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Creative Racism
1 October 2008
Jagmohan
Singh writes a scathing Open Letter to Warner Brothers Entertainment Inc.
and Warner Independent Pictures, rebuking |
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Don’t Blame Human Rights Defenders
17 September 2008}
In
response to the finding of the Gujarat
government that the accused bombers involved in the recent Ahmedabad
blasts were trained in the south and mostly... |
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Jammu accord Immoral & illegal
10 September 2008
The accord
between the Jammu and
Kashmir Government and the Shri Amarnathji Yatra Sangharsh Samity (SAYSS)
on 31 August 2008 is far worse... |
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Sikh leaders and derawad
3 September 2008
Sikhs
are celebrating the 300 anniversary this year of Gurta Gaddi of Guru
Granth Sahib. It must be ensured that every Sikh should severe the
ties with Derawad... |
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Marking the next target
27 August, 2008
The world
history is witness to the fact that centuries-long preaching of
Dharam has failed to establish a society and an administration in
which persons... |
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India’s liberal faces say let Kashmir go
20 August, 2008
NEW DELHI: Two
reputable columnists often acting as secular, liberal apologists for
the Indian nation state have once again come out to attack the
beleagured Kashmiris... |
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The Malaise of Jat Consciousness
13 August, 2008
The jat factor
has played the dominant role in the politics of Punjab,
especially after 1947. This factor needs some deeper analysis... |
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Not just Kashmir, Jammu Burns
6 August, 2008
Jammu
has been burning for over a month now. India's disturbed state of
Jammu and Kashmir stands divided, and not just notionally, but on
the basis... |
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New Delhi, Accept the Errors
29
July, 2008
India was very
happy and feeling smug only a couple of months ago about Kashmir.
As if
Kashmir problem had been solved. Cross-border infiltration... |
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Veil isn’t so Islam
23
July, 2008
Many in the
western world, including some from the Diaspora, have been
inadvertantly mixing up the issue of the Muslim veil and the Sikh
turban... |
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Revolution and
Compromise
16 July 2008
Our revolution is in the stage of negotiation and our party sees
compromise as another aspect of the class struggle. The question has
not yet been finalized... |
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Rule of Law
9
July, 2008
The
anxiety-ridden note of Afzal Guru, the near forgetfulness of the
Devinder Pal Singh story, the implication of Sumedh Saini in an
abduction and murder case... |
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Banda Singh Bahadur –the founder of the first
Sikh republic
25
June, 2008
After
the passing of Guru Gobind Singh and after the ordination of the
Khalsa, that is since the beginning of the eighteenth century
when Guru Gobind Singh... |
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Educating Sikhs
18
June,
2008
If
you want to see one hundred percent literacy, go to Kerala. If
one has to talk of a more educated society in India, go to the South.
What is the perception... |
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Emasculating Voluntary Movement
11
June, 2008
We write to you
about the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA), which the
Indian parliament passed in 1976 during a state of emergency... |
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Tribute to an Unknown Saint-soldier
4
June,
2008
Tears rolled
down my cheeks when I heard and read the news about the attack on
Darbar Sahib in June 1984. I was in far away Bombay at that
time.... |
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Impunity Institutionalized
28
May,
2008
50
years ago, on 22nd May 1958, in the face of rising
political dissent in the North-east, India decided to add fiction to
its laws -the Armed Forces... |
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Minority
Fundamentalism
21
May,
2008
The Akal Academy
movement for education amongst Sikh students has put the name of the Sikhs
on the education map... |
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Burmese Dying
14
May,
2008
The heartless
and careless military junta of Burma is allowing thousands to die in
more than one-third of the country affected... |
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Ram, Ram. Which one?
7
May,
2008
In the recent
past, Ram's legend and exploits have been more in the news for political
reasons than religious or historical... |
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Vaisakhi in Surrey
23 April 2008
It motivates us. The
more stuff they throw at us the tronger it makes us. They have
been calling us terrorists since the time of Guru Nanak. |
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We shall not rest
16
April 2008
Sikh
representatives that organise the annual World Sikh Lobby on April
10 pledged that they were determined to make the recently
established links with independent human rights... |
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Walk the Peace Talk
2
April
2008
Last
week, it was a pleasant opportunity to interact with you at the
quiet environs of the Indian Social Institute at Delhi to watch the
documentary... |
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Your Time is up KPS Gill, give up and give
way
26
March 2008
You may have noticed that hockey has disappeared from the sports
pages of Indian newspapers altogether. Concerned, I am writing
another open... |
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Elevated Road taking Amritsar down the lane
19
March 2008
Amritsar,
popularly known as the city of Golden Temple is an important historic,
religious and spiritual city. During the course of its short history, it has
seen many ups and downs... |
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Indian Hockey ‘Gilled’
12
March 2008
After
thirteen hours of cogitation and uneasiness, my heart was able to
connect to your soul. On 10th March, at 11 am in the morning,
I learnt about India’s defeat... |
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Is there a problem with Sada
Punjab?
