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 India, Educate
Yourself
24
February 2010
Even as inane
statements by India's education minister Kapil Sibal about
introduction of one exam, one syllabus overpower all debate in India... |
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 Talking Budget
24
February 2010
As this edition will be in your hands, all talk in India will rivet
on the annual Budget. Some of the earlier romance of the Budget is
gone, but... |
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 CIVIL SERVANTS: How Civil? Whose Servants?
24
February 2010
Bureaucrats in
Punjab are clearly divided in two camps. When the government's hue
changes from Congress to Akali, Punjab witnesses... |
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 Want to stop Communal Violence?
17
February 2010
In the wake of massacre of Gujarat, 2002, civil society started
demanding for a bill on prevention, control and rehabilitation of
victims of communal violence. In 2004... |
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 India Finds A Hero
10
February 2010
If you think examples like Sant Singh Chatwal were not blatant
enough, meet the new hero that the Indian Government has presented
to the world for being ostensibly... |
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Elusive Justice
10
February 2010
Only the rich and the powerful are able to reach the Indian
Supreme Court for justice. The apex court is hearing more the voice
of the well endowed middle classes than... |
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Sant
Singh Chatwal Deconstructed
10
February 2010
Kochi
Police Commissioner Manoj Abraham said they would “speed up the
process” of taking action against the businessmen. “This is a fraud
worth Rs 20 crore and... |
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India fights over a Baingan,
informed activism defeats MNCs’ designs
10
February 2010
New Delhi: For
weeks and months, India discussed Brinjals. The eggplant was at the
centre of a discussion that many social and civil society activists
had termed as... |
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 The Politics
of Awards
3
February 2010
India has
courted massive dishonor for itself, thanks to poor selection of
individuals on which it conferred its national honors, the Padma
awards. While in the past too... |
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 Save The Panth
27January 2010
Over 70 representative of various Sikh organizations that have been
doing seva of various gurughars for over 40 years in Southern
California met for a series of... |
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 Why are you standing next to Rathore?
27January 2010
Since we all agree that we have all become apathetic and immune to
some of the biggest problems that our society is facing, how do you
want us to start a story about... |
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Learning From
the Enemy
20
January 2010
When the Akali Dal was to meet for a brainstorming session at Shimla
last year, some panthic organizations actually took the Akali
leadership's claims seriously... |
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 “Kaun Hai?”
20
January 2010
Languishing under the crushing wheels of poverty, thousands of
women migrate from rural areas to mega cities in search of
livelihoods. Ending up as domestic servants... |
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 Gurdwara
Lakhpat Sahib Ji
13
January 2010
Intrepid traveller, who braved the
cold of the North Pole, South Pole and Mount Everest, takes us on a
journey in the footsteps of the travels of the first Master, Guru
Nanak Sahib Ji... |
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 On the
Forgotten Sikhs’ Trail
13
January 2010
This is the story of the author’s search for Sikligar Sikhs over
the last year and a half. He says, “My story of the Forgotten Sikhs
is the remarkable story of forgotten... |
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 Guru
Nanak’s Travels in Gujarat
13
January 2010
World Sikh News presents this as an
accompanying piece to Gurpreet Singh Anand’s travelogue to
Gurdwara Lakhpat Sahib Ji. The author of this piece is a
former... |
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 The RSS: The Force Behind Nanakshahi Change
6
January 2010
It was Sardar Patel of the Congress who had written that “I am
thoroughly convinced that the RSS men can carry on their patriotic
endeavour only by joining the... |
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 Makkar-Badal let down Sikhs
6
January 2010
This open
letter to SGPC president Avtar Singh Makkar tells him that by
amending the Nanakshahi Calendar he has committed a grave sin and
that the only way... |
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 Come, please
get to know Ruchika, and her story!
30
December 2009
Instances of a young girl becoming a victim of rape, and then,
being unable to bear the shame and humiliation, committing suicide,
are not uncommon in India. That... |
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 Listen to Us
23
December 2009
That Indian
brahamanical establishment has been intolerant of Dalits,
minorities, ethnic groups is a fact known to us all. The Sikhs have
been crying hoarse, telling the... |
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 Break Ke Baad
16
December 2009
Brand alignments with news
broadcasters, media partnerships and even fully-funded
programmes are the new reality on the television news business.
But no one in... |
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 NEWS VENDORS
16
December 2009
It is the fake encounter syndrome all over again. Everyone knows
fake encounters happen with impunity, that they are sanctioned by
governments and top... |
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 TELANGANA: The
Hot Potato
16
December 2009
Had there been
any Sikh angle to any of the above controversies, demands,
agitations, the first reaction of the rabid Indian national media
would have been that it was... |
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 Plain-Speaking In Secret
Talk Time
16
December 2009
Indian establishment has the power and the resources and the
suitable lack of scruples to make anyone a politician in a set of
circumstances, but to become a leader... |
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 Babri
Demolition Continues
9
December 2009
The Congress and the BJP have shown their true face in the
recent debate in Indian parliament over demolition of the Babri
mosque in 1992. BJP chief Rajnath Singh... |
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 Procrastination Inc.
