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The Road to Happiness
	When I travel on business, I like to talk to the taxi drivers who take me from the airport to my hotel, or to a convention center, or to a restaurant. Taxi drivers are often immigrants with interesting personal histories and unusual cultural backgrounds...... → read more

Donate generously - Make dreams come true
	We will remain an emergency relief organization but where possible we will assist the poor and underprivileged through short to long term development of their communities, digging water wells, providing medical clinics, building schools,..... → read more

"When Did You Know?"
	Since the publication of my book, Journey with the Gurus, the one question I get asked repeatedly is, " When did you know you wanted to be a writer?" I pause. I reflect. I remember around age fifteen, the thought of perhaps..... → read more

Standing Tall: Satnam Singh's NBA Dreams
	The day after his 15-year-old son Satnam Singh came home in Ballo Ke village near Barnala (Punjab) from the U.S., Balbir Singh Bhamara doubled the daily supply of milk to the household. The 7-foot-2 lad, on the first break..... → read more

Guru Granth Sahib: A Model For Interfaith Understanding
	Though all the religions of the world teach love, preach sympathy for others and encourage Man to exercise utmost self-restraint and have most profoundly been a source of inspiration for the highest good of mankind, the world today is torn by conflicts, enmity and religious hatred...... → read more

Whatever you eat; Eat with consciousness!
	Most of us don't know how our food is produced, where it comes from, what nutritional value it carries and what kind of impact its production has on mother earth. Gurbani tells us: "Eat only that which is pleasing to the Lord, and as Gurmukh, receive His blessings."..... → read more

Overcoming Doubt and Disconnection
	For the past couple of weeks my sadhana has been growing steadily stronger and I feel very blessed to experience a growing feeling of contentment and spiritual connection. This feeling has also branched into my everyday experience..... → read more

In memory of Baba Budhaji..The Great Gursikh!
	Baba Buddha was the great Sikh saint who had the pleasure of serving under the first six Gurus. A venerated primal figure of early Sikhism. Born on 6 October 1506 at the village of Katthu Nangal, 18 km northeast of Amritsar. He was originally named Bura..... → read more

Submission
	I didn't have the heart to ride Encontada that day on the farm. I don't know that I'll ever ride a horse again. Maybe it's a tribute to all of the sacrifices horses have made for me that keeps me from putting myself in that position...... → read more

The Sikhs of Sumatra, Indonesia
	If you have been to the North Sumatra capital of Medan, you may well have passed through an area of the city known to locals as Kampung Keling; for decades is been known as a settlement of Sikhs and other communities..... → read more

Becoming a Princess
	Does a girl become a princess by perfectly styled hair, jewelry; make up, a gorgeous dress and an attitude to match? Or does a girl become a princess by her very presence and her words and actions?..... → read more

Grandmother of Khalsa: 7th role of a Woman
	Grandmothers around the world are famous for spoiling their grandchildren. But being a good Grandmother is about much more than spoiling the children. Mata Gujar Kaur Ji was with the two youngest sahibzadas..... → read more

The British and the Turban of the Sikhs
	Turban stands for courage and self-respect for a Sikh. During the two World Wars, turbaned Sikh soldiers, who fought as part of the British Indian Army, refused to wear steel helmets, writes Major-Gen Kulwant Singh (retd)...... → read more

Khalistan - The World not the Nation
	Khalistan is inevitable. It is our destined future. But the people we hear screaming today for Khalistan will not be the ones to create it. Khalistan is going to be created by the true Khalsa, the ones that follow the teachings of all 11 Sikh Gurus and who are truly pure of heart...... → read more

Beware of an Anthropomorphic God!
	One of the many traps that language holds for us humans is the knee-jerk tendency to anthropomorphize - ascribe human-like qualities - to things and concepts which are neither human nor human-like. Thus, we talk about "Our nation wants our sacrifice!" - "We need to defend our flag!"..... → read more

Becoming a Man
	Guransh Singh knelt at the altar of Guru Granth Sahib as the granthi (elder) and uncles unfurled yards of a salmon-colored fabric. His family and friends, beaming with pride, sang in the gurdwara as the men crowded around the 14-year-old, tucking and tying, until..... → read more

Therapeutic art arrives in Dufferin
	Helping through art:. Registered art therapist Rapinder Kaur opened a practice, Art as Therapy, at the Harmony Health Clinic on Highway 9 last fall. Kaur specializes in working with children and teens with a myriad of challenges including ADHD, anxiety, autism, depression and low self-esteem...... → read more

Vaisakhi, Sava-Lakh and UNITED SIKHS Volunteers
	As we celebrate Vaisakhi, we are reminded of our purpose in this world through Anand Sahib, one of the 5 Banees: “Eh Sereera maeraeya, Es Jag Mae Ayaekae, Kya Tudh Karam Kamaeya”: Oh, this body of mine, what have you earned through your actions, since you came into this world?..... → read more

Akal Takhat Hijacked?
	I often hear frustration and disappointment in relation to SGPC and those involved in the management of the Gurdwaras in India. There is a feeling of lack of leadership, corruption, over politicization of Sikhi, practices which are counter to Sikh belief........ → read more

Banda Singh Bahadur - A Shrewd Strategist And Brilliant Tactician
	We are fast approaching the 300th Anniversary of Banda Bahadur's victory over Nawab Wazir Khan, the Governor of Sirhind and the Zalam who had ruthlessly bricked alive the two younger Sahibzadas of Guru Gobind Singh Ji. This brings back memories of a brave Sikh Bairagi..... → read more

The Joy of Vaisakhi
	Vaisakhi is the most festive day for the Sikhs and is celebrated on the 13th and 14th April annually. This unique occasion marks the establishment of the Khalsa Panth and the idea of creating a universal brotherhood and a casteless society...... → read more

