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Lawsuit against Badal: Hearing looks at whether official from India really received court summons in Wisconsin

Wisconsin, US (February 25, 2013): Did a couple of process servers from West Allis botch one of the biggest summons deliveries of their careers by mistaking the wrong white-bearded, turban-wearing man for the chief minister of Punjab in India?

An Open Letter to The President of France – by Mallika Kaur

For a Sikh it is obviously impossible to hide his turban. Yet you claim that your law is the same for everybody. This oxymoron -- "it's not same for Sikhs, but it is same for everyone" -- was the utterance of a French government spokesperson reportedly defending the decision to not lift the ban, despite the United Nations 2012 finding that France's ban violates the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

Arundhati Roy on Afzal’s execution – Asks if collective consciousness is satisfied now or cup of blood is still half empty

[...] Now he has been hanged, I hope our collective conscience has been satisfied. Or is our cup of blood still only half full?

Understanding the Kirpan (by World Sikh Organization of Canada)

The Sikh religion is the youngest of the five major world religions. It originated in northern India in the late 1400s, with its founder, Guru Nanak who was a spiritual teacher and social reformer. He directed people to meditate daily (nam japna), work hard (kirat karna), and share their earnings with others without discrimination (vand shakna). These three enjoinders have become the pillars of Sikh society.

Featured on 26 January – India’s Republic Day: Betrayal of the Sikhs (Address to Indian parliament by S. Kaur Singh)

Ludhaina, Punjab (January 26, 2013): Sikh Siyasat News is reproducing in following lines the text of historic speech by Sirdar Kapur Singh in Indian Parliament on September 6, 1966. In this speech the National Professor of Sikhism had documented the fact of betrayal of Sikhs by the Indian State.

Waheguru’s grace: Wisconsin shooting victims Sikh preacher Bhai Punjab Singh shows the signs of improvement

Wisconsin, United States (January 21, 2013): Day after day, Raghuvinder and Jaspreet Singh hovered by their nearly comatose father and repeated a single word — a word their dad probably spoke more than any other in his lifetime: “Waheguru.”

On Indian media’s coverage criticizing Akal Takhat honoring Sikh martyrs

January 6th (2013) was Shaheedi Day of Bhai Satwant Singh and Bhai Kehar Singh. As usual the family relatives of these martyrs were honoured by Akal Takhat Jathedar. But the Indian Media reacted and made headlines of this thing in very negative way.

Role of the Left in Punjab

It is hardly a matter of debate. It is known to every politically awakened person that the Left has got marginalized in Punjab. The political decline the Left suffered in Punjab, however, can not be taken up as an isolated development, divorced from the all-India phenomenon. In fact, the Left in Punjab is not only closely associated with activities of the Left all over the country but it has also been impacted by the state of International communism and efficacy of Left movements world over.

Shaheed Jathedar Gurdev Singh Kaunke – brief biographical note

In the Jagraon District of Punjab is a very blessed village called Kaunke. The Master of Miri Piri, Sahib Sri Guru Hargobind Sahib Ji blessed this village stating the diamonds would be born from this village. Guru Ji stated this when he rested at the village on his journey to the Sind region.

A letter to Egypt from Punjab (Canadian Sikh Coalition)

Dear Egypt, I am writing you this letter in hopes that you will clarify the following questions for me; who is Thomas Friedman? And why is he giving you such terrible advice? I don’t understand why a man so far away from your struggle would tell you to become like another struggle he is foreign to.

Son of Sardar – what’s the message?

Let me make it clear that I am not going to discuss the controversy surrounding dialogues or scenes from Ajay Devgn's recent release “Son of Sardar”. Because this issue is largely discussed in media and Sikh circles and many would agree that the controversy is almost over.

Letter to the Editor: Canadian PM Stephen Harper’s visit to India

Canadian PM went to India to have good friendly and business relations with India. But the headlines we generally saw in the news media about PM's visit dealt with Indian Govt's concern about Sikh extremists in Canada. That is because the guilty conscience of Indian politicians force them to raise the issue of Sikh extremists with Canadian PM.

Harper and India: Conversations on extremism

According to a report released by Public Safety Canada, "words such as "radical", "radicalization", "extremist", "terrorist" and "terrorism" are used interchangeably by some and differentiated by others. The abundance of terms is confusing and can be misleading...Any assessment of an individual's risk for violent extremism should be sensitive to the meaning of these terms, their differentiation from each other, and the intent of the violence." [...]

Sikhs Nation’s blood donation drive in the memory of Sikh Genocide 1984

This weekend the Sikh community remembered and paid homage to thousands of innocent lives lost in 1984 Sikh Genocide. Certain volunteers of our community have started a very good campaign to remember and pay homage to innocent lives lost.

Sikh activist writes to Canandian PM ahead of his visit to India

Canada (October 31, 2012): Surrey, B.C. based activist Kanwal Jit Singh Gill has written an open letter to Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper ahead of his visit to India.

Sikh Nation’s annual blood drive aims to keep alive memory of innocent Sikhs murdered in India

Surrey – Members of the world-wide renowned and internationally acclaimed Sikh Nation, which began a revolutionary movement of remembering the over 30,000 Sikhs murdered in 1984 in India by donating blood in the month of November, gathered in Surrey this week to apprise the local media of this year’s drive that has collected drum loads of blood and saves the lives of over 67,000 people so far.

RSS cheif Mohan Bhagwat held meeting with Dera Radha Swami Beas head Gurinder Dhillon

"Rashtriya Swayam Sewak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat specially came to Punjab to have a meeting with Baba Gurinder Singh Dhillon, the head of Radha Soami sect at the sect headquarters located at Beas. Though nobody came forward to confirm the same but probably it was the first meeting of any RSS Chief with any of the heads of Dera Radha Soami.

A view of Darbar Sahib on Guru Ramdas Ji’s Gurpurb

A view of Sri Darbar Sahib, Amritsar on October 09, 2012.

The vilification of Sikhs

During the recent events surrounding retired Lt.Gen K.S. Brar, there has been hysterical reporting by certain sections of the Indian media. While the Indian media is not exactly a paragon of impartiality and balanced reporting, the recent coverage has left most readers we have spoken to in disbelief. It varies from misreporting and hysteria, to publishing material that is simply false.

Letter to Mr. John Baird about his comments on so-called Sikh extremism in Canada: Kanwal Jit Singh Gill

Ludhiana/Punjab (September 18, 2012): Sikh Siyasat has received a copy of Letter by Kanwal Jit Singh Gill (Surrey, Canada) written to Mr. John Baird, Foreign Minister of Canada about his comments on so-called Sikh extremism. The text of this letter is reproduced as follows

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