9
December 2009
The systemic failure of the SGPC to resolve long pending issues
has resulted in the death of 50-year old Darshan Singh Lohara and
the guilty verdict for Prof. Darshan... |
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 Let The Sikhs Not Hang Their
Heads in Shame Again
2
December 2009
Events in the
last two weeks from the portals of the Akal Takht have raised the
hackles of Sikhs living far and wide across the world. Sikhs are
awe-struck, dismayed... |
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 Nanakshahi Calendar cannot be
bartered for votes
2
December 2009
World Sikh News editor Jagmohan Singh met Pal Singh Purewal
while he was in Delhi en route to Edmonton, after a brief trip
to Punjab during which neither Akal Takht |
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 History of Dasam Granth
2
December 2009
When the earthly
sojourn of Guru Gobind Singh Ji was nearing its end at Nanded, He
gathered his devotees around Him, and declared in an emphatic but in
a... |
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Nanakshahi is Immortal Simple Primer of the Almanac
2
December 2009
Do you know that even Baba Banda Singh Bahadur struck coins
in the name of Nanakshahi? Do you know that
Nanakshahi mohars were minted during the reign of... |
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 Justice In India
gets
Ek Dhakka Aur
25
November 2009
The No Action Taken Report
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 Sangh Parivar
is Guilty, Guilty, Guilty
25
November 2009
What happened on Dec 6, 1992, was not the culmination of a
“movement”, but rather the result of a “mobilisation” fanned,
financed and facilitated by the Sangh Parivar, with Kalyan Singh... |
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 Sikhism and Organ Donation
25
November 2009
Eye, blood
and other organ donation of the body is generally opposed by the
self styled religious guides of different faiths on the pretext
of desecration of the dead body. We... |
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 Sahaita in Sultanpuri
18
November 2009
SULTANPURI, NEW DELHI: The tragedy of Sultanpuri of November 1984
needed more than commemoration. It needed attention. It needed love,
care and compassion... |
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 Maharaja of Firangi
18
November 2009
This is a tour through the serpentine
corridors of Victoria and Albert Museum where the author makes
an effort to bring a Sikh perspective to the issue of museum... |
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 Indian media
hounds Sikhs again
18
November 2009
It is very unfortunate that in the last one month, the
pro-Indira print media / Congress party supporters have dug up the
wounds of the Sikh community again by portraying... |
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 Have the Sikhs
changed since 1984?
18
November 2009
Vinod Mehta of Outlook wrote that 1984 was the year that changed
India. The editor of World Sikh News –Jagmohan Singh replied by
saying that it was the year that... |
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Get off Guilt, Mr. Sanghvi
18
November 2009
Like many Sikhs, Harbir Singh was upset at the diatribe of
Hindustan Times’ Vir Sanghvi against the Sikhs. As a follow up
to the Open Letter written by World Sikh News...
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The Indian Conscience
11
November 2009
I write to you to express my displeasure at your recent marathon run
in Delhi. Generally, you come out as a very reasonable person
during your television and... |
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Et tu Brutus
Open Letter to Vir Sanghvi
11 November 2009
I
had expected this but hoped that it would not see the light of the
day. I had hoped that after 25 years, things would perhaps be
different. Alas! You proved me wrong... |
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An Actor Recalls
11
November 2009
2nd November
1984. I am editing my film. My assistant keenly looking over my
shoulder. Gentle boy, who was shy and spoke so softly. Sensitive and
very diligent and... |
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 The Lessons of Fort Hood
11
November 2009
Shooting rampage at one of the largest military reservation has sent
tremors all over the world. Fort Hood was no combatant zone, it was
no enemy territory... |
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 We Are Grateful
11
November 2009
NEW DELHI: Amidst endless tales of gruesome murders of Sikhs,
accounts of burning alive of fathers and sons as mothers, wives or
sisters watched... |
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Trilokpuri’s Witnesses
4
November 2009
In his scintillating “The Comfort of Things”, Daniel Miller explains
how objects are constitutive of identity. Objects create subjects more than
the other way round... |
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One Nine Eight Four
stories and more
4
November 2009
Kokardarma
Courts/Sultanpuri/Tilak Vihar: From morning to afternoon, on 31
October when the whole country was celebrating the death anniversary
of Mrs. Indira... |
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Violence toll in
Delhi mounts to over 500
4
November 2009
Murders
led to massacres in the capital on Friday, one of the bloodiest days
in the history of Delhi. Hundreds were killed. There was no count.The
population of whole... |
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 The Chubby Girl
28
October 2009
It takes a mother to watch a husband burn to death and still
protect a future, a hope, a life, a Kulbir Kaur. It takes us a lifetime to
understand what being Kulbir Kaur... |
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 Challenges to Indian Sikh Diaspora
28
October 2009
While the Sikhs may generally be known not to write history,
the trend is changing, albeit slowly, but surely. Set up by
illustrious stalwarts like Daljeet Singh,Jagjit Singh .... |
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 Diabolic Political Plan to kill Sikhs
28
October 2009
The author provides a fresh look into the genesis
of the November 1984 Anti-Sikh pogrom. The author is definite that
it was the fundamental hostility of one religion... |
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Saving Amritsar’s
Tourism Potential
21
October 2009
Amritsar’s tourist season has just begun. Its tourist season
starts with the Parkash Gurpurb of its founding father Guru Ram
Das ji on 9th October and continues.... |
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 Canada shows the multi-faiths way
21
October 2009
While California reneged, Vancouver has once again demonstrated
its faith in the Sikhs with its police and security unit announcing
the allowance of Amritdhari Sikhs.... |
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 Hockey’s
Sikh Legend: Balbir Singh, Senior
21
October 2009
Balbir
Singh Senior is today Indian hockey’s most successful living legend.