My Relationship With The Guru - part 1
	Sat Mitar Kaur talks about how the Guru is a miracle to her, and how she has gained gratitude in the face of displeasure. Bani and Kirtan help her connect to the Guru...... → read more

Sikh Delegation meets Rabbi Froman -1
	While the orthodox followers of one like to wear loose white clothes and the orthodox followers of the other like to dress in formal black suits, they both admire long flowing beards very much. It promised to be an interesting afternoon and evening...... → read more

Do Seva and reserve a seat in Heaven!
	My name is Dr. Pargat Singh Bhurji MD, FRCP(C.) I am a specialist in paediatrics and neonatology. I was trained at the prestigious University of British Columbia, Vancouver. At the Children's Hospital I am the only turbaned Sikh Specialist. .....read more

Always been a Sikh but only realised it 20 years ago
	Becoming a Sikh altered my appearance, but did not change my core values and principles. I simply found a religion consistent with my basic beliefs. Sikhism turned my life from black-and-white to color...... → read more

Bhai Taru Singh - A Review
	It was a soul-touching, eye-wetting and emotional roller-coaster experience. The movie made a very sincere attempt in regenerating the Spirit of Warrior-Saint, through the life of legendry Bhai Taru Singh jee...... → read more

The Nitnem Banis
	Human birth is supreme amongst all life forms as it provides an opportunity for the soul to end its journey of births and deaths and merge in God. For this to occur, a human must realize why he or she has taken this birth..... → read more

Transforming Tragedy to Triumph
	When we face challenge and adversity in life, the natural tendency is to find safety. Yet life is a sequence of challenges, each with its own sequence of failures or successes, tragedies or triumphs...... → read more

He once was blind but now can see, a little
	When his world went dark four years ago, Michael Kung’a resigned himself to a life of broken dreams and lost hope. The only light in his life were the fast-fading memories that defined his happier days .....read more

Mai Bhago
	When forty Sikhs deserted Guru Gobind Singh jee during a Moghul siege, it was chiefly Mai Bhago who rallied them to re-seek the sanctuary of the Guru. This story is a first-hand account of the wife of one of those forty Sikhs..... → read more

Book Review: A Lion's Mane
	Rarely do I come across a book that strikes a balance of being both educational and inspiring...this is what I found in A Lion’s Mane by Navjot Kaur. A Lion’s Mane is about the journey of a young Sikh boy who while discovering..... → read more

Adopt-a-Book incentive by Panjab Digital Library
	Play your part in preserving the heritage of Panjab and Sikhi - Sponsor a Book for digitisation. Books are a source of constant knowledge and motivation. Some readers prefer a particular book for its aesthetic appeal, .....read more

Forgiveness
	There is a story I read once, about a monk who lived on his own on the outskirts of a village. One day, a young woman accused the monk of getting her pregnant. The other villagers believed her. After the baby was born,..... → read more

My Papa, the perfect Sikh of the Guru
	Once I had gone to a village in Maharashtra for some work, when I was pleasantly and tearfully astonished to witness the love for a Sikh. I had spent an hour or so with my contacts, when a young Marathi lady of the village .....read more

In Jeopardy: Punjab, The Bread Basket of India
	"With just 1.5 per cent of India's land area, Punjab produces 20% of the country's wheat and 12% of its rice. It provides 60% of the Central government's reserve stocks of wheat and 40% of its reserves of rice"..... → read more

Chardi Kalaa in Dubai
	In the gloom and doom of global inter-religious conflict, I have a ray of shining light to share. The Islamic owners and rulers of the jewel in the desert - Dubai, in the gulf states of United Arab Emirates,..... → read more

Seva: Neither a Shield, Nor a Sword
	I have noticed that the concept of seva - loosely translated as "selfless, voluntary service" - is nowadays increasingly wielded as a weapon and less as what it is meant to be. The other day, when..... → read more

Summary Judgment at the Akal Takht
	The recent decision of the Akal Takht to ex-communicate Prof. Darshan Singh, a legendary exponent of Gurbani through kirtan and Katha. Is this judgment sound? Can the trial be deemed procedurally correct?..... → read more

