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Rohingya Muslims crisis: ‘Guru ka langar’ begins at Bangladesh-Myanmar border

Three days after Sikh volunteers from Khalsa Aid (India) arrived in Bangladesh-Myanmar border to begin relief work for Rohingya Muslims fleeing Myanmar, they finally got the go ahead from the Bangladesh government to start the Guru ka langar (community kitchen preparing and serving fresh hot meals) on Thursday.

Park Named After Human Rights Martyr Jaswant Singh Khalra in Fresno (California) USA

A Park was recently named After Human Rights Martyr Jaswant Singh Khalra in Fresno (California) United States of America (USA).

Ludhiana to Host Prayer to Admit and Seek Pardon for Sin During 1947 Partition

Those who were killed and those who killed were our own, as Punjabis turned their backs on their philosophy of togetherness for the first time in August 1947.

OP-ED: SGPC’s arbitrary decisions to appoint Jathedar’s – Its Time to challenge the unchallenged

Crisis within Panth won’t end by appointing new Jathedar’s unilaterally. Instead of rushing to appoint new Jathedar's arbitrary, the SGPC must build consensus, show transparency and evolve code of conduct to select a person for Akal Takht Sahib.

The Black Prince: Review by A Sikh Student

As I watched The Black Prince movie, I realized that it was not a mainstream stereotypical movie with the emotional hypes, action, drama or suspense but this movie has a direct access to your inner self.

India’s Mob Lynchings Provoke International Wave of Protests

From California to Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh to New York, groups impacted by a rising tide of mob lynchings of minorities in India are taking to the streets to protest.

Filmmaker Terrorized for Exposing Caste Slavery in Tamil Nadu; Divya Bharathi faces death threats, criminal charges for documentary

Madurai, Tamil Nadu (OFMI): After releasing a documentary exposing in vivid detail the daily lives of manual scavengers in Tamil Nadu, 26-year-old filmmaker Divya Bharathi ...

Sikhism And Brahminism – by Prof. Puran Singh

The Sikh Gurus swept clean the disciples' consciousness of all the entangled flimsy and complex cobwebs of mental weavings and spiritualistic vanities of the great and the vainglorious Sanskritic Scholar.

Oak Creek’s Resilience Inspires A Nation Five Years Later

Five years ago today, a neo-Nazi gunman took the lives of six Sikh Americans and permanently injured several more at a gurdwara in Oak Creek, Wisconsin.

The Light From The Black Prince – Review by Manjit Singh (Ottawa)

Just came back from the theatre after watching The Black Prince Movie and cannot hold any longer the flood of thoughts that are emerging after witnessing the screening of the best realistic movie of 2017.

The Black Prince Movie Garners Worldwide Appreciation [Bollywood Hungama]

The much anticipated historical film The Black Prince released on Friday July 21, 2017. The film has garnered appreciation worldwide.

Inspiration Behind “The Black Prince” [Op-Ed]

For far too long Sikhs have complained that our history has been distorted and misrepresented by the British. The period of our history relating to the Sikh Raj, its fall and the life and times of Duleep Singh is perhaps one of the foremost examples of this.

Yoga Practices (author: Prof. Puran Singh)

Yoga practices have been emphasised by the Brahminical system of religious thought and particularly those curious physiological mental processes known as Hath Yoga in one form or another, for attaining to that ineffable peace of Upanishadic wisdom.

The Dragon is Daring Now

The purposely freezed relations between Indian and Chinese authorities are starting to melt. Not only these mutual relations are melting but these are turning from bad to worse.

Sikh high school student demolishes Gandhi myth, wins US oratory tournament

Valley High School junior JJ Kapur was named the 2017 Original Oratory Champion at the Tournament of Champions, said to be the most prestigious high school speech and debate competition in the US.

OutJusticed 2 (Review by Harjinder Singh, Akaal Publishers)

I attended the screening of ‘Outjusticed 2’ in Birmingham, UK. I had watched the trailer and vaguely knew it would be about Shaheed Bhai Jaspal Singh (1994 – 2012).

UK Election Results and Achievements of UK Sikh Diaspora [Letter to the Editor]

As elections result came in UK- it was our achievement that we put our support to the Labour Party - Parminder Singh Bal (UK).

Who Ordered Military Attack on Darbar Sahib ? Ministries Are Silent

Despite routine demand over the years to make documents related to attack on Darbar Sahib complex public, the Union cabinet secretariat, home ministry and

Caste Atrocities and Persecution of India’s Religious Minorities Highlighted during Seminar

When the Rev. Dr. James Mariner of Trinity Anglican Church welcomed Indian human rights advocate Dr. Manisha Bangar to speak on Saturday, he admonished the congregation: “We should understand the religious persecution of any community is an important issue, and one we should not take lightly.”

Indian Army, Assam Police and CRPF staged Fake Encounter in Assam: says Serving CRPF IG Rajnish Rai

An Inspector General of Police, serving with the CRPF in the North East, has raised several questions regarding an encounter carried out in a joint operation by the Army, Assam Police, CRPF and the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) in Chirang district of Assam in the early hours of March 30 this year.

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