Well into his eighties, standing six feet tall, a fully practicing
Sikh Balbir Singh Senior still... |
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 Hindutva Terror
21
October 2009
Ugly militarist face of saffron
Hindutva’s terror outfits is being revealed in India. After
Malegaon and Orissa’s anti-Christian atrocities comes the blast
in Goa. Now, it is... |
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 Din Dugni, Raat Chauguni
14
October 2009
* When Dorjee
Khandu contested the Arunachal Pradesh Assembly elections last time,
his assets amounted to Rs 3.19 crore. In the five years since — a
little over... |
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 Fate of
The Shaheed’s Family
14
October 2009
Twenty years ago, Punjab Police killed the son-in-law of Shaheed
Bhagat Singh’s sister in a fake encounter. It took her seven years
and Supreme Court’s directions to... |
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 (Re)Defining Sikh Activism
14
October 2009
The author engages with suggestions made by Prof IJ Singh and
charaterises these as efforts "to plug holes that don’t actually
exist." She argues against the tendency... |
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 India loses
stand, face at UN forum
7
October 2009
It was high time that the world took notice of discrimination by
birth in India which is clearly the most widespread, pernicious and
intractable form of discrimination on... |
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 Punjab's Economy plunging downhill
7
October 2009
It is about time for
Punjab to get out of its financial quagmire. We are transferring
our own liabilities to the unborn generations, which is not
right... |
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 Gajinder Singh –the revolutionary poet
7
October 2009
To recognize and acknowledge the contribution of its leader
Gajinder Singh, Dal Khalsa held a function in Chandigarh, discussing
various aspects of his multi-faceted... |
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 Tale of Valour
7
October 2009
On 7 October, the Sikh nation observes the martyrdom day of
Harjinder Singh Jinda and Sukhdev Singh Sukha. World Sikh News
presents an extract from... |
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 No Departing
with Dishonour
30
September 2009
In a recent death reference case, a judge of the Supreme Court of
India said in open court that it appears that decisions on mercy
pleas are delayed as part of a political... |
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 How much
Punjab do we need?
30
September 2009
At the World Sikh News, we often receive two kinds of response
from our readers. First, there is a large section of readership that
engages with the many aspects of... |
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 Part of the Pattern
23
September 2009
Have you ever wondered how efficient the police sleuthing becomes in
Punjab all of a sudden when it comes to arresting people for alleged
acts of terrorism they are... |
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 World Sikh News launched from NEW YORK
23
September 2009
NEW YORK:
Crossing another milestone with the launch of its New York edition,
the World Sikh News aims to play its role in helping the Sikh
diaspora, particularly the.. |
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 BRANSTORMING
16
September 2009
Not one man or woman raised the issue of the price that Punjab's
farmers are paying, as is the state, as a result of being the
frontline Agricultural state. Our... |
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 Many
Alices In Many Blunderlands
9
September 2009
In any rational sense, partition was not inevitable. It became
inevitable because Hindu leaders, including Nehru, failed to realise
that by 1946 “the Muslim League... |
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 Khalra Shames India
9
September 2009
The
morning of September 6, 1995 was like any other morning. Or seemed.
Paramjit Kaur Khalra was rushing to her work place, the Guru Nanak
Dev University library... |
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 Our children are being killed,
by uranium
2
September 2009
Their heads are too large or too small, their limbs too short or too
bent. For some, their brains never grew, speech never came and their
lives are likely to be cut short... |
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 The Lotus Eaters
2
September 2009
The BJP is a party imploding with a speed unmatched in the
history of modern Indian politics, but it has only itself to blame.
The glue that was binding many leaders... |
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 REV. HEW AS I KNEW
26
August 2009
Reverend/Professor Hew McLeod, a Christian missionary and his
associates initiated Sikh Religious Studies in North American
universities such as University of... |
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 Jarnail Singh
fights back
19
August 2009
The editor of World Sikh News –Jagmohan Singh travels to Delhi
to meet Jarnail Singh at his two room apartment in the heart of
Delhi’s Lajpat Nagar –a colony built... |
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 My Voyage to the North Pole
19
August 2009
In times of stress and strife, when there is very little to
cheer, the news of some Sikh, living a normal life in Delhi and
suddenly taking wings to go to unseen lands... |
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 Haryana Gurdwara Act – Right Time to act
12
August 2009
What has been simmering for the last
many years seems to be inching towards a head-on collision. The
state government of Haryana is likely to sound the bugle of... |
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 R2P: Sikhs Must Engage
5
August 2009
The
international community faces no more critical issue than how to
protect people caught in new and large-scale humanitarian crises.