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+{{Newschic3|[http://www.sikhchic.com/people/the_road_to_happiness    The Road to    Happiness]|http://www.sikhchic.com/cms/articles/thumbnail/taxi1-thmnl.jpg|When    I travel on business, I like to talk to the taxi drivers who take me    from the airport to my hotel, or to a convention center, or to a    restaurant. Taxi drivers are often immigrants with interesting personal    histories and unusual cultural backgrounds.}}
-{{NewsSikhnet|http://www.sikhnet.com/news/bliss-tarn-taran|Bliss  at  Tarn   Taran|http://www.sikhnet.com/files/imagecache/thumb/news/image/main/gurudwaratarn_taran_sahib.jpg|On   his arm he wore the kara or bracelet and in his holster was a kirpan.    Handsome, I thought; and warrior-like. "Khalsa," said my driver,  almost   in an undertone. Khalsa? Who are they?...and every now and then  a   village straight out of Khuswant Singh's Train to Pakistan. }}
-{{NewsSikhnet|http://www.sikhnet.com/news/digital-diaries|Digital     diaries|http://www.sikhnet.com/files/imagecache/thumb/news/image/main/library-thumb.jpg|Not   long back, research meant trudging down to the library, searching  for   journals through musty stacks and queuing up for the photocopier.  But   not anymore. Digital books will play a vital role since people today    are more tech-savvy and time-conscious. }}
+{{Newschic|http://www.khalsaaid.org/futureplannings.html|Donate    generously - Make dreams come true|File:KhalsaAid.jpg|We will remain   an  emergency relief organization but where possible we will assist the    poor and underprivileged through short to long term development of   their  communities, digging water wells, providing medical clinics,   building  schools,}}
-{{NewsSikhnet|http://www.sikhnet.com/news/revolution-truth-sach-productions|The   Revolution of Truth : Sach   Productions|http://www.sikhiwiki.org/images/e/ea/A_little_revolution.jpg|Many   of us sit in our comfortable homes, in cushion seats and have a bag   of  chips, with a can of soda. Oblivious to others, we sit numbed in our    own reality. One person I know that is not numb for sure is my sister    Harpreet;I respect her passion, her  drive}}
+{{Newschic3|[http://www.sikhchic.com/books/_when_did_you_know    "When Did You Know?"]    |http://www.sikhchic.com/cms/articles/thumbnail/inni-thmnl.jpg|Since the    publication of my book, Journey with the Gurus, the one question I  get   asked repeatedly is, " When did you know you wanted to be a  writer?" I   pause. I reflect. I remember around age fifteen, the  thought of   perhaps}}
-{{NewsSikhnet|http://www.sikhnet.com/news/new-age-granthis|The  New  Age   Granthis|http://www.sikhnet.com/files/imagecache/thumb/news/image/main/m_id_221325_baba_singh_says_students_here_are_motivated_to_learn_the_scriptures.jpg|“The   courses in religious studies are run completely free of cost. We    provide education, training, clothes, lodging and food to the students.    Former Jathedar Akal Takht Giani Joginder Singh Vedanti is the patron   of  this institute and he comes to teach the students three times a   week.}}
+{{Newschic3|[http://www.sikhchic.com/sports/standing_tall_satnam_singhs_nba_dreams    Standing Tall: Satnam Singh's NBA    Dreams]|http://www.sikhchic.com/cms/articles/thumbnail/basketball-thmnl.jpg|The    day after his 15-year-old son Satnam Singh came home in Ballo Ke    village near Barnala (Punjab) from the U.S., Balbir Singh Bhamara    doubled the daily supply of milk to the household. The 7-foot-2 lad, on    the first break}}
-{{Newsbit1|http://tinyurl.com/sikhchic-1|India's Sikhs   Turn to UN for 1984   Justice|http://www.sikhchic.com/cms/articles/thumbnail/UNHRC-thmnl.jpg|Holding   that Indian Union Home Minister, P. Chidambaram's recent exhortation  to  the Sikh  community to "forgive" and "move on" with regard to the  1984  pogroms of  Sikhs amounted to a bald refusal of justice to  victims,  Sikhs for Justice and All India Sikh Students Federation have   announced}}
-{{Newschic3|[http://tinyurl.com/finding-oneself   Finding   Oneself]|http://www.sikhchic.com/cms/articles/thumbnail/find-thmnl.jpg|When   I came to the United States during the heady ‘60’s the mantra was   “finding oneself.” Young people routinely took a year or longer off   between high school and college to travel all over the world - an   odyssey and almost a pilgrimage to 'find' themselves.}}
+{{Newschic|http://www.sikhchic.com/faith/guru_granth_sahib_a_model_for_interfaith_understanding|Guru    Granth Sahib: A Model For Interfaith    Understanding|File:Interfaith2.jpeg|Though all the religions of the    world teach love, preach sympathy for others and encourage Man to    exercise utmost self-restraint and have most profoundly been a source of    inspiration for the highest good of mankind, the world today is torn   by  conflicts, enmity and religious hatred.}}
-{{VOWd|hcGbV0C_Qbw|Video:   Faith in Taxis|File:Daniel Connell artist sqr.JPG|This is a short  video  (about 6 mins) made by Australia Network Television featuring the  work  of the artist Daniel Connell about the Adelaide Sikh Community.  It is a  tribute by the artist to the honourable way in which the Sikhs  who drive  taxis in Australia conduct their lives.}}
+{{Newschic|http://greengurmeet.blogspot.com/2010/03/what-ever-you-eat-eat-with-consciouness.html|Whatever    you eat; Eat with consciousness!|File:Food.jpg|Most of us don't know    how our food is produced, where it comes from, what nutritional value  it   carries and what kind of impact its production has on mother earth.    Gurbani tells us: "Eat only that which is pleasing to the Lord, and  as   Gurmukh, receive His blessings."}}
