Amritsar, Punjab: The Centre of Studies in Sri Guru Granth Sahib of Guru Nanak Dev University (GNDU) organised a special symposium on “Gurbani interpretation: Problems and possibilities” at its conference hall today. The seminar was dedicated to Sthapana Diwas (installation day) of Sri Guru Granth Sahib. The conference was presided over by GNDU Vice-Chancellor (VC), Prof AS Brar, and inaugurated by ...

Yuba City, California: Amandeep Chanju was holding his 3-month-old son in his arms as he watched the steady procession of floats blaring Sikh hymns, prayers and chants pass Sunday. “I like everything,” said Chanju, 34, of Santa Rosa, who was standing with his family along the road, not far from the Sikh temple in Yuba City. “It’s my religion, and I ...

Amritsar,Punjab: On Sunday, June 16, Sikhdom celebrates the extraordinary man who gave Sikhism two of its greatest gifts: its Scripture, known as the Guru Granth, and its famous shrine, the Golden Temple. He was in the prime of his life, a mere 39 years old, when his spiritual activities were deemed a threat to institutionalized religion by the ruler of ...

Jalandhar, Punjab: More than 500 children huddled up in a sacred space and reciting from the holy Sikh scriptures early in the morning isn’t a sight one sees every day. A summer camp for children between 5 to18 years, started by the Gurushabad Prachar Sabha, Jalandhar, has brought 500 young minds of the city together for instilling better understanding of ...