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Gurupurab 2024: What can students gain from Guru Nanak Dev's teachings? | Details Here

Today is the birth anniversary of the Guru Nanak Dev Ji, which is celebrated as ''Guru Nanak Dev Jayanti'' or ''Gurupurab''- one of the most important festivals for the followers of the religion of Sikhism. Guru Nanak Dev Jayanti is celebrated to commemorate the birth anniversary of the first Sikh Guru, Guru Nanak Dev. What can students gain from Guru …

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2 months ago

Akal Takht Slams Amarinder Singh Raja Warring's 'Controversial' Remarks

Hindustan Times

Akal Takht jathedar Giani Raghbir Singh has taken serious note of the 'controversial' remark made by Punjab Congress chief and Ludhiana MP Amarinder Singh Raja Warring about the highest Sikh temporal seat and Sikh clergy. He alleged that SAD president Sukhbir Badal is being unfairly targeted by the BJP and that the Akal Takht Sahib symbolises the integration of religion …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Amritsar: The Indian city where no one goes hungry

BBC

Amritsar: The Indian city where no one goes hungry f9photos/Getty Images As the beating heart of the Sikh religion, the north Indian city of Amritsar is known for its spirit of generosity, with its Golden Temple serving 100,000 free meals a day. Amritsar, a north Indian city of two million people, is famous for many things: delectable cuisine, its historical …

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2 years, 3 months ago

Sikh Practices Well Ingrained In Indian Culture, Can't Compare With Hijab : Justice Hemant Gupta

Live Law

While hearing the batch of petitions challenging the Karnataka High Court's judgment which upheld the ban on wearing hijab by Muslim girl students in some schools and colleges in the State, Justice Hemant Gupta orally remarked that hijab could not be compared with Sikhism as practices of Sikhism were "well engrained in the culture of the country." In today's hearings, …

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2 years, 4 months ago

School Makes Students Recite Kalma With Mantras For 'Equality', Faces Backlash

News 18

Florets School in Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur is at the heart of controversies after students of all religions in school were made to receive Karmas as part of the morning prayer activity. Established in 2003, the school has a ritual of reciting the Gayatri mantra which is part of Hinduism, Gurubani which is part of Sikhism, and Islamic verse, and other …

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2 years, 9 months ago

A bright light in a spiritually dim society

Deccan Chronicle

Religion, historically, has been a controversial topic. An individual that is doing continuous efforts to bring the Sikhism faith back into the hearts of all its derailed followers is, Bhai Manvir Singh. This was of alarming concern for Bhai Manvir Singh when he started his difficult journey to bring religion back in the picture for the UK-based Sikh communities. Bhai …

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2 years, 11 months ago

The great Punjab paradox: Why state’s economic prosperity goes hand in hand with manufactured grievances

Firstpost

Punjab is currently at a crossroads, with concerted attempts being made to paint out any connection Sikhism had with Hinduism and the rest of the subcontinent All’s not well in Punjab. Reminding one of KPS Gill’s experience when he was first told to handle Punjab militancy in September 1984, a full three months after the disastrous Operation Blue Star — …

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3 years, 6 months ago

Punjab Elections 2022: As political landscape warms up, will Dalit votes be the game changer?

Op India

Punjab is less than a year away from assembly elections. In a special ardaas he offered in the Gurudwara, Gurmel Singh Khalsa prayed for PM Modi’s long life and backed BJP’s reported decision to project a Dalit as CM candidate in the upcoming Punjab Assembly elections. They should get justice.” Speaking to OpIndia, BJP State President Ashwani Kumar Sharma said, …

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4 years ago

Here is why Sikh-Muslim unity Rana Ayyub talks about is a farce