-{{Newschic|http://www.sikhchic.com/index.php<!---   http://www.sikhchic.com/article-detail.php?id=2515&cat=12   ---->|Time for Action: The Case of Prof.   Bhullar|File:Bhullar1-m.jpg|While Devinderpal Singh Bhullar spent 10 out   of 16 years of incarceration in his dark solitary confinement cell,    the Sikh panth was (and is) fighting its own struggles both at home in   Punjab and throughout the diaspora.}}
+{{Newschic|http://prithihardkaur.wordpress.com/2010/08/16/the-antidote-to-scepticism-doubt-and-disconnection/|Overcoming    Doubt and Disconnection|File:PrithiHardKaurSqr.jpg|For the past  couple   of weeks my sadhana has been growing steadily stronger and I  feel very   blessed to experience a growing feeling of contentment and  spiritual   connection.  This feeling has also branched into my everyday    experience}}
-{{NewsSikhnet|http://www.sikhnet.com/news/guru-granth-sahib-model-interfaith-understanding|Guru   Granth Sahib: A Model For Interfaith   Understanding|http://www.sikhnet.com/files/imagecache/thumb/news/image/main/granth1-a.jpg|But   when his heart is illumined by True Knowledge, he knows that above   all  these wars of sects and sectarians presides the One Invisible   Eternal  All-knowing Bliss. In fact, the different faiths are like  spokes  of a  wheel in which God forms the hub.}}
+{{NewsSikhnet|http://www.sikhnet.com/news/memory-baba-budhajithe-great-gursikh|In    memory of Baba Budhaji..The Great    Gursikh!|http://www.sikhnet.com/files/imagecache/thumb/news/image/main/bhudhaji1.jpg|Baba    Buddha was the great Sikh saint who had the pleasure of serving under    the first six Gurus. A venerated primal figure of early Sikhism. Born   on  6 October 1506 at the village of Katthu Nangal, 18 km northeast of    Amritsar. He was originally named Bura}}
-{{NewsSikhnet|http://www.sikhnet.com/news/historic-gurdwaras-and-trees-pay-price-modernisation|Historic   Gurdwaras: Trees pay the price for   modernisation|http://www.sikhnet.com/files/imagecache/thumb/news/image/main/kalpvriksha_tree_20110620.jpg|And   now marble is king. Sikhism is the world’s youngest religion and    perhaps the only one in which trees have contributed to spiritual    evolution. More than 50 Sikh shrines across the country, and some in    Pakistan, are named after trees. These are trees under which the Sikh    gurus sheltered, rested or met their followers during their travels.}}
+{{NewsSikhnet|http://www.sikhnet.com/news/submission|Submission|http://www.sikhnet.com/files/imagecache/thumb/news/image/main/surdas.jpg|I    didn't have the heart to ride Encontada that day on the farm. I don't    know that I'll ever ride a horse again. Maybe it's a tribute to all  of   the sacrifices horses have made for me that keeps me from putting   myself  in that position.}}
-{{NewsSikhnet|http://www.sikhnet.com/news/year-beard-or-how-my-hairs-are-teaching-me-part-2|Year   with the Beard/My Hairs teach   me|http://www.sikhnet.com/files/imagecache/thumb/news/image/main/harsimranpreet33-thumb_0.jpg|It   was about this time last year that I was impelled to share a very    difficult, uniquely Sikh challenge for me.  I am a woman with a very   fuzzy chin. It’s not an exaggeration at all to say I have a beard. Since   my hair is dark brown, I can’t even pretend people don’t notice it,}}
+{{NewsSikhnet|http://www.sikhchic.com/travel/the_sikhs_of_sumatra_indonesia|The    Sikhs of Sumatra,    Indonesia|http://www.sikhchic.com/cms/articles/thumbnail/sumatra-thmnl.gif|If    you have been to the North Sumatra capital of Medan, you may well  have   passed through an area of the city known to locals as Kampung  Keling;   for decades is been known as a settlement of Sikhs and other    communities}}
-{{Newschic3|[http://www.sikhchic.com/books   Bishop Desmond Tutu: "God Is Not A   Christian!"]|http://www.sikhchic.com/cms/articles/thumbnail/Tutu-thmnl.jpg|It   is often said that God created man in his own image and man has   returned the compliment, saddling God with his own narrow prejudices and   exclusivity, foibles and temperamental quirks. God remains God,  whether  God has  worshippers or not. We do scant justice and honor to  our God  if we want, for  instance, to deny that}}
+{{NewsSikhnet|http://www.sikhnet.com/news/becoming-princess|Becoming    a    Princess|http://www.sikhnet.com/files/imagecache/thumb/news/image/main/turbans-thumb.jpg|Does    a girl become a princess by perfectly styled hair, jewelry; make up, a    gorgeous dress and an attitude to match? Or does a girl become a    princess by her very presence and her words and actions?}}
-{{Newschic3|[http://www.sikhchic.com/people   Rahuldeep Singh: A New Kind of   Teacher]|http://www.sikhchic.com/cms/articles/thumbnail/rahuldeep-thmnl.jpg|Rahuldeep   Singh Gill tends to stand out at California Lutheran  University,   U.S.A., where he is the only religion professor who is not Christian.   Rahuldeep is a Sikh-American, practising a religion which originated in   the Punjab region of the South Asian subcontinent, where he was born.}}
+{{NewsSikhnet|http://www.sikhnet.com/news/grandmother-khalsa-seventh-role-woman|Grandmother    of Khalsa: 7th role of a    Woman|http://www.sikhnet.com/files/imagecache/thumb/news/image/main/matagujri-thumb.jpg|Grandmothers    around the world are famous for spoiling their grandchildren. But   being  a good Grandmother is about much more than spoiling the children.   Mata  Gujar Kaur Ji was with the two youngest sahibzadas}}
