sikhism

Mayor and Mrs. Ballard, and Mr. David Kane visited the Sikh Temple (Acton Road) in Indianapolis on Sunday, July 17, 2011. Their visit is a part of our deep and sustained commitment to learn about leaders and their vision for our City and State as it relates to the communities that make central...

Gurfatehji The other day, eating late, I realised we were out of butter. Butter was important that evening, as it was Friday, which is steak day, and we had jacket potatoes. I normally have a particular brand of butter, it is not hugely expensive, but it floats my boat, its french, and I love...

Let us review some basic definitions first. Sant/Saint: A virtual saint who understands much of the ways of the Creator and creation around to be able to live in consonance with such Sipahi/Soldier: One who is fearless and upholder without fear of death or destruction. The...

Sikhs are terrible at PR We all know that, in recent times, Sikhs have faced an uphill struggle with their public image (post 1984, being confused for radical muslims, beards out of fashion etc) but the organisers of the major new Golden Temple exhibition in London have cited this as a key...

One Year On – UNITED SIKHS Distributes Rice to Pakistan’s Flood Victims of 2010 UNITED SIKHS and NATPOW distributed 25,000 kg of rice to Pakistan’s flood affected IDPs “We are thankful to UNITED SIKHS and the Bangkok Sikh Community who remembered Pakistani brothers during these trying times...

UNITED SIKHS Secure Kirpan Rights of Sikh Care Worker "As a new member of the Khalsa in 2011, I am very pleased to say that the employer's issue of wearing a Kirpan in the workplace has been quickly resolved with UNITED SIKHS’ help.” -Care worker Gian Singh thanking UNITED SIKHS for...

Stymied Sikhs still seek site An Indian religious group wanting to build a Sikh Temple in Hobart believes it is being discriminated against. Gurdwara Sahib Tasmania already has plans for a temple on vacant land at the top of Cascade Road, South Hobart. The council has deferred leasing...

Sikhs attending the London 2012 Olympics will be able to carry a small dagger, known as the kirpan, following reassurances from Lord Coe. In a letter to the Sikh Federation, the former gold medal-winning athlete and chairman of the London Organising Committee for the Olympic Games, wrote that...

This Monday, Sikhs for Justice is organizing a rally at the United Nations Headquarters to call for UN intervention stop India’s planned execution of Professor Devenderpal Singh Bhullar. Professor Bhullar’s brother, Tejinder Singh Bhullar will be addressing the rally. In their appeal to...

I am just curious as I personally don't feel a need for touchy, feely Babeys or Sants. However in a recent conversation someone alluded that, How should Sikhism address it constructively rather than just say there should be no need for such? We have seen of recent and of late how we have...

Gurfateh my fellow Australian Sikhs The Australian Bureau of Statistics national census will be conducted on Tuesday August 9, 2011. According to the 2006 census there were only 26,429 Sikhs in Australia, even though the Sikh Council of Australia believe the number to be much higher...