The world may be discussing... |
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 The golden periods of the Sikh religious
music
29
July 2009
Sri Guru Nanak Dev ji gave a lot of invaluable gifts to the
world and one of them was very pleasant, very soothing and very
educative Sikh religious music. This form of... |
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 The Circle Tightens
29
July 2009
In continuation of the overarching comment exploring the various
layers of the leadership’s functioning in the ruling Akali Dal in
Punjab, published under the title... |
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 Art of Political Discourse in South Asia
15
July 2009
This article
is based on a speech made by Usman Khalid, Director of London
Institute of South Asia at a seminar on 29 June 2009 in the Thatcher
Room of the British... |
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 On the Passing of a Great Man,
True Friend, Inspired Soul
8
July 2009
The WSN presents, humbly and proudly, both at the same time,
this tribute and personal remembrance by Cynthia Keppley
Mahmood, celebrated scholar on Sikh... |
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 Of Grace & Morality
8
July 2009
A simple
application by a public spirited person has brought out an
interesting nugget: the Punjab government spent Rs 60 lakh
approximately on the swearing in of... |
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 What a Lovely
Heritage
1
July 2009
WASHINGTON:
The two-day National Sikh Conference (June 18-19, 2009), sponsored
by The Kaur Foundation of Washington, D.C. in collaboration with The
U.S... |
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 The
single most important threat
24
June 2009
At a time when
the Indian forces are fighting the Maoists/ Naxalites in Lalgarh and
New Delhi is making much out of banning them as “terrorists”, here
is a view on ... |
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 RSS speaks Truth to BJP, Color is Deep Saffron
17
June 2009
When
shame of defeat haunts, political parties start thinking of
shameless somersaults. Here are the ones that India's
right wing ultra nationalist brahmanical Hindutva... |
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 Sikhs,
Canada and India
10
June 2009
25
years ago, on this day, I was weeping at the wanton destruction and
vandalism of my dear Akal Takht and precincts of the Golden Temple
premises. Today... |
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 Eye Witness
10
June 2009
On
June 4, 1984 I got up at
3 a.m.
Exactly at
4 a.m., I along with my wife Harbhajan Kaur, reached Sri Harmandir
Sahib for my duty as Ardasia Singh... |
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 Indo-Sikh
Battle of Amritsar
3
June 2009
This is a blow by blow account of the events of June 1-6, 1984.
On the occasion of 25 years of Saka Akal Takht, the learned
author, who visited Darbar Sahib... |
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 Investigating War Crimes in Sri Lanka Illusion and Reality
3
June 2009
In continuation of the series of articles on the latest
situation of Tamils in the island nation, in this exclusive piece, the
renowned human rights activist... |
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 Badals Display A Large Heart: No Action Against Any Arsonists
3
June 2009
JALANDHAR/CHANDIGARH:
As violence in Punjab subsided and the hordes of lumpen elements
returned home after they got tired of spreading mayhem, burning... |
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 Freedom Denied: The Crushing of Sri Lankan Tamils
27
May 2009
Freelance writer and commentator Mike Cowie questions the wisdom
of the West and the UN bodies to pick and choose their friends and
foes. In the light of the... |
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 Show ’Em The Way Home
27
May 2009
For years, it was common knowledge that in many villages, Dalits
were being denied entry into gurdwaras or often were discouraged
from considering themselves as... |
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 Sikhs & Indian Elections
20 May 2009
Is electoral politics the only way to make an intervention in
politics? Must our political parties, whose fortunes are tied up with the
Sikh community's own |
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 Winning The Peace in
Sri Lanka
20 May 2009
As the Manmohan Singh government prepares to take office,
renowned human rights activist Ravi Nair outlines a peace plan for
Sri Lankan Tamils... |
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 Are the British still deceiving the Sikhs
13
May 2009
The Sikh
Community Action Network writes to the British Prime Minister Gordon
Brown, urging him for a more sincere and positive interaction as the
Sikh citizens... |
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 Meaningless
13
May 2009
“Let’s move on.” This was PM Manmohan Singh on 1984 genocide.