-{{Newstot1|http://manvirsingh.blogspot.com/2011/05/last-moment-before-death.html|The   last moment before death... |File:Shaheed Singhs taking   soul-sml.jpg|Then Bhai Surjit Singh did keertan  and veechar which was   its usual high standard. In this veechar Bhai  Sahib mentioned about the   grandmother of Bhenji Rajinder Kaur passing  away only days before. At   her final moment, Bibi ji was doing simran,  then she did some loud   Jaikaare, then she said "Vaheguru Ji Ka Khalsa, Vaheguru Ji Kee Fateh!!"   before breathing her last.}}
+{{NewsSikhnet|http://www.sikhnet.com/news/british-and-turban-sikhs|The    British and the Turban of the    Sikhs|http://www.sikhnet.com/files/imagecache/thumb/news/image/main/turban_-_copy.jpg|Turban    stands for courage and self-respect for a Sikh. During the two World    Wars, turbaned Sikh soldiers, who fought as part of the British Indian    Army, refused to wear steel helmets, writes Major-Gen Kulwant Singh    (retd).}}
-{{NewsSikhnet|http://www.sikhnet.com/news/vege-diet-athletes|Vege   diet for   athletes?|http://www.sikhnet.com/files/imagecache/thumb/news/image/main/haripurkh-thumb_0.jpg|So   what do you eat? Being a vegetarian and a competitive athlete,  I’m   asked this question the most around Thanksgiving In the U.S. it’s    difficult for some to imagine “Turkey Day,” without the turkey. I also    used to frequently field this question as a college athlete, when I ran    cross country and track.}}
+{{NewsSikhnet|http://www.sikhnet.com/news/khalistan-world-not-nation|Khalistan    - The World not the    Nation|http://www.sikhnet.com/files/imagecache/thumb/news/image/main/aquarian_age-THUMB.jpg|Khalistan    is inevitable. It is our destined future. But the people we hear    screaming today for Khalistan will not be the ones to create it.    Khalistan is going to be created by the true Khalsa, the ones that    follow the teachings of all 11 Sikh Gurus and who are truly pure of    heart.}}
-{{NewsSikhnet|http://www.sikhnet.com/news/spiritual-journey-physical-plane|The   Spiritual Journey ~ on the physical   plane|http://www.sikhnet.com/files/imagecache/thumb/news/image/main/baolisahib84steps.jpg|So   now we went to Baoli Sahib at 9:00 PM and after inquiring about the    rehat of doing the Paath from a sewadar, took our laminated copies of    Japji Sahib Ji we went to the bottom, took a dip in the Baoli and    started the paath in a high tone and sehajta, standing on the first    pauri which was below the water. The feeling was so good,}}
+{{NewsSikhnet|http://www.sikhchic.com/columnists/beware_of_an_anthropomorphic_god|Beware    of an Anthropomorphic    God!|http://www.sikhchic.com/cms/articles/thumbnail/jesusFire-thmnl.jpg|One    of the many traps that language holds for us humans is the knee-jerk    tendency to anthropomorphize - ascribe human-like qualities - to  things   and concepts which are neither human nor human-like. Thus, we  talk  about  "Our nation wants our sacrifice!" - "We need to defend our   flag!"}}
-{{NewsSikhnet|http://www.sikhnet.com/news/annual-samuhik-vivaha-samagam-hyderabad|Annual   Samuhik Vivaha Samagam in   Hyderabad|http://www.sikhnet.com/files/imagecache/thumb/news/image/main/15_style_23_2.jpg|With   blessings of the Almighty, it was a dream come true for 22 Sikh    couples who got married in a befitting manner without spending a penny    that too in the presence of over 25,000 Sikhs who came from far off    places to bless the newly wed couples.}}
+{{NewsSikhnet|http://www.sikhchic.com/faith/becoming_a_man|Becoming    a    Man|http://www.sikhchic.com/cms/articles/thumbnail/guransh-thmnl.jpg|Guransh    Singh knelt at the altar of Guru Granth Sahib as the granthi  (elder)    and uncles unfurled yards of a salmon-colored fabric. His family and    friends, beaming with pride, sang in the gurdwara as the men crowded    around the 14-year-old, tucking and tying, until}}
-{{NewsSikhnet|http://www.sikhnet.com/news/langar-initiative-paraguay|The   Langar Initiative ~   Paraguay|http://www.sikhnet.com/files/imagecache/thumb/news/image/main/paraguay-thumb_0.jpg|The   langar initiative began operations on a daily basis on 1 December    2010. One hundred meals are prepared daily in Atma Dev Kaur´s home and    are distributed by the volunteers in different places within the    Asuncion and Greater Asunción Area..}}
+{{Newschic|http://www.mapleleafsikh.com/2010/05/sikh-art-therapist-rapinder-kaur.html|Therapeutic    art arrives in Dufferin|File:Rapinder Art Therapist.jpeg|Helping    through art:. Registered art therapist Rapinder Kaur opened a practice,    Art as Therapy, at the Harmony Health Clinic on Highway 9 last fall.    Kaur specializes in working with children and teens with a myriad of    challenges including ADHD, anxiety, autism, depression and low    self-esteem.}}
-{{Newschic|http://www.sikhchic.com/sports/khalsa_day_hockey_night_what_it_means_to_be_canadian|Khalsa   Day & Hockey Night: What It Means To Be   Canadian|File:Hockey1-a.jpg|Brantford's Sikh community celebrated Khalsa   Day, which was marked by a festival at the Gurdwara on Park Road North   and a parade that celebrated the  culture of Sikhism in Canada. I have   been to the gurdwara many times over the years.}}
+{{NewsSikhnet|http://www.sikhnet.com/news/what-vaisakhi-means-sava-lakh-united-sikhs-volunteers|Vaisakhi,    Sava-Lakh and UNITED SIKHS    Volunteers|http://www.sikhnet.com/files/imagecache/thumb/news/image/main/Thumb_US_AID_Team.jpg|As    we celebrate Vaisakhi, we are reminded of our purpose in this world    through Anand Sahib, one of the 5 Banees: ''“Eh Sereera maeraeya, Es  Jag   Mae Ayaekae, Kya Tudh Karam Kamaeya”'': Oh, this body of mine,  what   have you earned through your actions, since you came into this  world?}}
