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My Special K

by ROSALIA SCALIA February 05, 2012 (0 comment(s)) — Sun, 5 Feb 2012

]]> When a karra was slipped onto my right wrist at the Golden Temple in November, I didn’t expect the steel bangle with Gurmukhi prayers etched into it to develop its own presence.

Dr. Pashaura Singh's Sikhism in Global Context

A Book Review by SARAN SINGH February 04, 2012 (2 comment(s)) — Sat, 4 Feb 2012

]]> A majority of historians of India remains preoccupied with the epochal Mughal dynnasty, and tends to bypass - or triviliaze - the profound impact of Guru Nanak and the Nine succeeding Gurus.

Across River Raavi Raavi Paar

READINGS ON PUNJAB - Jaipur Literature Festival February 04, 2012 (1 comment(s)) — Sat, 4 Feb 2012

]]> Inspired by Sampooran Singh Gulzar's book of short stories, a session of readings on Punjab was held recently at the literary fest.

Furrow Thy Mind A Garden Will Rise

Fri, 3 Feb 2012

]]> In time, he was able to read and write Gurmukhi. When he first inscribed his name, his joy knew no bounds. He broke into a dance, exclaiming, “Today, Swarna has become Swaran Singh!”

Stolen Glory Revised History - Rakesh Krishnan Simha Cooks Up A Story

by GURMUKH SINGH [United Kingdom] February 03, 2012 (23 comment(s)) — Fri, 3 Feb 2012

]]> Indians! What Indians? How did this fellow make the giant leap from the Sikh conquest of Afghanistan to an Indian conquest, for heaven's sake?

Dubai Inaugurates New Gurdwara

by JAY B. HILOTIN February 02, 2012 (7 comment(s)) — Thu, 2 Feb 2012

]]> Mauve-coloured carpet, chandeliers and modern acoustics lend a distinct touch to the column-free main diwan hall, topped by an 18-metre glass dome that offers generous lighting.

Black Magic: Sahiba J. Singh, The Chic Couturier of Chandigarh

by JAGMEETA THIND JOY February 02, 2012 (1 comment(s)) — Thu, 2 Feb 2012

]]> The Chandigarh-based designer and stylist who specialises in Sikh trousseau-wear for women and men, has loved working with black in all her collections.

Friends Out Of Thin Air

by HARDEV SINGH BHAMRA February 02, 2012 (2 comment(s)) — Thu, 2 Feb 2012

]]> The pace of life in the last decade has become so much faster and we want to extract information so quickly that it’s become difficult to grow into something or someone.

Dr. Arvinder Singh Soin: Miracle Worker

by SHASHANK SHEKHAR February 01, 2012 (6 comment(s)) — Wed, 1 Feb 2012

]]> "Nowhere has anyone performed six simultaneous liver operations. This in itself is a record. All the six liver operations were linked to each other, which made it a Herculean, marathon task for us."

The Bard Divine

Wed, 1 Feb 2012

]]> Describing Guru Nanak’s visit to Baghdad, Bhai Gurdas wrote how his divine song had an electric effect on the residents of the city where music had been banned.

What is Milni? Sikhing Answers - III

February 01, 2012 (15 comment(s)) — Wed, 1 Feb 2012

]]> Every Sikh wedding is preceded by an odd event enacted outside the gurdwara, shortly before the commencement of the Anand Karaj - of pairs of men, one from each side, ceremoniously hugging each other. Then the women ...

Duleep Singh's Guardian Was As Greedy And Unscrupulous As The British Who Hired Him

by SHYAM BHATIA January 31, 2012 (1 comment(s)) — Tue, 31 Jan 2012

]]> John Login was appointed as Duleep Singh’s guardian in 1849 shortly after the cooked-up and so-called Second Anglo-Sikh Wars, when the latter was only 11-years old.

Sikh-Aussies Join Multi-Faith Celebration on Australia Day

by GURMUKH SINGH [United Kingdom] January 31, 2012 (4 comment(s)) — Tue, 31 Jan 2012

]]> Each faith representative walked the length of the hall with his or her own religious “symbol” to soft background music associated with that religion, while a narrator read out the message signified by the symbol.

Man and Superman: The Talking Stick Colloquium # 74

Convenor: RAVINDER SINGH January 30, 2012 (12 comment(s)) — Mon, 30 Jan 2012

]]> The idea that runs through Guru Nanak's salok is one of self-transcendence, of exceeding oneself, made possible only through the transformative presence of the Guru.

