Author Archives: Guest Writer

Wisconsin Sikhs Plan Rites in Memory of 2012 Tragedy

Milwaukee, USA: Members of the Sikh temple where a white supremacist gunned down six worshippers last year plan to mark the anniversary by holding religious observances and staging a 6-kilometer run to fund scholarships in the victims’ names. Temple members are ...

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The Sikh stamp on Italian cheese

Iltay: House No 37 in Village Olmeneta, near Cremona area of Italy, quintessentially represents the Sikh contribution of keeping the Italian formaggio (cheese) and dairy industry alive. Not only this, its habitants Onkar Singh, Balveer Kaur and their family typify ...

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Sikhs aim to show American spirit in Bedford Fourth of July parade

USA: For Sikhs who belong to a temple just off the historic Bedford downtown, participating in the city’s Fourth of July parade is a chance to show people that beneath their turbans and head scarves beat the hearts of Americans. ...

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Sikh bodies oppose DU’s ‘anti-Punjabi’ move

Amritsar, Punjab: Resentment is brewing among Sikh organisations against Delhi University’s (DU) move to allow only three affiliated colleges to teach Punjabi as a main subject to under-graduate students under its recently introduced four-year undergraduate programme (FYUP). Punjabi is the ...

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