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The Story of the Sikligars

Sikhs comprise more than 60 percent of the population of Punjab. But Sikh scholar Chiranjiv Singh speaks on the question of Sikhs born and bred amongst cultures distant from the Punjab region, the home of Sikhism. From a Punjabi Sikh ...

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SIKLIGAR: A Mini-Documentary

A documentary portraying the lives of the Sikligar Sikhs, the blacksmiths/ironsmiths and weapons makers of the Khalsa Army of the Sikhs. Very little is known about the Sikligars in and outside of India, as they have been displaced through years ...

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Hindu Council of Kenya Protests Removal of Sikh Monument

Kenya, Africa: The Hindu Council of Kenya has written a protest letter to the Kisumu county government over the removal of a monument erected by the Sikh community. “We wish to point out that the new constitution upholds the fundamental ...

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Hindus urge Kenya’s President Kenyatta to visit Kisumu Sikh Temple to show support to Sikhs

Nevada, US: Hindus have urged Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta and Vice President William Samoei Ruto to show strong political will to take care of country’s minorities in view of recent Kisumu incidents. Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in ...

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