That is exactly the refrain that the killers of Muslims in Gujarat
will soon pick up. Move... |
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 Strange
Maths of Poll Times
5
May 2009
The Sikh community needs to engage with the entire debate on
farm economics and agrarian domain problems not only because a large number
of its members are... |
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 So Kyon Visre Meri Maye
5
May 2009
“So kyon visre
meri maye” was a “Shabad of Gurubani” being rendered on radio in a
highly emotional tone and texture by an unheard of but extraordinary
singer. This... |
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 Multi-religiosity of Guru Granth Sahib
29
April 2009
Scriptures
generally belong to one community and faith and are a written
document for their followers to follow and practice in life... |
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 World War I through Sikh Soldiers’ Letters
29
April 2009
In Europe,
the Sikhs fought in Belgium-Flanders at Ypres twice from 22 October 1914
till 31 October 1914 and from 22 April 1915 till 1st of May 1915... |
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 To my dear uncles and aunties doing Punjab
sewa
22
April 2009
Dear uncles and aunties
who are all fighting the elections or leading the political parties or
proactive in determining the political course... |
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 Residing in an Alien Land
22
April 2009
What were the
circumstances under which an aged Sikh couple was killed in Kolkata (1990)?
Punjab Tragedy, Operation Bluestar, assassination of Mrs... |
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 Kesh –Our
Crowning Glory
15
April 2009
As a Baisakhi special, World Sikh News presents a detailed
essay on the importance of one of the five K’s, the Keshas.
Unshorn hair is the crowning glory of the Sikh...
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 Empowering the Forgotten Sikhs
15
April 2009
Continuing the series on Forgotten Sikhs, on the occasion of
Baisakhi, World Sikh News presents this soul-searching analysis
by our regular columnist Nanak Singh... |
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 Revisiting 1984 through Assamese Fiction
15
April 2009
The current parliamentary election in India has
seen nemesis catching up with many November 1984 perpetrators of
crimes against humanity. Scribe Jarnail Singh’s... |
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 A
Search for An Awakened Soul
8 April 2009
One of the most
meaningless pharases uttered in India at a frequency that is almost
stupefying is that "the law will take its own course." It is only... |
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 Modi's
Gynaecologist Killer
1 April 2009
At a time when
various political parties in India and voices from the larger civil
society are all arguing to give women more space in politics... |
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 Walk Rights India
1 April 2009
World Sikh News
had welcomed her appointment and written an open letter to her entailing an
agenda. Though she has made no reference to the Sikhs... |
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 Call of the Valley
25 March 2009
Welcome to
heaven on earth: The Kashmir Valley. India's Army routinely shoots
people protesting on the streets, and often it shoots those
blissfully sitting inside their... |
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 Farewell, good soul
25 March 2009
It saddens me a
great deal that my association with Smitu Kothari was a short-lived
one and the exigencies of life had drifted me away from the kind of
activism that he... |
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 Countering terrorism with good
governance
18 March 2009
Terrorism is both complex and has become in recent years a major
concern in many countries. It denotes the use of violence with
the aim of creating a climate of fear... |
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 Good Judge says Shut Up
11 March 2009
There
was stunned silence, just as there has been a stunned silence ever
since it came out that Hindutva inspired sadhvi, army officer ... |
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 Who killed Guru Tegh Bahadur?
11 March 2009
In the Sikh
contemporary records of the highest credibility and in the
consistent Sikh tradition and chronicles, as well as in the Sikh
group-memory, Aurangzeb is shown... |
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 Theo-political Status of the Golden Temple
& Double Sovereignty
4
March 2009
The
world-famous Golden Temple of the Sikhs, situated at Amritsar in
India, bears Harimandir, 'the Temple of God', as its original name
and it forms an island in a lake... |
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 Community Without Borders
25
February 2009
Sikhism recognizes the universal truths that underlie all human
endeavors, religions and belief systems, though people differ in how they
institutionalize those beliefs... |
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 Unchallengeable Authenticity of Guru Granth Sahib
18
February 2009
The teachings of
Guru Granth Sahib are unique in many ways, though for the present I
will focus on some salient aspects of it. The thrust of my submission is
the... |
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 Saving Ram's honour
11 February
2009
Saviours of
Indian culture, particularly the Hindu culture, were out in force on January
24, and the world watched them saving... |
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 Dera Sauda Looms Large over Sikh
Polity SR
4
February 2009
They
are down, but certainly not out. Since the stand off a year ago, of
the Sauda Dera chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim with the Sikh nation... |
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 Stop This Terror of Law
28 January 2009
This
unconventional war cannot be won in a conventional way. It can only
be won by showing that our values
are stronger, better and more just, more fair and more... |
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 Restoring Faith
28 January 2009
The reach of
satellite television and the internet has brought your goodness,
simplicity and steadfastness into homes across the world... |
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 Working with Democracy
21 January 2009
Democrats everywhere know that our varied systems are imperfect.
Indeed, the chamber in which we sit appears to be currently
discredited in the minds of many Canadians... |
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 The World has changed, we must change with it
21 January 2009
I stand here
today humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust you have
bestowed, mindful of the sacrifices borne by our ancestors... |
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 Fighting Female
Foeticide
14 January 2009
Meeta Singh: When did you first hear about the issue of female
foeticide?