The Rightful Owner: A First Novel by Charandeep Singh

A Book Review by MAHIPAL SINGH January 29, 2012 (2 comment(s)) — Sun, 29 Jan 2012

]]> This first novel is a tale of a Sikh soldier, Nihal Singh, and his British senior, Mark Smith, both of whom served in the Army of the British Raj.

A Legacy of Valour: The Sikh Regiment [1846-2010]

EXCERPT January 29, 2012 (6 comment(s)) — Sun, 29 Jan 2012

]]> "In war", writes a British Officer, "under stress, there is no one like the Sikh; work him almost to death and he is magnificent."

Some Soul Searching

by M. J. KAUR January 28, 2012 (12 comment(s)) — Sat, 28 Jan 2012

]]> I don’t want to be equated any more with most of the amritdharis I see. I don’t want to be equated with the judgmental hypocrites you see running our gurdwaras and elsewhere in the community.

A Fable For The Easily Offended

by T. SHER SINGH January 28, 2012 (5 comment(s)) — Sat, 28 Jan 2012

]]> The old man felt helpless, smarting from his new injury. There was no one in sight who was willing to help, though there were a number of by-standers.

Sikh-Aussie Awarded Medal of The Order of Australia

by MANPREET KAUR SINGH January 27, 2012 (10 comment(s)) — Fri, 27 Jan 2012

]]> With a vision for the future, Bawa Singh Jagdev helped establish an umbrella body for Sikhs in Australia, named the Sikh Council of Australia Inc.

What Is The Fifty? Sikhing Answers - II

January 27, 2012 (12 comment(s)) — Fri, 27 Jan 2012

]]> The 'fifty' is a band of cloth, visible in the form of a triangle on the forehead of a Sikh wearing a turban, just below the cusp or peak of the turban.

Punjabi Poet Surijit Singh Patar Awarded Padma Shri

NEWS REPORT January 27, 2012 (3 comment(s)) — Fri, 27 Jan 2012

]]> Noted Punjabi poet, Surjit Singh Pãtar, is to be conferred with the Padma Shri Award in the field of Literature and Education - Poetry.

Cri de Coeur: A Cry From The Heart

by A. KAUR January 26, 2012 (21 comment(s)) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012

]]> I remember dreading the very thought of going home after work, because for me it symbolized a battleground with the lines clearly demarcating my husband's position in favour of his family.

Israel Turns Its Back On Its Black Citizens: Even Though They Are Jews

by DANIEL ESTRIN January 26, 2012 (15 comment(s)) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012

]]> Kess Semai Elias, 42, said the recent reports of discrimination add to his and other Ethiopian Jewish spiritual leaders' dismay and feelings that they are not welcome.

Kartar Singh Duggal [1917-2012]

NEWS REPORT January 26, 2012 (3 comment(s)) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012

]]> We have just received the sad news that renowned Sikh-Indian litterateur, Sardar Kartar Singh Duggal, has died.

Jay Leno Has Done No Wrong

by T. SHER SINGH January 25, 2012 (102 comment(s)) — Wed, 25 Jan 2012

]]> There is an election going on in India, and it is opportune for these scoundrels to drum up a controversy out of thin air, fan the flames, and then claim that they are the defenders of Sikhs.

The Children Will Lead Them

by MANDIP KAUR SANDHER January 25, 2012 (4 comment(s)) — Wed, 25 Jan 2012

]]> The hunger to truly understand the unity of the Creator and Creation has kept stirring within my soul. Finally, as a vigilant student of life and with Guru’s Grace, a ray of hope has illuminated my heart and mind.

Beyond The Gardens' Wall

by NATALIE NORTH January 25, 2012 (2 comment(s)) — Wed, 25 Jan 2012

]]> David Gray reveals answers through archival materials, photographs, new footage of the area and descendant interviews in his film which premiers at the Victoria Film Festival on Feb 12.

Where The Rubber Hits The Road: Novelist Baldev Singh Sadaknama

by NONIKA SINGH January 25, 2012 (4 comment(s)) — Wed, 25 Jan 2012

]]> The renowned novelist worked as a truck-driver for 10 years and was privy to a world that outsiders can neither relate to nor understand.

Sikhing Answers

January 24, 2012 (22 comment(s)) — Tue, 24 Jan 2012

]]> The inaugural question in a new, regular feature: What is the reasoning behind removing our shoes and washing our feet before we enter the divan hall of a gurdwara?

Guru Granth Sahib in Braille

by PERNEET SINGH, et al January 22, 2012 (4 comment(s)) — Sun, 22 Jan 2012

]]> Bhai Gurmej Singh sent his son Harpreet to the West to zero in on suitable paper on which the Guru Granth Sahib could be ideally printed in Braille.