The Anniversary of the Martyrdom of the Akal Takhat
The word is "akal" and what we are celebrating today is in memory of the Akal Takhat.
Takhat means "Tirath". Tirath means that which has the base and which ultimately means sovereign. Takhat means throne. Throne was a place which was thrown away from God. So word is Akal Takhat. Timelessness. Throne of timelessness.
Sikh youths offer food to Mumbai security forces
MUMBAI: During the chaotic aftermath of the terror strikes many ordinary Mumbaikars came out on the streets to offer whatever help they could.
One such group of young Sikhs worked relentlessly during last few days to offer food and water to security forces at Taj and Oberoi hotels.
Expand: Now is the Time
You
must have one door of your home open where people can call on you,
people can trust you, people can get help from you, people can approach
you. There are many reasons why people will need to relate to you. The coming times are going to be very hard on the society as a whole. There may be 10 casualties, 50 thefts, 20 robberies, 100 rapes-all that is going on in society. Do you know who is responsible
Sikh Teacher's beard the world's longest
Singh's beard was measured at over two metres in length
Surrey, B.C. - Move over India - B.C. is now unofficially home to the world's longest beard.
The whiskers of Surrey resident Sarwan Singh were measured at 2.33 metres (seven feet 7.75 inches) Tuesday night.
Forgotten Warriors
It
has been 24 years, yet the agony, pain, and scars remain for the Widows
of the 1984 slayings. Nothing can wipe the horror of the three days
following the assassination of Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi. Their
lives changed for the worst when their loved ones were massacred - they
became widows immediately after their husb
Tragic death of a Sikh Policeman
Eulogy of Kulwinder Sandhu - Date of Birth: 11th August 1979 - Date of Death: 28th October 2008
Octogenarians remember Guru Granth Sahib by heart
Jalandhar: When others are busy in the hustle-bustle of the celebrations of Guruta Gaddi Diwas, there are two octogenarians, with rare glow on their faces, who are quietly engaged in the recitation of Gurbani. The astonishing part is that they remember by heart almost the entire holy book spread over 1,430 pages. Just consider the vastness of the scripture. According to SGPC website, Guru Granth Sahib contains 5,894 hymns and the number of stanzas are 15,575.
Sikh youth group to serve Surrey Gurdwara
It is the end of an era at Surrey's Guru Nanak Sikh Temple. Longtime president Balwant Singh Gill was defeated in temple elections Sunday that saw a Khalsa youth group sweep all the temple executive positions.
The youth group, headed by presidential candidate Amardeep Singh, won with 5,900 votes to Gill's 4,747, following by third-place finisher Sadhu Singh Samra, with 3,947.
Enter the Third Sikhtoons caption contest
Nov 26th, 2008 New York – Sikhtoons.com brings you the third caption contest tackling our distressed economic times. After the big success of two contests, the new contest takes you straight to the office of President Elect Obama’s imaginary Sikh economy advisor, ‘Hoshiar Singh’ in Washington DC.