Kuldeep Kaur:
Though I have been aware that sex
selection and female foeticide do happen all around us... |
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 Sikh Legacy
through Numismatics
7 January 2009
Jatinder Singh
Hundal's vast and perhaps unmatched collection of coins is a great reminder
of Sikh sovereignty and his Sikh Coins Group will surely contribute to a
better understanding of those times. |
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 Forgotten
Sikhs
24 December
2008
From the outskirts of Sholapur
in Maharashtra to the periphery of the beautiful Mysore city in the
state of Karnataka... |
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 Catastrophe is coming Via Sehajdhari Route
17 December
2008
From 1938 to 1973 to 2003 to Dec 4, 2008, the SGPC
stuck to a simple and clear position. What new
wisdom had dawned that it went in for a re-defining
Sehajdhari?.. |
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 How India missed plot of Mumbai?
10 December
2008
India has no fewer than 16 intelligence agencies dealing with
security and another three that deal with economic intelligence. The
task of collating all the information... |
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 Neobrahmanism, human rights and social
democracy
10 December
2008
The
image of India is that of a democratic, multicultural, inclusive
society. But more often than not, appearances are not reality. India
is a republic... |
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 Guru Granth Sahib –on the head, inside the
heart
3 December
2008
Having
enjoyed the Tercentenary celebrations worldwide, now it is time
to sit back and introspect, what we did, what we could have done
and what we need to do for propagation of the teachings of Guru
Granth Sahib... |
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 Mangling the Religion
26 November
2008
The
undemocratic functioning of the SGPC calls for urgent action to
save it from those manning the august offices as their
activities continue to serve vested interests, compromising
religious and social domain of Sikhism. |
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 Sikh
Political Activism in Canada
19 November
2008
The veteran
author traces the roots of Sikh Canadian Political activism and
suggests a set of activities to be taken up by Sikh
parliamentarians to resolve long standing issues confronting the
Sikhs. |
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 Hindutva Terror
12 November
2008
Instead of
getting serious about the cause of terrorism, the Indian war on
terror has limited to stereotyping Muslims just as it did to
Sikhs. This reportage brings to the fore the ugly face of
Hindutva terror. |
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 Deccan Sikhs –19th
century Peace Corps
5 November
2008
In this first authenticated account of the historicity, social
and religious customs of the Deccan Sikhs, the author presents a
detailed and
comprehensive account to make us proud of their
achievements. |
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 In Nanakshahi we
Trust
29
October 2008
Gurta Gaddi
celebrations would be incomplete without efforts to preserve the
Word of the Guru in its pristine glory. Nanakshahi Trust
gives us more reason to cheer preserving our heritage and legacy... |
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 Guru Granth Sahib-The World Teacher
22 October 2008
Guru Granth
Sahib is a unique World Teacher as it has a message for the
Sikhs who are its custodian, but for followers of all religions
as the emphasis is upon a truthful, spiritual and purposeful
life even beyond the domain of religion. |
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 300 Saal, Guru De Naal
15 October 2008
Every year, in
late October or early November, the Sikh Panth, all over the world
has been celebrating Guru Gaddi Divas or Day of Coronation of Sri
Guru Granth Sahib Ji... |
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 Intolerant India
from Sikhophobia to Islamophobia and now Christophobia
8 October 2008
The Christian world is in a state of shock. In an Open
Letter to the United States
Commission for International Religious Freedom, the author urges
categorising India in the Watch List of countries which
violate religious freedoms. |
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 Akali Dal Vs Congress
1 October 2008
The
Sikh vision needs a drastic rethink respecting the legacy
and teachings of Guru Granth Sahib and community leaders
have to challenge the capitalist
notion of mega development and evolve a pro-people model.
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 Reform
& Compassion, not Penalty
24 September 2008
Sudhar Ghar, Alexander Maconochie and Jail
Reforms
In an open letter to the
longest serving prisoner of India, the author hopes that the world
community including the Punjab government would take a cue from the
setting up of the first human rights-friendly prison in Canberra. |
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 Nagas
Seek Decolonisation
17 September 2008
In this interview, Naga leader Th. Muivah, who has engaged the
Indian political leadership, touches various aspects of Naga
nationalistic struggle and emphasizes the need for resolution of
political disputes. |
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 India’s
Beautiful Tragedy
10 September 2008
KOSI Man made disaster, and then compounded
With the core
Sikh value of Sarbat da Bhala in mind, WSN takes notice
of the death and destruction in Bihar and the utter apathy of
the Indian state in reaching out to the suffering millions. |
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 Trishool Against
Trinity
3 September 2008
India's
shame has returned as Hindutva goons of Saffron bodies leading the
frontal attack on minorities and unleashing unspeakable violence
against Christians in Orissa with the Indian nation state
vacillating between passive collusion and active silence and civil
society protests too muted. |
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 Holy Cows & Scapegoats
27 August, 2008
GUILTY
Human Rights
groups have done exemplary work by setting up the People’s
Commission to consciousness amongst the entire spectrum of
the populace which is becoming immune to pain and suffering. |
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 Jammu Vs Kashmir
20 August, 2008
New Delhi has a
situation where its carefully crafted notional fabric of
secularism is ready to be shredded into pieces. Jammu wants
to go its own way, and Kashmiris are not stopping it. The
fig leaf is gone. |
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 Olympian Sikh Search
13 August, 2008
The Olympic
mania has affected the Sikhs too. World Sikh News presents
an analysis of the search of a Sikh sports identity,
suggesting a Sikh Olympic meet every four years to nurture
and foster Sikh sports talent. |
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 Alvida Ishmeet
6 August, 2008
Why did Ishmeet
Singh become a phenomenon so quickly? He was destined to
revive the hopes of a community struggling to keep the
Khalsa face in its own homeland. Reportage of homage day. |
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 Environmental
Injustice In Punjab
29
July, 2008
This research piece
by the Malyasian
born environmentalist deplores the degradation
and loot of water on both
sides of the Radcliff line, suggesting
immediate intervention by one and all to save Punjab from
desertification.
