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 Akali Dal Vs Congress
SR
1 October 2008
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 Reform
& Compassion, not Penalty
24 September 2008
Sudhar Ghar, Alexander Maconochie and Jail
Reforms
In an open letter to the
longest serving prisoner of India, the author hopes that the world
community including the Punjab government would take a cue from the
setting up of the first human rights-friendly prison in Canberra. |
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 Nagas
Seek Decolonisation
17 September 2008
In this interview, Naga leader Th. Muivah, who has engaged the
Indian political leadership, touches various aspects of Naga
nationalistic struggle and emphasizes the need for resolution of
political disputes. |
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 India’s
Beautiful Tragedy
10 September 2008
KOSI Man made disaster, and then compounded
With the core
Sikh value of Sarbat da Bhala in mind, WSN takes notice
of the death and destruction in Bihar and the utter apathy of
the Indian state in reaching out to the suffering millions. |
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 Trishool Against
Trinity
3 September 2008
India's
shame has returned as Hindutva goons of Saffron bodies leading the
frontal attack on minorities and unleashing unspeakable violence
against Christians in Orissa with the Indian nation state
vacillating between passive collusion and active silence and civil
society protests too muted. |
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 Holy Cows & Scapegoats
27 August, 2008
GUILTY
Human Rights
groups have done exemplary work by setting up the People’s
Commission to consciousness amongst the entire spectrum of
the populace which is becoming immune to pain and suffering. |
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 Jammu Vs Kashmir
20 August, 2008
New Delhi has a
situation where its carefully crafted notional fabric of
secularism is ready to be shredded into pieces. Jammu wants
to go its own way, and Kashmiris are not stopping it. The
fig leaf is gone. |
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 Olympian Sikh Search
13 August, 2008
The Olympic
mania has affected the Sikhs too. World Sikh News presents
an analysis of the search of a Sikh sports identity,
suggesting a Sikh Olympic meet every four years to nurture
and foster Sikh sports talent. |
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 Alvida Ishmeet
6 August, 2008
Why did Ishmeet
Singh become a phenomenon so quickly? He was destined to
revive the hopes of a community struggling to keep the
Khalsa face in its own homeland. Reportage of homage day. |
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 Environmental
Injustice In Punjab
29
July, 2008
This research piece
by the Malyasian
born environmentalist deplores the degradation
and loot of water on both
sides of the Radcliff line, suggesting
immediate intervention by one and all to save Punjab from
desertification.
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 India’s
Retail Revolution
23
July, 2008
The Thaw In The Coming
The
unfolding of members of parliament “bought and sold” on the
sidelines as a run up to the confidence vote reduced the
exercise to mere a numbers game involving all major and state
parties. |
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  Fish Justice
16 July 2008
This rare
document reveals the true face of Indian intervention in
religious affairs of Sikhs –in the neo-Nirankari and Sirsa Dera
imbroglios; the meaning of Matsanyaya has been laid bare
by the learned author.
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 Unite The
Million Mutinies
9
July, 2008
Without an
initiative to build an equalitarian world, , it will be difficult to
carry on the diverse, disparate and resources less struggles, argues
the author, stressing that the Sikhs need to turn towards and
egalitarian-emancipatory orientation of struggles. |
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 Sauda Primer
2
July, 2008
If you are befuddled
about the Sikh-Sauda Dera conflict, and want to know how the
Indian government is patronising Gurmeet Ram Rahim, read this
FAQ document on the fraudster pseudo-saint whose tales of mayhem
and murder do not seem to end. |
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 Government of India: Guilty as charged
25
June, 2008
This report of the
Planning Commission of India accepts that poverty creates
deprivation and causes alienation while appreciating the role of
Naxalites in socio-economic reforms and deliverance of
ground-level justice. |
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  Identity
Resurgence
18
June,
2008
A Leader Is
Born
India takes pride in
procrastinating burning issues, but the truth cannot be wished away.
Darjeeling is an explosive battle zone these days and the
renewed demand for Gorkhaland shows that the power of an idea is
never lost. |
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  Human dignity and dehumanized politics
11
June, 2008
Politics and
Dehumanization
As the Sikh community
entered the 25th year of Saka Akal Takht, Indian media and state
completely ignored it, but the never-say-die spirit of some luminous
souls shall ensure that our memories are not assassinated. |
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  Living
in Exile
4
June,
2008
Sacrilege versus Sanctuary
Revolutionary
poet and political activist Gajinder Singh
goes down memory lane
narrating
life in exile;
Sikh, Muslim and Christian
political activists demand
right to sanctuary
and sanctity of
religious places. |
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  Dialectics of Dalitism
28
May,
2008
Bechain Hai Yeh
Dr. Sheroaj
Singh Bechain manages to cross the barriers built by Brahman
India and creates a domain for Dalit activist-writers by asking
compelling questions about the politics of knowledge-production
and its role in maintaining the oppressive status quo. |
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  The IPL V/s
BPL India
21
May,
2008
Any different
elsewhere?
The crisis
of farmers is not reflected in the Indian media. There is a
growing disconnect between mass poverty, mass media and mass
reality. The voice of 70 percent of the population makes no news
as the media serves the elite of society.
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  Trading Love Talk
14
May,
2008
The author, who has
been keenly tracking the patterns of civilian discourse between
India and Pakistan, argues that the bonhomie debate has spurred
trade relations and helped underline the massive trade potential. |
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  Lethal Lottery
7
May,
2008
Sikhs and
the Death Penalty
Many
countries
have abolished death penalty, India, Pakistan, USA and China
continues to announce capital punishments regularly, as Amnesty
International pulls up India on various aspects of hanging.
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  Terrorism and Justice
30
April 2008
Coping with fear
What is terrorism?