5
March 2008
Ethnonationalism has played a more profound and lasting role in
modern history than is commonly understood, and the processes
that led to the dominance of the ethnonational state... |
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Mensa
minds need to think too!
27
February 2008
As your name suggests, you are a Sikh, but as your full name
suggests, you are a ‘secular’ Sikh and certainly not a Khalsa Sikh
–the new term... |
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Let's Have Hillarys, Many Hillarys,
In Fact!
13 February 2008
America is grappling. If it is going to be a Democrat, who will it
be? A woman or an African-American? Neither has sat in the Oval
Office before... |
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The French Turban, losing a winnable battle
6 February 2008
The
French law that affected the Sikh turban bans ostentatious signs of
religion. There are three questions. Is the turban essential to Sikhs?... |
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My Foreign Policy? Sure! But you
gotta' pay!
30 January 2008
For decades, the Indian establishment has sold the idea that it
takes immense pride in its democracy and freedom without regard to
the disconnect... |
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Running paper
trains in Chandigarh
23 January 2008
Wholesome
development idea is often missed when the elite start thinking in terms of
islands of development amid an ocean of deprived people... |
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Punjab's Memorandums of Misunderstanding
16 January 2008
Jaspal Bhatti, the comedian published a cartoon
in The Tribune Chandigarh in 1985 about Rajiv Longowal Accord that to
my belief was the funniest... |
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And The Alarm
Would Go, One, Two, Cha-Cha-Cha
9
January 2008
On October 31, 1984, I was 27 years old and I had been teaching
history at Jamia Millia Islamia for just over a year. I was living
with my parents at the time... |
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Top 5 Sikh Successes of 2007
2 January 2008
Oscar Wilde said the best way of dealing with a temptation is to
yield to it. At least on this occasion, I would go with the
Irishman. I just couln’t resist... |
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Taking
Note of New Entrants to Noose Debate-The Economists
26 December, 2007
It was interesting to read Jagmohan
Singh's letter to the governor of New Jersey as also the other
articles in the World Sikh News' edition of December 19-25, 2007... |
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Don't hang 'em
19 December, 2007
The stage is set for
the UN General Assembly (UNGA) to formally call upon states that
maintain the death penalty to "establish... |
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Academic Rigours & the Tragedy
of Lost Sovereignty
12 December, 2007
Ajmer Singh’s hypothesis
‘whatever the R.S.S. says is Hindu Nationalism which in all respects is
equivalent to Indian Nationalism’ is debatable if.... |
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A Requiem for The Lost Glory of The Sikhs
5 December, 2007
HERE
are a couple of books by a dedicated Sikh scholar Ajmer Singh about Sikh
politics of a century and a half. Vihvin Sadi di Sikh Rajniti, (Sikh
Politics of 20th Century) and Sikh... |
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ISHMEET Turban Crowns Crooning Hero
28 November, 2007
First and
foremost- Congratulations. It has been a long wait.
Since childhood, whenever a Punjabi singer became popular, as such
Sikhs used to wonder, “Why is it that they... |
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Trainspotting For Death
21
November, 2007
The cold figures tell a chilling story. Take the
many thousands of miles of rail track in Britain on the one hand, a couple
of miles ..... |
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Dr. Modi and Dr. Hyde
14
November, 2007
On the very day that Lalu
Yadav marched to the Prime Minister’s residence demanding Narendra Modi’s
arrest in the wake of the Tehelka sting exposé, a small group... |
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Elegy to Tamilchelvan a great act of courage
7 November, 2007
I was immensely
touched by your humane gesture of writing an elegy in the memory of
Tamil nationalist leader and head of the political wing of the... |
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We Tell Ourselves Stories in Order to
Live
31 October,
2007
Her
nine-year-old granddaughter Kuljeet Kaur's poem shares wallspace
with images of the Gurus in Baksheesh Kaur's two-room apartment,
twin reminders of the faith and... |
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Bobby Jindal elected Louisiana
governor
24 October, 2007
Washington: A full century after the
first Indian immigrants to the US were driven out of the country after what
came to be known as the Bellingham... |
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A
little sensitivity can help avoid inanities
17 October, 2007
Following the insensitive and hurting remarks on turbans made by the
Radio Host and Political Commentator, Al Rantel, host of a daily
KABC 790AM – Los Angeles radio program, several .... |
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Don’t
lose your heads over my turban
10 October, 2007
Last
week I wrote about my immigration check/terrorist hijinks at Madeira
airport. My refusal to remove my turban seemed to be on the verge of
becoming an international... |
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On Reading Bhagat Singh’s ‘Why I
am an Atheist’
3 October, 2007
Various streams
of struggle contributed to the ouster of Anglo-phone imperialism
from
South Asia.
