Browsing Tag: Los Angeles

Management Committee of Walnut Gurdwara held a prayer vigil for the US marine victims of terrorist shooting at Chattanooga, Tennessee

It is learnt that United Sikhs International Civil and Human Rights Advocacy (ICHRA) Team received an email confirmation from the Pikey Bar and Café Management detailing that the portraits of the Sikh Guru’s have been removed from the Bar as of October 1st, 2013.

If making people happy was the aim of this function, I had a personal knowledge that it was successful and everybody seem to be leaving the function in a happy mood. This all is not possible without the blessings of the God Almighty.

Some 15,000 Sikhs from Southern California and beyond came together on Sunday, April 7th to Celebrate Baisakhi at the Los Angeles Convention Center.

The Sikh Community of Southern California is busily preparing for the annual celebration of Vaisakhi Kirtan Darbar and Nagar Kirtan.

For the past few years, many teens and sevadars have been going to the LA Marathon to volunteer and hand out water to the participating runners.

These central Sikh values and traditions have culminated into establishing the Guru Nanak Food Pantry which is run by local volunteers with the purpose of serving anyone in need.

“The clothing business is the way we are able to do everything you see here,” said Bhajneet Singh, 31, who runs Papillon with his parents and extended family. “We pride ourselves on that work-life balance.”

Baisakhi Day is celebrated each year in the Sikh Community of Southern California with an exquisite Kirtan Darbar and royal Nagar Kirtan. Baisakhi Day commemorates the day in 1699 when the 10th Sikh Guru, Guru Gobind Singh Ji, established the Khalsa Panth; a society dedicated to Purity of Spirit.

Two of Orange County’s centers of higher learning were on a “tornado” watch as centenarian marathoner Fauja Singh stormed through the campuses of California State University, Fullerton, Nov. 17 and Chapman University Nov. 18-20 to meet with students and his fellow Sikhs.

Baisakhi Day is celebrated each year in the Sikh Community of Southern California with an exquisite Kirtan Darbar and royal Nagar Kirtan.

The seminar "I Feel Fine, So Why Do I Need a Check Up?" included Kar, Gary Cohan. an internist and radio talk show host; Dr. Soram Singh Khalsa, author of "The Vitamin D Revolution;" Jack Lewin, a physician and veteran health care advocate; and Judith Reichman, a gynecologist and writer on women's health issues.

Chilly morning of Dec 20, the LA Sikh community gathered at the Fred Jordan Mission to participate in the Annual Christmas Toy Drive.

"Sikhism isn't just a religion, it's a way of life. It teaches acceptance of diversity and equality of all living creatures."

The day’s festivities began with a blissfully meditative Puran Asa De Vaar at 4:00 am at Guru Ram Das Ashram, artfully played by Hazoori Ragi Darbar Sahib, Bhai Nirmal Singh Khalsa and jetha.