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Hindutva
Terror In Nanded
16 July 2008
Nanded, in
Maharashtra,
is a town with a significant population of different faiths - Hindu,
Muslim, Sikh and Buddhist. Nanded could well have become a new
metaphor... |
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India plays cricket, and other dirty
games too
2
July, 2008
Legendary
broadcaster John Arlott had once said sport reflected its society.
It truly does. So as he 1983 Indian cricket team celebrates the
silver jubilee... |
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Blame The Middle Class
25
June, 2008
Now that the dust has settled over the
Gujarat elections, we can afford to defy the pundits and admit that,
even if Narendra Modi had lost the last elections... |
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24 x 7: Breaking News, Lies and No
Shame
18
June,
2008
One of the
traditions that the media in India has completely remained
blissfully unaware of, or perhaps very deliberately aloof from, is
the tradition of ‘Media... |
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Foreign Hand
11
June, 2008
During the days
of Sikh aspirational struggle in Punjab, the
Indian official nation state had one stock answer aimed at negating
the voice of the muffled... |
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The Political Apology
4
June,
2008
Canadian
Government has
apologized for Komagata Maru. In 1998, the
Vatican issued a 14-page report that apologized for the Catholic
Church’s silence... |
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Embers Afire
28
May,
2008
Consider
the message it would send to any new Quebecker if a Sikh member of
the RCMP stationed in
Rimouski was free to wear a turban - a right upheld... |
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Minority Report: Calculating Damage In Supreme Court
21
May,
2008
ON THE face of
it, it is a rather innocent development, and the latest has perhaps been
making the Sikhs a little bit happy. In reality, it is a development most... |
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Internecine warfare turns ugly leaf in action
against Prof Darshan Singh
14
May,
2008
Amritsar:
Internecine wars within the Sikh community are a continuing sad
story, and the latest chapter... |
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Langar: mealtime round the clock
Andrew
Zimmern
The host ‘Bizzare Foods’ on the Travel Channel, recently partook of
Langar at Gurdwara Bangla Sahib and this is what he says. |
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Sohna Munda
Manpreet Singh
30
April 2008
Jo Bole So Nihal'
could not sustain on the silver screen as it was conceived in sin. It
was meant to use the Sikh greeting and slogan and cash... |
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‘Talk of equality meaningless without economic freedom’
23 April 2008
STANFORD: "The
agonizing circumstances and conditions that a common man has to face
merely to scrape enough for meting his daily expenses and minimal.. |
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Sarnaji, forget amendment, try mending ways
16
April 2008
What does this amendment bring for the Sikhs is what should be
the talking point. There is no doubt that with this move, there
would be comparatively... |
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Release political prisoners without delay
9
April
2008
Release of Political prisoners and their rights:
The Preparatory Committee towards forming the Committee for the Release of
Political Prisoner... |
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Silencing Smoking Guns
26
March 2008
Hectic lobbying by anti-tobacco groups over the last five years
finally bore fruit when the Indian cabinet accepted to place
pictorial warnings on tobacco... |
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Let’s peep inside
19
March 2008Maulana
Nasiruddin, Sheela Didi, Nanak Baghel, Suraj Tekam, Nirmal
Brahmachari, Dr. Binayak Sen, Lachit Bordoloi, Mohammad Afzal, Valan... |
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The Screamers and The Black List
12
March 2008
Prime
Minister Manmohan Singh did not blink once when he said India will
continue to maintain black lists of Sikhs who have gone abroad to escape
state terrorism... |
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Bringing Them Home
20 February 2008
The
Open Letter is an appreciation to the apology of the Australian
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd to the original Australians. |
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Sonrise
6 February 2008
In the early
hours of a cloudy winter day, one is not sure whether the sun will
rise. Every one takes different kinds of precaution. On 31
January... |
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The French and the
Sikh approach to non-sectarianism
30 January 2008
Primary difficulty in understanding the Sikh faith has been the
attempt of scholars to interpret it in the context of the prevalent
notions about spiritualism... |
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The Red Money
23 January 2008
The release of
the draft resolution of the Communist Party (Marxist) on 20th
January in New Delhi provides me the opportunity to write to you about... |
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This Lohri, Swear On Your Daughter
16 January 2008
Today, I will tell you a tale. You know, story
telling is an art. Earlier, our mothers and grandmothers used to tell us
stories... |
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Cry, the beloved country beckons you!
