"O child! Those were the good time when people had modesty and people lived in the loving-fear and respect of God....
A common fallacy propagated amongst Sikhs is that the Indian Constitution includes Sikhs in the definition of Hindus. The write-up aims to dispassionately analyse this view. The contention swirls around Article 25 of the Indian constitution.
What face do we show the world? How do we define ourselves? These are questions that are vital and fundamental to our sense of self.
We have all heard the refrain, “It is hard being a minority in this day in age” or “Being a minority in the United States is difficult.” The list of challenges is real and extensive...
I stand by my feelings truth and strength defining every thrust. If I were to define it, I would say that’s what makes me Sikh.
... the day after Waris Singh Ahluwalia, a first-class Sikh-American passenger, was refused a seat on an AeroMexico flight from Mexico to New York ... because he refused to remove his turban.
If I had only a few hours or days to live what would I do? Would I spend the next hours mindlessly traveling social media? Would I spend time reading and contemplating something philosophical and uplifting, or would I think and do something that would leave my footprints in the sands of time after I am gone?
We've all got this preconceived notion of what a religious person must be like, that we can't see people for who they are. Which is pretty much the same with any label we put on a person.
Instead we gather all differences together To speak, to be heard, and seen in fair measure. Abandoning fear and darkness we simply march on The righteous path, yes, today we resist and rise on...
The incident with Mr. Mukker on the anniversary week of 9/11 has made me feel yet again, torn. I feel betrayed by my people... but Americans are my people.