sikh philosophy

Are unbaptized Sikhs considered "less" Sikh in any way? If one doesn't live in the area of a gurdwara, but would like to live a Sikh lifestyle and worship as a Sikh, would it be possible to consider oneself an unbaptized Sikh? The main reason I ask is out of respect. Before I identify myself...

Supporting Sikligars Sikhs is very important as we often forget them, yet they are such an important part of Sikh community and rich history. Sikligars Sikhs were the lohars (ironsmiths/blacksmiths) who once specialized in the craft of making and polishing weapons. Once more commonly known as...

International gathering of young Sikhs focuses on creating good citizens By SARBAN SINGH SWEDISH siblings Manjoth Singh, 11, and his six-year-old sister Harjeevan Kaur were spellbound upon seeing a bevy of sparkling clean BMWs and vintage cars lead a procession carrying the Guru Granth...

AYRSHIRE’S Sikh Association will become the first in Scotland to have its Sunday worship lead by a team of female ministers. For the first time in the history of the group and according to chairman Paul Singh, it’s the first time in Scotland that women have led the Sunday worship. The...

Members of a Michigan Sikh community are upset after a student was banned from bringing a religious sword to a public school. The incident occurred at Bentley Elementary School in Canton when a fourth grader was caught wearing a small saber underneath his clothing, reports MyFoxDetriot...

BN assures Sikhs of continued help IPOH: The Sikh community in Perak received an assurance from the Barisan Nasional state government that it will continue to look after the community's less fortunate and needy members. Over 400 Sikh families are living below the poverty line with many...

Sikhs look to ease tensions over ceremonial dagger DETROIT -- Tensions over a Sikh boy who took a religious sword to an elementary school have prompted a public meeting Thursday night to introduce the Sikh religion to metro Detroiters. Last month, controversy erupted after a fourth-grade...

Sikhs called off a protest against Minister of State for Home Affairs Ajay Maken here on Tuesday after he apologized to them for releasing a poster in which he was shown along with the other revered gurus. The Sikhs, led by their political outfit, the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), had planned to...

Celebration of Parkash Diwas of Sri Guru Gobind Singh

Hindus greet Sikhs on Guru Gobind Singh birthday 2011-01-02 05:30:00 Hindus have sent early greetings to Sikh communities world over for upcoming birthday of Guru Gobind Singh Sahib (1666-1708), tenth Guru of Sikhism. Well known Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a release in Nevada (USA) today...

’84 Riots or Genocide ? Canadian MP to support ‘Sikhs for Justice’ Perneet Singh, Tribune News Service Amritsar, December 29. Canadian MP Sukh Dhaliwal, who hogged the limelight this year for filing a petition in Canadian Parliament to recognise the 1984 riots as genocide, today said he...

SGPC to give say to foreign Sikhs Mulls panel to address Sikh concerns across globe Perneet Singh Tribune News Service Amritsar, December 22 Even as the SGPC is gearing up for a protest outside the US Embassy in New Delhi tomorrow over the turban frisking issue, it is toying with the...

The Punjab Element - Immigration of Farmers, Soldiers and Entrepreneurs I say to my fellow Punjabis, let us complete the whole alphabet - America-Australia (A), Brazil(B), Canada-Chile-China (C), Denmark (D), Ethopia (E), France (F), Italy & India (I), .....and so on. Make Punjab, Punjabiat...

“Sikhs in the City” The NY Punjabi and Sikhs Meetup Group Please join us for kirtan at our Gurdwara in Murray Hill. This once a month event organized by the volunteers of the Manhattan Sikh Association welcomes everyone to participate in this small, personal gathering to listen to kirtan...

Satshri akal, I know sikh doesn't believe in castes, but I just want to know about , rana caste in sikh religion, , I m also rana, but I not clear abt tht, I think rana,s are jatt , but I hvnt sessions more rana sikh

United Sikhs Conference Brings Together The Cream Of Crop Of Young Bright, Articulate Sikhs The United Sikhs Organization headed conference held in Surrey dealt with human rights , women rights and problems, youth problems and Sikh identity crisis problems faced by Sikhs in various countries...

Most people of Sikh heritage living in the West celebrate Christmas. During Christmas many people will buy alcohol, a big fat turkey, and presents to give to the children. On Christmas day the atmosphere in many homes is like a party, the booze is flowing, the smell of meat fills the house and...

Do you think it’s important that your neighbors know about Sikhs? We believe that many of the challenges we face in this country are because most Americans don't know who we are and what we stand for. To address this issue, we have produced a series of ground-breaking resources over the...

Placed below is the main text of the presentation, a summary of which was read at the UN Human Rights Council, through the courtesy of the Interfaith International on June 12, 2008 at Geneva. It is reproduced here, with thanks, from blog of Gurtej Singh: Editor 1. I am grateful to this assembly...

This is an article recently published in The Times newspaper. Apologies for the scanned image, it is not possible to obtain electronically. I thought it was worth sharing. The article is written by a non-Sikh. It's all wonderful to read positive news rather than the usual negativity!!