Who is a terrorist? What gives rise to terrorism? How should
society fight the scourge? There are no easy answers. Muslim
organizations make a determined bid to raise awareness.
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  Two
World Wars and the Sikhs
23 April 2008
Social scientists claim that in reality, the ethical society is
located in the West, it is time that it pays attention to what
the Sikhs have done for the construction of that part of the
world.
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  Guru Granth Sahib – The only Sikh canon
16
April 2008
Faith-less
Controversy
There is not doubting that Guru Granth Sahib is the only
venerable Granth for the Sikhs and the only authority to
determine the veracity of the current edition of Dasam Granth is
the Khalsa Panth. |
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  Of Life
in Brahmanical India
9
April
2008
A Life Lived Well and Lessons Thereof
In
his path breaking book on the life and work of Savitribai Phule,
the renowned
scholar counts Sikhs as among the communities oppressed by the
Indian Nation State and calls India as "the most iniquitous society
on earth". |
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  The
true story of IPKF in Sri Lanka
War Clouds in Sri Lanka
2
April
2008
Military strategist writer presents a scathing analysis of the
mean efforts of the Sri Lanka government to start another round
of war with Tamils seeking Eelam and traces the role of the IPKF
in Sri Lanka. |
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  Punjabi will not die
26
March 2008
Save Gurmukhi to Save Punjabi
Ma-boli
Punjabi is spoken by lesser number of people, is facing threats of
assimilation and acculturation, the Gurmukhi script is under
attack. Still it is not an endangered language. |
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  Guru Maniyo Granth
19
March 2008
Sabh
Sikhan ko Hukam Hai, Guru Maneyo Granth.
The
Panth is vowing to mark 300 Saal Guru De Naal and the
religious fervor is reaching a crescendo... |
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  Pride and Prejudice
12
March 2008
The author outlines steps to meet the challenge from
quasi-judicial film bodies and the vagabond Indian film industry
which is threateningly unsparing to the Sikh image. |
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  A
Cry for Freedom
5
March 2008
Separatism
& terrorism V/s Insurgency & Independence
5
March 2008
An
appreciation of the birth of a new country, Kosovo, in the
Balkans, its ramifications to the geo-political situation in Europe
and its inspiration to aspiring ethnic nations and peoples.
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  Revisiting
1984 Times
27
February 2008
An
eye-opener for justice seekers and a reminder of the dark days of
the Orwellian year through voices of scholars, authors, academics,
historians, journalists and victims. |
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  Uprooted
Plantation Tamils in Sri Lanka
20 February 2008
While South Asia is seized with upheaval of ethnic Indians in
Malaysia, the plight of Upcountry Tamils in Sri Lanka also warrants
urgent attention. |
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  On Common Ground Uncommon Diplomacy
13 February 2008
It was indeed
a pleasure to watch the documentary produced by SALDEF...
Combat Hate
13 February 2008
Manjit Singh
is the driving force of SALDEF. Manjit Singh is a zealous activist... |
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  Are Kabir And Namdev rewritten In Guru Granth Sahib?
6 February 2008
Media
misinterprets belief systems:
The Indian media is invariably non-serious in matters of religious
beliefs and more so if it concerns the value systems of ethnic peoples who... |
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  We too have a dream
30 January 2008
The founding fathers of the Indian constitution touted it as a
sacrosanct document to be religiously followed by all in letter and
spirit... |
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  Turban
Turf War is on
23 January 2008
Religious intolerance in Europe
23 January 2008
Turban
as a head gear becomes a headache for the Sikhs as France refuses to
relent. |
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  Hawai Claims
16 January 2008
Praful Patel, the Indian
Minister of Civil Aviation is distributing airports all over the country as
if he is distributing toy aircrafts to well-behaved... |
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NRP
indulgence in Punjab
9 January 2008
Every year it is time
for some expatriates to go and visit their homeland. They prefer to
go in winter when the climate is easier on their westernized skin.
It is a good feeling for... |
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 SMS:
Sikhi Message Sewa
2 January,
2008
In this Tercentenary
year of Guruship of Guru Granth Sahib Ji..
Tête-à-tête with Harjinder Singh
2
January, 2008
Harjinder Singh:
Through SikhNetwork, I reach the Sikh...
The Best Sikhi Messages
2
January, 2008
-Apne Ghar
Vich Bacheya Nu Sikh Itihas Diya Gallan Jaroor... |
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Tearing
Tytler
26 December, 2007
India's CNN-IBN TV news channel which claims credit for tracking down Jasbir
Singh, one of the key witnesses in the case against former Indian minister
Jagdish Tytler, has now... |
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The Sikh Haiku
19 December, 2007
A Japanese poet introduced “One-line poetry” to the
modern world at the end of the nineteenth century. Named as Haiku,
this type of poetry
denotes a new and self-contained style... |
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Human
Rights & India: A Sad Saga
12 December, 2007
That a whole lot of people’s initiatives
talk of Human Rights in India is a known fact. That a whole lot of them came
together ..... |
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Performing Kirtan Over Indira’s Body
5 December, 2007
Activist Advocate H S Phoolka's
recent book has once again taken us by our little finger and
made us trudge through the sad parts of our memories. The anti-Sikh
pogroms... |
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  Open
War
Fight India’s poor left right
28 November, 2007
Salwa Judam -- Exposing India's strategy to make poor
fight against the poor
28 November, 2007
India
has some 530 districts, Pakistan has less than half. In more that
200 districts, the writ of the Indian Government challenged.... |
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  Schools
for scandal
21 November, 2007
I
am livid with anger so you may excuse me if I am intemperate, though
I assure...
The
Slate and the Chalk beckon you
21
November, 2007
All Panjabis want to come to Panjab, buy a
house, a car and all the luxuries that life offers. All of you are ..... |
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