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Today brings a number of updates which I include in the 1984 forum rather than the India forum for the sake of the historical record.

Sikh American Organizations Stand with Gurbaksh Singh on 36th Day of His Hunger Strike; Demand Rule of Law in India December 20, 2013 - We, the undersigned organizations, are concerned about the plight of Gurbaksh Singh, a Sikh activist in Punjab, who is on hunger strike to protest against...

Just a little dose of Chardi Kala for you Monday. It shows that courage can come at any age. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gq7ZgXz_YLc

Gurpreet Singh: Canada needs to stand up for Dalits by Gurpreet Singh http://www.straight.com/news/518236/gurpreet-singh-canada-needs-stand-dalits The Dalits, also known as Untouchables, continue facing discrimination in India and in Canada. It is high time that Canada, which claims...

Will the real 'Falana Singh' please stand up? INDIA TODAY ONLINE NEW DELHI, AUGUST 4, 2013 | UPDATED 15:38 IST Punjab CM Parkash Singh Badal How can every sarpanch in Bathinda be 'Falana Singh'? Here's how. In an incident that reflected a dismal state of awareness and horrid...

Will Tanya Rosenblit’s stand lead to the desegregation of ultra-Orthodox Jews in Jerusalem? By Josh Mintz Dec.19, 2011 | 4:59 PM | 54 Rosenblit reminds me of Rosa Parks, who – together with Clifford Durr, Edgar Nixon and Jackie Robinson – led to the eventual racial desegregation of the...

AISSF urges SGPC to clear its stand on Kumbh Mela http://www.punjabnewsline.com/news/AISSF-urges-SGPC-to-clear-its-stand-on-Kumbh-Mela.html Friday, January, 11 2013 - 16:48 AMRITSAR: All India Sikh Students Federation president Karnail Singh Peer Mohammad has urged the premier Sikh...

Video Contest- California Youth, Do Your Part to Create Sikh Awareness and Stand Against Bullying ! Highlights...

Bin Laden’s last stand: In final months, terrorist leader worried about his legacy By Joby Warrick, THE WASHINGTON POST ,Published: April 30 A few months before Osama bin Laden’s death, Web sites linked to al-Qaeda ran excited commentary about a proposed new killing machine dubbed the...

The Battle of Saragarhi - The Last Stand of the 36th Sikh Regiment - YouTube http://www.sikhcomics.com publication. September 12, 1897, twenty-one soldiers of the 36th Sikh Regiment, including their commander, Havildar Ishar Singh, faced impossible odds. Over ten thousand Pathans and...

Comic book on the Battle of Saragarhi is due to be released on Nov 30, 2011 Battle of Saragarhi, The Last Stand of The 36th Sikh Regiment Script: Daljeet Singh Sidhu, Art: Amarjit Virdi From the back cover: September 12, 1897, 21 soldiers of the 36th Sikh Regiment, including their...

World Pre-Occupied, India Must Stand on Its Own: PM New Delhi | Oct 11, 2011 Highlighting multiple challenges faced by the country, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said the task of coordinated response to global problems has become more difficult as major powers are "pre-occupied" and...

admin note: We have to find more about this story. It is too sketchy, yet seems to be ongoing for some time. Amritsar, July 21 (PTI) Jathedar of Akal Takht Giani Gurbachan Singh today said the Sikh high priests would stand by the Jathedar of Takht Damdama Sahib (Talwandi Sabo) against whom a...

The federal government last week expressed solidarity with the Sikh community while attacking the "separatist" Quebec parties over the kirpan "non-issue". Minister of Immigration, Citizenship and Multiculturism Jason Kenney charged the incident - in which four Sikhs were barred from entering...

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/story?id=5314996&page=2 The giants of world politics are assembled in Toyako, Japan, for the G-8 summit this weekend, but while they may be big-time players, most of them wouldn't stand out in a crowd. German Chancellor Angela Merkel, center, U.S. President...

I came across information dealing with the prevalence of people from Punjab manipulating westerners and western immigration systems to migrate out of the region. Here are a few links to stories: People will do anything in Punjab to go abroad because they see it as an honour, even if it means...

It has brought the message home and purpose has been served, he says Despite the Congress distancing itself from his ‘saffron terror' remark, Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on Wednesday stood by it, saying there was no difference between the party and the government. “I do not...

Real Americans, Please Stand Up by D. CAVETT All this talk about the mosque reminds me of two things I heard growing up in Nebraska. I had a 6th grade teacher who referred to American Indians as "sneaky redskins" and our enemies in the Pacific as "dirty Japs." This abated somewhat after I...

source: http://www.punjabnewsline.com/content/view/25033/38/ Akal Takht ex-jathedar sticks to stand on scripture Punjab Newsline Network Tuesday, 13 April 2010 TORONTO: Toronto-based former Akal Takht head priest Darshan Singh Ragi, who was excommunicated by the Sikh high priests in...

TRAUMA CARE ON THE MENU By Vishal Bhandari Posted On Sunday, January 03, 2010 If you ever travel on the old...