In August 1947, the then British colony of India was partitioned and
granted freedom... |
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A Tale of
Turmoil and Trials
26 September,
2007
Rabinder Singh
Atwal has been living in California for decades now. He has seen
scores of Punjabi families moving to America, settling and
disintegrating over a period of time... |
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The Sixth River - A new Milestone in Sikh
Films
19 September, 2007
I am a keen
admirer of Sikh artifacts, rare Kirtan CD’s and Film DVD’s and love
to have their collection. The boom started with ‘Sahibzade’, the
animation film, followed by another short... |
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Of Gods and Gurus
12 September, 2007
Hats
off to the Chinese. They are some of the cleverest peoples ever
devised by the Creator. When it comes to trade wars, they can beat
any tribe, nation... |
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All India Gurdwara Act and Justice Harbans Singh: A
25-year journey
5 September, 2007
Respected Sikh leaders: Waheguru Ji Ka
Khalsa, Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh! Around thirty years ago, two frail, skinny but
welldressed leaders with pleasing personalities... |
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The big battle of identity
29 August, 2007
n the past many situations have
arisen when the very basis of Sikh identity and presence has been under
attack. The Rulers of..... |
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"If you are not with me, you are against me"
22 August, 2007
It does not call for celebration, but it is a
welcome relief that the two leaders of the Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) –
Simranjit.... |
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Preying on piety
22 August, 2007
Law enforcement’s mysterious role in allowing Dera Sauda’s chief
to continue his criminal activities behind..... |
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From A Maharaja, To A Tsar
15 August, 2007
“Before proceeding to lay before the
Imperial Government the humble prayer both of the Princes and People of
India for deliverance.... |
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Khalsa’s Deathly Hallows
8 August, 2007
The Indian establishment has pronounced the
death verdict upon two of our bravest warriors, Bhai Balwant Singh and Bhai
Jagtar |
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Truth Behind Twists
1 August, 2007
Last week an article appeared in the magazine
Tehelka referring to a secret recording of the interrogation of Shaheed Bhai..... |
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Any Questions?
18 July, 2007
Is the world under siege by Muslims or
are Muslims under siege by the world? |
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When sentiments of Sikhs were hurt, I had warned...
11 July, 2007
SHRI CHANDRA SHEKHAR (Ballia): Mr. Speaker, Sir,
the debate that we are having today is very unfortunate. Because this debate
had... |
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George Thomas — The Ruler of Haryana
4 July, 2007
Born in a poor Irish family of Tipperary
(Ireland) in 1756 A.D, George Thomas could not get proper
education.’ He became a sailor and arrived... |
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Escaping the Dragnet: New Tactics of Dera Sauda
27 June, 2007
The day Bathinda court issued warrants to arrest
Gurmeet Ram Rahim, Dera Chief in an emergency meeting gave a call to
his followers to sacrifice... |
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To my 26 daughters
20 June, 2007
I didn’t give you birth my girls , albeit you
were borne out of a massacre, a distortion of history, when humanity went
insane and Indians lost their... |
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The Rising Tide: Authority of the Akal Takht
23 May, 2007
Deferring to the rising tide of Sikh
protest, the Akal Takht has issued an edict to seal all Deras in Punjab. On
May 31... |
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1857 and the Sikhs
16 May, 2007
New research is revealing astounding facts. The
entire view that Sikhs sided with the British in 1857 is false..... |
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A Sikh journey: From Punjab to Malaya
9 May, 2007
Some time in the 1920s, a widower farmer from a
village in the Indian province... |
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Understanding Punjab: A Historian’s Viewpoint
2 May, 2007
Mridula Mukherjee’s recent work on peasants in
India’s non-violent revolution is a welcome departure... |
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The Legacy of Bhagat Singh Thind
25
April, 2007
In the annals of Asians’ struggle for US
citizenship, Bhagat Singh Thind’s fight for citizenship occupies a
prominent historical place. Thind’s citizenship was rescinded four
days after... |
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Understanding Essence of Amrit
18 April, 2007
The remembrance and
celebration of Khalsa Sirjan Baisakhi-1699, can be useful only if Sikhs make
the determination to get the Sikh initiation – Amrit... |
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Preparing for New Challenges
11 April,
2007
Agriculture in India is facing several
challenges. Productivity of principal food crops has reached a plateau.
