Those people always look brave and bright ~ Whose hearts are strong and feet are light It does not matter, if you were born in the sun ~ What matters is - you battled the darkness and won.
Reading a promising news item about a move by the veteran film actor, Sanjay Dutt, to make a movie on the historical battle of Saragarhi has made me want to share with the readers my thoughts on the issue of the proper commemoration of the great battle.
To dissuade construction of Sikh religious places on caste lines, Giani Gurbachan Singh announced that the Akal Takht would honour panchayat of village that had just one gurdwara."A certificate of appreciation will be awarded to that particular panchayat," he added.
This is the continuing legacy of abuses in Punjab. The truth is that in Punjab, New Delhi, and elsewhere there are thousands of Sikh mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, sons, and daughters who must go on living knowing that the pain of their loved ones has gone unacknowledged by society and government.
Everyone is well aware about the presence of the Sikhs in western countries such as UK, US and Canada. But very little has been documented about the Sikh community in other parts of the world.
Seva is the concept in Sikhi that defines the sharing of one’s life with others. It defines giving unto others in need, not only because of their need but, more importantly, because it sates our own inner need to share and give.
I guess the only person one can influence is oneself and their children. And sometimes not even that. I am thankful for the grace my son and I have received and will to not turn our faces away from our Guru for the glitter that shines and sparkles all around us,...
The din of ringing cell phones in the Sikh's holiest of holy shrine Golden Temple has made Sikh's apex body (SGPC) to mull over installing jammers in the Golden Temple complex to prevent the jarring mobile phone ring tones from ringing which disturb the concentration of fellow devotees and the sanctity of religious place.
I know this is a strange thing for a Sikh to confess, but it's true: I used to be really intimidated by the Guru Granth Sahib.