Missionaries in Punjab – A Growing Concern
This is Part 1 in a series of articles that will address the growth of Christian Missionaries in Punjab. "Just as we do not see any Buddhists in the country except in images, in the same fashion the...
View ArticleCanadians: Mystery ID sought in 100-year-old B.C. photo
The photograph has been hanging on the walls of the regimental hall in downtown Vancouver for decades. It shows rows of sergeants and warrant officers as they posed for an official portrait in 1913....
View ArticleA Singhnee’s Plight: 1984 Delhi Carnage
From Amardeep Singh Amar's novel “Tay Deeva Jagda Rahaegaa”: The following tragic excerpt is based on a true story. It is taken mid-story. The Singh's are in a training camp in Pakistan. Some Singh's...
View ArticleSikligar Sikhs: Tale of a forgotten people
This story is about the plight of those people from the Khalsa Panth who according to some accounts, took to weapons manufacturing on the order of the 10th Sikh guru, Guru Gobind Singh, in order to...
View Article[Op/Ed] Gaza Conflict: A Call to Pray for World Peace
The Gaza Conflict has been ongoing for three days with both sides having exchanged air strikes. The strikes by Israel intensified heavily yesterday as they targeted key terrorist locations in the...
View ArticleReflections: Awaiting Justice
[caption id="attachment_5774" align="aligncenter" width="383"] Reflections: Awaiting Justice[/caption] “My wife, Amrit, and 3-year old daughter, Simran were in Kalka Ji city when the riots broke out...
View ArticleGuest Review: Ajay Devgan’s “Son of Sardar” Movie
Thanks to the much hype raised by media, I was inclined to watch “Son of Sardar” the day it was released. I already expected it to be a totally commercial ‘masala’ movie with no intention to spread...
View ArticleOp/Ed – Delhi Gurdwara Clash Brought Shame for Sikhs
NEW DELHI (November 28, 2012)–The shameful and regrettable incident in Gurudwara Rakab Ganj Sahib has brought shame to the Sikhs all over the World. The haughty President of the Gurudwara Committee has...
View ArticleKhalsa Camp – Gurmat Karam Philosophy – Bhai Surjit Singh – Sikh Lecture
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View ArticleEye Witness Accounts of Delhi 1984 Pogroms
Nothing can be done to undo what these and many more people have faced. The people behind don't even feel guilty of what they did. Case 1: This widow, a former resident of Kartarnagar (trans-Yamuna...
View ArticleWorld First Sikh Professional MMA Referee & Judge
[caption id="attachment_6165" align="alignnone" width="650"] Credit: ©FRONT ROW MMA/ODIN PHOTOGRAPHY[/caption] Meet Bhupinder Singh (25) is the first Sikh Professional Mixed Martial Arts referee and...
View ArticleLetter to the Editor: The Neglected Aspects
The Sikh Panth suffered a shattering back breaking blow in 1947 when Pandit Nehru collaborated with the Muslim leaders and sacrificed (surrendered) our Sri Nankana Sahib, Lahore and Gujranwala besides...
View ArticleOp/Ed – A Letter to Egypt From Punjab
This article is in response to Thomas Friedman’s Article, “Egypt: The Next India or the Next Pakistan?” in the New York Times. Dear Egypt, I am writing you this letter in hopes that you will clarify...
View ArticleOp/Ed – Sarbjeet Singh Dhunda – A Brief Background
Op/Ed - Sarbjeet Singh Dhunda has been in the limelight for quite some time now. Like one of the main controversial speakers of the decade – Gurbaksh Singh “Kala Afghana”, Dhunda too holds similar...
View ArticleOp/Ed – India’s Forgotten Rapes: the story of Amandeep Kaur
Amandeep Kaur The ordeal and ultimate death of Jyoti Pandey in Delhi has turned the eyes of the world to the ‘rape problem’ in India. It is no secret that shocking deficiencies exist with respect to...
View ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Interview with American Idol’s “Turbanator” Gurpreet Singh Sarin
LOS ANGELES, California, USA (January 29, 2013)–The team at Sikh24 had the opportunity to interview “The Turbantor” from this year’s American Idol contest. Gurpreet Singh Sarin is a practicing Sikh...
View ArticlePunjab: Cancer Capital of India
CHANDIGARH, PUNJAB (February 3, 2013)–The country’s food bowl is in the throes of cancer. At 90 cancer patients for every 1lakh population in Punjab, it’s more than the national average of 80 per lakh....
View ArticleOp/Ed – Respecting the Physical form of Gurbani
Op/Ed – Over the last 100 years we have seen an increase in the number of “Gurdwara Sahibs” across the globe, but this has come with a decline of Gurmat Maryada (conduct) in such places. Gurdwara...
View ArticleOp/ED – What India Needs to Learn from David Cameron
Op/Ed - Earlier this week, David Cameron became the first British Prime Minister to pay his respect at the 1919 Massacre site of Jallianwala Bagh in Sri Amritsar Sahib. David Cameron broke with...
View ArticleKingsley students enjoy learning about the Sikh faith
AS part of Kingsley College’s commitment to providing a multi-cultural education to its pupils, year nine students recently took part in a religious education immersion day. The focus for the special...
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