Agricultural education is stagnating. The farm business has become.... |
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Love and Piety in Baba Farid Di Nagri
4 April,
2007
Faridkot’s reputation does not rest on its
antiquity nor its commercial and industrial importance. What is striking
about Faridkot is its special... |
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India's caste not found good enough at UN
28 March, 2007
On February 23 and 26 this year, after examining
India’s 16th to 19th periodic reports on the implementation of the United
Nations Convention... |
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Understanding Bhagat Singh
21 March, 2007
On the 100th birth anniversary of Bhagat Singh,
which is being celebrated in the country this year, a number of books .... |
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Puran Singh: A complete man
14 March, 2007
Writing in Khuleh Lekh, a collection of scintillating essays in Punjabi,
Puran Singh observes that he who is perceptive when charged... |
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The Frontier Post - A Eulogy
7 March, 2007
I write this column to mourn the brutal murder
of the The Frontier Post, an English language Pakistani newspaper
published... |
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GURU NANAK Dev in US textbooks: Image & reality
28 February, 2007
Page 95 of An Age of Voyages: 1350-1600
published by Oxford University Press and adopted by the State Board of
Education (SBE) as a History-Social Science textbook... |
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Paddar case & peace prospects in Kashmir
21 February, 2007
ONCE in a while the humblest of
the earth shake the ground below. And in the instant case, the man himself
is four feet under. A poor Kashmiri.... |
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Guru Ravidass: Prophet of Dalit Consciousness
14 February, 2007
Guru Ravidass, one of the famous untouchable
saint- poets of the 15th-16th century, is by far the most revered among the
scheduled... |
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The valley of anonymous graves
7 February,
2007
A rusty chain shuts the mite-eaten wooden
door. The knock is not answered. “She won’t,” a neighbour says, pointing
towards the pale candlelight flickering... |
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Looking Back a Hundred Years’ of Mutiny of 1857
31 January, 2007
The year 1857 is an ever-to-be-remembered
date in Indian History and it is commonly known as such solely for the Sepoy
Mutiny. But it is taking... |
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Tsunami: The ground beneath the waves
24 January, 2007
It has been almost two years since the
Tsunami washed over the Andaman & Nicobar Islands and destroyed
the homes... |
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California’s Punjabi Mexican Americans
10 January,
2007
The end of colonial rule in India and the birth
of two new nations-India and Pakistan-was celebrated in California in 1947
by immigrant .... |
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Crisis in Agriculture: New peasant movement
needed
3 January, 2007
The
new agriculture policy is
the part of new
development model adopted in India. This model comprises of ceasing
employment in public sector... |
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Crisis in agriculture: In search of a solution
20 December, 2006
Presently
the Indian agriculture is in the throes of a crisis. A debate is on about
this crisis on the national and regional level. On several occasions... |
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India and Pakistan should strive for South Asian
economic alliance
13 December,
2006
Pakistan President Musharraf’s recent statement
on Kashmir should be taken seriously by India. It is a very significant.... |
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Foreign Contributions Bill
Need
for a more humane law
6 December, 2006
The
Union Cabinet has cleared the Bill to repeal the 30-yearold Foreign
Contribution (Regulation) Act, 1976. To be
tabled in the current session... |
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Of four lakh samosas and four lakh bread pakoras
6 December, 2006
Four Lakh samosas, four lakh bread pakoras and
four lakh mathis. That is the minimum order. Perhaps never in the recent
history of Punjab orders for such... |
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The Rising Tide: Authority of the Akal Takht
29 November, 2006
The question whether the authority of
Akal Takht is symbolized in the Jathedar or in the structure has been
nagging the minds of scholars... |
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Where an orphan fathered a great deed
22 November, 2006
Brittle pages of a register more than a century old,
kept under lock and key at the Central Khalsa Orphanage, run by Chief Khalsa
Diwan... |
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The Turban and the Sikh Scriptures
15 November, 2006
In the world scenario, the turban had become a
recognized symbol of honour, respect, status and dignity much before
Guru.... |
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Sikh community’s history runs deep in Golden
1 November, 2006
The Sikh temple in Golden was the first
Sikh temple to be built in the entire North America. Many of the Sikh people
built .... |
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‘Baba Nanak Shah Faqueer Hindu ka Guru, Mussulmaan ka
Peer’
25 October, 2006
The heading of this essay is a couplet that was
fairly popular in undivided Punjab of pre-partition days. It aptly
describes the universality of the message... |
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A Suitable Anthem
11 October, 2006
The article argues that Bangladesh’s current
national anthem is not representative of the general opinion... |
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Portrait of an artist
4 October, 2006
No only
was Amrita Sher-Gil born in Europe to a Hungarian mother, she also trained
as a painter in Paris before returning to India in 1934... |
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To Amritsar and back
27 September, 2006
IT was on
Independence Day this year when a group of Pakistani lawmakers,
businesspeople, media persons .... |
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Salaam, Namaste, Goodbye and Good Riddance
6 September, 2006
In which language do you think? When I was ten
years old, it became clear to me that I generally think in English.
Many years later, the repercussions |
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