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House of Refuge: Amritsar's Pingalwara | |
The Pingalwara Charitable Society in Amritsar, Punjab, commonly known as Pingalwara, needs no introduction. The institution - a shelter for mentally challenged, handicapped, diseased, old age persons and the destitute --- is known all over the globe for the extraordinary services it provides to suffering humanity...... → read more |
Marry—or Else | |
Forced weddings and ‘honor’ killings aren’t just a developing-world issue. New research shows how it happens in England and the United States. When Jasvinder Sanghera turned 14, she knew her time had come. As the sixth of seven daughters in a conservative Sikh family, growing up in the English industrial city of Derby..... → read more |
Sikh Identity: A Fading Image? | |
If you are a Sikh youth and wavering on this issue, I humbly suggest you really explore your reasons for not wearing the Five K’s. Go to your parents, find older Sikhs who’ve gone through the same issue, read the example of other Sikhs, and go to Waheguru–that wonderful light which dispels all darkness–for guidance...... → read more |
"Sikh Converts" ...and the challenges they face | |
I'm bringing up these challenges here, so that the Sikh Community may be more consciously aware of them, and realize that addressing these issues isn't only a Seva (Selfless Service), but a Responsibility that must be taken seriously. It directly affects the Now of the Sikh Panth...... → read more |
Naam: From The Pen of Bhai Vir Singh | |
"Clear your doubts. Be sure of your path. For only then will the mind endeavor to rise. When the mind rises, it will tune itself to the Divine. An un-attuned mind cannot be awakened. And an un-awakened mind cannot meet the Divine."..... → read more |
Food and Drink! ... For Thought | |
An interesting incident happened when I was flying to Toronto from Munich a few weeks ago which got me thinking. The steward who was serving beverages, saw me and he smiled politiely. The next thing, in a very eager tone, he asked, “Mr. Singh, can I get you some Scotch?”..... → read more |
Movers & Shakers of Haripur Tales of Haripur | |
Haripur Hazara has had its fair share of prominent people. The most outstanding from among the Muslims was General Ayub Khan who rose to the position of the President of Pakistan, after serving as the country's Chief of Army Staff and Field Marshall..... → read more |
Blessed Are The Cheesemakers: New Gurdwara established | |
Several thousand Sikh-Italians attended the inauguration ceremony on Sunday, August 21, 2011, of a major new gurdwara in Italy’s farming heartland in the Po River Valley, where many members of the community work as livestock farmers and cheese-makers..... → read more |
Notes From the Road ~ from Snatam Kaur's blog | |
For me, this has been an experience of surrender, which I guess is love, but it's more about accepting life just as it is, as it is placed before me. Then acting responsibly. All the while, creating joy and happiness, and having faith and gratitude with what is placed on my path."..... → read more |
Which Son Are You? | |
A father has two grown sons each living on their own. The dad has to go far away for work but he gets into trouble on his trip. He has been robbed of all his possessions. The father manages to sends identical letters to each of sons asking for some money to be sent so that he travel back home...... → read more |