-{{NewsSikhnet|http://www.sikhnet.com/news/master-swordmaker-and-his-newest-siri-sahib|The   Master Swordmaker and his newest Siri   Sahib|http://www.sikhnet.com/files/imagecache/thumb/news/image/main/image001_0.jpg|Early   in my career as an artisan and full time knife and swordmaker, my    teacher for over 30 years, Yogi Bhajan, suggested that I use my artistic    gifts to create things that uplift and inspire people. This selection    of jewelry and objects is the fruit of my earnest effort to do just    that, and to offer them to you and your loved ones}}
+{{NewsSikhnet|http://www.sikhnet.com/news/akal-takhat-hijacked|Akal    Takhat    Hijacked?|http://www.sikhnet.com/files/imagecache/thumb/news/image/main/akaltakhatblogpost-THUMB.jpg|I    often hear frustration and disappointment in relation to SGPC and   those  involved in the management of the Gurdwaras in India. There is a    feeling of lack of leadership, corruption, over politicization of   Sikhi,  practices which are counter to Sikh belief...}}
-{{NewsSikhnet|http://www.sikhchic.com/cuisine/the_tandoor_no_longer_just_a_punjabi_oven   |The Tandoor: No Longer Just a Punjabi   Oven|http://www.sikhchic.com/cms/articles/thumbnail/tandoor1-thmnl.jpg|In   fact, he had never heard of tandoors - Indian clay cooking vessels    that are part oven and part barbecue pit - until 1986, when a New York    gallery exhibited six-foot pots he had made, inspired by amphorae on    Crete.}}
+{{NewsSikhnet|http://www.sikhnet.com/news/banda-singh-bahadur-shrewd-strategist-and-brilliant-tactician|Banda    Singh Bahadur - A Shrewd Strategist And Brilliant    Tactician|http://www.sikhnet.com/files/imagecache/thumb/news/image/main/ThumbBandaBahadur.jpg|We    are fast approaching the 300th Anniversary of Banda Bahadur's victory    over Nawab Wazir Khan, the Governor of Sirhind and the Zalam who had    ruthlessly bricked alive the two younger Sahibzadas of Guru Gobind  Singh   Ji. This brings back memories of a brave Sikh Bairagi}}
-{{Newschic3|[http://www.sikhchic.com/music/dr_gurnam_singh_dean_of_gurmat_sangeet   Dr. Gurnam Singh: Dean of Gurmat   Sangeet]|http://www.sikhchic.com/cms/articles/thumbnail/GurmatSangeet-thmnl.jpg|   On May 6, 2006, the Darbar Sahib  reverberated with the sounds of   stringed instruments for the first time in living memory. Dr. Gurnam   Singh and a jatha of his students brought back the traditional Gurbani   sounds. Five years down the  line, Gurmat Sangeet strains now run across   the state (and outside it).}}
+{{NewsSikhnet|http://www.sikhnet.com/news/vaisakhi|The    Joy of    Vaisakhi|http://www.sikhnet.com/files/imagecache/thumb/news/image/main/baisakhi-thumb.jpg|Vaisakhi    is the most festive day for the Sikhs and is celebrated on the 13th   and  14th April annually. This unique occasion marks the establishment   of  the Khalsa Panth and the idea of creating a universal brotherhood   and a  casteless society.}}
-{{Newsgen|http://prithihardkaur.wordpress.com/2011/04/18/spiritual-storytelling-relating-to-stories-of-our-gurus//|Spiritual   storytelling: relating to stories of our   Gurus|File:PHK-brown-half2-sqr.jpg|Not too long ago I was invited to   give a short talk about Vaisakhi  at a Gurdwara in Birmingham.  As I   began planning how I would approach  the talk, I thought a bit more   about the spiritual function of sakhia  (stories of the Gurus) in   general. It became obvious that exploring  Vaisakhi, or indeed any   sakhi, from a historical angle}}
+{{NewsSikhnet|http://www.sikhnet.com/video/my-relationship-guru-part-1|My    Relationship With The Guru - part    1|http://www.sikhnet.com/files/imagecache/thumb/my-relation-1.jpg|Sat    Mitar Kaur talks about how the Guru is a miracle to her, and how she has    gained gratitude in the face of displeasure. Bani and Kirtan help her    connect to the Guru.}}
-{{Newschic|http://www.sikhchic.com/people/sikhpark_creator_inspires_budapest_bank_ad_campaign  |SikhPark Creator Inspires Budapest Bank Ad Campaign|File:Dalbir  singh.jpg|The Budapest Bank, established in Hungary two decades ago, is  one of the country's leading commercial financing institutions. It has  chosen a Sardar from Britain - "Dalbir Singh" - as its host and  public  face in its nation-wide advertisement and marketing campaign. The  concept - of the handsome young Sardar}}
+{{NewsSikhnet|http://www.sikhnet.com/news/sikh-delegation-meets-rabbi-froman-part-1-2|Sikh    Delegation meets Rabbi Froman    -1|http://www.sikhnet.com/files/imagecache/thumb/news/image/main/GURU_GOBIND_SINGH_JI-1.jpg|While    the orthodox followers of one like to wear loose white clothes and  the   orthodox followers of the other like to dress in formal black  suits,   they both admire long flowing beards very much. It promised to  be an   interesting afternoon and evening.}}
-{{NewsSikhnet|http://www.sikhnet.com/news/your-spiritual-path|Your  Spiritual  Path|http://www.sikhnet.com/files/imagecache/thumb/news/image/main/onegod.jpg|How  could a loving God bar any sincere person from meeting Him? I  realized  that this core belief, that in all human beings live the One  Creator,  began a process of opening me to God’s grace, drawing me into  the wider  embrace of Sikhism, a religion I did not know existed until I  met the  man who would become my husband.}}
+{{Newshere|Do   Seva  in this world and reserve a seat in Heaven|Do Seva and reserve a   seat  in Heaven!|File:Haiti-8-sqr.jpg|My name is Dr. Pargat Singh  Bhurji  MD,  FRCP(C.) I am a specialist in paediatrics and neonatology. I  was  trained  at the prestigious University of British Columbia,  Vancouver.  At the  Children's Hospital I am the only turbaned Sikh  Specialist.}}
