Sikhs have been seeking changes to the Anand Karaj Act to include a clause for the registration of their marriages. Similar Acts exist to allow for separate registration of marriages in case of Muslims, Christians, Parsis and Jews.
Sangat TV will be holding a trustees meeting at the end of this month to discuss further to better its financial position. Sangat TV became a household name last year when the channel went on the streets of Birmingham to cover the August riots.
Sometimes I think Sikhs are a little like ink blots. What people see when they spot a bearded man in a turban says more about them than it does about members of my faith, which probably explains the number of media commentators anxious to revive the myth that Sikhs are extremists, after a recent rally in Ottawa.
A 50-year-old Pakistani-Canadian has been sentenced to 14 years in jail for providing material support to the Sikh militant group Khalistan Commando Force, blamed for carrying out assassinations and bombings in India.
What is fearlessness? Where does it come from? What is it about Sikhi that we have such glorious shaheeds? What examples and what teachings have inspired us? What is it about Balwant Singh Rajoana that inspired so many Sikhs to unite?
While the UK may have overcome the extremity of the gender biases that Hardy presented in Tess of the D’Urbervilles, it’s clear that there is still work to be done elsewhere. Winterbottom’s work isn’t perfect, but it’s certainly a noble attempt at representing the female condition.
Panjab Cultural Association and SAINTS are proud to announce our preservation project of an endangered Guru Granth Sahib. This valuable Sikh treasure was discovered by a leading academic who works with Panjab Cultural Associations...
The family of a student killed during a demonstration in India are calling for a full investigation into his death.
American auto parts retailer AutoZone has agreed to pay $75,000 to its former Sikh employee who was barred from wearing turban at work.
Abbotsford senior Amarjit Singh Sidhu is being warmly remembered by the city's Indo-Canadian community as a kind and devoted man who spent his days overseeing the kitchen at Abbotsford's Gur Sikh temple and helping out wherever he could.