9 January 2008
Yesterday I suddenly woke up in the middle of the night. I was
awash with perspiration. I found myself in tears. |
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Ethnic Cleansing of Tamils in Sri Lanka
26 December,
2007
Tamils are the
original inhabitants of Ceylon, now called Sri Lanka. This is the story of
the Tamil people in.... |
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The U.N. vote on the death penalty
26 December, 2007
This week, when it called for a world-wide moratorium on the application of
the death penalty, the United Nations General Assembly took a significant... |
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The Noose is Hung in New Jersey
19 December, 2007
I commend you for
one of the major decisions in recent times likely to impact delivery of
justice not only in USA, but the world. Even in the... |
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AFSPA,1958 Weapon of terror
12 December, 2007
I write to share with
you the grief of the demise of your 32-year old sister, Thanzam Manorama,
who was..... |
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Remembering NRI’s in Punjab
5 December, 2007
The Punjab Government led by Parkash
Singh Badal is planning a major NRI jamboorie in January 2008. The state,
which has turned suddenly very media conscious... |
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The party's over
21 November, 2007
TILL DEATH I would remain guilty to my
conscience if I keep mum about the happenings of the last two weeks in West
Bengal over Nandigram. One gets torn by... |
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Dumping down minorities
24 October, 2007
Of
late there has been much discussion in the media and political
circles about how precisely to define religious minorities in the
Indian context. The Hindutva... |
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S. Darshan Singh Pheruman: What he really died for
17 October, 2007
These words of
homage for the Irish patriots may be applied with equal justice to
the long string of Punjabi martyrs before and since Partition. There
is something in the very chemistry... |
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How much does it take the Sikhs to secure justice in a blatant case?
10 October, 2007
CALIFORNIA:
Sardar Jaswant Singh Khalra was kidnapped bythe Punjab
police goondas in 1995. The WSN presents below a short summary of
what various Sikh organisations... |
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Booking the RAW truth
3 October, 2007
Nearly 20 years ago, the then RAW chief A.K. Verma had asked his
officers publicly to come out of their mental cocoon by reading
books on different subjects... |
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Jagdeesh Singh does a Wiesenthall
26 September
2007
I remember that
some years ago, as part of your campaign for Justice for Surjit Kaur
-your sister, who was murdered in Panjab, you, Simranjit Singh Mann
and me had... |
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Turbans and the Garda
12 September, 2007
You have
rejected an Irish born Sikh of immigrant parents the right to
practice his religion and be part of Ireland's national police
force. Mr. Minister you have also said that... |
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When Jews Wore Turbans
5 September, 2007
It would seem that most Canadian Jews were
pleased with the Supreme Court of Canada decision, a few years ago,
upholding ... |
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A Cry in the wilderness
29 August, 2007
As I beseech you on this crucial juncture regarding the performance of our
party and the larger goals that both.... |
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Derawad and Sikhs
22 August, 2007
The problem of the Sikhs and Sikh religion is
not limited to the derawad, but Sikhs are also being converted to .... |
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Speak, Memory
15 August, 2007
The area of Pothohaar, i.e.
Rawalpindi area of the now Pakistan, was the centre of Sikhi in those days.
Bhai Sahib Randhir.... |
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Derawad and Sikhs
15 August, 2007
Some important deras-sects,
just as, Namdharis, Nirankaries and Radhasawamis originated in the 19th
century and flourished.... |
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Arunachal as South Tibet and
Dalai Lama as ruler
8 August, 2007
Mr. Guruswami states that in 1913 the Tibetans
declared independence of China. That same year at the Simla Conference
they.... |
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The Dera and the Indian State
1 August, 2007
As
the hour of CBI charge-sheet was approaching, Sauda Dera’s
activities too doubled up. A so-called open letter to Guru Gobind
Singh was released to the media, its contents... |
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India Wins Freedom, and some adulteration too!
18 July, 2007
At a time when India is celebrating 60 years of
Independence, and a great deal of literature has further burdened the
library... |
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The Eighth sister
fighting for the rights of the Seven sisters
11 July, 2007
Nischay kar apni jeet karo….ensure
your victory through the sheer power of your truthful determination. This
exhortation by the tenth... |
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Yes, Abortion is Murder but why stop funding Amnesty
International?
20 June, 2007
As a justice
and peace-loving person I was disturbed to read the news story that the on
behalf of the Vatican, you have asked Catholics... |
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Sectarian Challenge to sikh unity:The Dalit Question
20 June, 2007
Would Akali Dal and Akal Takht devote their
attention and accord equal status to the Dalits in society? ... |
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Smoke-free Chandigarh. And Punjab?
