SikhNet News

Announcing the 2013 SikhNet Youth Film Festival!

guruka — Tue, 21 May 2013 17:01:59 +0000

This year YOU are going to choose the winners!

Aaraadhana - Acting Divinely

guruka — Tue, 21 May 2013 16:33:37 +0000

"I have found that there are three words: sadhana, araadhana and prabhupati. Sadhana means discipline, araadhana means perfecting the discipline and prabhupati means you will become the Lord Master of God Itself."

Dashmesh Gurmat Camp - Indianapolis

cocosingh — Tue, 21 May 2013 16:17:21 +0000

An experience was what we were promised. And an experience is what we got!

West Midlands Police sets up Sikh Association

cocosingh — Tue, 21 May 2013 07:46:30 +0000

A new association for Sikh officers has been formed by West Midlands Police to develop a better understanding between officers and the Sikh community.

Study drugs used by one in ten teens but parents not paying attention

cocosingh — Tue, 21 May 2013 03:06:58 +0000

As high schoolers prepare for final exams, teens nationwide may be tempted to use a “study drug” – a prescription stimulant or amphetamine – to gain an academic edge. But a new University of Michigan poll shows only one in 100 parents of teens 13-17 years old believes that their teen has used a study drug.

SIKH HERITAGE: Ethos & Relics ~ a review by I.J. Singh

guruka — Mon, 20 May 2013 18:14:55 +0000

In this work we have a miracle. Reviewer Harish Dhillon dubbed this work a “Rare record of a glorious heritage.” This is no ordinary book; a degree of visible veneration has gone into its making.

Fresno Sikh man who was beaten shares his story

cocosingh — Mon, 20 May 2013 09:45:53 +0000

The 81-year-old grandfather who was brutally attacked is now sharing his story. Police say Piara Singh was nearly beaten to death earlier this month.

The Sikh Identity Embodied by Women

cocosingh — Mon, 20 May 2013 07:49:37 +0000

As we collectively process what has happened, ideals of forgiveness and compassion are on everyone's lips, including those that have lost loved ones in the massacre.

Hidden in plain sight

cocosingh — Mon, 20 May 2013 06:17:14 +0000

These are Sikligar Sikhs, a community of Sardars that believes in the teachings of Guru Nanak, keeps their hair uncut and wears their turbans high, but has almost nothing else in common with the mainstream Sikhs from Punjab.

Sikh Diasporas within India – My Journey with the Sikhs

cocosingh — Mon, 20 May 2013 05:40:41 +0000

On a fine summer morning, a middle aged official from the Research and Analytical Wing of the Government of India knocked at my door. He had come to visit me as a ‘friend’ on the eve of my departure to the United States and Canada...

Reflections on Sidak 2012: Apply for Summer, 2013

cocosingh — Sun, 19 May 2013 06:20:06 +0000

Everyone’s experience at Sidak is obviously very different. And I recommend any of the tracks with the following caveate: this is not a camp atmosphere with ample time for socializing, nor will there be an opportunity to wear fancy clothes. It’s a wonderful opportunity to learn and deepen your knowledge,...

Sikh Community Praises Fresno Police Dept. for Response to Attack

cocosingh — Sun, 19 May 2013 02:51:08 +0000

The Sikh Coalition,...Wednesday commended Fresno Police for quickly arresting a suspect in the vicious beating of Mr. Piara Singh, an 81-year-old Sikh grandfather, this past Sunday outside a Gurdwara (Sikh House of Worship) in Fresno, California.

Star Trek: Into Whiteness [OP-ED]

cocosingh — Fri, 17 May 2013 14:24:30 +0000

It had background characters who were people of colour. And, here and there, it had anti-heroes and villains who were people of colour … one of whom, Khan Noonian Singh, became well-nigh iconic.

Mount Everest Melting

cocosingh — Fri, 17 May 2013 10:11:22 +0000

Recent research seems to confirm worries that a warming world is melting one of Earth's most iconic, not to mention tallest, summits: Mount Everest.

GTA Sikh Marathon attracts young and old

cocosingh — Fri, 17 May 2013 09:38:05 +0000

“We are asking people to come out for the marathon. We want to motivate not only young persons from our Sikh community but children from other communities as well. You can walk or run,” said Jeev Singh.

Balpreet Kaur and the power of kindness

cocosingh — Fri, 17 May 2013 08:53:08 +0000

The object of the photo was an attempt at mockery. Among the first 100 responses to the posting on Reddit were harsh and derogatory comments about Balpreet Kaur’s facial hair, gender, ethnicity, and religion. And, what began as mockery was beginning to spread virally on the internet...

Bhindranwale row: Clergy meet fails to resolve issue

cocosingh — Fri, 17 May 2013 07:16:34 +0000

The Sikh clergy here on Wednesday failed to resolve the controversy over militant preacher Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale’s name inscribed on the Operation Bluestar memorial and the signboard in the ‘parkarma’ of the Golden Temple complex.

Sikh Regiment's passion for excellence

cocosingh — Thu, 16 May 2013 16:37:32 +0000

The room reverberated with talk of Tongpeng La, Raja Hill, Burki, OP Hill, Poonchh, Siramani and Tiger Hill 1999 - battles long ago emblazoned on the Sikh Regiment's glorious history.

US Optometry Board accommodates Sikh student’s Dastar

cocosingh — Thu, 16 May 2013 14:45:09 +0000

According to a release by the Sikh Coalition the US National Board of Examiners in Optometry (NBEO) provided Ampreet Singh, a Sikh optometry student, a religious accommodation to use a non-standardized optometry instrument — allowing him to wear his turban

How Sikh temple shooter used the internet to immerse himself in white supremacy

cocosingh — Thu, 16 May 2013 10:43:58 +0000

Wade Michael Page spent is believed to have been radicalized by online forums and sites dedicated to white supremacy in months prior to shooting