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Sada maamoo

guruka — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 16:46:58 +0000

Here goes very interesting anecdote. A street vendor selling portraits entered a house and showed a beautiful portrait of a graceful person. The price was also very attractive, just one hundred rupees. The house owner was quite impressed but as the habit of bargaining goes, gave a counter-offer of fifty rupees...

New York Faith Community and Sikhs of Kenya: A Partnership Is Born

guruka — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 16:28:37 +0000

Communities and individuals across NYC have been working together not only to have impact on issues of global health and hunger, but to show the positive power that people of faith can have when they unite around action rather than debating divisive issues.

Yoga is medicine: it may help stroke rehab patients

cocosingh — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 08:56:57 +0000

Researchers looking into the value of adapted yoga for stroke rehabilitation report that after an eight-week program, study participants demonstrated improved balance and flexibility, a stronger and faster gait, and increased strength and endurance.

CA Workplace Religious Freedom Act passes Assembly vote

cocosingh — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 07:13:02 +0000

This afternoon, California’s proposed Workplace Religious Freedom Act (AB 1964), introduced by Assembly member Mariko Yamada, passed through the State Assembly:

Wasting Time Is New Divide in Digital Era

cocosingh — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 05:48:44 +0000

As access to devices has spread, children in poorer families are spending considerably more time than children from more well-off families using their television and gadgets to watch shows and videos, play games and connect on social networking sites, studies show.

Pakistani youth arrested for assaulting Sikh woman in Luton

guruka — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 04:14:36 +0000

Sikhs protest outside police station, block roads

Big Sister Honored for Dedication

guruka — Thu, 31 May 2012 18:32:03 +0000

Rio Arriba County resident Guru Simran Kaur Khalsa was named the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northern New Mexico School-Based Big Sister of the Year for her long-term commitment to Espanola Middle School seventh-grader Taishanna Sanchez.

Sikh MTA employees no longer required to don headwear bearing agency logo

guruka — Thu, 31 May 2012 16:13:24 +0000

Sikh and Muslim transit workers will be allowed to wear religious head coverings while on the job under a settlement with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced on Wednesday. The agreement ended a winding legal case propelled by the Sept. 11 attacks.

6/6/12 Occupy our Gurdwaras

guruka — Thu, 31 May 2012 15:47:22 +0000

You’ve seen Occupy Wall Street and you’ve seen the Arab spring. How about a new global movement? So that in one year’s time we can say that we changed the face of the Panth. No more waiting for a better time, the time is now and the Panth is here, this is the time for the Khalsa Spring.

On being a ‘mansome’ Sikh

cocosingh — Thu, 31 May 2012 09:26:44 +0000

“But, when you have a beard, a mustache, it’s like a mask. You can’t see the person’s face. It’s hidden.” As disagreeable as the words sounded, my friend’s tone was very gentle and civil. It was almost as if he was asking me the question: why bother?

Jazmine Kaur Mann (UK Youth Parliament MP for Leicester) - Update

cocosingh — Thu, 31 May 2012 08:34:08 +0000

Jazmine Kaur Mann (UK Youth Parliament MP for Leicester) got elected with massive 57% of the vote, the other 43% was shared by the other 4 candidates. Vaheguru!

101-yr-old Sikh-Briton Marathoner Fauja Singh Named Olympic Torch Bearer For London

cocosingh — Thu, 31 May 2012 07:56:51 +0000

101-year-old Sikh-Briton Fauja Singh has been named one of the torch bearers for the 2012 Olympic torch relay.

Help Elect Sara Kaur Cheema for California Assembly on June 5, 2012

cocosingh — Thu, 31 May 2012 05:31:26 +0000

I am driven by the passion of education, safety of our communities and deep commitment to improving access to health care. I believe we can move forward when all stakeholders have a meaningful participation.

A Very Human Tragedy

guruka — Wed, 30 May 2012 21:39:05 +0000

Let me tell you a simple but true tale of woe. I leave out any hint of the location simply because the tale is true...

Meet Meesha Salaria ~ Seven-year-old Author and Entrepreneur

guruka — Wed, 30 May 2012 17:46:41 +0000

Meesha Salaria is a seven-year-old author and entrepreneur. What makes this particular young writer so inspirational is that her first book, Start, was written when she was only six and contains no editing on the part of her mother or any other professional editor.

Luton: local Sikh community protesting over 'sex attack police failures'

guruka — Wed, 30 May 2012 16:01:56 +0000

Hundreds of members of the Luton Sikh community are protesting outside local police station amid claims police were failing to properly investigate a sex attack on a young woman.

How Can You Support Sikh Youth...??

guruka — Tue, 29 May 2012 20:39:05 +0000

This is Your Opportunity to become a 2012 Sikh Youth Film Festival Sponsor!

Sikhs condemn female feticide, take pledge to discourage it

cocosingh — Tue, 29 May 2012 17:57:01 +0000

Taking a commendable step which would have a far reaching effect on the society, the members of Sikh community took a pledge that they would never indulge in female feticide.

Mennonites, Sikhs work together on garden project

cocosingh — Tue, 29 May 2012 16:13:56 +0000

As gardens go, it's not that big. But some Mennonites and Sikhs in North Kildonan hope it will blossom into something much larger.

Serving others will bring us closer to God

cocosingh — Tue, 29 May 2012 13:10:46 +0000

Hopefully, we can all educate ourselves from our respective scriptures. Then, we can attain the most benefit from the real meaning of service as it is enshrined in them.