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Why and how Sikhi spread throught the world in old days? My topic means : how and why several crore people from many Asian regions, all religions and all ideologies became followers of Guru Nanak Dev ji i.e. Guru Nanak Nam Leva, who were later called Sikhs? What was chrishma in Him which...

I confess that I am addicted to political debate. The ethos encourages good governance for the benefit of the poorest of the poor. In the exciting - but trying reality - of present day political passions and campaigns for the impending elections in the United States, I caught a sane and...

ਅਣਗੌਲੇ ਸਿੱਖ ਕਬੀਲੇ ਡਾ ਦਲਵਿੰਦਰ ਸਿੰਘ ਗ੍ਰੇਵਾਲ ਗੁਰੂ ਨਾਨਕ ਦੇਵ ਜੀ ਨੇ ਸਿਖੀ ਦਾ ਜੋ ਬੂਟਾ ਲਾਇਆ ਤੇ ਵਿਸਵ ਦੀ ਯਾਤਰਾ ਕਰਕੇ ਫੈਲਾਇਆ ਤੇ ਜਿਸ ਨੂੰ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤ ਛਕਾਕੇ ਦਸ਼ਮੇਸ਼ ਜੀ ਨੇ ਸਿੰਘ ਬਣਾਇਆ ਉਹ ਵਧਦਾ ਵਧਦਾ ਸਾਰੇ ਵਿਸ਼ਵ ਵਿਚ ਜੜ੍ਹਾਂ ਫੜ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ।ਇਕ ਸਰਵੇਖਣ ਅਨੁਸਾਰ...

i am 18 years old, pursuing computer engineering in a well reputed college in mumbai. i have always had cool friends and supporting parents. but, i've never been a staunch believer in religion. i always find religion to be pointless, following what some person(s) said/wrote hundreds or thousands...

To be a Sikh, you pretty much believe in the existence of God. But people will argue how to be a Sikh, like I'm Sikh but cut hair, yet believe in God inside me. But there are people who are not Sikhs (Jews, Hindus, Christians, etc.) who also believe in God. If it was proven that there is no...

Lost in Partition, the Sikh-Muslim connection comes alive in the tale of Guru Nanak and Bhai Mardana A descendant of the guru’s Muslim disciple speaks of the importance of the rubabi tradition in Sikhism. “Why weren’t the Muslim rubabi protected? They held such high status in Sikhism? Why were...

I personally disagree with the campaign championed by MP Tan Dhesi for the creation of a 'Sikh' war memorial in London.. What do people think about this campaign?

Does Guru Granth Sahib describe depression?

Prompted by a discussion on another thread, My own answer, no idea, absolutely no idea at all, however, I do know what is not a Sikh, and what is not Sikhism, although it is all very subjective. If we take what we do know about Sikhism to be true, one fundamental aspect is that there is only...

While playing with two languages at the same time -- Punjabi and English – recently an oddity grabbed me. In both, the preschooler or even one who is barely a toddler is happily labeled “student.” But so is the one in school, in college or in graduate school; no matter if he/she is barely able...

Meaning of Critical Thinking Critical thinking has been in the news for a long time now with various countries already having incorporated such skills in their educational schemes with some beginning right from the elementary level. What exactly is critical thinking? Some definitions ...

Paradise Canyon Elementary students in Mickey Block’s third-grade class expanded their horizons Wednesday, when family members of classmate Gurdaas Singh Malik paid a visit and led a turban-tying demonstration. Mom Bhupinder Kaur Malik acquainted kids with the family’s Sikhism, a religion based...

We all don’t believe in living guru (dehdari guru’s). We believe in SRI GURU GRANTH SAHIB JI but as all sikh guru’s was (dehdari) in human being from now while debating we have to tell the other’s that dehdari or human can not be a guru after 10 guru’s. so i want to know from all of over sikh...

Stranded In Mumbai Rain, French Family Thanks Gurdwara For Help With every tragedy come incredible stories of humanity and generosity. As Mumbai struggles to deal with the mayhem caused by the heavy downpour on Tuesday, the kind-heartedness of its residents has been an example for everyone...

But elsewhere, the community is reclaiming its lost identity. by Harmeet Shah Singh If any researcher wants to study identity, I recommend s/he choose Sikhs as subject. The name Sikh is derived from the Sanskrit word for disciple or learner. Guru Nanak revealed God as a formless, divine...

There is a petition initiated in which women will begin the " Amrit Sanchar". We must support this petition and women should get their rights because our Sikh religion is the great and foremost, it doesn't believes in caste system, then why there is a discrimination between men and women...

Mine is one Sikh’s (my) perspective on the Sikh journey; enjoyment directly proportional to the generated conversation. More thoughtful the disagreement the greater my joy. Under the lens is a project defining a place for Sikhs and Sikhi in the North American mainstream. We need it. The idea...

"2016 was the year I came to the realization life no longer had joy. On the outside life was satisfying from every metric society would measure success by. Internally there was a discontentment with life. After a series of difficult personal events, I decided to take a year off work and assess...

Why did many gurus keep horses and told their sikhs to also keep horses. Like how guru hargobind sahib ji stressed the need for sikhs to give and have weapons and horses

Is it a sin? Uplifting women and giving them practically equal rights in each custom and ritual of Sikh religion Thakur Dalip Namdhari did Amrit Sanchar (Baptise) by Amritdhari women to flourish amritdhari community. is it wrong or right ? Yesterday Akal Takht Sahib has announced that they...