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Sat Sri Akal, Dear All, I am a Sikh ( Cut Surd and yes I am ashamed of it but please read full thread. I was not very religious from the start but in the last few years I have taken interest to understand my roots and teachings of our gurus. I have a lof of sikh friends ( Maintain Kesh...

Betrayal of Guru Granth Sahib by Sikhs Dr Sukhmander Singh Abstract Sikhs claim that Guru Granth Sahib is the unique scripture of world capable of providing peace and harmony to the entire humanity. There is no doubt about it. But Sikhs who are the custodians of Guru Granth Sahib have no...

In Sikhism the most important of the five Kakkars is "one will never cut,trim or remove hairs of his body".And any Sikh guilty of this part of ethic is a PATIT, i.e. a fallen one. Nowadays Sikhs especially in Punjab villages are cutting off or have already shorn their hairs of head. In Punjab...

Daily Langar Is Being Served At Various Stations For The passengers Of The Sachkhand Express.. Seva Starts From:- NANDED Station MANMAD Station KHANDWA Station DELHI Station DABRA Station AMRITSAR Station Daily Thousands Of Passengers From Various Community Enjoy The Seva &...

Source - Hindustan Times Delhi 20 Sept 2012, HT City Page 2 Fun facts - Mr. Kochar here is the MD of the biggest shaving cream company, now making headway into beer business while rubbing shoulders with the likes of Mr. Tytler.

When Amrit Sanchar is done in Gurdwaras the acting PANJ PIARAS advise the Amrit Dharies that, inter alia, they will not eat meat. In Sikh Gur Maryada (Book of Sikh Ethics) it is nowhere mentioned MEAT is taboo. In Guru Arjan Sahib's Langar meat was served. It was only dispensed with at the...

I was always under the impression that Divvali is a Hindu festival. Why do Sikhs celebrate it, and why is the Golden Temple decorated specially for it?

Gurfatehji A few days ago, I noticed a turbaned Sikh outside my shop, so I had a little chat, he spoke no english, I speak a little Punjabi, we nodded and chatted, and off he went. Yesterday, he came into the shop, I beamed, sat him down, and we chatted about Indian politics, ritual, the...

ACT NOW- BE THE CHANGE TO BRING THE CHANGE!!! Your Support can transform the outlook of future generation towards SIKHS For California Residents - Sign the petition to add Sikhism to school curriculum California, USA...

Sat Nam I saw this at Sikhnet and thought it was worth sharing: http://youtu.be/vZ_MTNHk2Dw Its lighthearted but speaks the truth assertively, too. kaurhug Nam Jiwan

US Senators Ask Govt to Track Hate Crimes Against Sikhs Lalit K Jha - Washington - Aug 23, 2012 A bipartisan group of 19 influential Senators today appealed to the US Department of Justice and the FBI to revise hate crime monitoring process to allow for the and tracking of hate crimes...

A television advert for a Birmingham furniture shop has been banned because it was "likely to cause serious offence" to the Sikh community. The ad for The Sofa Factory featured a picture of Guru Nanak, the Sikh religion's founder, and a soundtrack in the style of sacred verses. The...

Why do we wear turbans?" Nearly every Sikh American who grows up in the U.S. asks their families this question and as two Sikh Americans who maintain our faith, we were no different when we were little. This week, as Americans join in vigils for the six murdered Sikhs in another violent...

40 Sikhs Convert to Christianity in a Tarn Taran District Village Gurdwara Management's Treatment of "Low Caste" Sikhs Calls for Strict Action By: Sikh24 Editors Gurdwara Baba Bir Singh in village Dhotian, district Tarn Taran AMRITSAR SAHIB (August 21, 2012)–According to sources...

Seeking Sikhs BY GORDON E. PIFHER, president of British Columbia Conference Adventist Review ( journal of the Seventh-day Adventist Church ) Reaching out to neighbors to share with them the message of Jesus’ love isn’t restricted to just the person who lives next door—or to those who...

Southern Baptists want to evangelize to Sikhs On August 13, 2012 At 6:14 pm After the tragic shooting, at a Sikhs temple, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the Southern Baptists want to share the Gospel with the Sikhs. They view this as “an unprecedented opportunity to reach out to their Sikh...

Underneath the Turban: Why Sikhs Do Not Hide Valarie Kaur and Simran Jeet Singh - Huffington Post - 08/13/2012 8:00 am Why do we wear turbans?" Nearly every Sikh American who grows up in the U.S. asks their families this question and as two Sikh Americans who maintain our faith, we were...

HINDUSTAN TIMES Monday, August 13, 2012 Press Trust Of India Washington, August 13, 2012 Sikhs to submit memorandum to Obama The Sikh community in the US plans to submit a memorandum to President Barack Obama, expressing their commitment to uphold the highest values of the...

What the Sikhs Taught Me By Kevin B. Lee This is a photo of me taken in 2008. I was in the middle of a five-year personal journey with the Sikh community, during which I seriously contemplated adopting the Sikh faith as my own. It was the most intensive and productive period of spiritual growth...

The mass shooting of a gurdwara (Sikh temple) in Wisconsin on Sunday is merely the latest chapter in a history of violence. In the months following the attacks of 9/11, more than 300 incidences of hate crimes against Sikhs were reported, according to the Sikh Coalition (PDF). Though their...