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A New Album From Satinder Singh Sartaaj

by JASKIRAN KAPOOR February 09, 2012 (1 comment(s)) — Thu, 9 Feb 2012

]]> "Sartaaj Live: Lafza da Haan da" is his third album after Sartaaj and Cheeray Vaala Sartaaj, and this one pays tribute to his alma mater, Panjab University.

UPS Me A Needle!

by INDERPREET SINGH February 09, 2012 (1 comment(s)) — Thu, 9 Feb 2012

]]> "Here is a sewing needle," said the Guru. "Keep it with you - use it if you like. I would like you to give my needle back to me in the next world when we meet after death."

Mindful Eating: Food For Thought ... And Vice Versa

by JEFF GORDINIER February 09, 2012 (1 comment(s)) — Thu, 9 Feb 2012

]]> Mindful eating is not a diet, or about giving up anything at all. It’s about experiencing food more intensely - especially the pleasure of it.

Touching The Feet: Sikhing Answers - IV

February 08, 2012 (7 comment(s)) — Wed, 8 Feb 2012

]]> As children, we have been taught by our parents to greet our elders - grandparents, for example - by touching their feet. And to do the same in parting, after a visit.

It's Okay To Say "I Don't Know" To Our Kids

by DAVID SUZUKI February 08, 2012 (1 comment(s)) — Wed, 8 Feb 2012

]]> When I became a teacher, I learned quickly that there's nothing wrong with saying, "I don't know." Teaching children how to learn is more useful than feeding them facts.

From The Frying Pan Into The Fire: Trials & Tribulations of Sikh-Afghan Baljit Singh

by ERNESTO LONDONO February 07, 2012 (6 comment(s)) — Tue, 7 Feb 2012

]]> Amid ferocious battles among various Afghan militant factions in the mid-1990s, his family fled to Pakistan.

Paldi: Tale of A Sikh Village in Canada

BOOK REVIEW February 07, 2012 (2 comment(s)) — Tue, 7 Feb 2012

]]> The author, who attended school with Paldi's Sikh children, wished to explore the encounters and bonds between the two cultures. This is done through the friendship of the two main characters, Prabhjot and Ella.

Nitnem:The Sikh Daily Liturgy The Talking Stick Colloquium # 75

Convenor: RAVINDER SINGH February 06, 2012 (25 comment(s)) — Mon, 6 Feb 2012

]]> Nitnem weaves the sacred into the fabric of daily life and serves as a reminder that we live on dual planes simultaneously - the sacred and the profane, the secular and the spiritual.

Sikh-Briton World War II Hero Laid To Rest

by LEICESTER MERCURY & BBC February 06, 2012 (2 comment(s)) — Mon, 6 Feb 2012

]]> Harnam Singh distinguished himself through his bravery as a tank gunner with the 8th King George V Own Light Cavalry during the Burmese campaign during World War II.

What To Do About Violent Biblical Texts? Or Phinehas, The Patron Saint of Hate Crime

by PHILIP JENKINS February 06, 2012 (4 comment(s)) — Mon, 6 Feb 2012

]]> Before attacking Islam, Christians and Jews need to think carefully about one name in particular, which is that of Phinehas, the patron saint of hate crime.

My Special K

by ROSALIA SCALIA February 05, 2012 (3 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.

Sikhism in Global Context A Book of Essays Edited by Dr. Pashaura Singh

A Book Review by SARAN SINGH February 04, 2012 (3 comment(s)) — Sat, 4 Feb 2012

]]> Most Indian historians tend to bypass - or trivialize - 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 (3 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 (28 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 (8 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 (5 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 (16 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 (2 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 (7 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 (11 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.