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 India’s
Retail Revolution
23
July, 2008
The Thaw In The Coming
The
unfolding of members of parliament “bought and sold” on the
sidelines as a run up to the confidence vote reduced the
exercise to mere a numbers game involving all major and state
parties. |
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 Fish Justice
16 July 2008
This rare
document reveals the true face of Indian intervention in
religious affairs of Sikhs –in the neo-Nirankari and Sirsa Dera
imbroglios; the meaning of Matsanyaya has been laid bare
by the learned author.
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 Unite The
Million Mutinies
9
July, 2008
Without an
initiative to build an equalitarian world, , it will be difficult to
carry on the diverse, disparate and resources less struggles, argues
the author, stressing that the Sikhs need to turn towards and
egalitarian-emancipatory orientation of struggles. |
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 Sauda Primer
2
July, 2008
If you are befuddled
about the Sikh-Sauda Dera conflict, and want to know how the
Indian government is patronising Gurmeet Ram Rahim, read this
FAQ document on the fraudster pseudo-saint whose tales of mayhem
and murder do not seem to end. |
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 Government of India: Guilty as charged
25
June, 2008
This report of the
Planning Commission of India accepts that poverty creates
deprivation and causes alienation while appreciating the role of
Naxalites in socio-economic reforms and deliverance of
ground-level justice. |
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 Identity
Resurgence
18
June,
2008
A Leader Is
Born
India takes pride in
procrastinating burning issues, but the truth cannot be wished away.
Darjeeling is an explosive battle zone these days and the
renewed demand for Gorkhaland shows that the power of an idea is
never lost. |
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 Human
dignity and dehumanized politics
11
June, 2008
Politics and
Dehumanization
As the Sikh community
entered the 25th year of Saka Akal Takht, Indian media and state
completely ignored it, but the never-say-die spirit of some luminous
souls shall ensure that our memories are not assassinated. |
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 Living
in Exile
4
June,
2008
Sacrilege versus Sanctuary
Revolutionary
poet and political activist Gajinder Singh
goes down memory lane
narrating
life in exile;
Sikh, Muslim and Christian
political activists demand
right to sanctuary
and sanctity of
religious places. |
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 Dialectics of Dalitism
28
May,
2008
Bechain Hai Yeh
Dr. Sheroaj
Singh Bechain manages to cross the barriers built by Brahman
India and creates a domain for Dalit activist-writers by asking
compelling questions about the politics of knowledge-production
and its role in maintaining the oppressive status quo. |
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 The IPL V/s
BPL India
21
May,
2008
Any different
elsewhere?
The crisis
of farmers is not reflected in the Indian media. There is a
growing disconnect between mass poverty, mass media and mass
reality. The voice of 70 percent of the population makes no news
as the media serves the elite of society.
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 Trading Love Talk
14
May,
2008
The author, who has
been keenly tracking the patterns of civilian discourse between
India and Pakistan, argues that the bonhomie debate has spurred
trade relations and helped underline the massive trade potential. |
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 Lethal Lottery
7
May,
2008
Sikhs and
the Death Penalty
Many
countries
have abolished death penalty, India, Pakistan, USA and China
continues to announce capital punishments regularly, as Amnesty
International pulls up India on various aspects of hanging.
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 Terrorism and Justice
30
April 2008
Coping with fear
What is terrorism?
Who is a terrorist? What gives rise to terrorism? How should
society fight the scourge? There are no easy answers. Muslim
organizations make a determined bid to raise awareness.
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 Two
World Wars and the Sikhs
23 April 2008
Social scientists claim that in reality, the ethical society is
located in the West, it is time that it pays attention to what
the Sikhs have done for the construction of that part of the
world.
