Mostly scattered in Nagaon and Sonitpur districts, the Assamese Sikhs, as they have come to be known, trace their origin to 1820 when Maharaja Ranjit Singh sent 500 Sikh soldiers to the region to fight Myanmarese invaders.
Often we know something is inevitable, and although we try to struggle against it, to fight the current, we know we cannot stop it.
Despite the patriarchal aspects of Sikh culture, a Sikh feminist speaking lat the University of B.C. says the religious tradition holds many liberating features, which women and men can both embrace for a more egalitarian society.
Syrian authorities are systematically detaining and torturing children, the United Nations' human rights chief, Navi Pillay, has told the BBC.
Pavan Kaur from Argentina debuts her beautiful new album "Akash Bani". Centered around the Bani of Guru Nanak Dev Ji. Each track has beautiful sweet musical compositions from various pauri’s (lines) from Japji Sahib.
Merida isn’t your usual 2-D Disney Princess, as she’ll be hitting theaters in 3-D and CGI like Rapunzel. But you can be sure that Jasmine, Snow White, Cinderella, Aurora, Belle, Pocahontas, Mulan, Tiana, and Rapunzel will soon be welcoming a Scottish princess.
The imagery of a convicted Sikh militant on death row in India, Balwant Singh Rajoana, dominated the annual Vaisakhi parade in Surrey. His pictures greeted visitors from different corners of the streets as the procession passed through the city Saturday.
In the core of the philosophy of the Sikh Gurus is that we must seek to re-merge our consciousness to the Divine Consciousness, and that this requires us to uplift our awareness to beyond the mundane and egocentric perspective. We must, as Dr. Haidt might say, seek to become more than ourselves.
Thousands of people – many in orange turbans, scarves and robes – followed the procession, and handed out sweets and treats to onlookers.
The SALDEF Internship Program offers Sikh American youth rare opportunities for political advocacy and leadership development.