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{{Newstot1|https://submissions.epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/11893|Calling  all UK readers - Please sign this petition|File:Amritsar massacre  1919-m.jpg|This is an appeal to the UK Government to Issue an Apology to  all the people of [[Amritsar]] for the [[Jallianwala Bagh massacre]]  which took place on April 13th 1919.  Hundreds of innocent men, women  and children were mercilessly gunned down by the British Indian Army led  by General Dyer}}
{{Newschic1|2739|Sikh-Canadian Takes  Command of Canadian Regiment|File:Sajjan1-aa-m.png|In a history making  ceremony, a change of command in the British Columbia Regiment took  place on September 11, 2011 in  Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.  Lt.-Col. Bruce Kadanoff relinquished command of the  regiment to  Lt.-Col. Harjit Singh Sajjan, who has taken over}}
{{NewsSikhnet|http://www.sikhnet.com/news/truth-about-hair|The  Truth About  Hair|http://www.sikhnet.com/files/imagecache/thumb/news/image/main/blackelk-thumb.jpg|In  searching for solutions for the distress in our world, it may be time  for us to consider that many of our most basic assumptions about  reality are in error. It may be that a major part of the solution is  looking at us in the face each morning when we see ourselves in the  mirror.}}
{{NewsSikhnet|http://www.sikhnet.com/news/comic-relief|Comics  and graphic novel on on Sikh  history|http://www.sikhnet.com/files/imagecache/thumb/news/image/main/gtb.jpg|When  Daljeet Singh Sidhu wanted to introduce his three-year-old son to  Sikh  heroes and history, he was not at a loss of words. But what he did  not  have, was a story that his boy could see, feel and later read.  That’s  when it struck Sidhu; that Sikh history has many heroes, but no  graphics.}}
{{NewsSikhnet|http://www.sikhnet.com/news/brother-sikh-slain-after-911-phoenix-area-saw-love-conquer-tragedy|Brother  of slain 9/11 Sikh saw love conquer  tragedy|http://www.sikhnet.com/files/imagecache/thumb/news/image/main/ranasinghsodhi_0.jpg|I  miss my brother almost every day. It's a big thing. But I never wanted  to go back to India, never lost my belief in America. A documentary  film was made about me. They called it, "A Dream in Doubt." I don't know  why they used that title. My dream is not in doubt.}}


{{Newstot1|http://www.capitalfm.co.ke/news/2011/08/28/kalonzo-flags-off-sikh-community-food-aid/|Kalonzo  flags off Sikh community food aid|File:AfricanKids.jpg|The Vice  President of Kenya praises Khalsa Aid and the Kenyan Sikh  community for  the 100 tons of food for the famine effected people of  East Africa.  Please continue to support Khalsa Aid so that we can carry out  such  vital humanitarian work}}
{{Newstot1|http://www.capitalfm.co.ke/news/2011/08/28/kalonzo-flags-off-sikh-community-food-aid/|Kalonzo  flags off Sikh community food aid|File:AfricanKids.jpg|The Vice  President of Kenya praises Khalsa Aid and the Kenyan Sikh  community for  the 100 tons of food for the famine effected people of  East Africa.  Please continue to support Khalsa Aid so that we can carry out  such  vital humanitarian work}}

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Calling all UK readers - Please sign this petition
Amritsar massacre 1919-m.jpg
This is an appeal to the UK Government to Issue an Apology to all the people of Amritsar for the Jallianwala Bagh massacre which took place on April 13th 1919. Hundreds of innocent men, women and children were mercilessly gunned down by the British Indian Army led by General Dyer..... → read more
Sikh-Canadian Takes Command of Canadian Regiment
Sajjan1-aa-m.png In a history making ceremony, a change of command in the British Columbia Regiment took place on September 11, 2011 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Lt.-Col. Bruce Kadanoff relinquished command of the regiment to Lt.-Col. Harjit Singh Sajjan, who has taken over..... → read more
The Truth About Hair
blackelk-thumb.jpg In searching for solutions for the distress in our world, it may be time for us to consider that many of our most basic assumptions about reality are in error. It may be that a major part of the solution is looking at us in the face each morning when we see ourselves in the mirror...... → read more
Comics and graphic novel on on Sikh history
gtb.jpg When Daljeet Singh Sidhu wanted to introduce his three-year-old son to Sikh heroes and history, he was not at a loss of words. But what he did not have, was a story that his boy could see, feel and later read. That’s when it struck Sidhu; that Sikh history has many heroes, but no graphics...... → read more
Brother of slain 9/11 Sikh saw love conquer tragedy
ranasinghsodhi_0.jpg I miss my brother almost every day. It's a big thing. But I never wanted to go back to India, never lost my belief in America. A documentary film was made about me. They called it, "A Dream in Doubt." I don't know why they used that title. My dream is not in doubt...... → read more
Kalonzo flags off Sikh community food aid
AfricanKids.jpg
The Vice President of Kenya praises Khalsa Aid and the Kenyan Sikh community for the 100 tons of food for the famine effected people of East Africa. Please continue to support Khalsa Aid so that we can carry out such vital humanitarian work..... → read more
World’s largest 'Book' ~ The Granth Sahib
13scriptures.jpg THE world’s largest Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji ­— the Sikh’s holy book — is currently being put together to enter the Malaysia Book of Records. Undertaking this effort is the Gurdwara Sahib Puchong temple, also known as the Persatuan Penganut Agama Sikh Puchong Selangor...... → read more
Nishkam Primary School: Teaching Sikh Ethos
Nishkam school1 m.jpg When the building for the Nishkam Primary School was first bought eight years ago, pigeon droppings covered the floor and most of the window frames were missing. The Regency style grade II listed house on busy Soho Road in Handsworth, Birmingham, England, had been a hotel..... → read more
Marriages may soon need 'no-dowry' undertaking
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The report recommends to the ministries to find ways and means to regulate high expenses for wedding ceremony. "The evil of dowry is one of the vital causes leading to low status of girl child in the society. Unfortunately, the practice of dowry is still prevalent. The committee is unhappy that this law"..... → read more
Celebrating a century of London Sikh culture
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Watch this video (only 2:36 mins long) celebrating a century of London Sikh culture. The first Sikhs came to London a century ago and a new exhibition in the capital celebrates the Golden Temple, their holiest site. The collection is at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) in Bloomsbury...... → read more