government? What happens to ordinary people forced to choose between their religion and their country? Militancy throws up such questions all over the world.
The word "Ghadar" caught her attention and aroused her curiosity. She kept following up relentlessly until she found an online listing of the Ghadar Directory, containing the names of 1149 people. She ran her finger down the list until she stumbled upon one name....
It was supposed to be a historic moment, the culmination of two years of work and the start of an exciting program for about 60 Surrey kids.
A survey published this week found more young people turning away from religion, believing that the definition of being "moral" meant looking after your family rather than taking part in religion.
And then … then, things soured in the minds of a handful of Sikhs, with post-partum predictability.
Answering questions from journalists and others at a book-reading event at the Southbank Centre here last night, Rowling, 47, said that when she was in her mid-twenties she knew a Sikh woman who sparked her interest in Sikhism.
The Seventh Annual SikhNet Online Youth Film Festival inspired submissions of nearly 20 inspiring films from young filmmakers all around the world.