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Amritsar: Baba Sewa Singh, the recipient of the Padma Shri for 2010, the fourth highest civilian award, has not only played a pivotal role in the upkeep and maintenance of historic Gurudwaras at Khadoor Sahib, but has also taken upon himself the task of nurturing the nature by planting trees across the country.
Tags: guru granth sahib, gurudwaras, sewa
Today sikhs all over the world are celebrating the Prakash (birth) Gurpurab of Dhan Sri Guru Har Rai Ji (ਗੁਰੂ ਹਰਿ ਰਾਇ) who was the 7th of the 10 Gurus of Sikh Religion and was bestowed Guruship in1644 by Guru Har Gobind Sahib Ji(the 6th Gurus).
Mool Mantar known to have be written by 7th Sikh Guru Har Rai Ji.
Tags: Gurpurab, guru har rai, military traditions, punjab, sikhs
PIL filed on the state sponsored mass murder of sikhs in 1984.
Jalandhar: A PIL has been filed in the Delhi High Court on 23rd Jan, 2010 to seek constitution of a monitoring committee to track the 1984 anti-Sikh riot cases, Senior Advocate in Supreme Court H S Phoolka said here.
Tags: 1984, anti sikh riots, cbi, constitution, delhi high court, killings, riot
Sikhs respond to the call for serving humanity in Haiti. Sikh Volunteer Gurbachan Singh with vicitms in Haiti.
In one of most unfortunate natural calamities which is hitting the headlines this year is the death of over 100,000 people and 3 million affected by the disastrous earthquake in Haiti. The need of the hour is to contribute those in pain after this natural aftermath.
Tags: aftermath, disastrous earthquake, haiti, serving humanity, sikh, united sikhs, volunteer
Sikh Sangat fear another arson attack on Blackburn Gurdwara in Melbourne
The president of Melbourne’s largest Sikh Gurdwara has requested additional night-time security from Victoria Police fearing another untoward incident after another Melbourne gurdwara was torched last week. The president said that we feel safe for the moment but are fearful of the future of another arson attack.
Tags: fear, melbourne, sikh gurdwara, tighter security, victoria police
17 year old young Under 19 cricket player selected for Indian Premier League(IPL-3)
Indian Premier League (IPL) is the most sought after 20-20(Twenty-Twenty) cricket tournament played by cricketers round the world. It is being organized by BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India). Today the auction of players for IPL season 3 took place and it had something special for sikhs to cheer about.
Tags: cricket player, indian cricket team, ipl, sikhs
Melbourne, Australia Gurdwara Nanaksar Isher Darbar set on fire by miscreants
An under construct building of Melborune Gurdwara was set on fire down under on January 12, 2010. Past year 400 (more than one a day) Indians have already been attacked in Australia. The attacks have taken an ugly track after a Gurdwara has been set on fire.
Tags: australia, gurdwara, melbourne, nanaksar, racial attack
The history dates back to the year 1908, when three visionary Gursikhs Bhai Sahib Bhai Veer Singh, Sir Sunder Singh Majitha and Sardar Tarlochan Singh aimed to uplift the economic poverty of the poor. This far sightedness gave birth to Punjab & Sind Bank in the holy city of Amritsar. Since then times have gone by and the bank recently celebrated their 100 years of establishment.
Tags: amritsar, Baba Banda Singh Bahadur, Bhai Vir Singh, history of the sikhs, Punjab & Sind-Bank, sikhs
The Sikh Clergy yesterday approved amendments to the Nanakshahi calendar followed by the Sikh community. Occasions like prakash and jyoti jyot purabs of Sikh gurus will be observed in line with the traditional Bikrami calendar followed before 2003.
Tags: calendar, nanakshahi, sikh
Sikhs are all set to commemorate and celebrate of 344th Prakash Gurpurab of 10th Sikh Guru Dhan Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji Maharaj with great fervor across the world in 5th January, 2010. In Delhi (India) the Nagar Kirtan (holy procession) in the holy presence Sri Satguru Dhan Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji Maharaj and sangat on 3rd January, 2010.
Tags: Gurpurab, guru gobind singh ji