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Voice for the Voiceless
10 years ago By Navneet Kahlon 1 Comment ↓
Voice for the Voiceless is a spoken word piece addressing female infanticide from a unique perspective. The piece was performed at UC Berkeley at Kaur Voices, an event designed to create a space for Kaurs to tell their stories and discussion issues facing the community. Read On...
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The Pen and the Sword: An Ode to Guru Gobind Singh
10 years ago By Sangeeta Luthra 2 Comments ↓
Sometimes it feels like the world is collapsing under the weight of uncertainty, mis-trust, and hatred. As I move through my community with my family, it is not uncommon for heads to turn for another look. Sometimes curiosity gazes back Read On...
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BULLYING & HARASSING
10 years ago By I. J Singh No Comments ↓
Bullying is not rare in schools and neighborhoods in North America and the relatively new and small minority of Sikhs has often been the target. This essay briefly explores the history and practice of bullying and suggests some strategies that might help. Read On...
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LEANING ON EACH OTHER
10 years ago By I. J Singh 2 Comments ↓
This essay explores and fosters the intertwined relationship of Sikhs and Sikhi in India with their counterparts abroad, particularly in North America Read On...
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“Yours, with the greatest possible sympathy…Charles” (His Royal Highness Prince Charles’s letter to my Father)
10 years ago By Kulbir Colin Singh Dhillon 2 Comments ↓
Death is upon us all, yet how does the individual tackle this final journey that we must all take? Kulbir Colin Singh Dhillon shares the valuable lessons from the final journey of his beloved mother, Gurbaksh Kaur Dhillon, and how her positive outlook on life, her Chardikala even touch the future King if England, HRH Prince Charles. Read On...
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Sikhs Today: Ideas & Opinions by I.J. Singh – A Review by Manjyot Kaur
10 years ago By Manjyot Kaur No Comments ↓
This article is a book review of Sikhs Today: Ideas and Opinions, by I.J. Singh. Like its quartet of predecessors, this latest collection of essays is a thought-provoking blend of the adroitly parsed ideas, the trenchant wit, and the fearless dialogue and debate for which he is so well known. Read On...
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Guru Gobind Singh: A Great Proponent of Religious Diversity
10 years ago By Dr. Bhai Harbans Lal No Comments ↓
Guru Gobind Singh worked tirelessly to restore society’s confidence in the time-tested human values of unity in diversity, freedom of faith practices, justice and compassion. Author Bhai Harbans Lal offers his tribute to the tenth Master - champion of human rights and a self righteous great saint soldier. Read On...
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The Enchanted Garden of Talwandi 2013 by Jessi Kaur
10 years ago By I. J Singh No Comments ↓
The book ‘The Enchanted Garden of Talwandi’ authored by Jessi Kaur puts the spotlight on Talwandi, the village where Guru Nanak took birth over 500 years ago and turns it into a magical place that will enchant every Sikh – adult or child. Read On...
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Sikh Women: Bypassed by history but why?
10 years ago By I. J Singh 6 Comments ↓
Sikh women show greater fluidity in their identity than Sikh men. Gender inequality continues to exist in Sikh practice even where the teaching is purposefully focused on gender equality. That woman remains the lesser gender is beyond debate. I offer plausible hypotheses of how such practices very likely took birth. Read On...
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Sikhlens 2013: A Cause for Celebration
10 years ago By Michael Singh 8 Comments ↓
This weekend has been amazing, amazing! Every year I see this growing and the momentum it has gained, the recognition it has gained inside the community, outside the community, this event has become truly an institution in itself. And I’m so proud to be associated with it. Read On...