13 June 2007
I could not greet you otherwise, because you are
a self-proclaimed Panjabi-Sikh-baiter. You claim to have deep Indian roots,
about... |
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Save your Words, Mr PM
6 June, 2007
Nine, fight corruption at all levels. The cancer
of corruption is eating into the vitals of our body politic. For every
recipient of a bribe there is a benefactor and a beneficiary... |
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Continued detention of Aung San Suu Kyi: Failure of
International diplomacy
6 June, 2007
I write this letter in admiration of your
courage, determination and commitment to uphold the letter and spirit of
democracy in Burma. I write with the hope... |
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Sikhs, Lies and Channeltapes
30 May,2007
Even if you consider me too religious, please
accept my Greetings in the Name of God, the light of every soul... |
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Babu Mangoo Ram And Emancipation of the Dalits
30 May,2007
Babu
Mangoo Ram, a renouned revolutionary and founder of the Ad Dharm movement in
Punjab was born at Mugowal, a village in the district of Hoshiarpur... |
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Dangerous Trek Ahead
30 May,2007
Dera Sacha Sauda derives its spiritual legacy
from the Sikh theology. ‘Sacha Sauda’ literally alludes to Guru Nanak’s
dealing with poor... |
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RBI chucks out Sikhs from 'minority' list for priority
loans
23 May,2007
Chandigarh: Even before the Indian Parliament
passes the anti-minority bill which will change the status of Sikhs in
Punjab from a minority to majority... |
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Struggling Nationalities, East Timor And Sikhs: Open
Letter
16 May, 2007
Greetings in the Name of God, the Light of every
soul.... |
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Re-imagining Punjab on a bigger canvas
9 May, 2007
Regional and linguistic identities have often been viewed as being
territory bound. Quite like the old notion of nations, territory.... |
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An open Letter to Shiv Sena supremo Shri Bal Thackeray
9 May,
2007
Having lived in Bombay, er’ Mumbai for
the best part of my childhood and youth, I am a Mumbaikar. I
can speak.... |
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WALK TO FREEDOM: A Historic
Journey
25
April, 2007
In his debut novel, author Javed Mohammed
gives readers an electrifying and eye-opening fictional look into the
history of India and Pakistan as detailed by one family’s struggle... |
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A turning point?
18 April 2007
At the beginning of the twenty-first century,
Britain is faced with the renewed challenge of managing religious and ethnic
diversity: a challenge... |
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Happy B’day, Khalsa ji: The Spirit of Khalsa
11 April,
2007
Truly speaking, no other day or event in the
life of a Sikh carries more significance than the day of Vaisakhi, for it
was on this day in the year 1699 that the.. |
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A Letter to the UN Secretary General
28 March 2007
My parents, siblings and I took a tour of the
site and learned a lot about the mandate and mission of the organization. We
visited... |
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Punjab Polls and Dalits’ predicament
7 February,
2007
Politics in Punjab operates within the
given social boundaries. The composite religio-cultural tradition lends a
distinct flavour to the otherwise divisive politics. Caste hierarchy... |
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Crisis In Agriculture: Old world is lost, new one is
dangerous
27 December,
2006
A study conducted about the small and marginal
(very small) peasants in Punjab and other states, particularly Andhra
Pradesh.... |
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Punjab drowns in scarce water , needs new
vision
22 November 2006
The impending water crisis in Punjab has not only eclipsed its
agriculture and economy but also ruined the ecology, health, life style... |
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British sikhs lead fight on Census 2011 demands
8 November 2006
Sikhs
in the United Kingdom are currently focussing heavily on the concerns
regarding the next due Census in 2011. Main issues relate to... |
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Why do Sikhs wash dirty linen in
public?
4 October 2006
Some
time back you published a photo of Sikh leaders fighting in the Golden
Temple, with swords drawn out. It put me off. Referring... |
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I See no stranger
27 September,
2006
Post 9/11
anti-Sikh violent incidents have proved that few Westerners have even basic
information about the world’s.... |
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The Rising Tide: Authority of the Akal Takht-3
The question whether the authority of Akal Takht
is symbolized in the Jathedar or in the structure has been nagging in the
minds of scholars... |
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Letter to Pak PM by Dr. Gurmit Singh
On behalf of the Sikh
nation and about 15,000 Sikhs who attended the recent celebration of Guru
Nanak’s birthday in Nankana Sahib... |
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SGPC – Ailing as babudom
anywhere
Every Sikh takes pride in saying that the
Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) is the 'Sikh parliament.' The
Akali leadership... |
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