-{{NewsSikhnet|http://www.sikhnet.com/news/historian-disputes-modern-day-yogas-hindu-identity-claims|Historian    disputes modern-day yoga's Hindu identity    claims|http://www.sikhnet.com/files/imagecache/thumb/news/image/main/yoga.jpg|Meera    Nanda, visiting professor of history of science at the Indian     Institute of Science Education and Research, Mohali, says for most     Indians, yoga is a living symbol of their way of life, like apple pie is     to Americans. But, she adds, they are unaware that the yoga of today     can't claim Vedic antiquity.}}
+{{NewsSikhnet|http://www.sikhnet.com/news/some-musings-gora-sardar|Always    been a Sikh but only realised it 20 years    ago|http://www.sikhnet.com/files/imagecache/thumb/news/image/main/GoraSikh-THUMB.jpg|Becoming    a Sikh altered my appearance, but did not change my core values and    principles.  I simply found a religion consistent with my basic  beliefs.   Sikhism turned my life from black-and-white to color.}}
-{{Newsgen|http://prithihardkaur.wordpress.com/2011/03/19/what-shall-we-do-with-the-sunday-sikhs/|What   Shall We Do with the “Sunday Sikhs”?|File:PrithiHardKaurSqr.jpg|Last   Saturday I attended a one-day Sikh ‘camp’ at my local gurdwara.  It  was   a great day and I was deeply touched by the warmth and friendliness   of  the sangat there, and it was nice to see a lot of new faces too.  As    usual, I attracted quite a bit of attention and about ten people  came}}
+{{NewsSikhnet|http://www.sikhnet.com/news/bhai-taru-singh-review|Bhai    Taru Singh - A    Review|http://www.sikhnet.com/files/imagecache/thumb/news/image/main/BhaiTaruSingh-THUMB.jpg|It    was a soul-touching, eye-wetting and emotional roller-coaster    experience. The movie made a very sincere attempt in regenerating the    Spirit of Warrior-Saint, through the life of legendry Bhai Taru Singh    jee.}}
-{{Newschic|http://www.sikhchic.com/columnists/my_first_day_in_law_school|My   First Day In Law School by T Sher   Singh|File:Student-lecture-sml.jpg|It's been more than three decades   now, but I remember the day as if it was yesterday. It was my first day   in Law School. I was excited and I was nervous. And I was late for   class. I was trying to find my way to the First-Year Contracts class.}}
+{{NewsSikhnet|http://www.sikhnet.com/news/nitnem-banis|The    Nitnem    Banis|http://www.sikhnet.com/files/imagecache/thumb/news/image/main/nitnem-THUMB.jpg|Human    birth is supreme amongst all life forms as it provides an opportunity    for the soul to end its journey of births and deaths and merge in  God.   For this to occur, a human must realize why he or she has taken  this   birth}}
-{{Newschic3|[http://www.sikhchic.com/people/teenagers_and_peer_pressure   Teenagers and Peer   Pressure]|http://www.sikhchic.com/cms/articles/thumbnail/teenage-thmnl.jpg|   Why do otherwise good kids seem to make bad decisions when they are    with their friends? New research on risk taking and the teenage brain    offers some answers. In studies at Temple University, psychologists used   functional magnetic resonance imaging}}
+{{Newschic|http://www.mrsikhnet.com/index.php/2010/02/12/transforming-tragedy-to-triumph/|Transforming    Tragedy to Triumph|File:GuruTej3.jpg|When we face challenge and    adversity in life, the natural tendency is to find safety. Yet life is a    sequence of challenges, each with its own sequence of failures or    successes, tragedies or triumphs.}}
-{{NewsSikhnet|http://www.sikhnet.com/news/8th-lord-miracles-tour-honor-guru-ram-das-el-salvador|The   8th Lord of Miracles   Tour|http://www.sikhnet.com/files/imagecache/thumb/news/image/main/img_5053.jpg|From   a period besieged by civil war, El Salvador's dark history is left  as  a  mere memory for many of its people to stand strong and serve. From    1979 to 1992 El Salvador was under consistent battles on the streets,    and guerilla warfare was an everyday occurrence through which many    suffered losses;}}
+{{Newshere|Michael    Kung’a, student at Kenyatta University|He once was blind but now can    see, a little |File:Kenya - Michael Kung'a Feb-2010-sml.jpg|When his    world went dark four years ago, Michael Kung’a resigned himself to a    life of broken dreams and lost hope. The only light in his life were the    fast-fading memories that defined his happier days}}
-{{Newschic3|[http://www.sikhchic.com/travel/the_reluctant_autorickshawwallah   The Reluctant   Auto-Rickshaw-Wallah]|http://www.sikhchic.com/cms/articles/thumbnail/auto-rickshaw-thmnl.jpg|When   I first meet Manjot Singh, he looks like a bandit. Behind the seat of   his rusted blue auto-rickshaw, he jabbers in  incomprehensible Punjabi.   He wears a red woollen beanie pulled down over his forehead. A grimy   yellowed white handkerchief is wrapped around his face.}}
+{{NewsSikhnet|http://www.sikhnet.com/news/mai-bhago|Mai       Bhago|http://www.sikhnet.com/files/imagecache/thumb/news/image/main/maibhago-THUMB_0.jpg|When    forty Sikhs deserted Guru Gobind Singh jee during a Moghul siege, it    was chiefly Mai Bhago who rallied them to re-seek the sanctuary of the    Guru. This story is a first-hand account of the wife of one of those    forty Sikhs}}
-{{Newsbit3l|[http://manvirsingh.blogspot.com/2011/01/story-about-ladys-prayer.html   A story about a lady's prayer... ]|File:Woman praying sqr.jpg|In   September 1960, I woke up one morning with six hungry babies and just    75 cents in my pocket. Their father had left them. The boys ranged from    three months to seven years; their sister was two. Their Dad had never    been much more than a presence they feared.}}