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 Guru Granth Sahib – The only Sikh canon
16
April 2008
Faith-less
Controversy
There is not doubting that Guru Granth Sahib is the only
venerable Granth for the Sikhs and the only authority to
determine the veracity of the current edition of Dasam Granth is
the Khalsa Panth. |
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 Of Life
in Brahmanical India
9
April
2008
A Life Lived Well and Lessons Thereof
In
his path breaking book on the life and work of Savitribai Phule,
the renowned
scholar counts Sikhs as among the communities oppressed by the
Indian Nation State and calls India as "the most iniquitous society
on earth". |
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 The
true story of IPKF in Sri Lanka
War Clouds in Sri Lanka
2
April
2008
Military strategist writer presents a scathing analysis of the
mean efforts of the Sri Lanka government to start another round
of war with Tamils seeking Eelam and traces the role of the IPKF
in Sri Lanka. |
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 Punjabi will not die
26
March 2008
Save Gurmukhi to Save Punjabi
Ma-boli
Punjabi is spoken by lesser number of people, is facing threats of
assimilation and acculturation, the Gurmukhi script is under
attack. Still it is not an endangered language. |
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 Guru Maniyo Granth
19
March 2008
Sabh
Sikhan ko Hukam Hai, Guru Maneyo Granth.
The
Panth is vowing to mark 300 Saal Guru De Naal and the
religious fervor is reaching a crescendo... |
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 Pride and Prejudice
12
March 2008
The author outlines steps to meet the challenge from
quasi-judicial film bodies and the vagabond Indian film industry
which is threateningly unsparing to the Sikh image. |
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 A
Cry for Freedom
5
March 2008
Separatism
& terrorism V/s Insurgency & Independence
5
March 2008
An
appreciation of the birth of a new country, Kosovo, in the
Balkans, its ramifications to the geo-political situation in Europe
and its inspiration to aspiring ethnic nations and peoples.
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 Revisiting
1984 Times
27
February 2008
An
eye-opener for justice seekers and a reminder of the dark days of
the Orwellian year through voices of scholars, authors, academics,
historians, journalists and victims. |
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 Uprooted
Plantation Tamils in Sri Lanka
20 February 2008
While South Asia is seized with upheaval of ethnic Indians in
Malaysia, the plight of Upcountry Tamils in Sri Lanka also warrants
urgent attention. |
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 On Common Ground Uncommon Diplomacy
13 February 2008
It was indeed
a pleasure to watch the documentary produced by SALDEF...
Combat Hate
13 February 2008
Manjit Singh
is the driving force of SALDEF. Manjit Singh is a zealous activist... |
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 Are Kabir And Namdev rewritten In Guru Granth Sahib?
6 February 2008
Media
misinterprets belief systems:
The Indian media is invariably non-serious in matters of religious
beliefs and more so if it concerns the value systems of ethnic peoples who... |
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 We too have a dream
30 January 2008
The founding fathers of the Indian constitution touted it as a
sacrosanct document to be religiously followed by all in letter and
spirit... |
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 Turban
Turf War is on
23 January 2008
Religious intolerance in Europe
23 January 2008
Turban
as a head gear becomes a headache for the Sikhs as France refuses to
relent. |
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 Hawai Claims
16 January 2008
Praful Patel, the Indian
Minister of Civil Aviation is distributing airports all over the country as
if he is distributing toy aircrafts to well-behaved... |
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 NRP
indulgence in Punjab
9 January 2008
Every year it is time
for some expatriates to go and visit their homeland. They prefer to
go in winter when the climate is easier on their westernized skin.
It is a good feeling for... |
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 SMS:
Sikhi Message Sewa
2 January,
2008
In this Tercentenary year
of Guruship of Guru Granth Sahib Ji..
Tête-à-tête with Harjinder Singh
2
January, 2008
Harjinder Singh:
Through SikhNetwork, I reach the Sikh...
The Best Sikhi Messages
2
January, 2008
-Apne
Ghar Vich Bacheya Nu Sikh Itihas Diya Gallan Jaroor... |
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 Tearing
Tytler
26 December, 2007
India's CNN-IBN TV news channel which claims credit for tracking down Jasbir
Singh, one of the key witnesses in the case against former Indian minister
Jagdish Tytler, has now... |
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 The Sikh Haiku
19 December, 2007
A Japanese poet introduced “One-line poetry” to the
modern world at the end of the nineteenth century. Named as Haiku,
this type of poetry
denotes a new and self-contained style... |
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 Human
Rights & India: A Sad Saga
12 December, 2007
That a whole lot of people’s initiatives
talk of Human Rights in India is a known fact. That a whole lot of them came
together ..... |
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 Performing Kirtan Over Indira’s Body
5 December, 2007
Activist Advocate H S Phoolka's
recent book has once again taken us by our little finger and
made us trudge through the sad parts of our memories. The anti-Sikh
pogroms... |
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 Open
War
Fight India’s poor left right
28 November, 2007
Salwa Judam -- Exposing India's strategy to make poor
fight against the poor
28 November, 2007
India
has some 530 districts, Pakistan has less than half. In more that
200 districts, the writ of the Indian Government challenged.... |
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 Schools
for scandal
21 November, 2007
I
am livid with anger so you may excuse me if I am intemperate, though
I assure...
The
Slate and the Chalk beckon you
21
November, 2007
All Panjabis want to come to Panjab, buy a
house, a car and all the luxuries that life offers. All of you are ..... |
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