Yearly Archives: 2013

Efforts on to revive dying ‘beri’

Amritsar, Punjab: A part of Dukhbhanjani Beri, the ancient “ber” tree at the Golden Temple Complex having great religious significance, has dried up with hardly any leave left on it. The tree located on the banks of the holy sarovar now ...

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Are Sikhs turban-wearing TSA targets? App tracks claims of profiling

California, US: Amardeep Singh is a typical American guy — born in New Jersey, raised by a soccer mom, die-hard Yankees fan, player of fantasy football, married with two kids, attorney. Yet almost every time he travels, he said, he ...

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Ad featuring Sikh draws mixed reactions from community

Chandigarh, Punjab: An advertisement featuring a turbaned Sikh with a flowing beard may do for the community what nothing else has in such measure to promote their cause. It has the face of Indian-American designer and actor Waris Ahluwalia, which most ...

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Sikh Pioneers soldiers of fortitude

Amritsar, Punjab: Punjab has always been a region of warriors though soldiering was only open to certain castes. The ascent of Sikhism and its bringing into being an order of saint-soldiers unfettered by caste restrictions gave a chance to everyone ...

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