+{{NewsSikhnet|http://www.sikhnet.com/news/book-review-lions-mane|Book    Review: A Lion's    Mane|http://www.sikhnet.com/files/imagecache/thumb/news/image/main/lionsmane-THUMB.jpg|Rarely    do I come across a book that strikes a balance of being both    educational and inspiring...this is what I found in A Lion’s Mane by    Navjot Kaur. A Lion’s Mane is about the journey of a young Sikh boy who    while discovering}}
-{{Newsbit3l|[http://manvirsingh.blogspot.com/2011/01/why-hell-do-i.html   "Daddy, why do  you shave?"]|File:George Bernard Shaw sqr.jpg|Bernard    Shaw used to tell a story about  his father, whom he was delighted to    watch shaving everyday. One day  the five year old Shaw looked up and    asked the old man "Daddy, why do  you shave?" The father looked at his   small son for a full minute and then threw the razor}}
+{{Newshere|Panjab   Digital  Library|Adopt-a-Book incentive by Panjab Digital   Library|File:Panjab  Digital Library-sml.jpg|Play your part in   preserving the heritage of  Panjab and Sikhi - Sponsor a Book for   digitisation. Books are a source  of constant knowledge and motivation.   Some readers prefer a particular  book for its aesthetic appeal,}}
-{{NewsSikhnet|http://www.sikhnet.com/news/mother-hope-prakash-kaur-and-her-unique-home-girls|Mother   Hope: Prakash Kaur and her Unique Home for   Girls|http://www.sikhnet.com/files/imagecache/thumb/news/image/main/shehas.jpg|The   woman behind the home is Prakash Kaur,  who was herself left on the   streets as a baby 60 years ago. Since 1993,  she has dedicated her life   to the noble but onerous mission of rescuing  unwanted and unclaimed   newborn girls and giving them a secure home and  future.}}
+{{Newschic|http://www.mrsikhnet.com/index.php/2010/02/02/forgiveness/|Forgiveness|File:Timthumb.jpeg|There    is a story I read once, about a monk who lived on his own on the    outskirts of a village. One day, a young woman accused the monk of    getting her pregnant. The other villagers believed her. After the baby    was born,}}
-{{NewsSikhnet|http://www.sikhnet.com/news/get-me-golden-temple-time|Get    me to the Golden Temple on    time!|http://www.sikhnet.com/files/imagecache/thumb/news/image/main/sisteract.jpg|I    was sitting in a Westminster restaurant having lunch with my father    Jonathan when the call came through on my mobile. It was my twin sister    Alexandra in India. ‘Are you sitting down?’ she  asked. When I  replied   that I was, she said: ‘I’m going to get married –  next  week!’}}
+{{Newshere|My   Papa, the perfect Sikh of the  Guru|My Papa, the perfect Sikh of the    Guru|File:Sikh_papaji_val-2sml.png|Once I had gone to a village in    Maharashtra for some work, when I was pleasantly and tearfully    astonished to witness the love for a Sikh. I had spent an hour or so    with my contacts, when a young Marathi lady of the village}}
-{{Newschic3|[http://www.sikhchic.com/columnists/celebration_hope_sikh_sacred_music   Celebration & Hope Sikh Sacred   Music]|http://www.sikhchic.com/cms/articles/thumbnail/RaagRatan-thmnl.jpg|Its   entire scripture, the Guru Granth, with a few minor exceptions, is   set  to the language and idiom of classical Indian musicology. Sikhism's    Guru-Founders were superb poets and musicians and recognized that  music   can transcend words. One would think that the grammar and  technology of   music}}
+{{Newschic|http://www.sikhchic.com/current_events/in_jeopardy_punjab_the_bread_basket_of_india|In    Jeopardy: Punjab, The Bread Basket of India|File:PAU-a.jpg|"With just    1.5 per cent of India's land area, Punjab produces 20% of the  country's   wheat and 12% of its rice. It provides 60% of the Central  government's   reserve stocks of wheat and 40% of its reserves of  rice"}}
-{{NewsSikhnet|http://www.sikhnet.com/video/manifesting-prosperity-and-abundance|Manifesting   Prosperity and   Abundance|http://www.sikhnet.com/files/imagecache/thumb/prosperity.jpg|Guruka   Singh, shares his unique perspective on what prosperity really is and   how it is not really about having lots of money. "Prosperity is   understanding, in each moment, that whatever you need, and even more is   at hand at the moment you need it. That you will always have enough to   live with grace;" }}
+{{Newschic|http://www.sikhchic.com/travel/chardi_kalaa_in_dubai|Chardi    Kalaa in Dubai|File:Dubai1-b.jpg|In the gloom and doom of global    inter-religious conflict, I have a ray of shining light to share. The    Islamic owners and rulers of the jewel in the desert - Dubai, in the    gulf states of United Arab Emirates,}}
+{{Newschic|http://www.sikhchic.com/columnists/seva_neither_a_shield_nor_a_sword|Seva:    Neither a Shield, Nor a Sword|File:Seva-prashad.jpg|I have noticed   that  the concept of seva  -  loosely translated as "selfless, voluntary    service"  -  is nowadays increasingly wielded as a weapon and less as    what it is meant to be. The other day, when}}
+{{Newschic|http://tinyurl.com/ybs5he5|Summary    Judgment at the Akal Takht |File:Prof.-darshan-singh-khalsa-sml.jpg|    The recent decision of the Akal Takht to ex-communicate Prof. Darshan    Singh, a legendary exponent of Gurbani through kirtan and Katha. Is  this   judgment sound?  Can the trial be deemed procedurally correct?}}
-{{Newsbit3l|[http://www.sikhchic.com/travel/_the_golden_temple_of_amritsar_food_for_the_body_the_soul  Golden Temple:Food For The Body & The Soul]|File:Langar4-sqr.jpg|He  cooks lentils in a pot the size of a plunge pool. Jitendra Singh's  soupy concoctions helps feed tens of thousands of people each day at the  Golden Temple, the holiest shrine of the Sikhs. The glimmering shrine  is one of India's best-known religious monuments}}
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