Since the Army and the Air Force changed their policies, there are at least 60 observant Sikhs serving in those two branches of the military. Meanwhile, the work continues to ensure equality of opportunity for Sikhs in the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard.
In this first episode Jasvir has a jubliant conversation with Guruchanan Kaur who fell in love with Sikhi through her musical background (both Jasvir and Guruchanan are cofounders of kaurvoices.org, a platform for empowering Sikh women). Guruchanan was amazed when she found that there is a religion based off music, that our Gurus themselves invented musical instruments, and that our teachings are organized in raags, showing how central music is in Sikhi.
Women in uncountable numbers have immensely contributed and ably supported all through the development and growth of Sikhism...
Women in uncountable number have immensely contributed and ably supported all through the development and growth of Sikhism and its ever increasing creditability, not only in India but across the globe.
The need of the hour is to raise awareness among people and save the girls who don’t even get to open their eyes in this beautiful world.
Sikh women are not allowed admission in SGPC-run Sikh missionary colleges even though the Sikh Gurus have always advocated gender equality. The Indian Express explains the courses offered by these institutes and why Sikh women are deprived of them
Serene Singh is a Boettcher, Truman, and Fulbright at the University of Colorado with majors in Political Science and Journalism and a minor in Leadership Studies. She serves as Chief Justice of her Student Government and President of the Political Science Honors Society.
Harpreet Kaur is also a public speaker, community activist and is married to Manmeet Singh, a classical musician, activist and an entrepreneur.
Really what he was saying was that no matter how powerful or rich an emperor or king is, he can not reach into the lap of God and bring a soul down to the planet earth.
Palbinder Kaur Shergill, who was born in Rurka Kalan in Jalandhar district, made the Punjabis proud as she became the first turbaned Sikh woman to be nominated as judge in Canada’s Supreme Court on June 24, 2017. Shergill was only four year old when her family moved to Canada in mid-70s.