Professor Harbans Singh Department of Encyclopaedia of Sikhism of Punjabi University, Patiala, organized a Special Lecture in the university few days back.
Federation of Sikh Organizations (UK) recently held a meeting and resolved to marks the anniversary of June 1984 Ghallughara by holding a Genocide remembrance march on June 7 in London. The meeting was reportedly held at Gurudwara Guru Nanak, Smethwick in London.
Amandeep Singh Bhogal, Northern Ireland's first Sikh candidate in General Election, was reportedly stopped at the Dubai airport for not taking off his Sikh Kara.
With just a few days to go before the General Election in the UK on 7 May the Sikh community has already made a huge impact based on direct written feedback received from candidates by the Sikh Federation (UK).
An impressive gathering of diverse communities heard from several noted experts about the plight of national and religious minorities in India; it called on the international community to take on the “insipid and wholly destructive phenomena” of the Hindutva project which poses a threat not only to those minorities but the peace and security in the wider region.
An impressive gathering of diverse communities heard from several noted experts about the plight of national and religious minorities in India; it called on the international community to take on the “insipid and wholly destructive phenomena” of the Hindutva project which poses a threat not only to those minorities but the peace and security in the wider region.
The Sikh Federation (UK) and representatives of the Sikh community from Glasgow and Edinburgh met earlier this week in Edinburgh with Nicola Sturgeon, the First Minister in Scotland and the Scottish National Party Leader to discuss the Sikh Manifesto.
A news reported in "The Guardian" notes that [t]he Odeon and Cineworld cinema chains cancelled screenings of film Nanak Shah Fakir following a major sit-in protest at a branch of Cineworld in Wolverhampton.
Commercial failure of the movie was one of the main reasons for withdrawal of film. But basic reason is that the Sikh panth rejected the movie which led to box-office failure of the movie and ultimately to the withdrawal of the film.
In yet another set-back for the makers of Nanak Shah Fakir movie the Cinema halls showing the controversial film in England have decided to drop the film.
Film-maker Harinder Sikka’s claims regarding worldwide success of controversial movie Nanak Shah Fakir are now proved to be fake. Reports from across the globe suggest that the movie has been rejected and opposed by the global Sikh community, including the Sikh diaspora sections.
The screening of Nanak Shah Fakir film was opposed by a number of Sikhs at Slough. The movie was being screened by Empire Cinema and a groups of Sikhs held a peaceful protest outside the cinema to register their protest against the screening of the controversial movie, which violates established tenets of the Nanak Shah Fakir film.
Sikh sangat from Slough has reportedly planned a protest against screening of Nanak Shah Fakir movie in city’s Empire Cinema.
Many Sikhs are saying Labour has taken the Sikh vote for granted for far too long and the Labour leadership is holding back in making promises. With 20 days left over half of Sikh voters remain undecided in who they will back.
A feature film is being made to tell the story of some of those who were trapped inside the Darbar Sahib in Amritsar when the Indian Government invaded in June of 1984. The film is titled ‘Their Last Stand’ and is being made by NAUJAWANI.com who are using crowd-funding to enhance their budget for the production. It is the first time that a feature film is being made about this topic outside of South Asia, and is the first film to solely consider the attack on the Darbar Sahib as its subject matter.
London: On the eve of inauguration of premier show of upcoming movie ‘Patta Patta Singhan da Vairi’ on April 12, candidate of Labour Party for the Parliament seat of Hayes Mr. John McDonnell said that the Sikhs were subjected to genocide in 1984 by the Indian state just like Nazi regime of Hitler had subjected Jews to genocide.
'The 2015 Vaisakhi message from David Cameron is excellent. This sort of message at Vaisakhi from the British Prime Minister would have been unheard of a few years ago.'
I send my best wishes to everyone in India, Britain and around the world celebrating Vaisakhi. I know this is an incredibly important time for the Sikh community as families and friends come together to commemorate the birth of the Khalsa and give thanks. - David Cameron
Labour party leader Ed Miliband's visit to a Sikh Gurdwara in UK is has triggered controversies as Sikh sangat and certain media persons were reportedly prevented from entering the Gurdwara Sahib during Miliband's visit.
Leicester's Sikh community aims to collect 10 tonnes of food for charity as part of a drive to mark a religious occasion, notes a news report by Leicester Mercury.
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