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Jallianwala massacre’s last Sikh survivor dies
Amritsar, Punjab: The last known survivor of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre in Amritsar, Shingara Singh, passed away in Amritsar on Monday. He was 113. Singh was the last surviving witness to the merciless killing of unarmed Punjabi protestors, including women...
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Sikh doctor directs ‘Ocean of Pearls’ film
USA: Viewer reaction can make or break even the biggest budget Hollywood films. So when kudos started rolling in for “Ocean of Pearls” during its film festival tour, director Sarab Neelam, M.D., a physician at St. John Macomb Hospital in...
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A crusader Sikh will remain indebted to
Kathmundu: Ram Narayan Kumar, one of the finest human rights researchers, activists and campaigners in South Asia, passed away on June 28 at his house in Kathmandu. His death at a relatively young age of 54 has sent shock waves...
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Restoration work of Darshani Deodi begins
Amritsar, Punjab: The restoration work of Darshani Deodi of the Golden Temple was started by Jathedar, Akal Takht, Giani Gurbachan Singh and SGPC chief Avtar Singh here today. The SGPC president on the occasion announced that all heritage buildings relating to...
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Bibi Gurdev Kaur Abrol Honoured with an OBE
West Midland, UK: Bibi Gurdev Kaur who has been working tirelessly to raise the self esteem of women for the past many years has been awarded an OBE for her voluntary service to Sikh and Asian women in the West...
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Comments of British Generals Regarding Sikh Soldiers
These comments of British Generals regarding the Sikhs and their Turban are important and, I hope, helpful for the two Sikhs who joined the army in the USA and are facing identity issues with the army. These quotes are from...
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Guru’s Kalgi reaches holy city
Amritsar, Punjab: The holy Kalgi (plume) of Guru Gobind Singh was brought here today by a research team, comprising Harpreet Singh Sidhu, Punjab cadre DIG, and Kamaljit Singh Boparai, after 160 years. The Kalgi was handed over to the Jathedar of...
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Road to Harmandir Sahib made encroachment-free
Amritsar, Punjab: The civic authorities removed the encroachments on both sides of the road leading to the Golden Temple from Fountain Chowk to Shani Temple here yesterday. The corporation authorities were accompanied by a large posse of policemen to avoid any...
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Fremont Sikh Gurdwara Suspends Sojhi Program
Fremont, California: After months of campaigning by local Fremont sangat, Fremont Gurdwara Sahib management finally had to suspend the Sojhi program developed by the Sikh Research Institute (SikhRI). Sojhi school curriculum is a program designed to teach Punjabi language and...
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Sikh Literature Panel accuses Centre of conspiracy
Amritsar, Punjab: The destruction of rare books and manuscripts of the Sikh reference library during Operation Bluestar was part of a conspiracy of the Union government to destroy Sikh heritage. This was stated by five-member committee that was constituted by...
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